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Muriel Gerges

Digital Transformation & Adoption Strategist

€900/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Muriel

PROGRAM DIRECTOR | TRANSITION MANAGEMENT | DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS MULTI-COUNTRY

ERP • CRM • AI • EMEA
I lead complex digital transformation programs by orchestrating strategy, deliverables, and human adoption to ensure business ROI.

TRACK RECORD (Arrow ECS 2017-2022 – Global Leader Tech Wholesaler/IT/Cloud Distributor)
→ 10 D365 ERP migrations (EMEA)
→ 12 Salesforce CRM implementations (+2000 users)
→ €500K-€30M Programs
→ Coordination +50 resources
→ VP/COMEX/SteerCo Interface
→ 85-100% user certification
→ Internal Wiki + 2000 pages documented (processes, nomenclature, features)

UNIQUE EXPERTISE
Rare combination: rigorous operational management + deep adoption expertise
→ End-to-End Program Management
→ Multi-country Governance & Coordination (matrix environments)
→ Strategic Stakeholder Management (C-level ↔ Ground level)
→ Adoption Strategies (neuroscience, coaching, pedagogy)
→ Transforming resistance into measurable engagement

DOMAINS
ERP: D365, SAP S/4 HANA, JD Edwards
CRM: Salesforce
HRM: Workday
RPA/AI: UiPath, Generative AI, Agentic AI
Methodologies: Agile, Kotter, ADKAR, STAR

SECTORS
Tech/IT, Distribution, Pharma, Services, Cosmetics, Luxury
25 years of experience | MBA Management | Erickson Coaching | 12 EMEA countries | Native French, Fluent English

AVAILABLE
✅ Transition Management
✅ Program Management, Chief of Staff
✅ Audit & Diagnosis of struggling projects
✅ Strategic Workshops & AI Acculturation
✅ Audit -> Deployment -> Hypercare: Change Management
✅ E2E Strategy and Deployment
✅ Team Mentoring
✅ Individual Coaching
✅ Facilitation of AI Governance, Acculturation, Shadow IA/IT workshops

#programmanagement #transitionmanagement #adoptionstrategist #TransformationLead #AI #ERP #CRM #RPA

#TransitionManager #ProjectManagement #ExecutiveCoach #Leadership
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 20km), Marseille (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km)

Experience

  • PEPITE
    Senior Consultant Organizational & Digital Transformation | Change Management | Coach
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    April 2023 - Today (3 years and 2 months)
    Paris, France
    DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & CHANGE MANAGEMENT
    → ERP, CRM, HRIS, AI, RPA Change Management
    → Support for restructurings, mergers
    → Design and deployment of user-centric adoption strategies

    STRATEGIC AI ADOPTION
    → AI Acculturation: workshops for COMEX, managers, business teams
    → AI Governance: AI Act compliance, Shadow IT management
    → Custom adoption paths based on applied neuroscience

    UNBLOCKING CHALLENGED PROJECTS
    → Express diagnosis of resistance (cultural, emotional, generational)
    → Pragmatic action plan to relaunch collective momentum
    → On-site support until success

    COACHING & MENTORING
    → Coaching
    → Support for project teams during transformation

    CHIEF OF STAFF
    → Interface between senior management and multi-strategic projects
    → Management of complex transformation programs (360° vision)

    ✅ KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
    LEADERSHIP & VALUE CREATION
    → Creation of 2 strategic Business Units + 1 pharmaceutical subsidiary
    → Chief of Staff

    OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
    → 10 successful international ERP/CRM migrations
    → Business process optimization: Quote-to-Cash, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay
    → Major organizational restructurings with new operating models

    ADOPTION & ENGAGEMENT
    → 85% user adoption in the most complex ERP and AI deployments
    → 100% success in my individual coaching engagements
    → AI Acculturation Programs
    → Workshops

    METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
    → Instructional Design & Engagement (cognitive sciences, experiential pedagogy)
    → Neuroscience + behavioral sciences applied to change
    → Proven methods: Kotter, ADKAR, OKR, Agile
    → Engagement and performance KPIs to measure ROI
    → Multi-profile adaptation: neurodiversity, stress, invisible resistance

    INTERVENTION MODALITIES
    → France & EMEA
    → On-site / Remote / Hybrid
    → French / English
    → Assignments 2-3 days/week or full programs
    Digital Transformation Neuroscience Change Management Change Management Artificial Intelligence
  • arrow
    EMEA TRAINING & CHANGE MANAGER
    TECH
    May 2017 - May 2022 (5 years)

    Leadership in Change Management and Training (Tech/IT. Team/AMOA Business Transformation EMEA)

    Specialist in Business-IT Interface / Management of change management and training initiatives for over 2000 users in 10 European countries during CRM migrations and deployments; Targets: sales, operations/customer service/supply chain, finance, and management (D365, SAP & Salesforce).
    **Key Achievements**:
    • **Complex Project Management**: 10 ERP migrations/5 years in FR, UK, DE, AT, CH, IT, HU, IR, PL, SP with budgets from €500K/year to €30M/3 years and audiences of 40 to 400 people/migration
    • **Comprehensive Business Process Analysis and Optimization**: Audit, gap-fit analysis workshops, and process standardization: Quote to Cash/Q2C – Order to Cash/O2C – Procure to Pay/P2P
    • **Strategic Transition Project Management**: Full supervision of the transition of a centralized team from PL to MA with harmonization of business processes & knowledge transfer (9 months)
    • **Pan-European CRM Deployment**: Salesforce implementation for over +2000 active users in Sales, Operations, Supply Chain BUs and Top Managers with standardized business processes and user adoption strategies
    • **Pedagogical Engineering & Design**: Development of complete training frameworks including detailed planning, process specifications, learning scenarios, and test data environments (85% adoption)
    • **Multi-Project Management**: 3 major projects (2 migrations & CRM) + 5 secondary projects, with 10 releases, integrated business process documentation, and change management
    • Creation and maintenance of a hybrid internal wiki (written/video) with over 2000 pages including complete documentation of business processes, nomenclature, monthly updates
    Impact: Accelerated time-to-value, reduced user resistance, optimized training costs, EMEA integration of new joiners
    Digital Transformation Change Management Strategy Change and Transformation Management ERP Integration Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Consultant
    CONSULTANT IN CHANGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING EDUCATION
    November 2015 - April 2017 (1 year and 5 months)
    • Digital project management for 1 confidential project (healthcare)
    • Teaching economics and political science, 96% success rate (32/33 students) (from 10th grade to BTS level)
    • Professional Sales training with 100% success rate (adults 18 to 55 years old)
    Project Management Training Facilitation Digital Transformation

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Education

  • Master of Business Administration
    ESG PARIS
    2013
    Exec MBA option finance, conduite du changement & Innovation, stratégie d'entreprise, HR
  • CESS in Communication with a specialization in Public Relations/Press Relations
    ISCOM
    1992
    Licence en communication

Certifications

  • Erickson Coach
    Erikson Institute France
    2024
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/murielgerges/
    Neuroscience Mental Preparation Leadership Taking Cognitive Sciences Posture Change Personal and Professional Change Support Performance Improvement Erikson Fundamentals and Applications. ICF PCC Level (in progress) Communication Improvement Self-Confidence
  • Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
    AMI France
    2022
    Relational Intelligence Teaching Cognitive Sciences Training Facilitation Emotional Intelligence Instructional Design

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