shinars

Program Director

Highly accomplished and results-oriented Program Director with over 15 years of experience in leading complex IT projects and managing global teams. Proven expertise in project and program management (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall), client delivery, and change management. Recognized for a 'get-stuff-done' attitude, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a track record of driving customer success, securing multi-million dollar contracts, and leading successful transitions to AI and cloud-based solutions. Fluent in French and English.


Experience: 11 years

Yearly salary: $140,000

Hourly rate: $70

Nationality: 🇫🇷 France

Residency: 🇫🇷 France


Experience

Team Manager R&D Professional Services
Veeva Systems US
2022 - 2024
Managed a team of 24, coaching members to develop skills and maintain high motivation and engagement. Exceeded utilization targets of over 80% through effective resource forecasting and allocation. Recruited top talent, including 2 MVPs out of hundreds of candidates in two years. Collaborated with the Sales team on pre-sales discussions to scope projects and mitigate potential conflicts. Used KPIs to identify areas for improvement and align future priorities with the Product Team.
Senior Consultant
Veeva Systems US
2019 - 2022
Set a company record by successfully managing and delivering 110 concurrent projects. Managed over 15 Enterprise projects (>$1M) and 65 SMB projects (<$1M), deploying Veeva products worldwide and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. Mastered conflict management, successfully resolving over 5 'red status' projects and returning them to 'green'. Acted as a mediator between IT and Business teams to ensure global cohesion. Drove customer success by identifying new project opportunities and collaborating with the Sales team to secure new contracts, reaching over 2 million USD in Change Orders.
Consultant
Veeva Systems US
2014 - 2019
Deployed over 30 projects with Veeva products (Network, Opendata, CRM Salesforce). Helped develop the Life Science professionals database. Worked with customers to be GDPR compliant. Used SQL and Salesforce CRM for all integration and migration.
Consultant, Project Manager CRM/BI
Cegedim Relationship Management
2010 - 2014
Managed over 100 worldwide projects (ERP/CRM/BI), including 20 projects with a value exceeding $1M. Contributed to defining future product orientation and harmonizing best practices globally. Oversaw project configuration and implementation, including ERP, ETL, BI, and CRM systems.

Skills

agile
customer-success
product-manager
project-manager
english
french