Lydie Virollet

Corporate and Technology Strategy Director / Project Manager

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

I am a Technology Practice Lead and Strategy Advisor with over 13 years of experience in cybersecurity, data, digital transformation, IT services, and cloud computing. As a former industry analyst and advisor, I have a proven track record of advising senior executives in large IT corporations, financial services, and government entities on their strategic direction and investment opportunities. My consulting background has equipped me with the ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex IT transformation initiatives, delivering measurable outcomes and sustainable impacts. I am passionate about problem-solving and excel in applying strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills to navigate and resolve complex challenges. Throughout my career, I have built a professional network of over 1,000 decision-makers globally. My experience in managing and delivering large-scale, strategic programs has allowed me to successfully steer transformation initiatives, define strategic roadmaps, and secure buy-in from senior stakeholders. I am particularly adept at managing long-term projects in fast-paced environments and have a deep understanding of the technology industry. After spending 12 years in Australia, I have recently moved to Spain, eager to leverage my expertise in new challenges and contribute to impactful strategic initiatives.

Experience

  • Senior Program Manager at MongoDB
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Technology Consulting Associate Director and FinOps Global Lead at Protiviti
    Feb 2021 - Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Protiviti is a global consulting firm that helps companies solve critical business problems in areas like risk management, compliance, internal audit, technology, and business performance. With offices worldwide, Protiviti works with a diverse range of industries to improve operational efficiency and manage risks. Responsibilities and Achievements: - Grew the practice by generating revenue through project extensions and new client acquisitions. - Managed and mentored a team of consultants through to managers, providing them with guidance, training and reviews. Responsible for the scheduling of the work and people allocation. - Enhanced the firm’s IP by creating new methodologies and approaches, by project managing proofs of concept (PoCs) in an Agile way, and creating frameworks for repetitive approaches. - Derived insights and provided proactive inputs to the leadership on business situations, helping the team set strategy as a collaborative process. This will include decisions about entering new technology segments, evaluating new business models and revenue streams, identifying levers for competitive differentiation, designing efficient operating model and processes.

  • ANZ DevOps and Automation Capability Lead at Capgemini
    May 2019 - Feb 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Capgemini is a global leader in consulting, technology services, and digital transformation. With a strong presence in over 50 countries, Capgemini partners with organizations to drive innovation and enhance their business performance. The company offers a wide range of services, including strategy and consulting, application development, cloud solutions, and data analytics, helping clients navigate their digital journeys and achieve sustainable growth. Roles: * DevOps Community Lead for Australia and New Zealand * Automation Capability Lead * Digital Strategy Manager Responsibilities and Achievements: - Started and managed the Capgemini Australia and New Zealand DevOps Community, with the goal to consolidate capabilities and expertise from 4 different business units and provide a consistent approach and services to customers. - Managed consultants from different seniority levels and handling the day-to-day business of the practice, including resource management, finance analysis and forecasting, and capability building. - Built and managed the Automation practice for Capgemini, including the identification and training of resources, the building of vendors’ partnerships, the assessment of new opportunities and the strategy building for the next steps. - Trained consultants of all levels for various general skills (strategy, core consulting, excel etc) for in person and online classes. - Highly involved in the hiring process of new consultants. Assessed several candidates on their interpersonal skills and technical background.

  • Head of Strategy Consulting at Tracer Cloud
    Aug 2018 - Mar 2019 · 8 mos

    Tracer Cloud is an Australian Cloud Services company that helps leading public and private organisations get the best out of their cloud journey, providing them with Security and Cloud Advisory, Technology Design, Migration Execution and Management of Services. Responsibilities and Achievements: - Led RFPs for government contracts, securing projects for different areas across the company. - Developed multiple IT Strategy frameworks around IT/cloud risk assessment, cloud maturity, hybrid cloud management, IT governance to increase the company’s IP. - Established partnerships with all the major public cloud vendors in Australia (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba and OVH), making the company a complete cloud agnostic service provider.

  • Senior Digital Strategy Consultant at Capgemini Invent
    Jan 2018 - Aug 2018 · 8 mos

    Capgemini Invent is the innovation and transformation brand of Capgemini, specializing in digital transformation, strategy, and consulting services. It combines creative and data-driven approaches to help organizations innovate and evolve in an ever-changing market. Capgemini Invent focuses on delivering actionable insights, enhancing customer experiences, and driving sustainable growth through technology and design thinking. Responsibilities and Achievements: - Responsible for managing project teams of consultants. - Developed proposals and built flexible strategies and applied practical advice on implementing innovative ideas. - Analysed, monitored and reported business performance and independently managed and drove different work streams.