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Description

Freelance IT Project Director, I support organizations in the design and management of large-scale infrastructure and cloud transformation projects and programs.

With over 20 years of experience, I work in complex and critical environments: cloud migrations (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure modernization, IT system transformation, multi-country programs, highly constrained environments (security, continuity, regulation).

My role covers the entire project lifecycle: scoping, executive governance, budget management, multi-team coordination (IT, business, partners), risk management, and securing commitments.

I have primarily worked with large corporations and international organizations, with a results-oriented approach, risk management, and sustainable value creation.

Types of freelance missions sought:

• IT Project and Program Director

• Infrastructure & Cloud Project Director

• IT Transformation Program Management

• Pre-sales management for infrastructure and cloud solutions (Build & Run)

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

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SAP Project Director
February 2025 - Today (1 year and 6 months)
Responsible for managing 5 projects: 1. Project to migrate a complete SAP landscape from On-premises to AWS cloud. 2. Integration projects for 4 countries (in Europe, North and South America) into the Cloud Infrastructure Platform to migrate infrastructures to Azure and AWS clouds and operate these infrastructures from 2 delivery centers located in Europe and South America.
Cognizant France
Associate Director Cloud and Infrastructure
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2021 - January 2025 (4 years)
Paris, France
• Dexia: Managed pre-sales and implementation for the design, setup, deployment, and operation of an Azure Landing Zone to prepare for the migration of applications and infrastructure to the cloud.
Cloud Migration Project Budgeting IT Governance Resource Allocation and Management
Total Energies
Freelance Project Manager–
January 2020 - January 2021 (1 year)
AWS and Azure cloud. Mission: Managing the deployment and migration projects of two applications to AWS and Azure clouds. ✓ Inventory/Analysis of applications and infrastructures (On Premise) ✓ Review of source infrastructure designs and definition of target design Definition and prioritization of activities (User Stories backlog, Sprint backlog, …) Governance model and onboarding process in AWS (Landing Zone) Elaboration of the migration plan, budgets, and resources (internal and external) Definition & updating of the backlog and priorities of stories/features/Epics Review of the prerequisites for different modules and interfaces Configuration and setup of AWS services Validation and control of compliance and resilience with the target environment Implementation of POCs (Proofs of Concepts) Module development Validation and acceptance before delivery Support for DevOps teams Transfer to RUN teams Reporting and governance Methodology: Agile SCRUM, AWS Well Architectured, Azure CAF, Azure Devops,
Technologies: AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, docker, Office 365