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About Xavier

A highly experienced Project Manager with over 20 years of expertise in managing complex payroll implementation projects within the public and private sector in Belgium.
Demonstrated success in leading end-to-end payroll software deployments, optimizing HR processes, and ensuring compliance with Belgian payroll legislation. Adept at coordinating cross-functional teams, managing stakeholders, and delivering projects on time and within budget.
Leadership skills, project management, expertise in payroll processes, public and private sector regulations and payroll engines.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • Dutch

    Fluent

  • English

    Conversational

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

Experience

  • breej
    Founder & Payroll Product Lead
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
    Co-founded breej, a SaaS platform automating the conversion of time and attendance data into payroll-ready files for Belgian social secretariats.
    • • Defined the product vision, business model and go-to-market strategy.
    • • Designed payroll interpretation rules covering working time, absences, overtime, premiums and collective labour agreements.
    • • Coordinated integrations with UCM, SD Worx, Acerta, Partena, Securex, Attentia and EasyPay.
    • • Managed customer onboarding, demonstrations, strategic partnerships and investor discussions.
    Payroll Expertise & Belgian Social Law Payroll Systems & Integrations Time Management Team Leadership Project Management
  • Shyfter
    Owner
    January 2019 - Today (7 years and 5 months)
    Advisor to Shyfter, a Belgian workforce planning and HR software startup.
    • • Brought extensive expertise in Belgian payroll legislation, labour law and HR processes.
    • • Defined and validated payroll rules, legal obligations and collective labour agreement requirements within the platform.
    • • Participated in the implementation of large accounts (100–500 employees).
    • • Established and managed partnerships with social secretariats and payroll providers.
    • • Led a support team of 5 employees and acted as a bridge between customers and developers.
    Payroll Expertise & Belgian Social Law Time management Logiciel en tant que Service (SaaS) Service client Team Leadership
  • Acerta
    R&D; Manager
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    January 2016 - January 2019 (3 years)
    Shéhérazade, KH, Uzbekistan
    Led the R&D; department to develop a new generation of HR and payroll software.
    • • Managed multi-disciplinary and multi-site teams.
    • • Developed prototypes based on web technologies and collaborated closely with business stakeholders.
    HR & Payroll Transformation Payroll Systems & Integrations Management d'équipe Payroll Specialist Conformité légale

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Education

  • Master in Human Resources
    Henallux
    1994
    Master in Human Resources

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