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- MyTowerIT Program DirectorLOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINAugust 2024 - Today (1 year and 10 months)Casablanca, Morocco
- Director of the LVMH program (Moët Hennessy, CELINE, GIVENCHY).
- Team Management (10 people: Project Managers, BAs)
- Change Management: standardization of Project Management Tools, Methods, and Processes.
Program Director:- Cross-functional monitoring of structuring projects led by project managers: consolidation of schedules, workloads, budgets, and risks.
- Implementation of KPIs, consolidated dashboards, and regular reporting to the Executive Committee.
- Supervision of project teams (project managers, business analysts), arbitration, coaching, skill development.
- Preparation and facilitation of program and budget committees.
- Key contact person in case of crisis: management of critical arbitration and definition of corrective action plans.
Role asProject Manageras needed:- Project scoping (contract, budget, schedule, teams), Kick-Off facilitation, construction of the monitoring board (JIRA).
- Organization of functional workshops, writing specifications, managing validations (sign-off).
- Delivery management: backlog, capacity planning, reporting (progress, risks, KPIs, budget).
- Organization and supervision of UATs, coordination of production deployment, hypercare supervision.
- Facilitation of project governance: daily stand-ups, project committees, steering committees, arbitration committees (change requests).
Change Management:- Structuring project practices: methodology, milestones, deliverables, governance, committee support
- Standardization of Tools & Documentation: Project Board (JIRA), Document Templates (specs...)
- Change support: Co-construction, Coaching, integration of collaborative tools
- MyMoneyBankProduct Owner, Infrastructure ManagementBANKING AND INSURANCEFebruary 2023 - August 2024 (1 year and 5 months)Nantes, France
- Restructuring of the managerial organization, internal operations, and project methodology for the Networks & Telecom teams.
- Management of the integration of HSBC France's Networks & Telecom division.
- Supporting teams as Product Owner post-integration of HSBC France.
Context:The investment fund Cerberus, owner of MMB, acquired the French subsidiary of HSBC. Integration is imminent (December 31, 2023).Team Management:- Daily supervision of Networks & Telecom teams, monitoring of build and run activities.
- Overhaul of backlog tracking tools: JIRA for build, Smart Now for incidents and production requests.
- Implementation of communication processes with external teams: creation of incident or production request tickets, Teams channel for new topics.
- Resolution of internal and external team conflicts.
- Regular reporting to top management: project progress, priorities, budget monitoring.
Project Portfolio and Planning Management:- Functional scoping and project planning.
- Monitoring developments, UATs, Production deployment.
- Budget management and monitoring.
Product Definition and Management:- Definition of products and the team's service catalog.
- Development of product vision and evolution strategies.
- Collection and analysis of business needs, writing functional specifications.
- Management of relationships with internal clients and suppliers.
- Prioritization of the backlog to optimize deliverables according to strategic objectives.
Implementation of Agile Methodologies:- Change management towards agility: implementation of SCRUM.
- Preparation and facilitation of Scrum ceremonies: Refinement, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective.
- Coaching teams to strengthen agile practices and improve internal collaboration.
- OVHcloudPortfolio Program Manager, CTO ServiceCONSULTING AND AUDITSJune 2021 - March 2023 (1 year and 10 months)Paris, FranceManagement of the CTO's program portfolio:
- Consolidation and reporting of programs to the CTO, a member of the Executive Committee.
- Management of costs, schedules, and delivery timelines of programs.
- Facilitation of executive arbitration committees.
- Risk management.
- Resource securing.
Director of Change Management for CTO Project Methodologies (200 employees):- Harmonization of project methodologies (Prince2, SCRUM).
- Deployment of a unified tool for monitoring and managing Programs and Projects.
- Implementation of SAFe.
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