Robert-Michel Lejeune

Senior Business Analyst & Scrum Master– IT Data &

Salary / Daily rate

Brussels, Belgium

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Project Management (PMO)ScrumProject OwnerData AnalysisPower BIAzureData VisualizationData MiningBig DataETLMicrosoft SQL ServerTableauConsulting ITJiraAgile CoachingFinanceSQL databases

Languages

DutchEnglishFrench

About me

Intro

Freelance Interim Manager & Senior Project Manager with 30+ years expertise in IT transformations and business intelligence. Successfully led 300+ user onboarding for BlackRock Aladdin implementation and managed complex migrations across 21 global locations. Specialized in PMO setup, change management, and data analytics platforms to drive operational excellence.

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Work experience

Senior Business Analyst & Scrum Master– IT Data & Analytics

CandriamFreelance

Dec 2021 - Present

4 years 11 months

Brussels, Belgium

Senior BA in IT Data & Analytics, analyse business requests by carrying out data flow controls throughout the reporting chain within a Microsoft Azure BI environment. Collaborate with stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and applications to assess requests, address concerns, recommend optimal solutions, and facilitate their implementation. Leading the interim maintenance and evolution efforts of the legacy platform during its transition to a new Microsoft Synapse environment, while also serving as the acting Scrum Master.

Owner

BITSI Consulting

Dec 2013 - Present

12 years 11 months

Brussels Area, Belgium

Own management company

BNP Paribas Asset ManagementFreelance

Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 5 months

Brussels, Belgium

Process Manager

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

7 months

Brussels, Belgium

Within the Process Management team, ensure the coordination and set up of new processes in the Private Debt and Real Assets (PDRA) area worldwide, providing a good overview of the process and the key operational risks and controls. Contribute to BNPPAM Projects helping to define the Global Operating Model, analyse, define and coordinate all new Business and Operational processes and obtain agreement from the Business. The scope covers the full operational chain from the portfolio management through dealing, position keeping, custody, collateral management, fund accounting, trade support, TA,...

Project Manager – Operations Transformation and Migration

Aug 2020 - May 2021

10 months

Brussels, Belgium

Project manager leading the transformation and migration of the client reporting department to the Asian Center. Responsible for the transformation preparation, including target model definition, pre-requisites and constraints identification, action plan, roll out modalities, change management and roadmap elaboration, impacts and budget estimation.

BNP Paribas Asset ManagementFreelance

Oct 2018 - May 2020

1 year 8 months

Brussels Area, Belgium

Senior Business Analyst

Nov 2019 - May 2020

7 months

Brussels Area, Belgium

- Senior BA in the project to provide a consistent and homogeneous portfolio referential across the organization. - Responsible of the Data Accessibility and Reporting stream, delivering corporate wide self-BI solutions with Power Query & Tableau on a Denodo / Sybase IQ platform (started migration to Scaled Risk / Hadoop). Gathered the business requirements, trained, coordinated and coached more than 100 users across the organization. - Delivered the tools on an intranet web site with the associated documentation (data sources description, data access tools, data catalog & dictionary, training & user guides)

Change Project Manager

Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

1 year 1 month

Brussels Area, Belgium

Project Manager leading all the data accessibility change in the context of the transformation program aiming at reviewing the F2B operational model through the implementation of a new investment management platform, BlackRock Aladdin. On-boarded, trained and accompanied more than 300 people within 22 business lines spread across 21 locations to a new self-BI solution (Power Query and PowerBI on Denodo / IQ) deployed in the whole organization. Managed and coordinated the full project life cycle (from assessment to post-implementation support and closure), including the solution readiness of the self-BI platform. Delivered it with its associated Data Service Offering pack (data sources description, disclosure policy, data access tools, data catalog & dictionary, training & user guides), Data Governance and Organization.

Finance Consultant - Accounting & Reporting Solutions (ARS)

BNP Paribas FortisFreelance

Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

2 months

Région de Bruxelles, Belgique

- Analysis and assessment of a project to implement a control tool on the BNPPF accounting system - Fix latest discrepancy accounting problems reported by the ALM Team

Project Manager - CSD Regulation

EuroclearFreelance

Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

3 years 1 month

Brussels Area, Belgium

Euroclear Bank CSDR Project Manager: oversee the planning, implementation and tracking of the requirements of the EU CSD Regulation within Euroclear Bank. The project entails a number of IT, (banking) operations and risk / control / governance / financial work streams, some of which are delivered at Group level. Euroclear Group CSDR Record Keeping Project Manager: Facilitate consistency across Euroclear entities in the approach, design and implementation of specific components related to the requirement to keep 10 years of data including transactions, positions, ancillary services and business records. Plan and manage any activities to share ideas and solutions across entities and achieve consistency.

Demand Manager and Head of Policies, Methodologies & Practices

PartenamutFreelance

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

1 year 1 month

Brussels Area, Belgium

Managed the Demand & Analysis Team comprising Business and Functional Analysts (5 FTE). Identifying and implementing opportunities to enhance operations and drive the maturity of the newly-merged IT organisation between Euromut and Partena, including the introduction of PRINCE2 and ITIL best practice. Key achievements: • Implemented a demand management process from capture to IT execution. • Facilitated the creation of a Business & IT Project Managers community with an associated PRINCE2 based toolkit. • Installed capacity planning and time recording techniques. • Coordinated the successful implementation of an IT change management process. • Rolled out JIRA for demand management, release and deployment management, project management tool and bug tracking system. • Participated in the evolution of the MLOZ/M-Team project management life cycle and projects classification. • Implemented and operated an incident management process to stabilize the critical Electronic Document Management (EDM) chain. • Introduced Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) and coordinated the documentation of the whole EDM chain.

IT Manager, PMO & Capacity Manager

EuromutFreelance

Apr 2013 - Dec 2013

9 months

Brussels Area, Belgium

Managed the day-to-day operations of the IT Development, Helpdesk and System Engineering teams. Facilitated their development via the creation and introduction of best practices, standards and methodologies in demand, capacity, project and portfolio management Key achievements • Project managed the migration of ~800 PCs to Windows 7 with no disruption to business operations. • Renewed HQ LAN (core and floor switches) and implemented Wi-Fi. • Relocated local servers to M-Team datacentre to enhance performance and reliability. • Devised and implemented a capacity plan and time tracking tool for IT staff. • Installed a PMO function and developed PRINCE2 project methodology. • Coordinated the implementation of ITIL best practice and associated training. • Represented Euromut in the project working group during a merger with Partenamut and Partena. • Supported the renewal of IT infrastructure within two Euromut-owned hotels. • Advised on the implementation of a Business Intelligence Competency Centre (BICC).

Business Solution Delivery Manager

UCMFreelance

Apr 2012 - Mar 2013

1 year

Namur Area, Belgium

Created and managed the Business Solution Delivery group comprising Process Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts and SMEs. Championed continuous improvements to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Solutions Delivery function; recording learnings from client projects, mapping robust solution delivery processes, recording best practices and creating templates to maximise efficiency and scalability. Key achievements • Built a project portfolio and the capacity planning of the BSD group. • Developed portfolio and project management Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and dashboards. • Implemented project governance methods in a PRINCE2 and Scrum environment. • Created Project Manager Functions and coached in relation to PRINCE2 methodology. • Designed and implemented a Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and an ITIL-based problem management tools. • Defined a new Program Management governance model in conjunction with the Management Committee. • Guided, trained and coached team members and business partners in the use of new tools and techniques. • Strengthened collaboration between the Business Solution Delivery group and other internal departments.

Senior IT Advisor

SibelgaFreelance

Nov 2011 - Dec 2011

2 months

Brussels Area, Belgium

Advised on the definition, design and governance of a new Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) including a Business Process Management (BPM) solution.

The Bank of New York Mellon

May 1996 - Jul 2011

15 years 3 months

Brussels Area, Belgium

VP - Head of International Custody Systems and Services & IT Manager of the Belgian Bank

Jul 2007 - Jul 2011

4 years 1 month

Brussels Area, Belgium

Coordinated IT operations within the Belgian Bank offices: Brussels, Breda, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Milan and UK offices; led, motivated and provided strategic direction to the International Application Development Team supporting and maintaining an applications portfolio used by +5,000 users worldwide. Key achievements • IT Coordinator for the creation of the BNY Mellon Belgian Bank entity. • Implemented a software quality control tool in the offshoring context to ensure cost efficiency, secure time to market, enable management and reporting and maintained best possible levels of user satisfaction. • Applied CCMI Software Development Life Cycle and implemented HP PPM in the Brussels team. • Migrated the entire application platform from the Belgium Data Centre to a new infrastructure in US. • Optimised date centre usage by strengthening the use of virtualisation and NAS technology. • Facilitated a move from a Novell environment to Active Directory; implemented MFD across all Brussels offices to align with Bank Standard, gaining synergies and reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). • Member of the Belgian Bank Risk Management Committee; Chair the Belgian Bank Technology Review Committee.

Vice President - IT Manager (previously Head of Application Development and Project Manager)

May 1996 - Jul 2007

11 years 3 months

Brussels Area, Belgium

Enjoyed 11 years’ rapid progression within this American multinational banking and financial services corporation; led an IT team of +30 in the management of application development and infrastructure support; created an offshore team in India to supplement local efforts; played an integral role managing business-critical projects from inception to completion, including applications development, systems migration, data centre development, and implemented a Business Objects / Sybase IQ Business Intelligence Platform containing 20 years of Asset Servicing Business elements.

Project Leader (previously Analyst/Developer)

JP Morgan

Mar 1993 - May 1996

3 years 3 months

Brussels Area, Belgium

Analysis, design and implementation of several information systems for the Global Custody Business in a MS SQL Server platform. Migration to a SUN SQL Server environment


Education

ISTYA

PRINCE2 Foundation

2011 - 2011

1 month

Agilar

Certified ScrumMaster

2011 - 2011

1 month

Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management

Master

1986 - 1992

6 years 1 month


Licenses & certifications

Certified Scrum Master

Issued: Oct 2011

Certified by Scrum Alliance

PRINCE2 Foundation

Issued: Sep 2011

Certified by APMG International

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