François B.

Independent senior consultant, I position myself at the intersection of information system governance, regulatory compliance, and artificial intelligence-driven digital transformation. With over 15 years of experience in leading banking and financial environments — BNP Paribas, JPMorgan Chase, Société Générale, Bank of America, Crédit Agricole CIB, LCH SA — I now support organizations in their AI Act compliance, the structuring of their AI governance, and the management of their IT transformation programs.

My regulatory expertise, forged on MiFID II, EMIR, FATCA, and IBOR projects, gives me operational mastery of complex compliance procedures: system mapping, impact analysis, gap analysis, drafting governance policies, and coordinating stakeholders (General Management, IT Department, Risk, Compliance, auditors). In 2026, the AI Act will require organizations to have structured and continuous AI governance — AI committee, usage register, risk classification, technical documentation, permanent human oversight. I support them in this process, translating regulatory requirements into concrete and operational action plans.

Available for consulting, audit, or transition management assignments, I act as a freelance Chief AI Officer, Head of AI Governance, or part-time IT Transition Manager, depending on the organization's needs. Bilingual French / English. Available in Hauts-de-France and remotely.

Independent IT Transition Manager, I work with organizations of all sizes - large companies, SMEs, public sector, associations - to ensure the operational continuity of an IT scope, lead a digital transformation or structure IT governance in contexts of change, managerial vacancy or strategic acceleration.

My approach is based on three pillars: rapid onboarding in complex environments, the ability to produce high-value strategic deliverables - IT master plan, AI roadmap, governance policy, risk mapping - and change management with teams and management. I am not an executor: I analyze, I structure, I decide and I lead, maintaining a constant dialogue with the governing bodies.

My latest assignment illustrates this sectoral versatility: Foundation for Nature and Man (IT Department, 2025-2026), where I ensured the operational governance of IT, rationalized the application portfolio and coordinated service providers in a context of budgetary and organizational transformation.

Cross-functional skills: IT consulting, project portfolio management, governance and SLA reporting, BCP, change management, GDPR and AI Act compliance. Technical stack: Python, SQL, Oracle, Azure Cloud, SAS, MySQL. Certified Web Marketing (2023). CNAM IT Training (1992-1997). Available in Hauts-de-France and remotely, all sectors.