About Christophe
A senior IT Program Director who performs well in multi-cultural environments with full proficiency in Swedish, English and French and partial in German. Moved from a strong technical and functional background within ERP and BI to Solution Architecture and Project/Program Management. Gained insight into Financials processes working for prominent actors of various sectors (Bank, Insurance, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Retail, Transportation and Humanitarian).
With over 30 years of expertise in complex finance transformation programs, excels in navigating challenging political landscapes involving multiple stakeholders. Autonomous in decision-making within delegated mandates. Managed projects and programs of varying scales, consistently driving impactful change while delivering sustainable and measurable value. Specialized in defining Finance transformation roadmap, selecting tools and implementing them within complex IT landscape.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Swedish
Fluent
German
Conversational
Can work on-site
Genève (up to 50km)
Experience
- If...ERP Solution ArchitectSeptember 2024 - July 2025 (10 months)Stockholm, SwedenFor this leading insurance provider, responsible for designing and modernizing the financial solutions architecture, ensuring scalability and efficiency in transitioning towards a cloud-based Financial ERP system. Acting as a key stakeholder in the pre-study phase and full implementation lifecycle, collaborating closely with financial architects, process specialists, developers, and system integrators. System: Workday.1. Cloud-Based Financial ERP Transformation: Led and contributed to pre-studies for the implementation of a cloud-based Financial ERP system, providing insights and recommendations for a successful deployment.2. System Architecture & Compliance: Designed and architected the overall structure of the Financial ERP system to align with the organization’s financial and operational needs, with specific requirements for insurance financial reporting. Ensured compliance with Swedish, Danish, and Finnish GAAPs, IFRS9, IFRS16, IFRS 17, and Solvency II.3. Integration & Data Integrity: Provided oversight in integration efforts between Financial ERP systems and other applications, ensuring data integrity and process efficiency with numerous insurance-related systems feeding the ERP.4. Financial Data Conversion: Supported the conversion of financial data, ensuring a seamless transition into the new system while maintaining compliance with financial reporting standards.
- Scenic CruisesERP Program ManagerJanuary 2022 - January 2024 (2 years)Zug, SwitzerlandSenior IT Program & PMO Leader for a Global Finance & Operations Transformation for this leading provider of luxury cruises worldwide, Program Manager, Project Manager, Solution Architect and Change Manager for the implementation of 50+ entities. Complex multi-currency, multi-tax Business models with a wealth of intercompany transactions and Taxes specificities. Moving from an on premises to a Cloud Solution. System: Oracle NetSuite.1. Global ERP solution rollout across 4 regions:o Led the implementation of NetSuite OneWorld and Planning & Budgeting: Record-to-Report (R2R) with Swiss/French GAAP and IFRS compliance. Procure-to-Pay (P2P) with integration to Yokoy for OCR. Order-to-Cash (O2C) with ARM for revenue recognition.o Streamlining financial operations for tours, vessel management, and ship services.o Reduced operational friction by automating intercompany rebilling and producing accurate, consolidated financial/tour performance reports.2. Leadership & Governance: Established and led the PMO function for this Finance Transformation Program, ensuring strategic alignment, operational consistency, and delivery maturity across a multi-country portfolio. Acted as the central governance hub, defining and enforcing standards, methodologies, and financial controls.o Portfolio Governance: Partnered with the Group CFO to define program objectives, KPIs, and roadmaps, breaking down initiatives into targeted projects (ERP: Revenue Recognition, AP/AR/GL, Cash Management, Purchasing; CRM: products, bookings, customers). Ensured alignment with business priorities and technology strategies.3. Methodology & Standards: Designed and implemented a scalable PMO framework, including:o Selection methodologies for solutions and implementation partners.o Target Operating Model (TOM) aligned with business processes.o Transition from a project-based to a product-centric approach, embedding continuous improvement, feedback mechanisms, and agile release management.
- Air LiquideIntegration Product MgrJanuary 2020 - January 2021 (1 year)Paris, FranceFor this leading Home Health Care Service and Device provider worldwide, Integration Lead for the definition of an Integration Core Model and its roll out to three countries. Most of processes involve the front system to the Patients, Physicians, Hospitals and Field Agents (Salesforce) and the back-office system for Billing, Warehouse Management, Ordering and Shipping (Dynamics 365). Hence the paramount importance of integration.• Acting as 'Integration lead' / 'Integration Product Manager' with overall responsibility for every aspect of Integration. Working with the Enterprise Architect, the CRM responsible and the ERP Project Manager to ensure compliance and coordinated delivery of functionalities.• Participated to the definition of the TOM (Target Operating Model) and to the integration part of the transformational journey. Definition of new interfaces, change to existing ones as well as abandoning others.• Defined and led the Change Management effort, given the central importance of data exchanged in processes changes.• Leading the team for the definition of the Integration Core Model between Salesforce (CRM, Customer Service, Field Service) and Dynamics 365 (Billing, Shipping, Supply Chain, P2P, O2C, R2R).• The sensitivity of data (personal and medical) led to the use of specific exchange formats (FIHR) and specific data compliance.• Defined and maintained the DRA (Digital Risk Assessment).• Followed Internal Governance and Project methodology, participated to the Program Steering Committees.• Managing the Implementation of the Core Integration Model for:• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, moving from a shared instance with a local partner to Air Liquide's own instance.• The Netherlands, fusion of two legal entities hosted on two instances into one.• Austria, separating two legal entities hosted on one instance to two entities.
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Education
- Master of ScienceEcole des Mines1993Master of Science in Physics.
- Engineering Degree (Building Engineering).Ecole spéciale des Travaux Publics1992Engineering Degree (Building Engineering).