Description

I align C-level vision with technology strategy and engineering execution.

My core strength lies in systemic thinking — connecting architecture, people, and processes to build resilient platforms and high-performing engineering organizations. I design enterprise architectures, structure scalable teams and delivery systems, and remove the operational friction that slows innovation and growth.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

Xpollens
VP Engineering : Banking as a Service platform • 7 teams • 50+ engineers
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
Paris, France
Led the transformation of the company’s BaaS platform, migrating a legacy monolith to a microservices architecture over 18 months. Delivered 99.5% SLA during high-stakes events such as the Paris 2024 Olympics, supporting 1M+ transactions per month and 100K+ active payment cards.
Redesigned the engineering organization and delivery model to support the new architecture, introducing clear ownership structures and scalable development practices. Increased deployment frequency from monthly releases to 3+ per week, while reducing IT operating costs by 30% and lowering team turnover to under 5%.
Created and led a Platform Engineering team, building an internal developer platform that unified architecture, security, SRE, and AI capabilities. This initiative reduced duplication across teams, standardized engineering practices, and enabled faster innovation across the organization
Digital Transformation Architecture SI TOGAF Architecture d'entreprise Core Banking
YOUNITED
Leader technique : Credit as a service platform • 2 teams • 10+ engineers
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2021 - December 2022 (2 years)
Paris, France
Architected the modular platform foundation for Younited Credit’s Credit-as-a-Service B2B offering, enabling major partners such as Apple, Bouygues, and Orange Bank to launch white-label credit products. Reduced partner launch timelines from 90 days to 30 days, accelerating strategic partnerships and market expansion.
Represented engineering in steering committees for strategic accounts, aligning technical constraints, risk management, and delivery commitments with business stakeholders to ensure successful integrations with enterprise partners.
Established engineering quality standards and governance, achieving 80% adherence to platform architecture RFCs and improving consistency across teams and partner integrations.
.NET Angular Microsoft Azure Microservices IT Architecture
Xpollens
Engineering Manager : Banking as a service platform • 1 Team • 7+ engineers
BANKING AND INSURANCE
November 2019 - December 2020 (1 year and 2 months)
Paris, France
Recruited and mentored a distributed engineering team across France and Portugal during COVID, building a resilient remote culture while maintaining delivery performance and fostering strong technical development within the team.
Conducted a full technical audit and defined the engineering roadmap in partnership with product leadership, stabilizing the platform and establishing the architectural foundations required for future Banking-as-a-Service growth.
Led the platform’s migration to Microsoft Azure, establishing cloud-native operational practices that laid the groundwork for broader cloud adoption across the organization.
.NET Architecture SI Angular Microsoft Azure Team management