Olivier Obuchowski

Senior Project Manager | Business Transformation

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4 people recommend

Brussels, Belgium

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

AIProduct OwnerProgram ManagerProject ManagerRegulatory ComplianceCoachingInterim ManagementBusiness AnalysisJiraScrum MasterProduct OwnershipDesign ThinkingChange ManagementAgile CoachingConfluenceScrumAgile CoachConsulting ITManagement ConsultantProcess ImprovementCorporate GovernanceStrategy ConsultantManagement ConsultingPost-Merger IntegrationInterim ManagerStrategy & ConsultingConsultantChange ManagerTransformationComplianceProject Management (PMO)Business AnalystBusiness TransformationTransformation ManagerDigital TransformationProject Owner

Languages

Dutch (Fluent)English (Fluent)

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About me

Intro

Senior Program Manager with 15+ years driving large-scale business transformations in banking and energy sectors. Specialized in regulatory compliance programs (€10M+ budgets), AI strategy, and data monetization initiatives. Currently delivering strategic projects at Elia Group and previously led multi-year remediation programs for National Bank of Belgium with 250+ FTEs, ensuring on-time delivery of complex transformations.

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Work experience

Product Owner / Project Manager / Program Coordinator

Elia GroupFreelance

Jun 2024 - Present

2 years 5 months

Brussels Region, Belgium

BNP Paribas FortisFreelance

Jan 2011 - Mar 2024

13 years 3 months

Brussels, Belgium

Strategic Business Consultant

Sep 2023 - Mar 2024

7 months

Brussels, Belgium

Artificial Intelligence – Definition of the strategic vision and roadmap Main tasks and responsibilities: • Defining the strategic vision of the department, taking into consideration the GenAI revolution and the new capabilities of the LLMs • Building of a communication tool to help the artificial intelligence department drive their budget exercises • Define the 3-years roadmaps of the department to better support their internal clients

Project Manager

Apr 2023 - Oct 2023

7 months

Brussels, Belgium

Launching an inovative Data Monetization product for BNP Paribas Fortis Main tasks and responsibilities: • Audit of a running project and setup of corrective actions to bring it back on track • Direct delivery of all the non-IT elements of the project (New Activity Committee, contracts, commercial approach, …) • Ensure proper delivery of an MVP of an innovative data monetization product, which would be the first in a Belgian bank • Writing of the multi-year strategic plan, containing a business case, a roadmap, the organizational setup, the high-level architecture and the commercial approach

Program Manager

Sep 2020 - May 2023

2 years 9 months

Brussels, Belgium

Sustainable Financial Security Remediation Plan for the National Bank of Belgium Main tasks and responsibilities: • Co-leading a multi-year remediation program requested by the National Bank of Belgium, in the Financial Security department (Know Your Customer & Anti Money Laundry) • Leading 12 retrospective analysis with up to 20 FTEs per team • Ensuring timely delivery of hundreds of committed actions to the National Bank of Belgium • Reporting to the Executive Committee Level, COO and National Bank of Belgium • Resources management, planning and coordination

Program Manager

Jan 2018 - Aug 2020

2 years 8 months

Brussels, Belgium

Adapting the systems, processes and organization to new regulations and market evolutions (+-250 FTEs) Main tasks and responsibilities: • Leading a multi-years Market Evolutions program for a total budget of >5 Mio€ • Implementing new regulations (i.e.: CSDR, SRDII, EMIR), mandatory market evolutions (i.e.: transfers via Swift, ISO20022 migration) and audit recommendations • Stakeholders management within the whole bank, including front, legal & compliance, … • Resources management, planning and coordination • Relation with external providers for integration of third-party packages (from RFI/RFP till implementation) • Coaching of the project managers and project’s teams

Program Manager

Jan 2017 - Aug 2020

3 years 8 months

Brussels, Belgium

Lead the efficiency improvement Program of the Securities Handling department Main tasks and responsibilities: • Leading a multi-year cost efficiency program of >15 projects for a total budget of >10 Mio€ • Finding new cost reduction ideas in IT automation, robotization, process improvement, outsourcing and reorganization • Stakeholders management within the whole bank, including front, legal & compliance, … • Global representation of the whole change portfolio upwards (till executive committee) and downwards • Resources management, planning and coordination • Relation with external providers for integration of third-party packages (from RFI/RFP till implementation) • Coaching of the project managers and project’s teams

Project Manager

Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

1 year 3 months

Brussels, Belgium

Project Manager with complete responsibility of the creation and in-sourcing of the Corporate Actions department (+-60 FTEs) within BNP Paribas Fortis • Definition of the Target Operating Model and follow-up of the recruitment track • Definition and follow-up of the handover strategy • Setup and rollout of the Training Strategy in a cross-border environment • Management of the operational readiness track (teams’ organization, processes, KPIs/KQIs) • In-sourcing of custom-made business tools and development of adapted ones • Management of the contractual aspects between BNP Paribas Fortis and BGL

Project Manager

Nov 2014 - May 2016

1 year 7 months

Brussels, Belgium

Project Manager with complete responsibility of the migration of all BGL securities positions managed by BNP Paribas Fortis in Belgium to BNP Paribas Genève • Definition of the migration strategy • Development of a market positions migration tool to facilitate current and future migrations • Setup of a detailed micro-planning of all activities to be performed during migration • Coordination of the pre-care and after-care operational tasks • Management of the contractual aspects between BNP Paribas Fortis and BGL

Project Manager

Jun 2011 - Dec 2015

4 years 7 months

Brussels, Belgium

• Prepare the bank in terms of services, processes and systems for the different phases of the dematerialization law (2014, 2015 and 2016) • Ensure redeployment of the impacted population and reach foreseen synergies while maintaining social peace and controlling the risks

Project Manager

Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

7 months

Brussels, Belgium

• Study on the acceptance of new products within BNP Paribas Fortis securities back-office based on operational criteria • Business Case redaction • Definition of the acceptance criteria • AS-IS Process analysis and proposition of different TO-BE solutions • Implementation and Change Management

Business Unit Manager

DynaFin Consulting

Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

3 years

Brussels Area, Belgium

- Responsible for the realization of the business plan of the business unit and contribution to the global business plan of DynaFin Consulting - Definition of the strategy and Business Plan of the Business Unit - Continuous recruitment of new consultants - Definition of the training plan for all consultants of the Business Unit - Active participation to the sale and pre-sales activities - Direct and indirect people management of a team of +- 40 consultants

Project Manager

Bluecorp

Feb 2009 - Jan 2011

2 years

Ensure the effective delivery of numerous projects with respect of time, budget and scope. Manage projects in different fields and technologies like: - ERP Implementation - Content Management Systems - Web Applications - eCommerce Solutions Ensure the liaison between the client and an offshore development team on all aspects and phases of a project: - Requirements gathering - Business and Functional Analysis - Development - Testing - Follow-up

Senior Consultant

Deloitte

Jul 2007 - Mar 2009

1 year 9 months

Consultant

Accenture

Apr 2006 - Jul 2007

1 year 4 months

Consultant

Business Solutions Builders

Dec 2003 - Mar 2006

2 years 4 months


Education

Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles

Diplôme d'ingénieur, Ingénierie des télécommunications

Université libre de Bruxelles

Master, IT Engineer

Grenoble INP - UGA

Master, Telecommunications

Exchange student (Erasmus) program


Licenses & certifications

Psybersafe Year Two Completion Certificate

Issued: Jan 2026

Certified by Psybersafe

Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

Issued: Nov 2019

Certified by Scrum.org

Portfolio

Efficiency Improvement Program

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