PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Project Manager & Transformation Leader
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL)
2016 - Present
Advanced through 3 progressive roles within the same organization: Strategic Project Scrum Master → Domain Coach → Organizational Transformation Leader
In Phases 1-2, I managed the team responsible for BILnet (Luxembourg's leading mobile banking app) and mentored 110 team members (89 IT + 21 Business)
In Phase 3, I scaled operations from 9 to 16 teams, led 120 staff members, and integrated PMO/Legal/Compliance functions
Key results delivered: Reduced incidents by 15%, increased velocity by 25%, maintained 0% turnover, and established widespread agile culture
Continuous adaptation approach: Tailored each phase to specific resistance patterns while optimizing continuous improvement processes
Digital Project Manager
Financière Média
2014 - 2016
Scaled startup operations by growing the team to 12 people and achieving €14M revenue across 5 countries (Luxembourg, France, Brazil, Italy, USA)
Transformed business processes by converting ad-hoc email workflows into structured Trello-based systems
Served as strategic liaison between development teams, C-level executives, and international clients
CTO & Project Manager
Kidoria (Startup)
2011 - 2014
Developed innovative architecture for a comprehensive "Children's digital vault" system
Adapted agile frameworks to meet early-stage startup requirements and constraints
Represented the company at major industry events including ICT Spring 2013 and KidExpo
R&D Project Manager
Public Research Center Henri Tudor
2006 - 2011
Pioneered XP implementation as the first Luxembourg organization to adopt Extreme Programming at scale
Spearheaded mobile innovation by developing "Toolinnove" (Luxembourg's first iPhone application)
Facilitated knowledge transfer through team training, best practice documentation, and Master's-level course instruction
Project Engineer
Alten
2004 - 2006
Built technical foundations by developing programming expertise that enhanced team credibility and project outcomes
Conducted methodological assessment to identify challenges and limitations with traditional waterfall approaches
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
💡 Articles & Thought Leadership
🔗 Project articles (18+) + 20 recommendations: linkedin.com/in/salimgomri
🚀 Personal Projects
Advent of Agile (2018-2023) - Calendar featuring 30 recognized agilists, collaboration with Arie van Bennekum
Product Manager Mentor (2020) - Openclassroom, 13 graduates achieved, 2 in progress
Papa, on y va ! (2025) - Writing an autobiographical novel about fatherhood and family challenges → onyvasaga.fr
Innovation Focus
- ●Early adopter of emerging project methodologies
- ●Using generative AI for retrospective facilitation and coaching
- ●International expert exchanges (Jimmy Janlen)
- ●Exploring Agile with emerging technologies