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About Kahina

Senior Test Manager with 12+ years of experience in complex and regulated environments (banking, insurance, public sector – France & Switzerland).

Specializing in QA governance, test strategy, and cross-functional multi-SI management (ERP, CRM, APIs, Data), I work on critical programs to secure production releases and ensure the reliability of business and documentation flows.

I support organizations in structuring their software quality, managing risks, and improving delivery performance.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Genève (up to 50km), Lausanne (up to 15km)

Experience

  • DGNSI
    Test Manager / Software Quality Consultant
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    January 2021 - December 2024 (3 years and 11 months)
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    Managed software quality on strategic and cross-functional projects (SAP S4HANA migration – RefA, GFE/RFP, SIF; HCM Cloud – SIRH2; GETEC migration – TUTELEC to GETEC; taxation projects – e-DIPM, TAO PM, RIFD PM; IQTF project in Agile/DevOps).
    • Defined and deployed test strategies on critical projects, applied ISTQB standards, established coverage matrices, and ensured QA governance.
    • Coordinated functional, UAT, and regression testing campaigns, supervised automated tests (API, E2E, batch, performance), and guaranteed validation quality.
    • Managed quality monitoring, analyzed, and addressed defects in complex multi-application environments.
    • Led quality workshops, defined KPIs, designed automated dashboards, and reported to project management.
    • Trained and supported users on Xray, JIRA, Octane, managed requirements, and maintained full traceability.
    • Implemented and optimized structured QA workflows, disseminated best practices, and standardized test processes.
    • Strengthened QA maturity by integrating CI/CD, optimizing DevOps practices, consolidating procedures, and managing technical reviews.
  • Colonna Group,
    Flow & Data Project Manager
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    February 2019 - January 2021 (1 year and 11 months)
    Paris, France
    Managed digital transformation projects (Compass/Naoemie, LAD Affiliation, SAP CRM) in the collective insurance sector.
    • Coordinated internal/external teams and managed business data flows, ensuring data governance, consistency, and quality.
    • Scoped business/IT needs, wrote specifications, conducted impact analyses, validated functionalities, and led project meetings (Steering Committees, Project Committees, Kick-offs) with management, sponsors, business units, and suppliers.
    • Supervised development, managed projects, tracked end-to-end actions, and ensured reporting/monitoring through indicators and dashboards.
    • Prepared and executed acceptance testing, controlled deliverable quality, supported change, and continuously improved processes.
  • Tessi Documents Services
    Technical-Functional Project Manager
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    January 2018 - January 2019 (1 year)
    Boulogne-Billancourt, France
    Managed DMS and Workflow projects for major clients (Crédit Agricole, BNP, Cour d'appel de Paris, OPT NC).
    • Deployed and maintained the Docubase DMS/Workflow solution, managed permissions, configured workflows, and supervised operational exploitation.
    • Scoped needs, wrote functional specifications, planned activities, and analyzed risks to secure deliverables.
    • Monitored development, validated deliverables, defined test strategies, and supervised acceptance testing campaigns (E2E, multi-channel).
    • Led Kick-offs, Steering Committees, Project Committees, and progress meetings, coordinated internal/external teams, managed client relations, sales department, and suppliers, then supported deployment and trained users.

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Education

  • Leading and managing an innovative project with agile methods
    CROSSTHINK
    2024
    Conduire et piloter un projet innovant avec des méthodes agiles
  • MBA Management and
    PGSM Paris
    2009
    MBA Management et

Certifications

  • ISTQB Test Manager
    EGL
    2020
    6. QA Monitoring, Control & Reporting: Track progress, analyze KPIs, communicate risks and results, prepare GO/NO-GO decisions. 2. Test Risk Management: Identify, assess, and prioritize risks to optimize coverage and testing efforts. 4. Test Team Management: Supervise, coordinate, and support internal and external testers to ensure QA effectiveness. 8. Defect Lifecycle Management: Oversee detection, analysis, prioritization, and tracking of defects until resolution. 9. Continuous QA Improvement: Audit practices, identify optimizations, and enhance project quality maturity. 3. QA Planning & Estimation: Structure the test plan, estimate effort, define the schedule, and organize testing activities. 7. Environment & Data Management: Plan, prepare, and validate environments and datasets required for testing. 1. Test Strategy Definition: Develop a QA strategy aligned with risks, project context, and business objectives. 5. QA Governance & Processes: Implement standards, workflows, best practices, and quality KPIs to industrialize testing. 10. Mastery of Test Models & Methods: Apply ISTQB models, reviews, coverage, traceability, and integrate testing in Agile/DevOps.
  • PSPO II – Professional Scrum Product Owner
    CROSSTHINK Valbonne
    2025
    1. Advanced Product Value Management: Optimize delivered value, align the product with business needs, and maximize business impact. 8. Product Risk Management: Identify functional, technical, or business risks and define appropriate mitigation plans. 2. Product Backlog Mastery: Structure, prioritize, and refine the backlog based on value, risks, constraints, and user feedback. 3. Strategic Prioritization: Apply advanced techniques (WSJF, MoSCoW, Cost of Delay) to guide product decisions. 4. Product Vision & Roadmap: Build a clear vision, define value-oriented objectives, metrics, roadmaps, and milestones. 7. Data Analysis & Metrics Management: Use KPIs, usage data, feedback, and analytics to steer product direction. 10. Scaled Agile Alignment: Work in multi-team environments, synchronize objectives, and manage product consistency. 6. Scrum Leadership & Facilitation: Guide the team, foster autonomy, lead workshops, reviews, refinements, and key decisions. 9. Experimentation & Continuous Improvement: Implement user tests, prototypes, experiments, and rapid feedback loops. 5. Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitate exchanges, arbitration, and alignment between business, IT, management, and agile teams.

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