On the ground, not only on slides
I work inside the company, together with the people who run the processes every day.
About
Michele Di Lorenzo
Strategic Advisor & Fractional COO
- Experience
- Over 10 years in management consulting for major banking and insurance groupsProtiviti · Deloitte (2015–2026)
- Who I work with
- Growing SMEs and startups — industrial, commercial and services — up to 250 employees, family- or founder-led
- Areas
- Processes · Organization · Governance · Management control
- Education
- Master in European Business (MEB), ESCP Business School, 2007–2008One-year management programme, now offered as the MBA in International Management
- Languages and markets
- Italiano · English · FrançaisBased in Milan, working in Italy and abroad
Experience and approach
Management consulting method, growing-company pace
I have worked in management consulting for over ten years. At Protiviti, as a Senior Manager in Business Performance Improvement, I worked on operational efficiency, process redesign and organizational models. At Deloitte, in Risk Advisory, on governance, control systems and organization. I worked for major banking and insurance groups: complex, regulated organizations where processes, controls and accountability must work without exception.
I began my career in international financial environments across Milan, Paris and Manchester: an experience that taught me to read a company through the eyes of banks and investors as well.
Today I bring that rigour to growing SMEs and startups in industry, trade and services, without the bureaucracy of large organizations: right-sized tools, fast decisions and hands-on work alongside founders and their management teams, with measurable objectives.
Methods and tools
- Target Operating Model
- AS-IS / TO-BE process mapping
- Organizational design
- Responsibility matrices (RACI)
- Internal control systems
- KPIs and management dashboards
- Change management
How I work
Four commitments I make to every client
A management engagement works only if it is concrete, measurable and leaves the company stronger than it found it. These are the principles behind every assignment, from day one.
Measurable objectives
Every phase has concrete results and indicators agreed upfront and reviewed together.
Team autonomy
I transfer method and tools to the management team, with the goal of making my presence unnecessary.
Confidentiality and independence
No commercial agreements, commissions or fees from suppliers or software vendors: I recommend only what the company actually needs.
Let's talk about your company
A preliminary 30-minute conversation, with no obligation, to identify where processes and organization are stuck. I reply within 1 business day.