Portrait of Oumnia 🎬 Internal mobility
Three words to summarise your internal mobility?
Oumnia: Trust. Timing. Self-marketing.
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What has been your career path at D-EDGE?
Oumnia: I arrived at D-EDGE in September 2022 as a Strategic Project Manager. As a little anecdote, six months later, someone retired and an opportunity arose for me to take on the role of Program Director. I spent two years in this scope: cross-functional subjects, monitoring the roadmap, OKRs, budget, etc. Then, I took on the role of Director of Transformation and Performance, this time within the scope of D-EDGE products. I spent a few months in this scope, working with the support of our CCO on reorganising the commercial perimeter. And since September 2025, I have held the position of VP Customer Success.
If you had to explain your job to a 5-year-old child?
Oumnia: It's like you go to a toy shop, and you're so happy with the salesperson who took time for you, the way the toy was displayed in the shop, the toy itself because it was exactly what you were looking for, that it makes you want to keep playing with that object, and maybe even come back to the same shop to buy lots of toys.
What factors encouraged your internal mobility?
Oumnia:
- The first point, I think, is having an opportunity. It may seem like a simplistic argument, but you need an opportunity to be able to grow.
- The second point, which takes a little more time to develop, is knowing how to talk about yourself and working on your personal marketing. So don't hesitate to express what you want to do.
- The third point, in my opinion, is the ability to make people want to work with you. This applies to both your immediate team and those outside your immediate team.
- And of course, the last point is that none of this can be done without the backing and support of managers.
What key skills have you developed?
Oumnia: I started out as a Management Accountant. So those few years in management control taught me about structure, organisation and how to present things in a factual and very concrete way.
After three years in Management Accounting, I switched to Consulting. And that world allowed me to work in several industries with several teams within the company. I gained the ability to collaborate with everyone, regardless of the team I was working with or their position within the organisation.
I was also able to grow when I joined D-EDGE and further strengthen these skills in the context of D-EDGE, which is a tech company.
What is the impact on your professional and personal life?
Oumnia: I am someone who needs intellectual stimulation, who needs to be challenged, and I am not a big fan of the comfort zone. So I am always looking to learn, always looking to solve problems, always looking to step outside my comfort zone, otherwise I get bored.
So having had the opportunity to change jobs and above all to change scope, because they were completely different scopes too, allowed me to nurture that part of myself.
What advice would you give your colleagues?
Oumnia: My advice would be to figure out what you want to do with your career. You don't necessarily need to have a precise plan, but do you want to do the same job your whole life, become an expert and continue on the same path? Or would you rather try something new, discover new things, challenge yourself and step outside your comfort zone?
The second point is to work on self-marketing. Just take every opportunity that comes your way, every problem that arises, or every professional crisis, so to speak, to do what you do best and to build long-term relationships with the people around you.
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