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Director Consulting – IT Programs & Integration: M&A, Digital Workplace, Infrastructure & Cloud.
20 years of experience in IT program management and consulting for C-level executives and CIOs of CAC40 groups (BNP Paribas, Saint-Gobain, TotalEnergies, Suez, LafargeHolcim, Criteo, SOCOTEC). Track record: 30+ countries, up to 100,000 users, budgets from €2M to €26M.
▸ IT INTEGRATION & M&A
Management of international IT carve-in / carve-out projects (separation and integration of user environments, infrastructures, applications).
- Technical due diligence, structuring of M&A playbooks,
- Harmonization of global IS/IT services.
- Recent M&A clients: Saint-Gobain, LafargeHolcim, Butachimie.
▸ GLOBAL IT PROGRAMS & DIGITAL WORKPLACE
Management of international transformation programs.
- Microsoft 365, Teams, Windows migration, virtualization, BYOD.
- Strategic scoping, IT master plans, TOM (Target Operating Model),
- C-level governance, large-scale change management.
▸ INFRASTRUCTURES, CLOUD & CIO PERFORMANCE
- Move-to-cloud, datacenter consolidation, network and security infrastructure modernization.
- Optimization of global IT support, service catalogs, IT economic and billing models,
- Cost rationalization (audits on bases of €30M to €60M).
▸ ENTREPRENEURSHIP & FIRM MANAGEMENT
- Founder of Ellipsia, an IT transformation, M&A, AI, and Digital Workplace consulting firm (10 consultants, ~20 partners, ~€1.5M revenue).
- Former Director of the "Digital Advisory" consulting unit at CGI (up to 30 consultants, €4.8M/year, 8 years of growth).
Sectors: Banking & Insurance, Energy, Industry, Public Sector, Telecommunications.
Immediate availability – Assignments in France and internationally.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- Saint-GobainDirector Consulting – IT & Digital Workplace M&A Repository ReferenceRAW MATERIALS INDUSTRYDecember 2025 - January 2026 (1 month)Paris, FranceScope: Global M&A Projects (carve-in / carve-out), Group IT Digital Workplace scope (France, India, Central IT)
- Inventory and critical analysis of existing documentation related to Digital Workplace M&A projects (processes, guides, templates).
- Definition of the target scope, repository mapping, and normalization work plan for the entire M&A cycle (carve-in / carve-out, M365 migrations).
- Design, writing, and harmonization of priority documents (processes, models, materials) according to Saint-Gobain templates and standards.
- Facilitation of review workshops with France, India, and Central IT teams to validate the target repository and ensure terminological and functional alignment.
- Formalization of the document governance system and onboarding materials to ensure continuous updates and team adoption.
Result: Implementation of a unique, consistent, and reusable Digital Workplace M&A repository, serving as a lever for securing and streamlining future M&A operations and M365 migrations in a multi-entity and international context. - Saint-GobainProject Director – M&A Digital Workplace Projects (carve-in / carve-out)RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRYJuly 2025 - December 2025 (5 months)Paris, FranceScope: International M365 carve-in / carve-out projects, France / India coordination, Microsoft 365 & Workplace services.
- Management of M&A projects from a Digital Workplace perspective, coordinating with the central France team and the India-based project team.
- Construction of project documentation and consolidation of the M&A Digital Workplace knowledge base (processes, tenant configurations, migration guides).
- Analysis of source/target M365 tenant needs and configurations to define the migration plan, budget, schedule, and risk mapping.
- Coordination of technical teams (PMs in India), external service providers, and internal stakeholders, ensuring compliance with Group standards and processes.
- Management of the implementation and operation of migration tools (BitTitan, Sharegate, AvePoint) and supervision of cutover and post-migration support phases.
- Monitoring of progress, reporting, and budget tracking with stakeholders in a multi-project and multicultural environment.
Result: Secured and industrialized M365 migrations in a global M&A context, with better control over risks, costs, and deadlines for the Group's Digital Workplace integration projects. - Office HLM (confidentiel)Director Consulting – M&A Digital Workplace Audit (carve-in)PUBLIC SECTORFebruary 2025 - March 2025 (1 month)Scope: Merger of 2 HLM offices (~150 users) – workstation assessment and post-merger target.
- Workstation assessment: analysis of usage and needs, market benchmark, and identification of gaps between existing, standards, and post-merger requirements.
- Development of strategic recommendations: conclusions, areas for improvement, decision-making support to ensure the success of the consolidation project.
Result: Recommendations validated by management, evolution roadmap for work environments established to support the merger of the two offices (approx. 150 users).
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Education
- Master's degree in EngineeringEcole spéciale de Mécanique et d'Electricité / ESME Sudria2005
Certifications
- Digital TransformationBCG x University of Virginia2020
- Effectuation: Entrepreneurship for AllEMLyon Business School2020