Program Director

Role Description

SPOC: Mrignayani Jayram

Role: Program Director

Location: Puteaux, France

Employment Type: Permanent OR Sub-con

Contract Duration: The candidates contract will be for 12 Months with extension possibility

Experience: 20+ Years relevant experience ONLY

Salary/Pay Rate: Up to 600 Euros/Day

Work Mode: 100% On-site - 5 days work from office in client location

Language: English and French (Mandatory)

Job Description

The Program Director role is to lead the IT and operational separation of this business from Bureau Veritas, ensuring a controlled transition with no disruption to business continuity.

Role Purpose

The Program Director will structure and drive the carve-out program, coordinating the entities, business teams, IT teams, vendors, and local entities across countries.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the carve-out roadmap, governance, milestones, risks, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate IT separation streams: applications, infrastructure, data, cybersecurity, IAM, workplace, ITSM, support model, and vendor dependencies.
• Identify dependencies between the divested business and Bureau Veritas corporate systems.
• Ensure business continuity during the transition.
• Prepare the target standalone operating model for the carved‑out entity.
• Manage senior stakeholders and steering committees.
• Drive issue resolution, risk mitigation, and decision‑making.

Target Profile

A senior Program Director / IT Separation Lead with strong experience in:

• Corporate carve-outs, M&A, IT separation, or large transformation programs.
• Global, multi‑country, multi‑vendor environments.
• Senior stakeholder management and executive communication.
• IT governance, risk management, service continuity, and transition planning.

Positioning Statement

The ideal profile is a senior transformation leader able to translate a corporate carve-out into a structured IT separation program, securing continuity, governance, risk control, and stakeholder alignment across a global organization.