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Adaptable leader, decision-maker, and business partner, I support companies in their transformations.
I bring my perspective and operational expertise, acquired in the field over +30 years in the industrial, high-tech, and service sectors, working with software vendors, IT service companies, IT departments, and users, in high-stakes change contexts.
17 years as an entrepreneur and 5 years in management committees allow me to address encountered situations with a 360° strategic vision.
As a transition manager, I intervene on 3 axes:
1️⃣ Improving the performance of Project, Product, and Customer Service activities
2️⃣ Preparing and managing strategic projects
3️⃣ Managing delicate situations
What I like most?
People, at the heart of all projects
Guiding, transmitting, and supporting towards success
My values?
Responsibility, honesty, respect
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Toulon (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km), Nice (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- Axiane ManagementIT Transition Manager | Project Director | Prince2 | ScrumCONSULTING AND AUDITSJune 2023 - Today (3 years)Toulon, FranceTransition Management Firm | Director and FounderMission: to help companies achieve their goals, especially during times of change or crisis, by bringing in experienced, immediately operational managers on a temporary and targeted basis.My missions as a transition manager:1️⃣ Improve the performance of Project, Product, and Customer Service activities2️⃣ Prepare and manage strategic projects3️⃣ Manage delicate situations1️⃣ I help executives and operational directors improve the productivity and profitability of their Project, Product, and Customer Service activities👉 Better valuation and maximization of revenue (business model and pricing)👉 Better management and decision-making (Governance, PMO and PPM implementation)👉 Better production (discovery, delivery, costs, agile transformation)2️⃣ I intervene in the upstream phase or in the management of high-stakes change projects👉 Strategic plan, master plan, roadmap👉 Specifications, tender response👉 Project management3️⃣ I manage client difficulties with the goal of opening new opportunities👉 Emergency replacement👉 Client or internal crisis management👉 Turnaround for a drifting project or product#Transformation #Product #Roadmap #Project #PMO #PPM #Prince2 #Agile #Scrum #Services
- Flag Systèmes - Groupe DL SoftwareChief Product Officer | Project DirectorSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGNovember 2021 - April 2023 (1 year and 5 months)Toulon, FranceDirector of the Functional Department (Management Committee Member)Flag Systèmes is the publisher of the I-Resa/I-PMS business software for tourism professionals: centralized reservation system (CRS) and hotel management system (PMS)Main clients: Accommodation providers, Holiday villages, Leisure parks, Tour operators, Reservation centersResponsibilities: Product and Projects Department Management, Corporate Governance, Organizational Pivot, Agile Transformation, Team Merging, Product Management, Implementation Project Portfolio Management, Team Management, Change ManagementMain activities:Management of the Functional Department, resulting from the merger of the Product and Projects departmentsTransition of the organization from an IT service company model to an agile cloud SaaS publisher (move2cloud context)Management of a team of Product Owners and Project ManagersFunctional and technical breakdown of the software to modularize it with the assistance of a software architectImplementation of agility (Scrum)Formation of Scrum teams with Product Owners based on expertise levels and aptitudesEstablishment of a training program (PSPO) and coaching to support Product Owners in their new role (e.g., Project Managers or functional experts)Product backlog managementClient project backlog management (implementation and solution evolution)Program Management, Project Management, Mission Management with key accountsIndustrialization of practices and capitalization
- Flag Systèmes - Groupe DL SoftwareProject DirectorSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGMay 2018 - October 2021 (3 years and 5 months)Toulon, FranceDirector of the Projects Department (Management Committee Member)Responsibilities: Projects Department Management, Corporate Governance, Bid Management, Contract Management, Account Management, Pre-sales Consulting, Change ManagementMain activities:Management of the Projects Department (Professional Services, IT service company model)Management of a team of project managers, consultants, and account managersTraining and coachingDevelopment of new business and farming commercial offers, presentations, negotiation, contracting, contract monitoring, group reportingImplementation of the software for new clientsSupport for existing clients in solution evolutionClient project backlog management (implementation and solution evolution)Account Management, Program Management, Project Management, Mission Management with key accountsIndustrialization of practices and capitalization
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Education
- DESS Human-Machine Systems and Communication (SCHM), Computer ScienceUniversité Paris-Sud (Paris XI)1994DESS Systèmes et Communication Homme-Machine (SCHM), Informatique
Certifications
- Prince2AXELOS Global Best Practice2021
- TOEIC 890/990ETS Global2016