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Gilles Chervy

IT, Cloud and Transformation Transition Manager

€750/day
Lille, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Gilles

AWS Cloud Strategy & Migration
"Accelerate your success: I manage your migration to AWS by minimizing risks and maximizing added value. Make the Cloud a strategic lever for your growth!"

Digital Transformation Leadership
"I lead your digital transformation with pragmatism and agility. Together, let's make technological innovation a true driver of your performance."

Technical Team Management
"I mobilize and energize your technical teams by aligning expertise, performance, and team spirit, to achieve your most ambitious goals."

Project Management & Agile Methods
"Your projects delivered faster, better, and stress-free: I bring methodology, efficiency, and leadership to secure your strategic deliveries."

Executive Consulting & Coaching
"Benefit from informed, operational, and strategic advice to guide your technological decisions. I support you in transforming your complex challenges into tangible results."
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Basic

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

Experience

  • OVHCloud
    Transition Manager
    October 2023 - May 2024 (7 months)
    • Drove and guided Private Cloud, SecNumCloud, and HDS modernization and product evolution : helped ensure compliance with ANSSI guidelines for cloud security
    • Managed €60M+ annual budgets, ensuring compliance, operational rigor, cost optimization, and strategic product alignment… while rapidly pivoting due to VMware changes and old-fashioned technology
    • Supported key government and private/sovereign/healthcare clients, guaranteeing secure, privacy-first patient data handling
  • Decathlon Technology
    VP Cloud Platform, Infrastructure & Engineering Productivity
    October 2021 - February 2023 (1 year and 4 months)
    Lille, France
    • Led a 160-person, €65M BU within a €15B global retailer to transform legacy systems into a modern, multicloud platform
    • Scaled Platform to handle digital commerce growth from 10% of total sales (at the start) toward a 50% strategic e-commerce target, serving millions of daily users in 57 countries and driving significant revenue growth.
    • Implemented SAFe, SRE practices, and DevOps for 2,000+ IT staff, supporting 1,200 stores globally, reducing deployment time by 40% and reaction time to incidents.
    • Balanced innovation and compliance, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical experimentation, aligning technology rollouts with marketing & brand objectives
  • Gameloft (Vivendi Group)
    VP Emerging Technologies & World IT Technical Director
    April 2013 - September 2021 (8 years and 5 months)
    Paris, France
    • Scaled infrastructure, operations, and build technology from the ground up for a 3,500-employee multinational gaming enterprise, serving millions of daily active users with near-zero downtime.
    • Achieved a zero-downtime AWS Datalake migration, illustrating robust data governance & security coupled with specific countries requirements (including mainland China)
    • Spearheaded Data Governance efforts in collaboration with Vivendi Group stakeholders, maintaining compliance and consistency across multiple business units.
    • Deployed Workday ERP - Acting as CIO - to deliver the end-to-end worldwide implementation for 3,500 employees, streamlining HR, finance, and operational processes while demonstrating accountability to Vivendi
    • Established hybrid & multicloud DevOps pipelines to enhance reliability, speed-to-market, and global product delivery, leveraging CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Kubernetes).
    • As an Acting CTO, transformed vertical tech governance into a multi-layer distributed, agile, and participative culture, fostering continuous innovation.
    • Served as Tech Representative in Vivendi's "Geek Squad" governance committee, evaluating tech investment cases and guiding strategic innovations.

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Education

  • & Certifications EMBA, IT Management & Entrepreneurship,
    2020
    & Certifications EMBA, IT Management & Entrepreneurship,
  • Master's degree - DESS
    SAFe Agilist
    2021
    Master's degree - DESS

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