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Romain Desbrest

Digital Transformation Consultant SME - Cyber

€950/day
Annecy, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Romain

Independent Project Management Consultant

Hello,

I support my clients from the emergence of the need to its realization, as a Change Manager, Project Manager or Operational Coordinator, whether for large structured groups with multiple organizational layers or SMEs directly with management.

My career has allowed me to develop a dual skill: technical expertise in project management applied to various sectors in full transformation, while combining a business vision, customer orientation, and operational rigor.

My approach is centered on functional optimization and client/business efficiency, with constant attention to detail.

I work in various technical environments, having worked on diversified technological stacks, which allows me to adapt quickly to the challenges and constraints of each project.


FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

- Senior Program / Operations Manager with 15+ years of experience
- Lead cross-functional transformation programs across Ecom, Digital, IT, Cybersecurity environments
- Managed global projects + 12,000 employees across NAM / EMEA / APAC and international teams up to 30 people
- Implemented roadmaps & dashboards, project & collaborative tools, led Agile methodologies, defined KPI & OKR

TECHNICAL SKILLS

- BEHAVIORS: Strategic Vision | Leadership | Efficiency | Positivity | Entrepreneurial Mindset
- ABILITIES: Change Management | Stakeholder Management | Team Scaling | Problem Solving | Scrum Master
- SKILLS: Management | Communication | Budget / P&L | KPI / OKR | Negotiation | Recruiting
- KNOWLEDGE: NIST & ISO 27001 Frameworks | Compliance | Risk Management | Agile, Hermes, Scrum | AI Tools
- CERTIFICATIONS: ISO 27001 Lead Implementer - In progress

Do not hesitate to contact me for more information
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Annecy (up to 50km), Paris (up to 10km), Lyon (up to 30km), Annecy (up to 100km)

Experience

  • KIWIZE
    SAP Change Manager
    RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
    May 2026 - Today (3 months)
    Annecy, France

    for SadevInox

    Spearhead the end-to-end implementation of SAP Business One, ensuring alignment with business processes, user adoption, and system optimization

    - Defined scope, timeline, and budget for SAP Business One deployment.
    - Coordinated cross-functional teams (IT, finance, operations) and external integrators.
    - Customized SAP Business One to fit company workflows (finance, inventory, sales).
    - Integrated SAP Business One with existing tools (e.g., CRM, e-commerce).
    Trained employees on SAP usage, addressed resistance, and ensured smooth transition.
    change-and-transformation-management SAP B1 Project Management digital-transformation SAP HANA
  • KIWIZE
    Cybersecurity Program Manager
    SPORTS
    April 2023 - March 2026 (2 years and 11 months)
    Annecy, France

    for Amer Sports

    IT (outdoor leader including iconic brands Salomon, Arc'teryx, Wilson, Atomic, Peak Performance)

    - Led global cybersecurity program across 3 major brands and 12,000 employees across NAM / EMEA / APAC
    - Implemented a portfolio framework against ISO 27001 with tooling, reporting, and resource management
    - Delivered a monthly roadmap, ran executive steering committee for flagship cybersecurity projects (MFA, SAST)
    - Designed and executed company-wide awareness campaigns, increasing phishing-reporting rates
    - Led the Data Classification & Data Loss Prevention (DLP) program, ensuring clear objectives and implementation

    -> Structured & orchestrated the roadmap, +65 projects completed, working with 3 teams and 30 team members
    -> Led Data Classification deployment & management trainings over 5 brands worldwide, +12 000 employees
    -> Led SAST integration, conducting an RFP, evaluation of 4 market leaders, implementation of Snyk, controls
    Cybersecurity SAST ISO 27001 Project Management DLP
  • KIWIZE
    EMEA Retail Ops Lead
    SPORTS
    March 2020 - April 2023 (3 years and 1 month)
    Annecy, France

    for Amer Sports

    a global group of the world’s most recognized outdoor brands.

    - Piloted the transformation of the retail network across EMEA, defined a new retail standard
    - Orchestrated changes and new standard implementation for Salomon, Arc'teryx, Peak Performance, and Atomic stores
    - Led cybersecurity activities for the Retail Team, vendor risk analyses, organized pentests for flagships stores
    - Managed Agile transformation for the EMEA IT Retail team, negotiated with external vendors.

    -> 110 stores revamped across EMEA, in 17 European countries (network systems, POS, traffic counters, payment terminals)
    -> Built a dedicated and outsourced Helpdesk for Retail activities, RFP, contract negotiation, transition & handover
    Gestion de projet Méthode agile Conduite du changement Retail Project Management

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