Dimitri Bauwens

Senior Cybersecurity Project Manager

Salary / Daily rate

Brussels, Belgium

Freelance

Skills

CybersecurityProject Management (PMO)

Languages

English

About me

Intro

Cybersecurity Product Manager with 15+ years experience in financial services and CISSP certification. Led cryptography strategy projects for major banks, delivering security governance frameworks and compliance solutions. Specialized in cybersecurity strategy, PMO delivery, and risk management with proven track record in enterprise security transformations.

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Work experience

Product Manager Security

Proximus NXTFreelance

Dec 2021 - Present

4 years 7 months

Brussel en omgeving

Management Consulting

Contracting

Jan 2016 - Present

10 years 6 months

Brussels

Currently working for a major bank: PM strategy & delivery within Global Security: project follow up in cryptography ie pki strategy, key management framework, cryptographic governance etc Previous project within Mifid II expost disclosure at major bank

Consulting

XPLUS.Consulting

Jan 2018 - Mar 2022

4 years 3 months

Projectmanager cyber security strategy

BNP Paribas FortisFreelance

Oct 2017 - Mar 2022

4 years 6 months

Applicatiebeheerder

KBC Bank & VerzekeringFreelance

Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

2 years 1 month

Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België

Process Manager

ERGO INSURANCE (Belgium)

Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

4 years

1/ Definition, setup, implementation and rollout of a business architecture at corporate level 2/ Project management -> Product development, Mifid, new presales tool, backlog, ...

Consultant

Kurt Salmon

Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

2 years

Brussels

Major transport organization Assisting in the process draw-up for the several departments within the procurement division. The aim of the project was to create a quality management handbook in order to obtain ISO 9001 certification.

Analyst

Accenture

Jan 2009 - Dec 2012

4 years

Business Analyst at a major private bank Project aim was to improve Securities Data quality and management processes for Private Banking through the setup of a central securities data services provider. Assistance in delivering PMO tools in conjunction with the heads of the bank’s back and front office, business, IT and project management. Finalizing and discussing open questions related to the bank’s security data management and delivery of minutes. Business Analyst at a global bank Executing tests for parallel run functionality (new system for extracts and bank statements). Analysis of current processes (AS IS) and set up of a new improvement manual for new A4 bank statements (TO BE). Integration Support at a global bank Program financials: Quarterly closings and follow up of portfolio (>450M€, 93 programs): Liaising budget/forecast issues with Finance Platform and chairing meetings with program managers/HoI. Investigate reporting gaps between different accounting systems and report requests for reconciliation. Single Point Contact (SPC) Risks programs: Deep dive of open topics through workshops with client’s management and ensure correct application of integration processes. PMO at a Major Exchange Provider Assessment of current project reporting methods and tools based on quality requirements (e.g. in T2S, Custody, Tax, Integration, etc.). Quality improvement by establishing standardized reporting for projects leveraging current methods and tools. Issue and risk management for the projects in scope and quality control of project managers’ deliverables. Business Analyst at a major custodian Creation and execution of test cases based on business requirements to ensure quality delivery of software. Organizing workshops with business and IT with regards to the application’s requirements and defect progress. Defect and quality management by logging, monitoring and follow up of defects within the application.


Education

KU Leuven

Master

2008 - 2009

2 years

University of Westminster

BSc

2005 - 2008

4 years

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