Sarah Marga

Product Manager | Project Manager | Consultant

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Mobility: Brussels, Amsterdam, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Product ManagementPythonManagement ConsultingAIBig DataData AnalysisMachine LearningData Visualization

Languages

English (Native)Arabic (Native)French (Native)Spanish

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

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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

Certified by ITIL Certified

Agile Scrum Master 1

Issued: Dec 2025

Certified by Scrum.org

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Issued: Feb 2025

Certified by Project Management Institute

Machine Learning Specialization

Issued: May 2024

Certified by Unknown Organization

Business Data Analyst

Issued: Jun 2021

Certified by Berkeley Fisher Center for Business Analytics

Professional Scrum Product Owner 1

Issued: May 2017

Certified by Scrum.org

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