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Benjamin’s strengths include enterprise platform architecture, ServiceNow standardization, complex ITSM migration, license optimization, CI/CD and engineering practices, and building internal delivery organizations that reduce vendor reliance\. At Sanofi, he leads a broad footprint spanning ITSM, ITAM, ITOM, ITBM, CSM, and HRSD under GXP and SOC requirements\. He returned a heavily customized platform to out\-of\-the\-box alignment without a freeze or rip\-and\-replace, maintaining operations for a global user base while reducing technical debt and restoring upgrade velocity\. His work has included €718K in savings in one ServiceNow license cycle and €13\.8M in annual savings through platform standardization\. Before Sanofi, Benjamin led ServiceNow programs at Grant Thornton LLP, served as a ServiceNow Architect at Cambridge Associates and a ServiceNow Developer at Wayfair, and built his regulated\-industry IT foundation at NuVasive\. ## Services - Agile & Waterfall Methodologies - Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery \(CI/CD\) - AngularJS - Language Development - Agile Development - IT Governance - Cost Engineering - Product Road Mapping - Workstations - Scrum - Data Integration - Operations Support - Delivery Of Projects - Azure DevOps Services - Generative AI - Rebalancing - OAuth - Continuous Improvement Culture - Architectural Plans - IT architectures - Technology Adoption - SQL - Python \(Programming Language\) - Process Redesign - IT Service Catalog - Multi\-platform Development - Security Development Lifecycle - Platform Architecture - Hardware Diagnostics - Coordination Of Projects ## Highlights - Leads Sanofi's global ServiceNow platform for 140,000 users across 170 countries\. - Manages more than 20 engineers, architects, and product owners at Sanofi\. - Oversees a €20M annual budget for Sanofi's ServiceNow platform\. - Owns platform strategy across ITSM, ITAM, ITOM, ITBM, CSM, and HRSD at Sanofi\. - Led Sanofi's back\-to\-standard initiative, returning a heavily customized platform to out\-of\-the\-box alignment while keeping it operational for a global user base\. - Reduced technical debt and restored upgrade velocity through disciplined, incremental platform re\-architecture without a freeze or rip\-and\-replace\. - Designed and stood up an internal ServiceNow delivery capability that reduced vendor dependency, lowered run\-rate cost, and developed in\-house expertise\. - Achieved €718K in savings in one ServiceNow license cycle through license management and usage data\. - Achieved €13\.8M in annual savings through platform standardization\. - Operates Sanofi's platform under GXP and SOC requirements in partnership with Security, Legal, and Audit\. - Implemented CI/CD pipelines and engineering best practices for development teams\. - Delivered complex ITSM migrations with zero downtime, including a low\-risk weekend platform cutover\. - Built multiple IT organizations and senior development teams to reduce vendor dependence\. - Ran ServiceNow program delivery at Grant Thornton LLP for a professional\-services firm\. - Led seven concurrent ServiceNow initiatives at Grant Thornton across ITSM, ITAM, ITBM, and other areas\. - Delivered Grant Thornton initiatives on time and within budget with a delivery team of more than six people\. - Established program governance, delivery cadence, and reporting at Grant Thornton to improve predictability and stakeholder confidence\. - Owned ServiceNow architecture at Cambridge Associates, defining architecture and integration patterns across IT and Finance\. - Led organization\-wide ServiceNow technical design, change\-management, and deployment strategies at Cambridge Associates\. - Mentored developers and established architectural standards at Cambridge Associates\. - Built custom ServiceNow applications, workflows, and integrations across ITSM at Wayfair\. - Progressed from desktop support to business analysis at NuVasive, developing regulated\-industry IT experience\. - Earned a BSS in Political Science, Computer Science, and Biology from East Tennessee State University\. ## Experience - **ServiceNow Director at Sanofi** (2023\-02\-01–present) — Lead the global ServiceNow platform for 140,000 users across 170 countries on a €20M annual budget, managing a team of 20\+ engineers, architects, and product owners\. • Own end\-to\-end platform strategy across ITSM, ITAM, ITOM, ITBM, CSM, and HRSD — one of the broadest ServiceNow footprints in pharma\. • Led the “back to standard” initiative: re\-architected a heavily customized platform to out\-of\-the\-box alignment while keeping it fully operational for a global user base, reducing technical debt and restoring upgrade velocity\. • Designed and stood up an internalization model that built in\-house delivery capability, reducing vendor dependency and lowering run\-rate platform cost\. • Operate under GXP and SOC compliance • partner with Security, Legal, and Audit to maintain platform integrity across regulated markets\. • Set platform roadmap in partnership with senior business and IT stakeholders across R&D, Manufacturing, Commercial, and HR\. - **ServiceNow Program Manager at Grant Thornton LLP** (2021\-04\-01–2023\-01\-01) — Ran ServiceNow program delivery for a Big\-Four\-adjacent professional services firm, managing scope, delivery, and stakeholder alignment across concurrent workstreams\. • Led 7 concurrent ServiceNow initiatives spanning ITSM,ITAM, ITBM and more • delivered on time and within budget across a 6\+ delivery team\. • Partnered with practice leaders and IT executives to translate business needs into platform roadmap and architecture decisions\. • Established program governance, delivery cadence, and reporting that improved predictability and stakeholder confidence\. - **ServiceNow Architect at Cambridge Associates** (2019\-11\-01–2021\-04\-01) — Owned ServiceNow architecture for a global investment firm, designing scalable solutions across ITSM and adjacent modules\. • Defined platform architecture and integration patterns across IT and Finance\. • Led technical design for deploying ServiceNow across organization, creating change management and deployment strategies • balanced standard\-platform discipline against business customization needs\. • Mentored developers and established architectural standards that outlasted my tenure\. - **ServiceNow Developer at Wayfair** (2017\-09\-01–2019\-11\-01) — Built and maintained ServiceNow solutions supporting a fast\-scaling e\-commerce environment\. • Developed custom applications, workflows, and integrations across ITSM\. • Partnered with internal teams to translate operational pain points into platform solutions at e\-commerce pace and scale\. - **Business Analyst at NuVasive** (2016\-05\-01–2017\-08\-01) — Started in desktop support and progressed into business analysis at a medical device company, building the foundation in regulated\-industry IT that I’ve drawn on ever since\. - **Desktop Support Technician at NuVasive** (2012\-12\-01–2016\-05\-01) ## Education - BSS, Political Science, Computer Science, Biology — East Tennessee State University (2006\-01\-01–2007\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Benjamin do at Sanofi? Benjamin is ServiceNow Director at Sanofi\. He leads the global ServiceNow platform, including strategy, architecture, engineering, compliance, vendor management, and the roadmap for a global enterprise platform\. ### What is the scale of Benjamin's ServiceNow leadership at Sanofi? Benjamin leads a ServiceNow platform serving 140,000 users across 170 countries\. He manages more than 20 engineers, architects, and product owners and operates with a €20M annual budget\. ### Which ServiceNow areas does Benjamin oversee? Benjamin owns end\-to\-end strategy across ITSM, ITAM, ITOM, ITBM, CSM, and HRSD\. This is one of the broadest ServiceNow footprints in the pharmaceutical industry\. ### How does Benjamin address compliance at Sanofi? Benjamin operates the platform under GXP and SOC compliance requirements\. He partners with Security, Legal, and Audit to maintain platform integrity across regulated markets\. ### Who does Benjamin partner with on the ServiceNow roadmap? Benjamin sets the platform roadmap with senior business and IT stakeholders across R&D, Manufacturing, Commercial, and HR\. ### What was Benjamin's back\-to\-standard initiative? Benjamin led a back\-to\-standard initiative that re\-architected a heavily customized ServiceNow platform toward out\-of\-the\-box alignment\. The work kept the platform fully operational for its global user base, with no freeze or rip\-and\-replace, reduced technical debt, and restored upgrade velocity\. ### How has Benjamin reduced vendor dependency? Benjamin designed and established an internal delivery capability at Sanofi\. The model reduced reliance on external implementation partners, lowered run\-rate platform cost, and built durable ServiceNow expertise inside the company\. ### What cost savings has Benjamin delivered? Benjamin achieved €718K in savings during one ServiceNow license cycle through smarter license management and usage data\. He also achieved €13\.8M in annual savings through platform standardization\. ### How much ServiceNow and SaaS leadership experience does Benjamin have? Benjamin has 15 years of experience with ServiceNow, including managing SaaS platforms and development teams\. His background spans implementation, program management, platform ownership, enterprise architecture, engineering leadership, and tactical execution\. ### What are Benjamin's core platform\-management strengths? Benjamin is skilled in platform standardization, license optimization, vendor management, complex ITSM migrations, cost reduction, and building internal capabilities\. He has implemented CI/CD pipelines and engineering best practices for development teams and has delivered complex ITSM migrations with zero downtime, including a low\-risk weekend platform cutover\. ### What did Benjamin do at Grant Thornton LLP? At Grant Thornton LLP, Benjamin ran ServiceNow program delivery for a Big\-Four\-adjacent professional\-services firm\. He managed scope, delivery, and stakeholder alignment across concurrent workstreams\. ### What did Benjamin accomplish at Grant Thornton LLP? Benjamin led seven concurrent ServiceNow initiatives at Grant Thornton, spanning ITSM, ITAM, ITBM, and additional areas\. He delivered on time and within budget across a delivery team of more than six people, partnered with practice leaders and IT executives on roadmaps and architecture, and established governance, delivery cadence, and reporting to improve predictability and stakeholder confidence\. ### What did Benjamin do at Cambridge Associates? At Cambridge Associates, Benjamin owned ServiceNow architecture for a global investment firm\. He defined platform architecture and integration patterns across IT and Finance, led technical design for organization\-wide deployment, created change\-management and deployment strategies, balanced standard\-platform discipline with business customization needs, mentored developers, and established architectural standards that outlasted his tenure\. ### What did Benjamin do at Wayfair? At Wayfair, Benjamin built and maintained ServiceNow solutions for a fast\-scaling e\-commerce environment\. He developed custom applications, workflows, and integrations across ITSM and worked with internal teams to turn operational pain points into platform solutions at e\-commerce pace and scale\. ### What was Benjamin's experience at NuVasive? Benjamin began at NuVasive in desktop support and progressed to business analysis at the medical\-device company\. That experience formed the regulated\-industry IT foundation he has drawn on throughout his career\. ### What is Benjamin's educational background? Benjamin earned a BSS from East Tennessee State University, with studies in Political Science, Computer Science, and Biology\. ### What technical and ServiceNow skills does Benjamin bring? Benjamin’s technical and delivery capabilities include ServiceNow, enterprise and platform architecture, IT service management, ITIL implementation and service strategy, IT governance, ITSM, IT service catalog, asset management, incident, change, and problem management, and GXP and SOC\-oriented platform operations\. His engineering toolkit includes CI/CD, Azure DevOps Services, AngularJS, SQL, Python, OAuth, API and web\-service development, data integration, SSIS, software integration, test automation, security development lifecycle, web development, software development life cycle, multi\-platform development, and generative AI\. ### What leadership, delivery, and operational skills does Benjamin bring? Benjamin’s leadership and operating skills include strategic planning, product roadmapping, product management, program and project management, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, delivery governance, executive advisory, vendor management, cost engineering, process redesign, continuous improvement, digital transformation, technology adoption, business analysis, stakeholder coordination, team leadership, team performance, team effectiveness, and decision\-making\. His background also includes operations support, technical support, workstation and hardware diagnostics, network administration, Active Directory, software installation, software documentation, user documentation, user experience, and medical\-device IT\. ### What do references say about Benjamin? Chris Alarcon, who managed Benjamin for two years while Benjamin was one of several IT technicians, described him as passionate about his work, attentive to user issues, eager to learn, and relentless in understanding and applying platforms such as ServiceNow to business needs\. Alarcon said Benjamin took the initiative to lead implementation of a new ServiceNow platform, created a detailed plan, and executed it precisely so the organization benefited from smooth system operation\. Alarcon characterized Benjamin as collaborative and able to work independently after alignment on the mission, and said he would absolutely recommend him\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ACoAAAI2svQBYlHtJqeBBIXr\_9AJOqUnOIFZzT0