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đ©âđ» +15 years of expertise ininternational project and program management and PMO.Bilingual English.
âïž âŹ40M in strategic projects managed, +30 projects delivered across 3 continents.
đ CertifiedPRINCE2, CSM, PSM I, ITIL.
đčReferences: Allianz âą Airbus âą BollorĂ© âą Procter & Gamble
đ I act as a Project Director | Senior Project Manager | PMO to secure, structure, or turn around your strategic, IT, and digital projects.
Experienced in Agile (Scrum) and V-Cycle, I bring clarity, methodology, and leadership to:
-Align sponsors, CIOs, and business departments,
-Unite multidisciplinary and international teams,
-Secure commitments and establish robust governance, even in political and sensitive environments.
đ Areas of intervention:
- Multi-project and portfolio management
- PMO creation/management, governance, and C-level reporting
- Budget management, risk management, and KPI tracking
- Digital and organizational transformation
- Rescuing troubled projects
- Change management
đ ïž Tools: Jira âą Confluence âą MS Project âą Smartsheet âą
đ Paris region, hybrid
⥠Response within an hour via Malt messaging
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 15km)
Experience
- Marianne GourinchasProject Director - PMOMarch 2009 - Today (17 years and 3 months)Paris, FranceI support Program Directors, COOs, and CIOs in securing their projects from the early stages and turning them around in case of deviations or political tensions. I work across the entire project lifecycle, from feasibility studies and scoping to delivery and maintenance.Target audience:-Multinationals/Mid-sized companies engaged in complex transformations.-Strategic, international programs under regulatory constraints, sensitive political contexts, and multiple stakeholders.-Departments seeking a trusted leader to manage, arbitrate, and mobilize business units.Successful collaborations:âAllianz: Scoping & delivery of projects for a B2B2C Partnership program. Feasibility study successfully conducted with a GO to initiate a new offering project.âEmbross: Scoping & definition of deployment strategy in Greece for the Entry Exit Systems program (third-country national control) with multi-country coordination.âAirbus: Structuring a PMO within the Certification Department.Managing an international project following a quality incident on radars in China, Australia, and France.â IER: Managed the pilot for 'automated boarding gates SNCF': successful deployment with a âŹ40M contract signed.đMy approach:Structured governance: operational roadmap.Rigorous management: controlled management of schedules, risks, and budgets.Political liaison with streamlined IT/business interactions, arbitration between sponsors.Sustainable transfer: change management, coaching to embed practices.Effective diagnosis: identification of dysfunctions & implementation of improvements.đWhy my clients recommend me:I clarify priorities, facilitate decisions, and manage projects methodically while staying close to the ground. A reliable and human leader, I motivate teams towards achieving objectives.
- Allianz FranceProgram ManagerBANKING AND INSURANCEJune 2023 - July 2025 (2 years and 1 month)Paris, FranceđAllianz France, a major insurance player, initiated a series of internal transformation programs. As a member of the French Consulting Department, I supported business units until the delivery of their projects by providing strategic vision and operational efficiency.Results:âStrengthened governance, deliverables, and project documentation, facilitating clarity, decision tracking, and communication with business teams.âSteering rituals maintained after missions, with lasting adoption of governance co-created with business teams.âAdherence to committed timelines through rigorous management and smooth coordination with partners & business units.âFeasibility study and decision-making dossier completed, enabling the launch of a strategic project.âFormalized and validated roadmap for the 'project management practice' to ensure compliance with Allianz Group directives.Actions taken:-Management of IT programs & projects, etc.: planning, execution, risk management, and operational implementation.-Implementation of structured project governance: steering rituals and alert reporting mechanisms.-Secured project delivery through change management support for business departments and timeline adherence.-Cross-functional team leadership: coordination of internal contributors and sharing of key information.-Stakeholder relationship management up to the COMEX level.-Roadmap definition and budget monitoring.-Strategic consulting.-Improvement of steering and project documentation processes to enhance knowledge management.
- EmbrossSenior Project ManagerPUBLIC SAFETYSeptember 2021 - September 2022 (1 year)Paris, FranceđEmbross designs and manufactures self-service kiosks, automated gates, check-in, boarding, and identity control solutions, leveraging cutting-edge technologies. After winning the tender for the European Union's 'Entry Exit System' program for Greece, Embross hired me to scope the national border control system deployment program across the entire territory (airports and ports).Results:âStructuring and management of the strategic European 'Entry Exit System' program for Greece (budget >âŹ10,000,000).âCross-functional coordination of a project team of 20 people spread across 3 countries (France, Greece, and Canada).âContractual performance: analysis of requirements, participation with the account manager in negotiations with the Greek private partner to ensure alignment between the program's legal, technical, and financial requirements.âMulti-site sourcing and contracting: selection and contracting of 4 industrial equipment suppliers (boarding gates...) & 2 subcontractor teams (equipment installation, cabling, and maintenance companies).Actions taken:-Program management: statement of work writing, planning, change control process, risk identification and management, budget management.-Definition of equipment deployment strategy with production of the 'site study' deliverable, organization of material deliveries.-Definition of the software and hardware maintenance phase (service level agreements/SLAs for corrective & preventive maintenance, escalation processes...).-Structuring & management of program governance.-Supplier and subcontractor selection.-Stakeholder relationship management with state and private entities: Greek authorities, industrial partners, suppliers & subcontractors.-Cross-functional coordination of technical teams.
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Education
- Professional Coach Consultant certified RNCP level 6Linkup coaching2021
- Master's Degree in International Project Engineering and Human Resources (Master's +1)Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers / CNAM2014Spécialisation en montage de projets complexes internationaux de A à Z, sans oublier le pilier RH, clé à toute réussite projet! .Ingénierie de l'Offre (Sociologie, RH, Conduite du changement, Organisation, Economie, Marketing) .Ingénierie FinanciÚre (Project Finance, montage d'un modÚle financier, analyse des risques, cas des PPP, Assurance) .Ingénierie de réalisation (périmÚtre, cadrage, planification, suivi, plan mesure d'avancement et intégration)
Certifications
- Professional Scrum Master IScrum.org2025
- ITIL v4 FoundationPeople cert - Certification ID GR671475494MG2023