Safa BOUGOTTAYA

Project:

Suricate is a counterparty risk monitoring tool available to the risk departments of the GBPCE group's establishments, enabling them consolidate exposures, enter and monitor limits, and access detailed data (third parties, contracts)

• Steering and framing the implementation of new functionalities requested by users
• Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Facilitating workshops to gather business needs
• Analysis and framing of business needs, formalization of problems and user expectations, provision of relevant solutions
• Collaboration with technical teams to alignment between business objectives and solutions
• Assessment of the technical and functional feasibility of solutions, and cost estimates
• Creation of test scenarios to validate the quality and reliability of functionalities developed by the technical team
• Leading Agile meetings with project teams
• Participation in testing, functional validation, integration and certification phases
• Regular monitoring of project progress, identification of potential risks
• Analysis of user needs and requirements to propose appropriate solutions
• Collaborated with engineering teams on technical feasibility assessments, resulting in realistic scope definition for projects.
• Analyzed customer feedback to identify areas for improvement.
• Key contribution to the development of the project roadmap
• Writing User Stories and managing the product backlog
• Prioritizing User Stories for optimal Product Backlog management
• Analysis and resolution of anomalies during business acceptance phases
• Participation in the testing, functional validation, integration, certification and deployment phases of software development

Environment: Safe Agile Methods, Data, Google Workspace, Confluence, Counterparty Risk

Project:

Benchmark aimed at the transition from IBOR/LIBOR interbank rates to RFR (Risk-Free Rate), ensuring a change in line with market standards.

• Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where, and when each component would work.
• Coordination with technical and functional IT teams in Singapore to define product requirements
• Implemented Agile methodologies to increase team productivity and enhance overall project outcomes.
• Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Developed comprehensive roadmaps outlining the product vision, goals, and milestones for successful execution.
• Management of backlog priorities and alignment of stakeholder needs
• Leading agile ceremonies such as sprint planning and retrospectives
• In-depth analysis of user needs for an optimized product experience
• Implementation management, including deadlines, budgets and resource allocation
• Coordinated with software developers to create custom applications and trackers to achieve client goals.
• Streamlined project management processes for improved efficiency and timely product delivery.
• Prioritization and definition of key functionalities, focusing on added value for the user
• Product backlog administration
• Planning and conducting agile ceremonies, team dynamics and project agility
• Supervision of functional tests, guaranteeing quality and conformity of solutions
• Execution of acceptance tests
• UAT organization and monitoring
• Validation of user stories with BA
• Preparation and drafting of EPICs
• KPI tracking
• Active participation in key meetings, project committees, and Go/NO decisions

Environment: Scrum/Cycle en V Agile Methods, Sharepoint, Google workspace, Benchmark

Project:

The E2E Credit Chain program aims for operational excellence through the industrialization and optimization of the credit chain, strengthening the customer experience through the simplification and digitalization of processes.

• Writing User Stories to ensure a clear, shared understanding of product objectives
• Collaborated with engineering teams on technical feasibility assessments, resulting in realistic scope definition for projects.
• Dynamic, strategic management of the product backlog, ensuring effective prioritization to maximize product value
• Collaboration with UX/UI to refine business requirements and improve the user interface
• Analysis of needs and constraints to provide the most appropriate response
• Coordination of release planning and monitoring, with a focus on continuous delivery and rapid iteration
• Demonstrations for the business team
• Active participation in Agile rituals such as Daily Meeting, Sprint Planning and Sprint Review
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop high-quality products that met customer needs.
• Facilitated communication between development teams and stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of requirements and expectations.
• Support Quality Analysts in writing Acceptance Tests in GHERKIN (BDD)
• Leadership of the TCOE/Testers team, driving the testing phases and alignment with quality objectives
• Supervision of User Acceptance Tests (UAT)
• Communication of anomalies or difficulties encountered to line management for rapid resolution
• Contribution to kick-off and Go/No-Go meetings

Environment: Safe Agile Methods, XRAY, BDD, Confluence, Google Workspace, structured finance, risk, compliance, credit

Project:

As part of the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, all industrialized countries have decided to strengthen controls:
- Detection of transactions carried out on behalf of individuals or legal entities
- Search for clients whose names appear on lists of terrorist groups or politically exposed persons

• Actively participated in team meetings to share knowledge, exchange ideas, address challenges, and collaborate on potential solutions.
• Definition of functional requirements and drafting of specifications for the integration of a tactical solution and an audit trail in Forces Online
• Developed high-quality documentation to support training efforts, helping employees fully understand new systems and procedures.
• Design and execution of test strategies, management and resolution of anomalies
• Coordination with development teams implement required improvements
• Supervision of user acceptance (UAT)
• User demonstrations
• Project manager of Advanced Reporting project: migration of existing reports to dynamic MicroStrategy reports for advanced and accurate reporting
• Performed gap analysis between existing systems or processes and desired state, identifying areas for improvement or enhancement.
• Anomaly management: creating and tracking anomalies
• Optimized workflow processes to enhance overall productivity and achieve operational excellence.
• Collaborated closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements and drive continuous innovation in the organization.
• Supported software development projects by defining clear requirements and effectively communicating them to technical teams.

Environment: Scrum Agile Methods, Microstrategy Reporting, Fircosoft, Compliance

Poject:

Vendôme: This is a middle-office tool dedicated to Structured Finance teams for medium- and long-term syndicated or bilateral financing activities.
The application offers users centralized management and monitoring of financing applications.

• Implementation software upgrades to meet business needs
• Implementation of automated tests with Selenium and BDD to optimize software quality
• Creation of detailed recipe books
• Preparation and execution of test and acceptance phases
• Execution of manual functional and non-regression test campaigns
• Documentation and management of anomalies via JIRA and follow-up of corrective measures with the project management team
• Analysis and framing of business needs, formalization of problems and user expectations, provision of relevant solutions
• Assistance in choosing an IT solution that meets the customer's specific needs
• Writing detailed functional specifications to guide developers in project implementation
• Level 2 functional support
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new features.
• Debugged complex software issues, leading to a more stable product release.
• Participation in the testing, functional validation, integration, certification and deployment phases of software development
• Regular updating of the user guide

Environment: SCRUM Agile Methods, JAVA/J2EE, PLSQL/SQL, Cucumber

Project:

Air is a platform that produces official investment banking valuations and provides financial results management for investors.
The application allows you to publish daily, monthly, and yearly P&L results.

• Drafting and implementation of BDD test scenarios
• Translate Quality Center tests into BDD test scenarios
• Development and integration of automated acceptance

Environment: JAVA/J2EE, PLSQL/SQL, Gherkin, Cucumber, BDD