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Product Management Consultant (contractor)

Nike

Product Lead

IPsoft

● Spearheaded 15+ Business & IT Professionals based across, the Netherlands, United
States and India, developing and delivering the implementation of Amelia (AI).
● Led the set-up of the client's Cognitive Center of Excellence (CoE).
● Landed the multi-year, multi-million Euro contract, as result of successful implementation,
CoE set-up and overall 10% revenue growth in orders and 15% cost savings for the client.

Product Delivery Manager

Cognizant

● Developed E2E quality assurance, across +10 Delivery teams, working on JavaScript, .Net
and SharePoint technology, for a large insurance company in Brussels, Belgium, improving
the overall Test Plan Coverage and Defect Detection Effectiveness with 26%.
● Consultant for delivery of the Digital Roadmap, for an international corporate bank in the
Netherlands.

Senior Information Technology Business Consultant

Brunel

Interim: IT Solutions Project Portfolio Lead
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Sep 2015 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 5 mosSep 2015 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands


● Led the team of 12 Direct reports, responsible for the IT Solutions Project Portfolio
execution and financial controlling, with a total change budget of +324M.
● Responsible for development and launch of Agile processes, training & metrics for the
cross-domain Agile project portfolio. Trained 6 business units, 15 IT teams and 1 senior
management team
● Responsible for introducing the Agile portfolio funding framework in a matrix organization.
Decreasing overspend by 15%, increasing time-to-market by 10% and generating an
additional 250k cost savings in overhead.

IT Solutions Product Portfolio Lead

NN Group

● Managed the Project Portfolio Standards, used by over +200 Project Professionals,
reducing reporting time spend on change with 80%, reducing external rates +/-20%,
contract duration +/-10%, and generating a total savings of +4M.
● Co-launched the CMMI model to Life Insurance in Czech Republic, Japan and Poland,
creating a pipeline of strategic optimization initiatives.
● Managed multiple IT project portfolio's, with a total budget of +40M
● Managed the PMO team (4 direct reports), implementing PeopleSoft 9.1 and Solvency II
Finance & Reporting workstream, across 8 countries with a budget of +80M
● Set-up and managed the PMO team (2 direct reports), responsible for delivery of the
Shared Service Center in Cluj, with a total scope 8 CRE Countries and budget of +20M

IT Program Portfolio Lead

Product manager IT project portfolio 

Head PMO finance transformation and solvency II finance & reporting

Regional PMO shared service center realisation programme

Financial Adviser

I am a customer-centric Product and Program Manager, with 17+ years of business and technology experience, delivering products and services, accelerating revenue growth, and driving efficiency improvements.
I have a proven track record in motivating teams to exceed their goals, using Agile delivery methodologies, design-thinking practices, and data-driven insights, in leading global enterprises such as IP Soft (Amelia), Philips, NN, and Nike Inc.
I excel in creating a shared vision, translating it into a prioritized roadmap, and pursuing a disciplined and metrics-driven product management approach from exploration to execution and scale. I enjoy devising ways to experiment and test innovative ideas while shortening learning cycles and partnering with cross-functional teams and leadership.

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