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Zakaria Arich

Data Product Owner / Project Manager

€730/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Zakaria

With 10 years of experience in project management and steering, I specialize in consulting, supporting, and framing Data & BI solutions. My expertise covers the entire product lifecycle as a Product Owner, from defining business needs to production, including backlog prioritization and coordinating technical teams.

Accustomed to working in complex Data environments, I have developed recognized expertise in data governance, data quality, and BI project management (dataviz, reporting, data warehouses). My results-oriented approach, combined with a strong commitment to my clients' objectives, has enabled me to successfully complete several strategic projects, ensuring measurable improvements in decision-making and operational performance.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

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

Experience

  • SUEZ
    Data, BI, and Data Governance Product Owner | Project Manager
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    July 2024 - Today (1 year and 11 months)
    Puteaux, France
    Data, BI & Data Governance Product Owner within the SUEZ Data Office Business Partner teams, responsible for managing and structuring a portfolio of Data and BI projects covering HR, Legal, and Health & Safety domains.

    -Migration of the HR Data Domain to GCP with the objective of centralizing multiple sources (Payroll, absences, employee data) and making them a reliable, governed, and usable data asset for strategic reporting to the Executive Committee:
    • Scoping of needs and definition of the Data & BI target for the HR domain
    • Centralization of multiple sources (Payroll, absences, employee data) to GCP
    • Formalization of key indicators: Headcount, payroll, working time, training
    • Coordination of Data Engineers and Data Analysts throughout the data cycle: collection, preparation, Data Products, and reporting, for the migration to GCP.
    • Production of strategic BI reports for the Executive Committee: 6-year Social Report, Governance Circle, Headcount

    -MyID & IAM SUEZ Worldwide Identity Repository
    • Functional scoping of the global identity and access repository
    • Structuring of reference value lists including Job Families
    • Mapping of source systems: Payroll, AD/LDAP, subsidiary local systems
    • Coordination of identity data centralization to GCP
    • Implementation of governance: Data Owner, Data Steward, subsidiary referents, management rules, quality controls, and Data Catalog

    -Obeya – Lean Performance Management:
    Scoping and structuring of an automated data chain for operational performance management on an international scale: mapping of local sources, collection to GCP, data governance, and documentation in the Data Catalog.

    -Technical environment: GCP, Power BI, Data Governance, Power Automate, Memority.

    -Functional environment: HR, Health and Safety, Legal, and Finance.
    BI Project Management Business Analysis Data Project Management Data Product Owner
  • AXA SA
    MDM & Data Governance Product Owner
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    July 2023 - July 2024 (1 year)
    Paris, France
    The objective of this assignment is to assist AXA Partners, as Product Owner, in establishing a reference system for partners and contracts by implementing an MDM. The ultimate goal is to obtain a single source of truth, known as a "golden record," to significantly improve the efficiency of the Profitability Review & Cost Allocation Processes.

    Project Initiation:
    - Definition of the project scope, highlighting the key functionalities required to meet business requirements.
    - Development of the initial Roadmap detailing the main steps and their deadlines.
    - Development of a comprehensive MDM strategy, aligned with business objectives and the organization's specific needs.

    Requirements Analysis:
    - Functional and technical scoping of the project, providing a clear vision and precise requirements related to essential MDM functionalities (Data Quality Rules, Match & Merge, etc.)

    Data Governance:
    - Development and implementation of data governance policies to ensure data quality and security.
    - Definition of data-related roles and responsibilities.
    - Organization and facilitation of data governance committees.

    Data Quality Management:
    - Establishment and application of data quality standards and best practices.
    - Development and maintenance of data quality rules and guidelines.

    Agile Framework:
    - Creation and prioritization of the Product Backlog: Azure DevOps.
    - Development of User Stories and acceptance criteria.
    - Proactive participation in sprint review and retrospective meetings.

    Functional environment: Finance, Cost Allocation, Profitability Review, etc.
    Agile Project Management Data Project Management BI Project Management Product Owner
  • Technip Energies
    Data Project Manager
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    April 2022 - June 2023 (1 year and 2 months)
    Nanterre, France
    The mission of the Data Office is to support the various T.EN departments in placing Data at the heart of the decision-making process, in order to achieve cost savings and increase revenue.

    As a Data Project Manager, my primary role is to support T.EN's business in implementing Data Use Cases aimed at increasing project efficiency, improving project control accuracy, supporting the digitization of work processes, and expanding the scope of digital services.

    Data Product Discovery:
    - Identification of business needs and pain points, and prioritization of Data Use Cases (BI, AI, and ML), in collaboration with the Head of Data Office.
    - Functional and technical scoping of use cases, in collaboration with the IT architect and Data Management teams.
    - Supporting the business in defining the return on investment (ROI) for various Use Cases.
    - Supervision and allocation of budgets necessary for the execution of Use Cases.
    - Leading use cases from the scoping phase to the delivery phase.

    Data Product Delivery:
    - Supervision and management of the Use Case portfolio based on T.EN's priorities.
    - Identification and management of external suppliers in collaboration with the Head of Data Office, the Architecture Manager, and the Data Management team to ensure the identification, definition, and implementation of Data Use Cases.
    - Conversion of Use Case Roadmaps into backlogs on Azure DevOps.
    - Organization and facilitation of steering committees with decision-makers.
    - Supervision and coordination of the work of all internal and external stakeholders.

    Digital Transformation Program Support:
    Implementation of a KPI Scorecard Dashboard to track and measure the maturity and progress of digital transformation within T.EN.

    Functional environment: Procurement, Construction, Manufacturing, Project Control, etc.
    Project Management Data Product Owner

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Education

  • Master 2 Information Systems Management
    Université Paris 1 – PANTHEON SORBONNE
    2017
  • Engineering degree in Computer Science, Networks, and Information Systems
    ESIREM Engineering School of Dijon
    2016

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