
Sarah Marga
Product Manager | Project Manager | Consultant
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Mobility: Brussels, Amsterdam, ...
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Management Consultant with 10 years of experience leading IT and data transformation initiatives across finance, government, mobility, and pharma. I specialise in turning complex business needs into clear strategies, structured delivery plans, and measurable execution. My work spans PMO, agile delivery, product management, and data and IT transformation I am looking for my next project as a Product Manager, Management Consultant, or Chief of Staff
Work experience
Independent Consultant | Digital Transformation and Product Management
Nov 2021 - Present
5 years
- Led Agile at Scale transformation as the first Data Product Manager for a cross-functional team, developing a big data platform enabling advanced analytics, and enterprise-wide data access, improving scalability and performance - Collaborated with data scientists, data engineers, and business stakeholders to identify and develop data products enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency - Led the development of the big data platform roadmap and implementation plan - Led a Data Strategy initiative for a pharmaceutical group, designing new data governance framework, and data roadmap - Instructed professionals in Python, SQL, and machine learning, enabling real-world applications in predictive modeling, machine learning, and data visualization.
Senior Consultant - CIO and Digital Advisory
CGI Business Consulting
Sep 2018 - Aug 2020
2 years
Région de Paris, France
- Developed IT transformation strategy for a French Ministry • Comprehensive IT assessment for a French Ministry describing as-is for IT governance, infrastructure, support, applications, and HR • Led IT Target Operation Model redesign and developed IT transformation and digitisation roadmap • Defined project management tools, including governance, dashboards, KPIs, and risk management • Produced a 3-year, €9m budget IT roadmap, presented to minister and obtained implementation approval • Estimated overall program to improve business value by enhancing service delivery and increasing efficiency by 30% - Led IT PMO activities for a French Investment Bank • Tracked quality, delivery and risk for a 13 IT provider portfolio with €5m budget • Collaborated on outsourcing transition plan for an 80-member team, relocation operations across multiple international locations • Prepared the outsourcing transition in coordination with business units' managers: business plan, risk analysis, target operating model, planning and budgeting, governance
Senior Consultant - CIO Advisory
EY
Sep 2014 - Aug 2018
4 years
Région de Paris, France
- Developed IT transformation strategy for a Mobility provider (€9b revenue) • Conducted 40+ assessment interviews involving both IT and Non-IT people • Delivered AS-IS and 18-month IT transformation roadmap addressing key IT topics: Governance and organization, infrastructure, applications, data strategy, and people • Estimated overall program to achieve annual cost saving of €2m and improve ROI - Chief of staff in IT Finance department for a Government Organization • Constructed €3m annual roadmap, • Oversaw a 20-project portfolio ensuring on or under budget delivery with an average cost saving of 10% and reducing defects by 30% • Redesigned governance, collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize operational processes • Analyzed financial statements to support strategic decision-making
Software Engineering intern
Thales
Sep 2013 - Oct 2014
1 year 2 months
Région de Brest, France
Research and development of image recognition and classification algorithms for low quality radar images using C++ and Python
Full Stack Developer intern
Faiveley Transport
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
1 year
Région de Tours, France
Developped an embedded web-app tracking onboard equipment status
Education
ENSTA
Master of Engineering - MEng, Software Engineering
2010 - 2014
5 years
CPGE Lycée Mohamed V Casablanca
Bachelor MPSI/MP (Maths, Physics and Chemistry), Mathematics, Physics
2008 - 2010
3 years
Licenses & certifications
ITIL V3
Issued: Dec 2025
Agile Scrum Master 1
Issued: Dec 2025
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Issued: Feb 2025
Machine Learning Specialization
Issued: May 2024
Business Data Analyst
Issued: Jun 2021
Professional Scrum Product Owner 1
Issued: May 2017