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Issam B.IB

Issam B.

AI / Data Governance & Strategy | Data Expert

€920/day
11 projects
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Issam

- Expert consultant in Data & AI strategy and Governance, with over 15 years of experience supporting international organizations in data governance, enterprise data management, and large-scale transformation programs.
(Data Strategy, Data Governance, Data Management)

- Solid experience in designing and deploying data governance frameworks, multi-year Data/AI strategies, and quality control systems, with strong engagement with leadership (CDOs, CIOs, COOs)

- Expert in the financial services, energy, marketing, and technology sectors

- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage complex international programs, and translate business objectives into scalable, value-generating data solutions.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

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

Experience

  • BPI France– Data Office
    Data Governance Consultant
    PRIVATE EQUITY
    August 2024 - December 2025 (1 year and 4 months)
    Paris, France
    -Supported the CDO in defining and deploying the data governance strategy within BPI France departments (Digital, ALM, financial planning, purchasing...)
    -Operational implementation of the governance framework: identification and mobilization of Data Owners / Data Stewards, documentation of business objects and critical data (under BCBS 239) in DataGalaxy, governance of datasets, and deployment of controls and monitoring KPIs via CDQ.
    -Structuring the Data Products framework for the Data Office: defining ownership, documentation process, quality and governance requirements, integration into DataGalaxy
    -Managing critical BCBS data: identification, governance, definition of management rules, and specification of data controls to be developed by agile teams
    -Facilitating the business glossary: identifying business term owners, coordinating validation workshops, and continuous facilitation of business domains with Data Owners
    -Organizing and facilitating data committees (Data Obeya): tracking projects, prioritizing, reporting risks, and aligning business and IT departments
    -Managing and contributing to transversal quality projects (repository quality, inter-departmental harmonization, management rules, preventive and corrective controls)
    -Designing and deploying gamified Data training modules for Data Owners and Data Stewards, as well as BPI data personnel (acculturation, governance, quality, cataloging)
    -Active participation in the Data Fresk and Data Cafes to strengthen data culture, raise team awareness, and promote best practices within the organization.
    Training Data & AI Strategy Data Galaxy Data Governance Digital Transformation
  • Engie – Direction Data & IA
    Data & AI Strategy Consultant
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    May 2025 - September 2025 (4 months)
    Paris, France
    -Developed the Data & AI strategy and the 2025–2028 roadmap for Engie Local Energy Infrastructures (LEI).
    -Conducted over 60 interviews with directors and managers from all LEI departments (France, Spain, Poland, Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong) to gather their needs, pain points, and Data & AI ambitions.
    -Identification, analysis, and in-depth qualification of Data Governance, Analytics, and AI use cases: evaluating value, complexity, dependencies, and prerequisites.
    -Structured a consolidated portfolio of use cases; prioritized according to Engie's strategic axes and integrated into the multi-year roadmap.
    -Defined the strategic directions for 2025–2028, including the target organization, Data & AI capabilities to strengthen, governance/quality initiatives, and prerequisites for industrializing data usage within LEI.
    AI and Advanced Analytics Data Strategy Data & AI Strategy Data Governance
  • BNP Paribas – IT Swift
    Data Strategy Consultant
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    May 2024 - July 2024 (2 months)
    Paris, France
    -Designed the Data Strategy and transformation roadmap for the Swift IT department, aligning with Group IT directions and business needs.
    -Developed the Data Governance framework: principles, policies, roles, ownership, management rules, and documentation processes.
    -Identified and qualified Data use cases in collaboration with all Swift IT contributors (functional, technical, security, architects).
    -Analyzed and scoped the target data platform, including the study of technical components: Kafka, Dataiku, Starburst, Oracle Cloud, repositories, and APIs…
    -Mapped the existing architecture, identified flows, dependencies, access vulnerabilities, and proposed a secure target architecture.
    -Systematically integrated Swift data security and confidentiality constraints (segmentation, access controls, encryption, authorization management).
    -Provided recommendations on data flows, ingestion/transformation patterns, and technological choices to support the industrialization of use cases.
    Data Strategy Data Governance Data Strategy Strategic Roadmaps Data Governance

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Education

  • Green Belt - Lean Six Sigma
    Ecole CentraleSupélec
    2019

Certifications

  • SA Safe Certification (Leading Safe)
    Gladwell Academy
    2020
  • Product Owner
    Scrum.org
    2019

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