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Description

Looking for a Product Owner with strong expertise in the banking sector?

You've come to the right place.

Accustomed to demanding environments, I have over 15 years of experience in managing high-stakes projects.

I bring a clear governance framework, effective cross-functional coordination, and rigorous management of deadlines, risks, and budgets.

I am an engineer by training and a graduate of EPITA.

I have worked for major groups such as SG Private Banking, La Poste, BPCE, BNP Paribas, ...

I can assist with:

- Analyzing and understanding various business needs

- Creating user stories and specifications for developers

- Identifying the most beneficial features for users

- Collaboration between Business, IT, and stakeholders

- Efficient backlog management to ensure continuous product progress

- Defining and planning product releases

- Project planning and monitoring

- Risk and issue management

- Project monitoring from development to deployment, respecting constraints (budget, quality, schedule)

- Setting up and monitoring the testing plan.

Shall we discuss your project?

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Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km), Nantes (up to 50km)

Direction des Finances (La Poste Groupe)
PMO Financial Department
PUBLIC SECTOR
March 2025 - Today (1 year and 3 months)
Paris, France
La Poste - Financial Department, French public postal and financial services group, La Poste employs over 150,000 people and operates through four main divisions: La Banque Postale, La Poste Network, GeoPost, and Numericum. The Financial Department manages group-level performance and control.

I joined the team to manage a strategic program aimed at overhauling performance tracking for commercial divisions (Network, La Banque Postale, Pro, Partners).
Team composed of: 6 Senior Project Managers + 2 squads of 30 people

Responsibilities:
- Structuring project governance for 6 use cases (RACI, steering committees, deliverables), aligning all stakeholders (IT, Finance, Commercial Divisions)
- Implementing a cross-functional management system (dashboards, indicators, consolidated reporting) to secure program progress
- Leading key meetings (Steering Committee, Project Committee, Monitoring Committee) and facilitating strategic decision-making
- Coordinating 2 squads (30+ people) and synchronizing project dependencies
- Managing a budget of €1.5 million and preparing financial decisions

Results:
- Improved program visibility and structured deliverables
- Better stakeholder coordination and secured delivery commitments
Product Management Data Visualization Data Mining Agile Method Banking Product Owner
BPCE
Product Owner
BANKING AND INSURANCE
October 2023 - December 2024 (1 year and 2 months)
Paris, France
BPCE Second largest banking group in France, BPCE brings together the Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Épargne networks, as well as Natixis. With over 100,000 employees and 35 million customers, the group is involved in all areas of retail banking, insurance, and asset management.

I joined the Savings department to manage a convergence program aimed at harmonizing the succession process across 13 banks, in collaboration with business and IT teams, and a software vendor.
Team composed of: 1 PO | 1 SM | 1 BA | 1 Tech Lead | 5 Devs

Responsibilities:
- Leading strategic workshops with banks to define needs and build a 12-month product roadmap
- Structuring and managing the backlog (4 epics, 33 features, 250 user stories) with business value-oriented prioritization
- Orchestrating work between internal teams (IT & Business) and the vendor (inbound/outbound flows)
- Implementing and leading project governance (Project Committee, Monitoring Committee) to facilitate stakeholder alignment
- Managing business testing campaigns and ensuring deliverable quality
- Defining a phased deployment strategy to support adoption by the banks

Results:
- 15% reduction in processing times during the pilot phase
- Streamlined Front Office to Back Office processes
- Improved inter-entity coordination and standardization of practices
Process Mining Customer Journey Optimization Agile Method DMS
Société Générale
Product Owner | Product Manager
BANKING AND INSURANCE
March 2019 - October 2022 (3 years and 7 months)
Paris, France
Société Générale Private Banking Wealth management entity within the SG group, SG Private Banking supports high-net-worth clients with investment, wealth structuring, and inheritance planning.

I joined the "Cross-functional Management & Systems" team to manage a portfolio of 62 projects and served as the DMS referent for the SG / Crédit du Nord merger program, including change management for 500 users. Team composed of 4 Senior Project Managers.

Responsibilities:

1- Portfolio Management
- Monitoring 62 projects via Excel dashboard (progress rate, remaining to complete, schedule variance)
- Reporting and managing the workload of 4 resources - 800 man-hours annually (planned / consumed / re-estimated)

2- SG / CDN Merger Program - DMS Referent for the Private Banking Scope
- Developing the document migration strategy from CDN channels to the SG target
- Identifying gaps between source and target document databases
- Mapping document types across all CDN channels

3- Document Governance
- Convergence of Private Banking DMS funds to Retail Banking DMS
- Harmonizing confidentiality rules between Private Banking and Retail Banking
- Creating access rights for a new client segment
- Deploying a single, common DMS interface with Retail Banking
- Change management for 500 users (strategy, communication plan, training)

4- Regulatory Compliance
- Power BI reporting for the General Secretariat on inactive account monitoring (Eckert Law)
- Implementing customer letters as part of the PEL to CSL transformation

Results:
- Portfolio of 62 projects managed simultaneously with structured reporting and budget monitoring
- 500 users supported through change management for the new DMS interface
Agile Methodology (SAFe) DMS Data Visualization Process Optimization Banking Product Owner