About Najoua
Senior Cybersecurity & Cloud Infrastructure Project Manager with over 14 years of experience delivering enterprise infrastructure and cybersecurity transformation programs in international environments. Experienced in secure access and cloud security solutions, including Zscaler (ZIA / ZPA) deployments supporting Zero Trust architectures.
Proven track record in coordinating cross-functional teams across security, infrastructure and cloud domains, ensuring the successful delivery of complex IT initiatives across multi-site environments. Recognized for strong project governance, stakeholder engagement and vendor coordination, acting as a key interface between technical teams and business stakeholders.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- MULTI COMPANYIndependent Senior IT Project Management ConsultantCONSULTING AND AUDITSMarch 2023 - Today (3 years and 4 months)Paris, France•Led multiple IT and business transformation initiatives in consulting environments, supporting organizations across different project phases.•Managed complex projects, ensuring effective governance, risk and dependency management, and alignment with business objectives.•Set up project governance, executive reporting and project tracking dashboards.•Coordinated cross-functional teams, vendors and stakeholders, translating delivery challenges into clear and actionable recommendations for leadership.
- CHANEL - AccentureCybersecurity Project Manager – ZscalerLUXURY GOODSAugust 2021 - February 2023 (1 year and 6 months)Paris, France•Led the delivery of global Zscaler security initiatives (ZIA / ZPA) supporting the company’s secure access transformation and modern remote access strategy.•Coordinated security, network and infrastructure teams, ensuring alignment between technical teams, vendors and business stakeholders.•Acted as the primary point of contact for Zscaler-related topics, managing communication, issue follow-up and operational coordination through ServiceNow.•Led a proof of concept comparing Akamai and Zscaler ZPA to support the replacement of the legacy VPN solution and enable a more secure access model.•Coordinated testing phases, deployment activities and post-go-live stabilization, supporting the global rollout of Zscaler ZPA.•Facilitated governance and operational meetings with security teams and service providers, ensuring project progress, risk monitoring and timely issue resolution.
- Skybox SUEZ - AccentureCybersecurity Project ManagerENERGY AND UTILITIESNovember 2020 - April 2021 (5 months)Puteaux, France•Deployed Skybox Security solutions across international sites.•Conducted firewall configuration analysis and identified security vulnerabilities.•Presented security improvement strategies to key stakeholders.
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Education
- Master 2 Professional2010 University Paris VIIMaster 2 Professional
- Okta Basics Curriculum for Workspace IdentityOkta Basics Curriculum for Workspace Identity