Olivier Perron
Program Management Lead @BAT
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WORK HISTORY
Program Management Lead @BAT
Montreal, QC, CA
Directed a large Enterprise Separation Program to create a new company from Imperial Tobacco (Team of 200 persons, Budget of 29.2M $CAD) delivering all milestones on schedule while reducing cross‑team dependency delays by 24% through AI‑assisted planning- Setup & Manage an AI‑Enabled Agile PMO (Governance, SOPs, Templates, Dashboards), reducing reporting effort by 45%- Standardized delivery practices across 12+ teams, increasing predictability and reducing bugs by 12%- Applied AI tools to accelerate requirements analysis, estimation, planning, and reporting, reducing cycle time and improving delivery predictability- Designed AI‑ready workflows and SOPs enabling automation of key delivery processes across software teams- Integrated AI assistants into Agile ceremonies and SDLC workflows to boost speed, consistency, & decision‑making- Leveraged Artificial Intelligence to improve backlog refinement, risk identification, and stakeholder communication- Architected end‑to‑end delivery processes optimized for automation and AI integration- Standardized delivery practices across 12+ teams to improve consistency and predictability and reducing variance in sprint throughput by 18%- Developed end‑to‑end SOPs across development, QA, DevOps, and PMO functions- Mapped undocumented workflows into AI‑ready process models enabling automation and operational clarity- Led AI‑enhanced Agile and Lean delivery practices to accelerate team performance and reduce waste- Coached teams on hybrid human‑AI collaboration to improve productivity, adoption, and delivery quality- Technologies: SAP, Salesforce, Kinaxis, Fuze, Coupa, Advance, Vistex, B2C, EDP, WebTM, Ryder, Monday.com MondayVibe, PMI, SAFe (Scrum), UML, Office 365, SharePoint, HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript, Windows Server, SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange, CoPilot, Gemini, Base44.
EDUCATION
ENEB - Escuela de Negocios Europea de Barcelona
Diploma in Expertise in Coaching and NLP, Coaching and NLP
ENEB - Escuela de Negocios Europea de Barcelona
Master of Business Administration, Business
Collège Montmorency
DEC/College Degree, Informatique/Computer Science
ENEB - Escuela de Negocios Europea de Barcelona
Master of Project Management, Project Management
Université du Québec en Outaouais/University of Quebec in Outaouais
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT OLIVIER PERRON
AI‑Native Consultant and Senior Program Manager with 30+ years in software, 25 years in project/program leadership, and deep expertise in Agile, Lean, and enterprise transformation. I help organizations modernize delivery, integrate AI into workflows, and build AI‑ready operating models, SOPs, and governance frameworks. Secret cleared, bilingual, and experienced across 14+ PMOs and 100+ software solutions. One of the most certified Program Managers and Agilists. Core competencies include:· 18 years of Agile, 25 years of Project/Program Management, 30 years of IT. 95 Certifications.· Setup & Managed 16+ PMOs.· Fully Bilingual (English/French). Secret Cleared.· COTS, Web, Cloud, Intranet, Custom Development Experience.· Experience as a (A)PMO Director,(Lean & Project) Portfolio Manager, Program Manager and Project Manager, E.Arch. B.A, S.A, Architect, Scrum Master, RTE, DBA, Programmer, Trainer, Coach, Tech. Writer, Tester & Product Manager/Owner.· Created methodologies based on Scrum, SAFe, DA, Agile, RUP, PMI, ITIL, Lean, 6Sigma, OKRs.· Enabled by Scaled Agile to teach most SAFe Courses.· Defined 130+ software solutions including 40+ using AI Assisted Requirement & Diagram creation.· Expertise with several AI Tools: Base44, CoPilot, ChatGPT, Canva, Suno, Claude, Asana, Monday.com, MondayVibe, Gemini, Canva, Pomelli, Grammarly, Designrr, Use.AI, MidJourney, NanoBanana, Stable Diffusion, Lemon Slice, Veo, DeepSeek, Grok, Lovable, Notion, Jasper, Perplexity, Kling, Smartsheet, DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Hubspot, Canva, Crystalknows, Deepart, Copy.ai, Lumen5, MidJourney, D-ID, Pictory, Quillbot, Speechify, Github, Github Copilot, Rytr AI, Pixlr, Wordtune, Writesonic, Clawbot, Chatfuel, Google AI, ClickUp, Synthesia, Sembly AI, Krisp, Vrew, Conversica, Coupa.· Built 30+ software solutions using Base 44 (Vibe Coding/AI Augmented Software Development). · AI‑Native Delivery & Automation: · AI‑Driven PMO/APMO Modernization· Designed AI‑ready workflows, agents, apps and SOPs for software delivery teams · Applied AI tools (Copilot, Base44, etc.) to accelerate requirements, planning, estimation, and reporting· Integrated AI assistants into Agile ceremonies and SDLC processes· Coached teams on hybrid human‑AI collaboration· AI Governance Foundations & Risk Awareness· AI‑Enabled Enterprise Transformation
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