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Over 15 years of experience in managing digital transformation, data, and AI programs within large international groups (PMI, DHL, KPMG, EY, Altarea, Qatar Post, Zain Telecom). Involved from strategic scoping to production deployment, I support general management and IT departments in formalizing needs, writing specifications, selecting service providers, and implementing Target Operating Models. Dual functional and technical expertise covering Microsoft environments, cloud/hybrid architectures, AI/Data, and connected systems. Rigorous governance, transversal leadership, and results orientation.

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Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Arabic
Native or bilingual
German
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 20km), Bordeaux (up to 30km)

Altarea
Project Manager - Business Case Development
REAL ESTATE
November 2025 - Today (7 months)
Paris, France
Managed data & AI transformation projects within the Altarea Group's IT Department, at the intersection of business strategy, target architecture, and AI governance.
Acted as a consultant for business departments and the Executive Committee, from process mapping to the scoping and management of artificial intelligence projects.

Process Mapping & Target Operating Model (AGI – Altarea Real Estate Management): mapped over 100 AS-IS processes for Rental Management, Property Management, and Transaction businesses; produced a functional backlog and defined the "Platform First & AI Empowered" architecture.
AI Portfolio Management (5 strategic projects): scoped and monitored 5 AI initiatives — multi-document batch IDP/RPA, 360° Customer Vision platform on CRM, architect plan compliance check (POC Cogedim), AI photomontage generation for photovoltaic projects, and AI assistant for drafting client emails, Credit brokerage file analysis; modeled 5-year TCO/ROI and investment arbitrages.

IT Procurement & Supplier Benchmarking: produced decision-support deliverables (comparative benchmarks, weighted scoring grids, requirement coverage analyses, presentation recommendations) to support tender and software selection processes.

Executive Communication: prepared and delivered COMEX/COPIL materials on the AI portfolio (notably Cogedim AI projects), scoping workshops, and presentations to business sponsors.
Artificial Intelligence Business Case Project Management Business Analysis ROI
EM
Project Director
AGRICULTURE
January 2025 - September 2025 (8 months)
Trappes, France
• Strategy & Governance: Strategic scoping, product vision, establishment of multi-stakeholder governance.
• Operational Management: Roadmap orchestration, Agile delivery (group purchasing, supplier management, order aggregation, analytics), and Tech/Product/Ops alignment.
• Business & Performance: Business model definition (commissions + premium subscriptions), KPI definition and monitoring (GMV, adoption, logistics costs), data-driven performance management.
• Go-to-Market & Partnerships: Development and execution of the launch plan, strategic partnerships in HORECA, key negotiations.
• Innovation & Compliance: Integration of AI/LLM solutions at the product's PIM level, supervision of GDPR compliance and data security.
• Steering Committee and Board Meeting facilitation
• Service provider management (Build & Run)
• Transversal Leadership: communication and reporting to management, coordination of multidisciplinary teams and risk management.
Partnerships Performance Management Agile Project Management API IT Project Management
Qatar Post
Project Director
E-COMMERCE
January 2024 - January 2025 (1 year)
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
Managed the modernization of the EPOSS platform, migrating from a legacy desktop environment to Oracle APEX 23.2 + ORDS / Oracle DB 19c.
•Strategy & Governance: target scoping, definition of the 3-tier architecture, implementation of project governance, and integration of a BI solution.
•Low-code Delivery: responsive UX development, web deployment and centralized updates, horizontal scalability, and new dashboards. Reduced change lead times: from several weeks to a few days. Reduced Run costs by 40%
•Integrations & Peripherals: connection with Oracle EBS, QPS, PO Box (web/mobile), as well as peripherals (scales, RFID readers, printers) via REST APIs and flow orchestration.
•Security & Quality: implementation of LDAP, RBAC standards, session auditing, CI/CD, and versioning.
•Leadership & Communication: risk and quality management, transversal coordination, and executive reporting to C-level.
PMO IT Architecture Project Management

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TOGAF® 9 Certified (Level 1 & 2)
2021
TOGAF® 9 Certified (Level 1 & 2)
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CESAMES Academy
2019
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