Rachid BENSAFIR

Expert en métier d'assurance, j'ai occupé des postes de responsabilité autour des thématique transformation, optimisation de la performance, rentabilité stratégie et direction des opérations.  

Je suis de formation ingénieur système d'information complété par un MBA en management des entreprises d'assurance puis un master en Actuariat. 

Je connais très bien le marché de l'assurance en France comme en Afrique pour avoir mené des programmes de transformation pour les compagnies d'assurances de premier plan. 

DXC Technologies | Insurance Program Director. 
from Sept 2021 till now – (Rabat Morocco)

• Managing the “Discovery phase” of the implementation of the GraphTalk for “Saving portfolio” at Vida Caixa Bank in Spain (Business analyst and interface with business teams) for 8 months.
• Program manager and business analyst of the implementation of a GraphTalk AIA Risk and Protection for Thelem Assurances France (workstreams and multidisciplinary experts (IT, Business, Actuary, tax, and regulatory) – 2 years.
• Manager and responsible for many projects around GraphTalk AIA and TMA for AXA Wealth Management (Eurocroissance, Perp, …)
• Training for new joiners to DXC in Rabat in insurance (Savings, R&P, Health)
• Managing a project of digital transformation and modernization of GraphTalk AIA V3 to V5 for Groupama insurance (Saving and R&P)
• Helping to finalize some pre-sales projects. 

Environment: Risk and protection, health, Saving, GraphTalk AIA, Insurance. Jira, DXC process. 

SANLAM Insurance | Head of Process & Operations

2018-09 – Mai 2021 (Paris/ Casablanca / Cape Town) (15- 50 FTE)

q  Managing and leading IFRS 17 program transformation for 33 GI insurance companies.

• Leading and managing the selection phase of IFRS 17 target tools (3 tools)
• Building and designing: Program governance, streams (IT, Actuarial, accounting, testing, change management), committee steering, budget, Project    deliverables from solution transition to release and implementation, ensuring timely and agreed-upon delivery, POOC (centrally in Cape Town) 
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget (5 M€)
• Facilitating the definition of project charter, scope, goals, and deliverables
• Writing of business requirements according to Policy and Methodo (ISAAB)
• Managing the rollout phase after building a central solution for reporting on SAP

 Insurance and reinsurance Process transformation & TOM (Target Operating Model) Manager:

• Co-coordinator of the IT master plan (IT convergence)
• Leading and managing the selection phase for PAS and ERP: 
• GraphTalk, Guidewire, Premia, … for the Policies administration Tools 
• SAP/Hana and Sage for Accounting and Finance Tools  
• Managing migration from CODA ERP to SAP/Hana with the provider.
• Drive the global overhaul of health insurance and reinsurance business processes

 Insurance integration Business Process:

• Managing and facilitating the integration of 6 GI-insurance companies (Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda) into the new Group following the takeover of the Saham group (IT consistency & Operating Model)
• Member of committees(IT platform transformation, Data, architecture).

GENERALI |Digital Transformation manager

2008 - Nov. 2013–(7 Years)

q   Digital transformation & IS urbanization: (5-14 Prs)

• Leading and driving the Digital initiative & We - tomorrow 360 ° strategy view
• Implementation of the “Insurance-Online – cross canal” solution
• Implementation of the "UX / IX" design for the customer experience
• Maintenance and upgrade of API management (240 API) and 14 business areas.
• Design pattern and implementation of enterprise architecture standards (3 FTE)) 
• Setup and management of “skills center” (EAI / ESB / Java, mainframe, and Data)

IT PMO:

   Upgrade to the new version of portal Generali.fr, Customer Enterprise repository

  Setup Trading Network platform for brokers (+ 1200 partners)

Environment:(, TOGAF, J2EE, PRINCES 2, Big DATA, SQL/NoSQL, $U, Urbanization, Digital, webmethods, Z/OS, DataStage, Drupal, PHPS Webservice, Prima, GIT, …)

Cap GEMINI | ITIntegration Architect 

2005-2008 – IT architect and ESB exchange platform manager (4 FTE)

q   Setup an ESB and BPM (Business Process management).

q   Development of the technical architecture (SOA pattern) / Merging of the two information systems

q   Management of data and workflow developments (cost, Development, deliverables, committees, budget, test…)

q   Building a sharing service area for developing inter-application flows

q   Drafting detailed technical and functional specifications

PLANET FINANCE |Task Officer: setup of IT support and technology department.

Setting up Planet Technologies: Support for micro-credit banks

Development of a data repository and IT support dedicated to Institutions of

Microfinance (380 MFIs around the world)

 Deployment of an Accounting and treasury management solution for MFIs (in Africa, Asia, and Latin America)

Environment : Banque (microfinance), PL/SQL/PHP/MS CMS/ 

Ingénieur ESIEA 

MBA ENASS ( Mémoire à soutenir)  

Master Actuariat ISFA ( soutenance en cours)