Ype-Harm Visser

Sustainability Reporting | CSRD Implementation | Europe–Japan Connector | Intercultural Collaboration

Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Senior program manager | CSRD & ESG reporting | Cross‑cultural leadership | Fluent in 4 languages | Purpose‑driven and globally experienced.

Experience

  • Canon EMEA (13 yrs 4 mos)
    • CSRD / EU Taxonomy Project Manager
      Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Operational Project Manager for the implementation of the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and EU Taxonomy at Canon Europa N.V. -Led the end-to-end planning and execution of the CSRD / EU Taxonomy implementation project across 65 legal entities, ensuring business as usual readiness by April 2025 -Coordinated the development of a preparatory CSRD report, including authoring of selected parts -Played a key role in the selection, approval and implementation of a robust CSRD reporting solution -Supported the execution of a Double Materiality assessment -Led the establishment of central and local ESG project teams, developed standardized training materials, and oversaw the collection of ESG data across all organizational levels. -Coordinated cross-functional workstreams focused on process design, governance, risk & control framework and organizational structure -Led Supplier engagement to identify key value chain partners and prepare them for sustainability data reporting -Collaborated with the external Auditor to review key deliverables, ensuring completeness and identifying areas for improvement

    • Project Manager CIO Office
      Aug 2019 - Oct 2023 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      Project management of a diverse range of activities: -IT cost-saving initiatives - drive initiatives from idea to project proposal, approval and execution. -IT Compliance - run Project Management Office with two reporting external staff, and management of initiatives to drive compliancy improvements. -Cost transparency - Provide insight in fully loaded costs of IT Services and Systems, including cost allocation to internal customers.

    • Program Manager Digital Services
      Oct 2016 - Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Program management of the Irista, Canon ID and Print Rewards services, developed by teams distributed across Europe and in Japan. Responsibilities include: -Create project estimations and RFQ response documents -Manage creation and signature of contracts -Create, maintain and communicate roadmap and project delivery planning to stakeholders -Identify and communicate dependencies, manage their resolution -Provide project progress reporting, KPI reporting -Manage quality assurance and delivery of agreed deliverables -Evaluate processes, implement improvements, monitor and finetune (PDCA cycle) -Invoicing management Integration of Kite, acquired by Canon Europe in March 2017 -Identify and prioritize post-acquisition actions -Follow-up until completion of actions by involved stakeholders

  • Consultant at Canon, Inc.
    Mar 2008 - Feb 2013 · 5 yrs

    Consultant at Canon INC in Japan, focusing on the creation, localization and delivery of Online Manuals. I was secunded from Canon Europe to Canon's Head Office in Japan to realize the creation of Web Manuals within the Office Imaging Products division. Responsibilities included: -Competitor research -Requirements gathering -Technical research and technical design -Feasibility testing -Business Case creation -Alignment with other divisions within Canon INC to strengthen the business case In order to reach business proficiency and execute the tasks outlined above, I studied Japanese and reached level 2 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).

  • Functional Consultant at Canon Europe N.V.
    Aug 2004 - Feb 2008 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Responsible for functional support of Pan-European Digital Marketing activities carried out on the Tridion Content Management System. Responsibilities included: -Project/Implementation Management across the EMEA region -Intake and analysis of new requirements -Creation of Functional Designs -Release Management -Localization Management -Creation of documentation -Providing end-user training -Design and implementation of a complete new User Access Model for Tridion R5 -Analysis of support calls; performance calculation against metrics; definition of areas for improvement

  • Tridion (3 yrs 3 mos)
    • Product Manager
      Jan 2004 - Jun 2004 · 6 mos

      Responsible for Tridion’s Enterprise Web Content Management product line. • Created functional requirements, approved Functional Designs • Lead the vendor selection process if third-parties were involved. • Monitored progress of product development against agreed acceptance criteria. • Created business cases, pricing structures and return-on-investment calculations.

    • Release Manager
      Apr 2001 - Jan 2004 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Responsible for the timely release and localization of all Tridion software products and documentation. • Managed the release and localization processes for 35 products in total. • Created Release and Localization policies.

  • Release Manager Multi-Byte at Baan Development
    Jan 1999 - Dec 2000 · 2 yrs

    Baan (now Infor) is a provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software. Responsible for the timely release and localization of BaanERP products in Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean. • Managed the translation, testing and delivery stages, • Liaised between Baan Development departments in the Netherlands and Japan.