About Nicolas
Senior transformation leader with 20+ years of experience across consulting, large-scale program delivery, and operational leadership in complex and regulated environments.
I operate at the intersection of:
- Enterprise transformation and operating model design (A.T. Kearney, KPMG)
- Large-scale program and execution leadership in multi-country environments (Altran)
- Operational structuring and industrialization in regulated organizations (MedTech / software / scale-ups)
I have consistently worked on designing, structuring, and executing complex transformations, including governance models, KPIs, service catalogs, and industrialized delivery frameworks.
Throughout my career, I have also integrated sustainability and responsible transformation principles, supported by a Master’s degree in Sustainability and experience in CSR, ensuring that organizational and operational changes consider broader environmental and ethical dimensions.
More recently, I have developed a growing interest in how data and AI may impact operating models and transformation approaches, with a focus on their responsible, ethical, and sovereign use to enable secure and sustainable organizational transitions.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
German
Basic
Can work on-site
Toulouse (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 30km), Montpellier (up to 30km), Paris (up to 10km)
Experience
- MHCommTechnical Operations DirectorMEDICALJune 2023 - Today (3 years and 2 months)Toulouse, France• Designed and deployed a company-wide operating model (~40 people), including organizational structure (WBS, RACI), roles & responsibilities, job descriptions, and structured skills management (skills matrices and competency assessments), aligned with ISO 13485 requirements.• Implemented end-to-end activity monitoring systems and execution frameworks for both project-based (Gantt) and agile (Kanban) workstreams, improving operational visibility and coordination• Defined, documented and deployed Medical Device regulation-compliant software development lifecycle processes (development, maintenance, support, CI/CD), aligned with IEC 62304, leading to a reduction of mean-time to-resolution from months to 3 weeks• Led a 17-person engineering organization (software development, DevSecOps, infrastructure and systems engineering), responsible for product development, maintenance and operational reliability
- COVIRTUACo-founder & COOSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGJanuary 2018 - June 2023 (5 years and 5 months)Toulouse, France• Defined and supported the strategic roadmap, business case, and financial forecasting, translating vision into an executable operating plan.• Built and structured end-to-end company operations, including finance, accounting, cost control, HR administration, and ISO 13485-compliant quality system implementation.• Designed and managed the organization-wide activity portfolio, covering product ownership, end-user support, training, and co-creation initiatives• Led and contributed to software specification, development, and maintenance activities, ensuring alignment between product vision and execution• Organized and coordinated research and innovation activities, including CIR tax credit dossiers, scientific studies, and academic/industrial collaborations
- KPMG SASenior Manager Strategy & OperationsCONSULTING AND AUDITSJuly 2016 - December 2017 (1 year and 5 months)Paris, France• Set up project governance frameworks and standardized project referential, and trained/coached managers within a component manufacturing organization.• Supported the development of a 3-year cross-business-unit strategic business plan, contributing to financial and operational alignment across entities.• Contributed to the design and coordination of a firm-wide pro-bono consulting program, involving multiple consultants and external stakeholders.• Supported the coordination of French Market entry for an international manufacturer through JV approach, involving multiple professional service lines (M&A, audit, PMI, Operations)• Contributed to various CSR projects (Grenelle II reports and audits, Materiality analysis, DD).
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Education
- Master of Business Administration - MBAUniversity of Michigan2011Master of Business Administration - MBA
- Diplôme d'ingénieur, InformatiqueENAC - Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile2001Diplôme d'ingénieur, Informatique