Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Senior Product Manager / Project Manager with over 15 years of experience in the design, deployment, and scaling of electronic payment solutions for banks, fintechs, payment networks, and B2B ecosystems.

Expert in corporate and B2B payments (commercial cards, virtual cards, digital onboarding, tokenization, authentication, acceptance), with a strong ability to operate at the intersection of business, product, IT, security, compliance, and operations.

Accustomed to driving end-to-end initiatives, from the product discovery and scoping phase to implementation, go-live, and post-launch optimization, in regulated and multi-country environments.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Arabic
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

IDEMIA
Product & Project Lead – Payments & Digital Solutions
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
October 2016 - December 2025 (9 years and 2 months)
Paris, France
Product & Project Lead – Payments & Digital Solutions

End-to-end management of payment and digital identity projects for banks, fintechs, and corporate-oriented ecosystems in Europe and West Africa.

Design and deployment of commercial card programs, tokenization solutions, SoftPOS, and digital onboarding and authentication journeys.

Scoping of functional requirements with issuing banks, PSPs, and ecosystem partners, definition of product scope and deployment roadmaps.

Coordination of product, IT, security, legal, compliance, and operations teams to ensure compliant, secure, and timely deliveries.

Primary interface between business and technical teams, translating client needs into functional requirements and implementation plans.

Monitoring of post-go-live phases: adoption, performance, security, and feature evolution.

Collaboration with regional payment networks and infrastructures (GIM-UEMOA, GIMAC, NIBSS, GhIPSS) to ensure compliance, interoperability, and scalability.

Facilitation of steering committees, executive reporting, and management of key decisions throughout the project lifecycle.
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Orange SA - Orange Digital Ventures
Product & Project Manager B2B – Corporate Digital Solutions
TECH
January 2010 - October 2016 (6 years and 9 months)
Paris, France
Management of the design and deployment of digital and connectivity solutions for major international clients.

Facilitation of discovery workshops with major clients (EDF, Tesla, Louis Vuitton) to analyze their business processes and identify transformation levers.

Definition of solution architectures and deployment plans covering digital security, IoT, authentication, and transactional workflows.

Coordination of internal teams (product, technical, legal, delivery) to ensure the feasibility, compliance, and quality of deliverables.

Management of schedules, project milestones, dependencies, and risks in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Strong exposure to project governance, procurement, and contracting processes in a major client context.
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Niji
Consultant – Digital Transformation (Telecoms & Financial Services)
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January 2007 - December 2009 (2 years and 11 months)
Paris, France
Consulting missions with telecom operators and banks on digital transformation and process optimization projects.

Functional analysis of customer journeys, back-office workflows, and payment-related processes.

Development of business cases, roadmaps, and operational recommendations for business units.

Support for delivery teams during implementation phases.

Development of a solid understanding of regulated environments and multi-stakeholder projects.
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