Edenred - France & International
Edenred (CAC40) - Recruiting the Chief Data and AI Officer to scale up transformation projects
After three years of building the foundational elements of a Data Office within IT, a reorganization required repositioning the Chief Data Officer under the Strategy and Transformation division to accelerate the scaling of the Data/AI transformation.
Group Chief Data & AI Officer
- Reassure the Executive Committee about the feasibility of such a recruitment in light of the group’s expectations for this transformation
- Redefine the leadership skills and career path required for the future Group Chief Data & AI Officer
- Executive search completed in under two months.
- Unanimous confidence from the Executive Committee in the recruited Chief Data & AI Officer.
"Uman Partners had already worked with Edenred, so I was familiar with their reputation as specialists. However, it was our consulting firm, which supported us in redefining our Data & AI Target Operating Model, that recommended Uman Partners for this recruitment—a process that was absolutely strategic for us. There was no room for error.
Uman Partners first provided us with expert advice on the high caliber of talent we needed to meet, the key components of their career paths, and the leadership requirements essential for success. The partner leading this mission guided us every step of the way with remarkable proximity, offering both reassurance and determination. They paid particular attention to the absolutely critical fit with the technology teams who would work hand in hand with the CDAIO.
What truly set them apart, however, was their exhaustive and deep knowledge of the market’s top talents and their proven achievements. We met only a few candidates—but undoubtedly the best. And I hired the one who now enables our Group’s Executive Committee to invest in, and fully commit to, this ambitious transformation project with complete confidence and peace of mind.
Constance Le Bouar-Billot
Executive Vice-President, Strategy, Marketing & Transformation Groupe Edenred
