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Bertrand De Saint-ExupéryBD

Bertrand De Saint-Exupéry

IT Program Director

€1,000/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Bertrand

With over 30 years of experience in managing information systems projects, both internally and with consulting firms: management controller, project and program manager for ERP implementation (in both finance and HRIS), transformation expert for back-office optimization in the private and public sectors. (Finance, Purchasing, HR, Payroll, Supply Chain), Business Unit Director, Account Manager in software and services.

Manager with top-tier consulting experience in rapidly evolving markets, primarily in the services, finance, and public sectors.
Leverages in-depth knowledge of IT trends.

Experienced in contract negotiation with a calm and clear-headed approach under high-pressure situations.

Organized and diligent with a forward-thinking, business-oriented vision.

Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Boostec
    Independent Consultant
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    October 2022 - Today (3 years and 8 months)
    Paris, France
    Project owner support, ERP implementation program management, Support for selection assistance, governance setup, dashboard implementation, and project schedule security assistance.

    Advisor to the program manager for the implementation and international deployment of Oracle Cloud (GL, AP, AR, PO, AM, EXP): Technip Energies
    March 2023 – December 2023

    Independent Consultant (Deloitte contract) 200 people (internal and external) in 10 countries (15,000 employees impacted). Program 6 months behind schedule on the first wave.

    Intervention and results:
    • Complete overhaul of the schedule and scope of each wave with the objective of maintaining deployment milestones
    • Implementation of schedule management using Primavera with redefinition of critical paths and task dependencies
    • Establishment of arbitration and crisis meetings for timely decision-making
    • Participation in steering committees and presentation preparation
    • The first 2 waves were successfully put into production with revised scopes and workarounds where necessary.
  • Kainos
    Workday Account Director
    September 2021 - September 2022 (1 year)
    Paris, France
    Management of a team of 15 consultants
    Project Director for 4 ERP implementation projects (Gameloft, Axway, IAD, FIMALAC)
    Quality Director
    Management and coordination of calls for tender
    Promotion of relationships with Workday partners and account managers to develop business
  • IBM FRANCE
    Oracle/PeopleSoft Service Line Leader
    February 2007 - September 2022 (15 years and 7 months)
    Paris, France
    Unify - TF1 Group (Workday Financials + Salesforce/Mulesoft implementation):
    Program Director
    BNP Paribas (Oracle EBS implementation): Program Manager
    ADECCO (PeopleSoft Financials implementation): Program Manager in an Oracle/PeopleSoft implementation program in 4 European countries
    NATIXIS: (PeopleSoft Financials + EPM implementation: GL Project Manager,
    Integration WebSphere designer

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Education

  • Institut Superieur de Gestion (ISG
    1989

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