Virginie R.

Senior Project Manager | DORA Compliance

Salary / Daily rate

Luxembourg

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Project ManagerRegulatory ComplianceProject Management (PMO)

Languages

English (Native)French (Native)

About me

Intro

Senior Project Manager with 14+ years delivering complex regulatory compliance and change programs across financial services. Currently leading DORA compliance implementation with 40+ milestones, coordinating ICT Risk Management and BCM workstreams. Expert in stakeholder alignment, audit remediation, and governance across multicultural teams—turning regulatory complexity into controlled delivery.

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Work experience

Senior Project Manager

Mar 2025 - Present

1 year 8 months

Luxembourg

On assignment since March 2025 on a DORA Compliance program in a financial services institution - Programme-level Project Manager for a bank-wide audit finding remediation and regulatory compliance programme (DORA, MaRisk), coordinating ICT Risk Management and BCM / ITSCM workstreams with 40+ milestones - Leading end-to-end workstream planning, dependency management, governance, and delivery tracking across both workstreams - Acting as central coordination point between 1st and 2nd Line of Defence, Senior Management, and Internal Audit, ensuring effective challenge, alignment, and timely sign-off - Identifying, tracking , and escalating risks and issues via JIRA, maintaining transparent reporting and proactive remediation - Drafting and consolidating evidence and remediation documentation to demonstrate audit closure and DORA compliance

Senior Change Expert - Center of Expertise - Way of Working

ING Luxembourg

Oct 2024 - Mar 2025

6 months

Luxembourg

- Worked on high-complexity change initiatives at ING (including AML KYC remediation program) within a regulated banking environment, involving multiple stakeholders, governance layers, and delivery constraints - Supported end-to-end delivery by structuring plans, navigating dependencies, and maintaining control across initiatives with material operational and regulatory impact

Fidelity International

Nov 2019 - Oct 2024

5 years

Luxembourg

Senior Project Manager - Global Platform Solutions - Chief Administration Office

Jan 2024 - Oct 2024

10 months

Luxembourg

o Delivering internal strategic projects to multiple internal stakeholders (Pension Operations, HR, Legal & Compliance, Client Services, Sales, etc.) and in multiple locations (UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, US, India) o Implementing change control processes (transition planning, KPI & MI reporting, cost control, benefits tracking, post-mortem) o Managing a team of 6 project delivery associates

Senior Manager - Change co-ordination & planning - Global Workplace Investing Operations

Jan 2023 - Mar 2024

1 year 3 months

Luxembourg

- Putting in place a change management framework for GWI Operations team - Leveraging on internal communication channels to build stronger engagement from GWI Operations team towards change initiatives - Supporting multi-workstreams projects and programme that impact GWI Operations team (process review, project coordination, …) - Reporting on change initiatives impact and challenges to the GWI Operations Senior Leadership Team

Senior Manager - Implementation Manager - Cross-Border Workplace Investing Operations

Nov 2019 - Jan 2023

3 years 3 months

Luxembourg

o Planning, coordinating and monitoring client implementations o Interfacing with client (HR sponsors) and/or internal associates to resolve outstanding issues relating to pensions plan administration

Wavestone

Jan 2013 - Oct 2019

6 years 10 months

Luxembourg

Manager - Financial Services

Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

7 months

Luxembourg

In July 2017, Solucom and Kurt Salmon's European operations (excluding the retail and consumer goods sectors outside of France), and Kurt Salmon's Financial Services and CIO Advisory practices in the USA, have come together to create Wavestone. Part of the Financial Services Team, specialized in Insurance, Private Banking and Compliance Main experiences: Change Management SME in French Insurance Group in support of Transformation/E2E Process Expertise team to implement KPI reports, improve operational processes and support Operations team (back-office, middle office, AML-KYC for Wealth & Retail branch - Life and Savings products) in the follow-up of external and internal requests- Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2018-2019)

Senior Consultant - Global Financial Services

Jan 2016 - Mar 2019

3 years 3 months

Luxembourg

Part of the Private Banking & Operational Tax Competence Center (OTCC) team in Luxembourg Projects Change Management Officer (in charge of process modelling) in French Insurance Group for implementation of new Policy Management System (Solife by Vermeg) - Luxembourg, Luxembourg Business Process & Change Manager in a French private bank for Triple A implementation project - Paris, France (2017) Internal contribution: participation to marketing offers, commercial proposals, White papers, internal newsletters, articles, recruitment & trainings, coaching of junior consultants Thought leadership team member for Tax team (2015) – topics include EU Tax Strategy & harmonisation , Savings Directive, AEOI, FTT, WHT Publication: "Asset Servicing and Tax - Tax Harmonization in the European Asset Servicing Market

Consultant - Global Financial Services

Jan 2013 - Jan 2016

3 years 1 month

Luxembourg

Part of the Investment Funds Team in Luxembourg Projects (Luxembourg, 2013-2016): • Process Manager in global regulatory program for French Bank in Luxembourg - analysis of end-to-end processes and controls to comply to AML-CFT & OFAC Financial Security requirements • Business Analyst for Depositary Bank in Luxembourg - documentation of Client Acceptance Process for investment funds • Consultant for leading online Social Network- Study on the contribution of social networks to cultural institutions • Consultant for Alternative Fund Services of a leading Fund Administrator - design of shared operating model between Luxembourg & Ireland • Project Coordinator for Transfer Agency entity of Private Bank in implementation of “Global payment strategy” via LuxCSD and TARGET2 • Publications: “Fund Distribution Support: Enabling fund managers to raise assets and effectively serve distributors globally”

Business Analyst - Global Financial Services

Kurt Salmon

May 2012 - Dec 2012

8 months

Part of the Investment Funds Team in Luxembourg • Compliance & Business Analyst in “alignment of internal processes with AIFM Directive & SIF Law” for Private Equity Management Company & Private Equity Fund • Payment Analyst for a “benchmark on payment gateway” for Domestic Market Services of major bank–definition of benchmarking methodology, scope and key performance indicators; functional & technical analysis of payment platforms • Thought leadership team member for GFS - Investment Funds team – topics include Fund Distribution Support Services


Licenses & certifications

Scrum: The Basics

Issued: Jul 2024

Certified by Project Management Institute

Agile Foundations

Issued: Jun 2024

Certified by Project Management Institute

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