Profile

Senior project manager with 21 years of experience managing complex projects. Digital transformation expert specializing in banking, fintech, and regulated environments.

Proven track record in international team management and transformation project coordination. Risk management specialist focused on continuous improvement.

Key Skills

Project Methodologies
  • Agile / Scrum / Waterfall
  • PO Coaching, Agile Coach, Project Management
  • Planning & team coordination
  • Risk & quality management
  • Distributed teams coordination
Management Tools
  • MS Project / Clarity / JIRA
  • Salesforce / T24 (Banking)
  • SharePoint / Confluence
  • Miro / Figma (UX/UI)
  • Dashboards & reporting
Digital Transformation
  • UX/UI & Design Thinking
  • Systems architecture
  • Change management
  • Innovation & R&D
Soft Skills
  • Leadership & negotiation
  • Multicultural management
  • Strategic analysis
  • Stakeholder communication

Project Strengths

  • Crisis project recovery
  • Complex team coordination
  • Distributed teams
  • Regulated environments

Languages

  • French (C2)
  • English (C1)

Interests

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 in charge of BILnet (Luxembourg's preferred mobile app) and mentored 110 team members (89 IT + 21 Business)
  • In Phase 3, I scaled from 9 to 16 teams, led 120 staff members, and integrated PMO/Legal/Compliance functions
  • Key results achieved: Reduced incidents by 15%, increased velocity by 25%, maintained 0% turnover, and established widespread agile culture
  • Continuous adaptation approach: Adapted each phase to specific resistance patterns while optimizing continuous improvement processes
Digital Project Manager | Financière Média 2014 - 2016
  • Scaled startup by growing 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 "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
  • Led mobile innovation by developing "Toolinnove" (Luxembourg's first iPhone app)
  • Facilitated knowledge transfer by training teams, documenting best practices, and teaching Master's level courses
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

  • Early adopter of emerging project methodologies
  • Using generative AI for retrospective facilitation and coaching
  • International expert exchanges (Jimmy Janlen)
  • Exploring Agile with emerging technologies
💡 Articles & Thought Leadership
🔗 20 LinkedIn Recommendations
🔗 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 → papaonyva.fr