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Kim Lê

Consulting & Digital Workplace Transition Management

€950/day
Lyon, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Kim

With over 25 years of experience in IT infrastructure, I provide consulting and transition management for international programs — Microsoft 365 environment, mid-sized and large enterprises in the industrial and insurance sectors.
My approach: align strategy, organization, and implementation by engaging teams from the objective-setting phase, not just execution. This is what transforms a well-delivered project into lasting change.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

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

Experience

  • APRIL
    Workplace & Telephony Manager – Workplace Modernization and Domain Reorganization
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    May 2023 - December 2025 (2 years and 7 months)
    Lyon, France
    From 2023 to 2025 for April, managed the modernization of the Workplace and reorganization of the domain within a major group transformation context.

    > Workplace Modernization and Change Management
    • Windows 11 Migration, with renewal of 60% of the 2200 PCs and USB-C standardization
    • Preparation for the headquarters move to Flex Office (800 positions) and multimedia equipment for 100 collaborative spaces, screen standardization, redistribution of 300 screens to associations (CSR initiative)
    • Deployment of 650 Jabra headsets for Customer Relations teams
    • Milestone planning, targeted communication, and management indicators for the executive committee
    > Workplace Domain Management and Structuring
    • Reorganization of the team (12 internal and external staff): clarification of responsibilities for leads/co-leads/backups
    • Resumption of operational rituals, continuous improvement, and team autonomy development
    • Support for SailPoint deployment with anticipation of impacts on IAM activity
    • Re-establishment of a climate of trust between expertise and outsourcing
    > Innovation and Collaborative Uses
    • Managed M365 Copilot testing: selection of 70 testers, business workshops, prompting training
    • Initiated governance for Teams spaces and business SharePoint sites to anticipate scaling
    • Monitored feedback and presented final synthesis to the Executive Committee
    Change Management Microsoft 365 Telephony Team Management IT Project Management
  • Arkema
    Program Manager – IT Integration, Digital Workplace & Microsoft Contracts
    CHEMICAL
    January 2016 - April 2023 (7 years and 3 months)
    Pierre-Bénite, France
    From 2016 to 2023 for Arkema, I managed several major transformations related to post-acquisition integration, Digital Workplace modernization, and strategic negotiations with Microsoft.

    > IT Integration Post-Acquisition – Bostik (18 months, €6M, 70 sites, 10 countries)
    • Took over a critical, struggling project and implemented structured governance
    • Led two key seminars to mobilize 50+ IT stakeholders
    • Migrated 4,000 PCs, harmonized infrastructure, stayed within budget
    > Workplace Transformation
    • Microsoft Negotiation: 5-year global agreement (>€10M), integration of cybersecurity solutions
    • Microsoft 365 Deployment: replaced Office 2016, migrated 5,000 F3 licenses, secured O365 (labels, encryption, DLP), managed FastTrack and 1,000 application dependencies
    • Collaborative Tool Rationalization: generalized Teams, prepared for massive remote work
    > Workplace Management (12 people, €6M/year budget)
    • Managed OS, Office, devices, telephony, and workstation security teams
    • Implemented continuous improvement rituals and clarified responsibilities
    • Supported international change management, skill development, and coordination with global sites
    Team Management Microsoft 365 Change Management Supplier Negotiation Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Arkema
    Cybersecurity and Sensitive Data Protection Project Director
    CHEMICAL
    January 2016 - December 2023 (7 years and 11 months)
    Pierre-Bénite, France
    From 2016 to 2023, I managed several high-stakes cybersecurity programs, orchestrating the protection of sensitive data, strengthening Microsoft 365 security, and continuously improving the company's security posture.

    > Sensitive Data Protection
    • Led the group program for classification and protection of sensitive data (Microsoft Information Protection).
    • Developed a unified classification with R&D, Legal, and Compliance departments.
    • Defined and deployed Sensitivity Labels and associated policies in Microsoft 365.
    • Implemented initial data leak prevention rules (MDCA) and advanced settings (DRM).
    • Conducted a pilot with 200 users, validated adoption, and defined the strategic roadmap with the CISO.
    > Cyber Crisis Management and Continuous Improvement
    • Active participation in the Wannacry and NotPetya crises.
    • Contribution to two crisis simulation exercises.
    Cybersecurity Microsoft 365 Project Management Cyber Crisis Management Classification

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Education

  • Engineering Degree
    ESIEA – Useful Digital Engineering School
    1997
    Diplôme d'ingénieur
  • Intensive Leadership Seminar
    Scrum.org Leadership Academy
    Séminaire intensif de leadership

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