Kevin Guezennec
Chief Data Officer / Product Owner
Data Management & Visualisation
SCRUM & Agile Methods
AI & Machine Learning
Professional Status
Employed
Just looking around
About Me
Specialised in building digital services for the public sector, with strong expertise in IT and data management, I have grown as a Data Analyst and Product Owner with a focus on innovation and data challenges in AGILE environments. A graduate of the IAE Pau-Bayonne Master's in Management, my career is oriented towards digital challenges and digital transformation.
Project Manager of UNESCO's DataHub
UNESCO
Since May 2025
- Within UNESCO's IT Directorate, I lead the DataHub (data.unesco.org) and UNESCO's Data & AI team to strengthen the impact of the organisation's cultural conventions and initiatives worldwide. I manage data quality, develop innovative AI projects to amplify data use, and lead a team while ensuring compliance with internal data ethics and governance policies.
Data Coordination Officer of Culture Sector
UNESCO
April 2023
to April 2025
- Knowledge Management Systems Specialist within a convention, then promoted to Data Coordination Officer of the Culture Sector, I support and facilitate the effective use of data to develop policy analysis and the sharing of cultural initiatives.
- My contributions:
- Deliver the technical development of the cultural data portal, ensuring alignment with UNESCO standards.
- Contribute to improving data management processes for informed decision-making and reporting.
- Collaborate with a range of teams and partners to foster a data-driven knowledge culture across the sector.
- Deliver the technical development of the cultural data portal, ensuring alignment with UNESCO standards.
Senior Data Consultant
Smile
January 2021
to April 2023
- Implementation of data strategies (standardisation, AI, quality, GDPR, etc.)
- Support for business and offering development through data (reporting, forecasting, etc.)
- Clients: RCI, UNESCO, CCIR Hauts-de-France, Wesco ...
- Technologies: SQL, Python, Dataiku (certified), Databricks, Neo4j, Metabase
Head of Information Systems Department
Crédit Municipal de Nantes
January 2015
to January 2021
Full-time
Nantes
France
- Definition of the IS architecture and target application landscape. Implementation of ETL and a Datalakehouse
- Team management and project leadership for the department
- CISO - IS security policy and implementation of a business continuity plan (monitoring, backups, databases, processes)
- Development of the department's commercial activity
- Technologies : Laravel PHP, MySQL, Python, Elastic Stack, AS400, SSO, Windows and Linux servers, pfSense firewall
Product Owner, Data Solution
MGDIS
August 2012
to January 2015
Full-time
Vannes
France
- A publisher of decision-support and steering software, MGDIS has been dedicated since 1983 to the needs of public and para-public bodies. MGDIS specialises in software for financial decision-support, administrative management and steering.
- Product Owner of an Open Data solution - Hopndata.fr
- Project follow-up with public authorities and drafting of functional specifications
- Pre-sales, cost estimation and tender responses
- Technologies : Liferay CMS, Wordpress, .Net Framework, Apache SolR, CAS
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Dataiku (Certified)
Advanced
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Languages Python, SQL, CSS, HTML
Good
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Databases (PostgreSQL, Elastic)
Advanced
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CMS - Wordpress, Webflow, Drupal
Advanced
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Certified PO - SCRUM & AGILE methods (PSPO certification)
Expert
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Business analysis / client-side project support (AMOA)
Advanced
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Technical delivery support (AMOE)
Advanced
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UX - Interface prototyping (workshop facilitation, personas, mind mapping)
Advanced
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UI - Digitalisation of user journeys
Advanced
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English
Good
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Spanish
Intermediate
The "Certified Scrum Product Owner - Agile Product Manager" training provides the Scrum tools and concepts tied to the Product Owner role.
Certification in AGILE management for organisations pursuing digital transformation:
- becoming an agile manager
- using design thinking to innovate and manage day to day
- working collaboratively and building collective intelligence
Trains managers for the public and para-public local-government sectors.
ICT in the public sector, project management, management control, HR management
Management and human resources
Monitoring and evaluation of public policy
Project management
ICT & public action
ICT in the public sector, project management, management control, HR management
Management and human resources
Monitoring and evaluation of public policy
Project management
ICT & public action
- Board member of the Nantes radio station SUN | lesonunique.com
- Volunteer at Emmaüs - solidarity association | emmaus44.fr
- Running, trail running, kayaking