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Safa Ferchiou

Program Manager PMO

€730/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Safa

Senior Project Manager and PMO, with over 13 years of experience in managing transformation programs and regulatory projects (insurance, pharma, financial services), in an international environment. Expertise in project governance, PMO implementation, budget and KPI monitoring, target operating model design, and change management. Ability to coordinate local and global stakeholders, structure delivery from scoping to implementation, and ensure compliance with complex regulatory requirements (BCBS 239, GDPR, European directives). Certified PRINCE2 and experienced in Agile.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Allianz Partners
    Project Manager | PMO (Freelance)
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    February 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
    Germany
    – Managed a reorganization program towards a global operating model: defined new roles and responsibilities, updated processes, and built the associated communication plan.
    – Managed regulatory projects concerning several European directives (Accessibility, Distance Selling, Empowering Consumers), ensuring compliance and timely delivery.
    – Led an AI working group: defined use cases, launched POCs, and re-engineered operational processes leveraging AI.
    – Formalized key operational processes for Product teams worldwide to optimize business processes.
    – Implemented a new contract generation tool (CMS): managed testing and user training.
    – Designed and implemented dashboards for monitoring contract generation in Europe, including data collection and quality control.
    – Led a regulatory remediation project: updated contracts and customer journeys to ensure compliance.
  • Pfizer
    Project Manager – Transformation Programs (Freelance)
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    April 2022 - January 2024 (1 year and 9 months)
    Paris, France
    – Managed transformation programs (BM 3.3 / GTMx) for the French market, coordinating between global and local teams.
    – Defined and implemented project governance and stakeholder committees.
    – Monitored and coordinated local projects, reporting progress within the program's global bodies (PMO activities).
    – Change Management: produced training materials (demos and recordings), set up a dedicated SharePoint for training materials and newsletters.
    PMO Change Management Cross-functional Coordination Digital Project Manager Organization Consulting
  • FEKRA Group
    Technical Project Manager – IFS Integration (Freelance)
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    January 2022 - April 2022 (3 months)
    France
    – Managed the integration and deployment of IFS solutions in Agile mode, acting as the interface between business and technical teams.
    – Gathered and formalized business needs, translated into user stories.
    – Supervised an offshore development team: defined and tracked sprints, led daily stand-ups.
    – Defined and coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and managed the solution deployment.

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Education

  • Grande Ecole
    EM Lyon Business School
    2012
    Master en Management
  • Master in Management
    East China Normal University
    2011
    Campus asiatique EM Lyon

Certifications

  • Prince2
    Prince2
    2013

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