Mathieu RomainIndependent consultant

CV

My careerto date.

Since 2013, I have worked on projects at the core of insurance systems: portfolio migrations, product launches, digital transformation. Throughout, my role has been the same: bridging business teams and IT to understand, structure and move things forward.

“Seeing complexprojects through.”

  • Namur, Belgium
  • FR · EN · NL
  • 13+

    years of experience

  • 5+

    major clients

  • Transformation projects

    systems · processes · organisation

  • The same role

    Between the business and IT

IIProfessional experience

  1. 01

    2025

    → present

    AG Insurance

    Business Analyst & Project LeadDigital Transformation · Non-LifeBrussels

    Context

    Digital transformation programme in non-life insurance, within the programme management team: digitising documents and streamlining how they flow.

    My role

    • Analyse existing processes and documentation practices to identify friction points and opportunities for digitalisation
    • Define functional requirements for managing and circulating digital documents, working with the business teams
    • Structure and prioritise functional topics and follow them end to end: analysis, IT coordination, sign-off, go-live
    • Translate business needs into functional specifications the technical teams can build from
    • Oversee testing, go-live and stabilisation of the solutions
    • Coordinate day to day between the business, IT and programme management

    Non-life insuranceDigital transformationDocument management

  2. 02

    2023

    → Sept. 2025

    Athora Belgium

    Business & Functional Analyst LeadMigration · Life insuranceBrussels

    Context

    Migration of life insurance systems covering universal life and traditional portfolios, bringing several external back offices into the group's IT landscape.

    Two of the programme's four tools went live on the strength of the business analysis I led and coordinated.

    My role

    • Led a team of 6 business and functional analysts: work allocation, tracking, onboarding and roll-off
    • Acted as Product Owner for gap analysis: structured, prioritised and managed the backlog
    • Defined the methodological framework: scope, deliverables, validation and sign-off process
    • Carried out functional analysis of critical life insurance products: As-Is, gap identification, target process design
    • Reviewed documentation for content and quality, and coached analysts on both technical and non-technical skills
    • Reviewed test plans, coordinated test runs and supported the nearshore and offshore teams

    Sparx Enterprise ArchitectBPMN 2.0JiraConfluence

  3. 03

    2022

    → March 2023

    ACM Assurances

    Business Analyst Lead & Project ManagerSelf-employed products · PLCI / EIPBrussels

    Context

    Two product initiatives run in parallel: launching a new offering for the self-employed on a packaged solution, and migrating an existing product to a new platform.

    The product has been live since the project ended.

    My role

    • Acted as Business Analyst and Project Manager on the launch: coordinated the work and reported to the steering committee
    • Analysed business needs and designed the target processes (BPMN) supporting the new product's launch
    • Led a team of 3 analysts on the migration, covering underwriting, medical, pricing, product management and collections
    • Coordinated analysis, configuration and validation through to go-live
    • Prepared test plans, coordinated and ran the test cycles
    • Managed priorities and system changes after go-live

    BizagiBPMNPackaged solutionWaterfallBE · FR

  4. 04

    2017

    → Feb. 2022

    Atradius

    Business Analyst, then Functional Lead AnalystSurety · international projectParis, via Capgemini

    Context

    Design and rollout of a bespoke surety bond management system across France, Italy, Spain and the Nordics.

    The system is live in Italy.

    My role

    • Functional Lead Analyst from 2020: responsible for the design of the Bond, Policy and Risk Underwriting domains
    • Translated business requirements into detailed functional designs: BPMN processes, business rules, screens, batch processing, error handling and alerts
    • Contributed to the data model and to screen design (UX/UI)
    • Harmonised products, processes and requirements across countries while accommodating local differences
    • Facilitated requirements and design workshops with stakeholders
    • Supported the nearshore and offshore development teams and reviewed test plans
    • Prepared and presented summary analyses to support key management decisions

    BPMN 2.0UMLData modelUX-UINearshore & offshoreFR · IT · ES · Nordics

  5. 05

    2013

    → Dec. 2016

    NN Belgium

    Business & Process AnalystService managementBrussels

    Context

    Bridge between the business and IT on back-end and front-end insurance applications, in a service management and continuous improvement setting.

    My role

    • Triaged, prioritised and tracked change requests and incidents between the business and IT
    • Ran small change projects (up to 20 person-days), from analysis to go-live
    • Set priorities based on available resources, urgency and deadlines
    • Coordinated IT teams and business analysts using Kanban boards
    • Prepared, coordinated and ran the test phases
    • Documented processes and procedures, and trained users at go-live

    KanbanService managementBack & front office

IIIEducation, languages & tools

Education

  • Master in Business Engineering

    Information ManagementLouvain School of Management, Namur2011 – 2013

  • Bachelor in Business Engineering

    University of Namur2008 – 2011

Certifications

  • Agile Project Management2023
  • CPRE Foundation2017
  • PRINCE2 Foundation2017

Coach the coach, 2024 · Leadership & Management, 2024 · Connected Manager, Harvard Business School Online, 2021

Languages

  • French

    Native

  • English

    Fluent, professional

  • Dutch

    Good working knowledge

Tools & methods

  • Modelling & data

    Sparx Enterprise ArchitectBPMN 2.0UMLBizagiSQL

  • Steering & tracking

    JiraConfluenceAzure DevOps

  • Methods

    Agile & ScrumKanbanWaterfallTest design

IVLet's talk

Start with your context.

A project, a question, a complex transformation? Let's discuss it.