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Hermann KouassiHK

Hermann Kouassi

Engagement Manager/ Delivery Leader

€1,100/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Hermann

Senior Engagement Manager with over 15 years of experience leading complex IT programs and projects in international and multicultural environments. Strong expertise in delivering CRM and business process/workflow automation solutions. Trusted advisor to clients, supporting large-scale digital transformations and Centers of Excellence setup. Proven leader in managing high-performing consulting teams and ensuring delivery excellence, governance, and value realization. Results-driven, with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and business outcomes.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Pegasystems
    Sr Project Delivery Leader
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    February 2019 - Today (7 years and 4 months)
    Paris, France
    - Leading end-to-end delivery of programs (CRM, workflow automation, 1:1 customer engagement) using Agile best practices to meet scope, timeline, budget, quality, and ROI targets.
    - Acting as a trusted advisor to clients and partners, leading stakeholder engagement and transformation initiatives, including Center of Excellence (CoE) setup and enablement.
    - Leading high-performing consulting teams by setting clear direction, defining responsibilities, and fostering a culture of delivery excellence.
    - Ensuring project health through forecasting, governance, change control, margin management, and revenue commitments from statement of work through extensions.
    - Expanding account value through successful delivery and adoption in close collaboration with sales and partners.
    CRM Workflow automation Marketing Direction de projets Gestion de projet agile
  • CA Technologies,
    Services Engagement Manager
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    April 2018 - January 2019 (9 months)
    Paris, France
    - Ensured the project plan aligned with the scope and deliverables defined in the Statements of Work (SoW).
    - Collaborated closely with assigned SMEs, including Architects, Consultants, TSOs, and Global Practice teams, to define the delivery approach and develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
    - Controlled scope to ensure no work was performed outside the contracted agreement.
    - Maintained a comprehensive project schedule covering tasks, resource allocation, progress tracking, and performance against the baseline plan.
    - Provided regular status reports to clients and CA Services management.
    - Managed project cost tracking, budgeting, and forecasting.
    - Contributed to services proposals, including presales meetings, RFP/RFI responses, and project scoping.
    Direction de projets Avant-vente Gouvernance SI ordonnanceur Automatisation
  • Automic Software (now acquired by CA Technologies),
    Project Director
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    January 2013 - March 2018 (5 years and 2 months)
    Paris, France
    - Project Management (migration, implementation, expertise, ..) around automation in critical production contexts (ERP SAP, PeopleSoft, JDE, Dynamics AIX, …)
    o Manage AUTOMIC resources and ensure the adequate resources are staffed
    o Led risk management and mitigation activities"
    o Managed executive steering committees
    o Supported presales activities (presales meeting, RFP/RFQ, project scoping …)
    Direction de projets Gouvernance SI Avant-vente ordonnanceur Automatisation

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Education

  • Master - Management of Information Systems
    Ecole Centrale Paris
    2008
    Master - Management of Information Systems
  • MPSI/MP*
    EP - Polytechnique Côte d'Ivoire
    2004
    MPSI/MP*

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