
Christophe Lavenant
Program Director | Digital Transformation
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Paris, France
Freelance
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Introduction
Program Director with 25+ years driving technological projects across automotive, digitization, and international markets. Successfully led digital transformation initiatives, deployed project management platforms, and managed multi-site programs with 200+ team members. Expert in program governance, process optimization, and delivering complex projects from concept to production in global environments.
Expérience de travail
Programs Performance Manager
Linxens
janv. 2023 - mai 2025
2 ans 5 mois
Vétheuil, France
Main responsibilities included : project management methodologies definition and improvement, projects governance, deploying an IT platform for project management (Sciforma)
Transversal Program Director
Saft
mai 2021 - déc. 2021
8 mois
Bordeaux, France
I was in charge of proposing and implementing program management execution improvements at Mobility division level.
Xerox
juin 2010 - oct. 2019
9 ans 5 mois
Paris Area, France
Presales and Projects Director - Digitization services Europe
janv. 2015 - oct. 2019
4 ans 10 mois
Paris Area, France
The business unit supports its clients on their digital transformation. It delivers services of document digitization: scanning, OCR, indexing, Document Management Systems and sometimes BPO. Those activities are supported by IT tools that are implemented by the team that I manage (20 persons, architects, project managers, developers. France, UK, Germany, Romania). MARKET SHARE GROWTH : 2 major contracts for new clients won one of them being on an international scope. IT TOOLS STANDARDIZATION : deployment of a new platform so as to rationalize service delivery operations. PROJECT METHODOLOGY : definition and implementation of new project processes adapted to the business specificities.
Innovation Program Director
janv. 2013 - déc. 2014
2 ans
Région de Paris, France
I lead innovation projects that sustain the digitization services business in Europe. WORKFLOW TOOL IMPROVEMENT : analysis and selection of workflow tools for document management. OCR improvement to increase operational productivity. RESILIENCE TESTING : validation of a DMS tool to support increased volumes.
Service Excellence and IS Manager
juin 2010 - déc. 2012
2 ans 7 mois
Région de Paris, France
Quality and productivity improvement and standardization at Xerox Global Services in France
Faurecia
juin 1996 - mai 2009
13 ans
Région de Paris, France
PMO : Program Management System manager
janv. 2007 - mai 2009
2 ans 5 mois
Région de Paris, France
Improvement of worldwide project management practises.
Program manager
janv. 2002 - déc. 2006
5 ans
Région de Paris, France
Management from commercial offer and business award to development, industrialization and start of production of a complete seat system for Toyota. The responsibilities covered design and development, industrialization, quality, finance, sales and contract management. 500 specific tools, 5 production sites, 2 development centers and 1 liaison office in Japan. 200 persons worked on the project. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: the deal was won after the offer I built was negotiated with the client PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIALISATION : definition, test and industrialization of components and assembly processes for a complete seat. Change requests were negotiated in parallel. START OF PRODUCTION: support to production teams during the ramp up phase.
Business Development manager
juil. 1999 - déc. 2001
2 ans 6 mois
Région de Paris, France
Business development and international projects in the folowing countries : Brazil, Iran, Uruguay, China, India.
Process manager
juin 1996 - juil. 1999
3 ans 2 mois
Région de Paris, France
Product Development Manager
Linxens
janv. 1995 - mai 1996
1 an 5 mois
Région de Paris, France
Development of microcircuits for chip cards.
Process manager
Corning
sept. 1990 - déc. 1994
4 ans 4 mois
Région de Paris, France
Manufacturing of optoelctronic components
Construction site engineer
Eiffage
déc. 1988 - mai 1990
1 an 6 mois
Singapour
Formation
CentraleSupélec
Master's degree
1985 - 1988
4 ans