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About Carlota Montoro
Fractional Head of People & Infrastruture
Carlota works at the intersection of people, systems and business performance. As Head of People & Infrastructure at Aavalabs, Carlota helps shape the teams, structures, processes and operating foundations that allow an international business to grow with greater clarity and less friction.
Originally from Madrid, Carlota brings a European perspective to this work and is especially keen to support leaders in Spain and across Europe.
Carlota's experience spans People strategy, organisational design, leadership support, operations, infrastructure, process improvement, and the practical adoption of technology and AI.
Carlota is particularly effective in complex or ambiguous situations: when a founder needs a trusted thinking partner, a leadership team needs greater alignment, or a company has outgrown the way it currently works.
Alongside that core role, Carlota selectively gets involved in advisory, transformation and special projects where Carlota can bring an independent perspective, turn complexity into a practical plan, and leave the organisation with stronger capabilities rather than long-term dependence on Carlota. Carlota is especially interested in founder-led, international and growing businesses, but is always open to an unusual project when the people, the challenge and the potential are right.
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Leading People Across Borders: Building one team culture between the UK, Spain and the rest of Europe
Carlota Montoro has led people work in both London and Madrid for more than a decade, and now shapes the teams and structures of an international, remote-first business. A company growing across…
Recognising When a Company Has Outgrown Its Systems: The signs founders miss and what to change first
Carlota Montoro has spent more than a decade shaping the people and operating foundations of companies in London and Madrid, and now does the same as Head of People and Infrastructure for an…
The Head of People as a Founder's Thinking Partner: Moving beyond HR processes to shared leadership decisions
Carlota Montoro has mentored CEOs on talent and systems strategy since 2015, and works as the thinking partner founders turn to when a situation is complex or unclear. The usual picture of a Head of…
Keeping Remote Teams Engaged and Aligned: Lessons from more than a decade of remote, cross-border work
Carlota Montoro has worked remotely for more than a decade and now runs people and infrastructure for an international, remote-first business. Remote work is usually judged on whether people get…