Matthieu Lachaize

Leading the launch and strategic positioning of a B2B startup focused on the digitalization of non-core business services, fostering sustainable and partner-driven innovation across North Africa.

• Built the strategic vision and business model, with a strong focus on bridging the informal economy with the structured B2B market
• Initiated investor outreach and defined a fundraising strategy to support the product launch and scale-up roadmap
• Initiated and structured collaborative partnerships with +5 market actors (providers, buyers, institutional allies)
• Designed and validated the core product

Leading the transformation of the subsidiary, establishing a strong foundation for sustainable growth and effective management in line with the company’s mission and values.

Objective 2023-24 : Operational Excellence

• Establish the company’s mission and values collaboratively
• Structure the company’s decision-making bodies
• Develop a change management approach
• Empower the managerial line
• Oversee activities to optimize internal processes and ensure objectives are met

Managed IT operations with a multi-ethnic team and collaborated with Indian service partners to drive efficiency and growth.

• Operationally monitor projects between our client teams and Indian partners
• Support the Singapore team in tracking and managing IT projects on a fixed-price or time-and-materials basis
• Manage client relationships commercially and handle dispute resolution
• Optimize supplier relations by negotiating favorable contracts, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance, and efficiently resolving incidents

Support business operations and implement technical solutions with an on-site team of 5 developers, in partnership with CGI India, a service center based in India.
Business function : Collaborate and implement new interbank standards SEPAmail

Project

• Technically design and define back-office and interbank services
• Resolve critical issues related to flow security
• Define, manage, and monitor schedules and task allocation

• Manage support tickets and requests
• Define support procedures
• Identify training and awareness needs

Business function : Online C2C transfer service, scope of 30 million clients
Project :

• Completely rewrite the system and define the technical architecture
• Design a modernized user interface and customer experience
• Deploy the solution and monitor production, manage incidents and customer complaints

Technical Stack :

• Backend on IBM Zos Mainframe, Cobol, DB2, IMS, IDE: TSO, RDZ/Eclipse
• Frontend MVC Architecture, Internal Framework, IDE: Visual Studio

Business function : Bulk and individual online money transfers
Technical Stack

• Backend on IBM Zos Mainframe, Cobol, DB2, IMS, IDE: TSO, RDZ/Eclipse
• Frontend MVC Architecture, Internal Framework, IDE: Visual Studio

Junior Developer Vendor for Euro-Information Developments
Projects : Functional and technical enhancements
Business Function : Bulk transfers for large corporations
Technical Stack : Backend development on IBM Zos Mainframe, Cobol, DB2, IMS, IDE: TSO, RDZ/Eclipse

• Self-learning on technical frameworks
• Technology watch

Junior Developer
Responsible for the railway transport scheduling application supplying German refineries with crude oil
Project : Optimize logistics routes for significant financial gains
Technical Stack : Microsoft Excel VBA