
Oussama Darkaoui
Managing Director | AI Advocate
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Mobility: Paris
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Managing Director & AI Advocate with 20+ years leading digital transformation and enterprise software implementations. Successfully managed multi-million dollar projects across EMEA, delivered HR transformations for Fortune 500 companies, and built competency centers. Specialized in AI strategy, Workday, ERP implementations, and C-level stakeholder management to drive measurable business outcomes.
Work experience
Managing Director
IA GENESIS
Aug 2023 - Present
3 years 3 months
Customer Success Service Engagement Director for South EMEA
Anaplan
Mar 2022 - Aug 2023
1 year 6 months
Paris, France
Workday Continuum Practice Lead
IBM interactive
Apr 2019 - Mar 2022
3 years
69340 Francheville, France
EMEA Workday Project Director
Appirio
Oct 2017 - Mar 2019
1 year 6 months
Paris Area, France
In charge of Managing Appirio’s project in Continental Europe . • Supporting the presales activities withing EMEA (RFP, prospect, Bid) . • In charge of a portofolio of workday projects (Multiplex UK, Ingredion US, Priceline US, Delaware US, ASPCA US). • Participating in the hiring activities and coaching new ressources for the certification process. • In charge of establishing the new EU nearshore WD Competency center. Workday HCM certified Workday Engagement Manager certified
Senior Business Relationship Manager, Head of Corporate Service
Chalhoub Group
Jan 2016 - Aug 2017
1 year 8 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
In charge of leading the HR Transformation Program and other Digital Projects •Worked directly with C-Level to define the HR strategy and road map . •Documented the Business case and the project Budget (CAPEX, OPEX) . •Identified areas for process enhancement and cost saving •Documented the RFP, met with different consulting companies •Led the SAP and Oracle contract negotiation along with the legal Team •Led the negotiation for the consulting company partner for the implementation of the project •Established a Scorecard selection methodology for the selection of the consulting companies •Documented the Project Charter and Project Management Plan •Recruited internal resources for the project •Managed the consulting company resources (16 Resources on-Site) and Off-shore team. •Implemented a quality program to comply with the company requirement policies. •Monitored the project progress through efficient governance (Weekly meeting, Program Board, Steering committee) •Led the steering committee to C-Levels •Ensured regular auditing by involving Oracle and SAP •Managed the expectation of the stakeholders •Managed other Projects - Retail Property development (2017 Best initiative Award) - Entreprise Content Management - Retail Store Operation System - Intranet through Mobile App
Information Technology Business Relationship Manager
Ball
Jun 2013 - Dec 2015
2 years 7 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Program Manager
Ball Corporation
Apr 2011 - Jul 2013
2 years 4 months
Greater Denver Area
Project Director
CSC
Sep 2001 - Mar 2011
9 years 7 months
Paris Area, France
For CSC I have played several roles and had different responsibilities as follow : 02/2010 – 02/2011: Project Manager for Eiffage in France 11/2008 – 02/2010: HRIS Project Delivery Manager for Bureau Veritas 06/2007 – 10/2008 : HRIS Project Manager for ED in France 10/2005 – 05/2007 : HRIS Project Manager for Carrefour , in Europe and Asia 09/2003 – 09/2005 : Team Leader for CETIM in France 09/2001 – 09/2003 : HRIS Functional Consultant for COFINOGA in France
Java Developer
SCOR
Mar 2000 - Aug 2001
1 year 6 months
New York, NY, USA
I worked as a Java Developer • Installed the flood insurance, the wind and the fire model web’s site to let the brokers quote their risk on line and get the policies also on line after the approval • Used (Java, html, Java script, jdbc, J2EE, AS400) Project Achievement: • Quoting the insurance policy was initially done in excel, every broker had its own version. This situation create confusion in terms of controlling and estimating the risks. • Building a single web based application was a real asset for SOREMA, the brokers can quote and sell the insurance policy online. • I prepared the proof of concept to demonstrate its feasibility and its added value to the company.
Hardware & Software Engineer
FaceGenesis
Jul 1998 - Jan 1999
7 months
Tijuana Area, Mexico
I worked as a Software and Hardware Engineer •Developed applications using Delphi. •Designed circuit’s board. •Created interfaces to control the machines with PLC from the computer.
Education
CentraleSupélec
Master's degree
1999 - 2000
2 years
INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Ingénieur Génie Electrique
1993 - 1998
6 years