BBAbout Brigitte
🚀 Senior Product / Project Manager | MOA – Risk & Regulatory Compliance | Data | Financial Services
With 20 years of experience in financial services, including roles with top-tier banks across Europe and Asia, I have successfully led complex, large-scale projects and strategic programs that drive transformation and regulatory excellence.
I specialise in Regulatory Compliance, Business Transformation, and Innovation, leveraging deep expertise in Process Optimisation, Data Management, and Financial Software Implementation to enhance operational efficiency and strengthen compliance frameworks.
Combining strong project management and business analysis skills, I excel at aligning IT and business objectives, leading cross-functional teams, and fostering stakeholder engagement and collaboration to ensure seamless execution.
Recognised for my adaptability and strategic foresight, I deliver practical, user-focused solutions that address organisational challenges and drive success in dynamic, highly regulated environments.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 10km)
Experience
- AXCOConsultant | Program PMO (Risk)BANKING AND INSURANCEJune 2022 - June 2023 (1 year and 1 month)Lisbon, PortugalProgram PMO : xVA IndustrialisationClient : Top-tier CIB (Risk Management)Provided strategic PMO oversight for the IT pillar of a large-scale xVA transformation program (~30,000 man-days), spanning the full valuation adjustment chain — from market data integration to risk computation and regulatory reporting.Key responsibilities :
- Oversaw 7 concurrent IT sub-projects, managing scope, planning, risks and dependencies across Market Data, xVA Engine, AVA, DOP, and Finance Reporting.
- Acted as the main liaison between IT Risks Engineers, Risk, MO and Finance teams in a global and distributed environment.
- Planned and coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT), securing stakeholder engagement and sign-off (DOP-related deliverables).
- Established the IT Governance Framework (target architecture, data lineage, impacted processes) with Global IT, Architecture, Security, Legal, and Compliance - secured its approval.
- Delivered consolidated reporting and monthly SteerCo materials, providing clear visibility on progress, risks and decisions.
✔ Key outcome : Delivered the pre-go live IT Governance framework and aligned IT transformation streams with business and regulatory objectives. - Antaes ConsultingConsultant | Program Delivery Lead (Tax & Regulatory Compliance)BANKING AND INSURANCEMarch 2021 - December 2021 (10 months)SingaporeProgram Delivery Lead - IRS 871(m) Rollout Asia / Europe (US Tax Compliance)Client : Top tier Wealth ManagementManaged the rollout of the IRS 871(m) tax regulation as part of a strategic compliance program (~20,000 man-days), covering multiple jurisdictions across Europe and Asia for the Wealth Management division.Key responsibilities :
- Led project planning, delivery tracking, resource coordination, and risk management across regional teams.
- Coordinated IT and Business stakeholders (Middle Office, Tax Compliance) to ensure alignment and end-to-end visibility.
- Oversaw collaboration between IT hubs (Singapore, Lisbon, Mumbai), business units (Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Luxembourg, Geneva), and the RegTech provider.
- Supervised RegTech integration: release planning, backlog prioritization, and functional alignment with internal teams.
- Led UAT preparation and execution; coordinated user training and operational handover to local entities.
- Produced executive reporting and materials for monthly SteerCo and CoDir meetings.
✔ Key outcome : Achieved regulatory compliance and successful go-live across all targeted jurisdictions, enabling a smooth transition to business-as-usual operations. - SIX Financial InformationSenior Project Manager / Lead Business Analyst (Reference Data)SOFTWARE PUBLISHINGJuly 2008 - December 2017 (9 years and 5 months)Paris, FranceSpearheaded strategic initiatives to optimise enterprise-wide reference data, address tax and regulatory compliance, and improve operational performance and product offerings.Managed full project lifecycle: scoping, IT coordination, business analysis oversight, testing, go-live and post-delivery monitoring.✔ Key outcomes :
- Regulatory Compliance : Implemented frameworks for FATCA, Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), and EU directives (Solvency II, AIFM, ISO 17442) through enrichment of instrument and issuer reference data.
- French tax : Enhanced processing of Capital Gains Tax and Tax on Cash Flows to ensure compliance with evolving French Tax regulations.
- Data warehouse program: Led multiple IT projects related to SIX VDF integration, driving 90% automation in securities request handling and enabling seamless reference data harmonisation across 300K active instruments.
- Industrialisation of Corporate Actions | Leveraged & Structured Products: Delivered projects to industrialise corporate actions workflows, achieving daily processing of corporate actions data feeds provided by EUROCLEAR, EURONEXT, and SIBE.
- Data Management & Governance : Designed and implemented data governance frameworks: data models, business rules, automated controls, and remediation workflows.
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Education
- Project Management Professional (PMP)®PMI2018Project Management Professional (PMP)®
- Certified Product Owner, Value ManagementICAgile2018Certified Product Owner, Value Management