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Description

Recognized expert in managing regulatory and complex infrastructure initiatives for Central Banks, CSDs, and international financial institutions in Europe and globally. Solid experience in leading large-scale transformation programs, defining target operating models, and aligning business, regulatory, and technical stakeholders in demanding environments.

Until the end of January 2026, Project Manager & Functional Expert at VERMEG, responsible for the end-to-end implementation of ECMS and the management of the MEGARA solution in compliance with Eurosystem standards. Strategic interface role between business authorities, central bank actors, and technical teams, ensuring regulatory alignment, operational readiness, and successful go-live.

Specialized in collateral management, settlement infrastructures (T2S), securities operations, cash management with CLM and Target2, and ISO 20022 / ISO 15022 messaging standards.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

Freelance
ECMS -> Project Manager & Functional Expert
BANKING AND INSURANCE
September 2018 - January 2026 (7 years and 4 months)
Paris, France
• Full responsibility for the ECMS scope with coordination of the 4CBs (Banque de France & Banco de España)
• UDFS and IDFS suitability
• Execution of various acceptance tests, support, and regression testing
• Project delivery for 7 years, including functionalities, deliverable quality, testing support, training, etc.
• Management of the functional scope: Reference Data, Settlement (T2S), Cash Management, Corporate Actions, Collateral & Triparty Agents (TPA).
• Implementation based on ISO 20022 standards across all functional domains.
• Project successfully delivered – Go-live June 2025.

As part of the ECMS program, we deployed the MEGARA solution, adapted to the Eurosystem's monetary policy management requirements. The project covered, among other things:

• Collateral pool management and associated regulatory reporting
• End-to-end management of collateral mobilization: settlement of securities, processing of credit claims, management of cash transfers and tripartite operations
• Management of monetary policy operations: Open Market Operations (OMO), Marginal Lending Facility, Credit Freezing, Fixed Term Deposits (FTDs)
• Cash payment management via TARGET Services (TARGET2 / CLM)

The program was entirely based on SWIFT ISO 20022 messaging for all business modules: Reference Data (Reda.xxx), Cash (pacs.xxx, camt.xxx), Collateral (colr.xxx), Securities Operations (seev.xxx), and Clearing (sese.xxx), with close interconnection to Eurosystem infrastructures: ESMIG, T2S, T2, and CLM, as well as other central systems such as BILL, ARCHIVE, and CRDM
Capital Markets Collateral Management Project Management Business Analysis Support Financial Markets
Freelance
Banco Santander Mexico - Project Manager & Functional Expert
BANKING AND INSURANCE
April 2016 - August 2018 (2 years and 4 months)
Paris, France
• Management of the spin-off of Securities Services activities to Banco S3 Mexico.
• Management of settlement, pledges, repos (INDEVAL), and cash integration.
• Cross-border settlement with BONY & Banco S3 Madrid.
• Implementation based on ISO 15022 – Go-live August 2018.
• SWIFT 15022 Environment
o Securities Operations: MT56x
o Clearing, settlement & delivery: MT54x and y
o Cash: MT20x, MT10x, MT910, MT210, …

Major transformation program aimed at rebuilding the entire securities processing chain in accordance with INDEVAL and Banco de México (Banxico) requirements, covering settlement, custody, cash management, and regulatory integration.
Vermeg
Project Manager – Senior Business Analyst
BANKING AND INSURANCE
February 2011 - March 2016 (5 years and 1 month)
Paris, France
Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway)
January 2014 – March 2016

The CMS project was part of the modernization of the collateral management system of the Central Bank of Norway, aiming to strengthen operational robustness, risk control, and alignment with the monetary policy framework.

The program aimed to design and implement a new Collateral Management System, while ensuring the continuity of RTGS payment system operations.

The scope covered:
• Review and formalization of monetary policy requirements
• Integration with VPS (Norwegian CSD), Euroclear, and Clearstream for the securities component
• Interconnection with the RTGS system (Perago) for cash flows
• Risk management and exposure control
• SWIFT 15022 Environment: MT54x and y for settlement delivery and MT202 for cash

Business Analyst / Test Lead – Banque de France – ATENA Project
December 2012 – October 2013

The ATENA project was part of a strategic program to modernize and pool cash processes within the Banque de France. It aimed to rationalize and centralize payment flows as well as strengthen integration with market infrastructures and internal systems, within a highly regulated framework.

The program was based on the Palmyra framework and covered:
• Pooling of cash processing
• Management of ISO 15022 messages (MT130, MT202, MT203, MT202 COV…)
• SEPA transfer integration
• Alignment with TARGET system requirements

In this context, the work included:
• Drafting and validation of User Requirement Documents (URD)
• Coordination between business teams, IT, and external stakeholders
• Development of the acceptance testing strategy with the different project phases
• Management and execution of acceptance testing phases (functional and integration tests)