Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Over 15 years of experience adding value for international partners in Finance, Insurance and Logistics.
European Project Management in the Insurance Sector • Cross-functional project coordination: Leading projects with teams in Saint-Herblain, subsidiaries in Italy, Spain, Germany, and Poland, and clients across Europe. • Cost estimation and budget management: Working with product teams and technical architects to estimate project costs, optimize profitability, and align with client needs. • Risk management and strategic oversight: Monitoring budgets, refining project scope, proactively managing risks, and keeping stakeholders informed with key updates. • Planning and milestone tracking: Defining critical milestones based on project priorities and team availability while ensuring efficient workload distribution. • Communication and reporting: Organizing regular updates, identifying budget or timeline risks early, and ensuring smooth collaboration across teams. Product Manager – Insurance Sales Web Application (Poland) • Product roadmap and backlog management: Defining and prioritizing features based on market needs and user feedback to enhance the online insurance sales platform. • Budget and resource optimization: Managing the development team’s capacity while staying on budget and meeting deadlines. • Market analysis and product improvements: Identifying gaps between product features and customer expectations, implementing key enhancements to drive growth. • Sprint planning and user stories: Writing user stories, managing sprints, and balancing priorities across development, production, and maintenance for continuous delivery. • Team leadership and agile processes: Leading daily stand-ups and weekly meetings to keep the team aligned, efficient, and focused on priorities.
• Software Modernisation Projects (Agile): Led projects to evolve and modernise software systems in the distribution sector using Agile methodologies. • Workshops and Requirements Analysis: Conducted collaborative workshops to analyse client needs, draft requirements, and guide validation processes. • Strategic Planning: Estimated costs, broke down projects into phases, defined key milestones, and developed detailed schedules. • Project Monitoring: Organised project kickoff meetings, led progress reviews, and coordinated multidisciplinary teams. • Iterative Delivery: Presented developed solutions, gathered client feedback, and adjusted deliverables accordingly. • International Coordination: Oversaw developments executed in Nantes and by remote teams abroad. • Production Support: Managed production phases with rigorous quality control, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborative Work Model Implementation: Unified processes across teams in London, Lisbon, Philadelphia, and Paris to enhance communication and synergy. • Strategic Workshop Facilitation: Defined project plans, roles, and responsibilities for efficient project execution. • Documentation and Testing: Produced detailed functional specifications, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria, ensuring clear deliverable expectations. • Development Oversight: Partnered with technical teams to plan, organize, and monitor project execution. • Testing and Issue Resolution: Conducted functional testing, tracked anomalies, and worked with developers to ensure compliance with requirements.