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Pierre Lamarche

CH - Bellevue

Summary

Program management leader with history of driving large transformation projects to successful completion.

Known for fostering team collaboration and delivering results in dynamic environments.

Effective communication skills

Focus on finding solutions and embrace the change with collective mindset.

Proven expertise in PMO, risk, change management in an agile world.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager

Arendt & Medernach
02.2023 - 06.2025

Transformation Program manager : increase revenues, reduce operational costs and increase employee and clients satisfaction

  • Defined the strategic goals with related objectives and KPIS
  • Elaborated the future Target Operating Model with partners and managing partner (63 stakeholders)
  • Structured the program governance, roadmap, dashboard and resources
  • Coordinated the program, team (lawyers, operations, finance, HR) and the change management plan
  • Participated to workshops with teams in process improvements. Elaborate quicks wins and global transformation initiatives.
  • Coordinated IT and Product team to align roadmap and medium/long term objectives.
  • Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.

Compliance program to Arendt Investor Services

  • Ensure the compliance of the entity ruled by CSSF (20/750 Circular)
  • Finalize the gap analysis with CISO and elaborate the program with 43 projects (IT, Security, Architecture, Development, Infrastructure, PMO)
  • Manage the program with all stakeholders
  • Ensure increase of maturity of the teams (CMMi)
  • Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.

PMO restructuring

  • Supported head of Strategy and Projects in increasing maturity in the project management framework
  • Defined the portfolio gating processes and related documentation
  • Mentored project managers, fostering professional development and knowledge sharing within the PM team
  • Implemented project management tooling, dashboarding and risk management framework
  • Facilitated stakeholder engagement through regular updates and feedback sessions ensuring alignment on objectives
  • Be the SPOC with product management team to ensure alignment with strategic objectives of the company.

Change Manager

ICRC (Consultant)
03.2021 - 01.2023
  • Led change initiatives to enhance operational efficiency across multiple departments dealing with Data Management
  • Defined data services with related SLA (provide reporting capabilities and data science models)
  • Developed and implemented training programs to support the data
  • Adapt the communication channels (WIKI, JIVE), animate the BI community and leverage the audience
  • Temporary led the team for specific topics (Geneva and Serbia teams)
  • Analyzed stakeholder feedback to refine change management strategies and processes.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams (data, IT, supply chain) to ensure alignment on project objectives and deliverables
  • Facilitated workshops to promote understanding of new systems and procedures among employees
  • Implemented a new agile team (Scrum) between Digital-Data and IT team to provide BI services: align sponsors, define the future organization and casting, define roadmap, empower the team, provide SAFe and agile advices.

Program Director - AVS4.0 Program

FER Genève
01.2018 - 02.2021
  • Built up the global governance set up (multi stakeholders investment, agile approach, multi site in EU, supplier owned by sponsors).
  • Sizing - 4years with 150 project members and CHF35M budget.
  • Led a team of 6 people (head of PO, head of BA, project managers, PMO)
  • Set up the program and coordinate the global roadmap
  • Coordinated of the project team with 5 members (project managers, PMO, BA coordination, Product Manager/owner)
  • Built the project and product reporting to all different levels of management. Program cost controlling.
  • Managed the program (budget, risks, communication, plan, baseline adaptation on a Prince2 gating system)
  • Led strategic program development and implementation to align with organizational goals.
  • Manage the project sourcing (call for tenders, purchasing, contract management)
  • Oversaw budget allocation and resource management for multiple projects simultaneously
  • Facilitated stakeholder engagement through regular communication and feedback loops
  • Collaborated closely with executive leadership to develop strategic plans for long-term growth

Project and Change Manager (consultant)

ICRC
09.2016 - 12.2017
  • Coordinated the deployment of ERP JDEdwards Purchasing processes at ICRC Headquarters in Geneva.
  • Managed the change management within finance, IT, logistic and purchasing.
  • Led the functional and technical teams during solution design, analysis and developments.
  • Integrated audit recommendation during analysis.
  • Led organizational change initiatives around the project to enhance operational efficiency (finance, IT and logistic).

Business Project Manager

Catella Bank
06.2015 - 08.2016
  • Managed an Agile project to deliver an e-banking platform to control credit cards (as SCRUM master). We fully focus our product management on the value delivered
  • Coordinated two Partner Banks onboarding (CH, MC) to provide branded credit cards
  • Manage the card product outsourcing project to Poland with technical and legal constraints
  • Supported head of PMO to increase the framework maturity
  • Led a project to provide metal cards to ultra high net worth clients including R&D, provider selection and high constraints from clients worldwide.

Head of IT PMO and Project Management Team

LuxairGroup, LU
12.2012 - 06.2015
  • Actively participated to the Project management audit, select and adopt the best method for Luxair (Hermès), define/deploy/adapt the 13 templates, training to PM.
  • Manage Project Managers : Managed and coached 4 projects managers with the new method and collect improvements.
  • Coordinated several projects for LuxairTours, mainly on dynamic pricing model. Define business case, led the RFP and implement the new tooling
  • Directed the IT controlling: implement a controlling and planning tool to manage plans, resources and identify bottlenecks and support budgeting process (Project Server).
  • Managed cross-functional teams in the delivery of innovative technology solutions, improving service quality for Luxairtours.

Program Manager and PMO

ArcelorMittal Europe
11.2007 - 12.2012
  • PMO for MIS (Business Intelligence team): Deployed and adapted Prince2 method to the unit, monitored the budget and project (2M budget per year, different types of projects to deliver high quality standards dashboards)
  • SAP Billing Project Manager (6.2M€, 20 mills over 3 years) : centralized the billing process for 20 countries
  • Mill integration project manager for Estonia, Romania, Poland and France.


Supply Chain Manager

Autopolis
03.2005 - 07.2007
  • Logistic operations manager : managed the supply chain operations from sales to final delivery (20 people on my team)
  • Set up dashboards to pilot operations, set up a continuous improvement program
  • Project Manager : coordinated an internal project (supply chain tool between sales to deliveries) to reduce delay to deliver vehicles.

Business Analyst (Consultant)

ABC Luxembourg
12.2003 - 02.2005
  • Mapped, analyzed and redesigned processes of the city of Luxembourg (ARIS). Processes covered all the citizens administrative services (147 processes)
  • Defined User Interface conventions, documentation system and quality control checks
  • Performed some technical developments to improve the capacity to mapped processes by understanding the limitation of the systems (BEA Weblogic).
  • Supported the project manager on the stakeholder management (Luxembourgish).

Project Manager

Alten
12.2000 - 11.2003
  • THALYS Project Manager: operational tool implementation to organize the online planning of all trains in the network
  • Managed the project team on a fix cost set up with team members
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully deliver complex projects on time and within budget.
  • Managed the stakeholders expectations by providing clear governance, project status and reporting
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for the project
  • Business Analysis for several requirements definition.

Project Manager (trainee)

British Airways
06.1998 - 08.1999
  • Managed a Business Objects implementation on time and withing budget (project was part a global program Conex - supply chain digitalization)
  • Resource management, Coordinated IT developers and architect.
  • Built the change and training plan
  • Trained users and compile documentation

Education

BSc (Hons) European Supply Chain Management - European Supply Chain Management

University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield (UK)
06.2000

DUT Gestion Logistique et Transport - Transportation, Finance And Logistics,

IUT GLT
Chalon Sur Saône
06.1997

Skills

  • Agile / SAFe framework certified (2021)
  • Project method : PMI, Hermès, Prince2 (certified 2015)
  • Project tools : Project Server, MS project, Palladium
  • Change Management (PROSCI certified)
  • ITIL (certified 2008)
  • French (mother tongue)
  • English (fluent)
  • German (conversation level)
  • Luxembourgish (conversation level)

Timeline

Program Manager

Arendt & Medernach
02.2023 - 06.2025

Change Manager

ICRC (Consultant)
03.2021 - 01.2023

Program Director - AVS4.0 Program

FER Genève
01.2018 - 02.2021

Project and Change Manager (consultant)

ICRC
09.2016 - 12.2017

Business Project Manager

Catella Bank
06.2015 - 08.2016

Head of IT PMO and Project Management Team

LuxairGroup, LU
12.2012 - 06.2015

Program Manager and PMO

ArcelorMittal Europe
11.2007 - 12.2012

Supply Chain Manager

Autopolis
03.2005 - 07.2007

Business Analyst (Consultant)

ABC Luxembourg
12.2003 - 02.2005

Project Manager

Alten
12.2000 - 11.2003

Project Manager (trainee)

British Airways
06.1998 - 08.1999

BSc (Hons) European Supply Chain Management - European Supply Chain Management

University of Huddersfield

DUT Gestion Logistique et Transport - Transportation, Finance And Logistics,

IUT GLT
Pierre Lamarche