About Asier
From overload to alignment. That's what I do for organisations whose portfolios have outgrown their governance.
I'm a Program and Portfolio Manager working with complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Currently leading the digital consular portfolio at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visas, passports, elections, and services for Belgian citizens worldwide, across 110+ posts). Politically sensitive, heavily regulated, zero margin for failure.
Where I tend to add the most value: portfolios that lack rhythm, programs stuck between business and IT, governance that exists on paper but not in practice. I bring structure without bureaucracy, and I work close to senior leadership, translating strategy into delivery and delivery into something leadership can actually steer.
What makes my profile less common: PgMP and PMP certified (PgMP holders are roughly 0.1% of certified PMs globally), seven years embedded inside government IT, an engineering background, and active contribution to the discipline as a Judging Committee member for the PMI PMO Global Awards (2025, 2026).
I operate through BerryTree, my advisory practice. Available for program and portfolio leadership missions in regulated, high-stakes environments — public sector, financial services, or any context where the work is real and the stakes are visible.
Spanish
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Basic
Can work on-site
Bruxelles (up to 50km)
Experience
- BerryTreeFounder – Programme & Delivery ConsultantDIGITAL AND ITJanuary 2019 - Today (7 years and 5 months)BelgiumEmbedded as Program and Portfolio Manager within the ICT Department of the Belgian Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs since 2019, leading the digital consular portfolio: visas, passports, elections, and services for Belgian citizens abroad — covering around 15 applications and the project pipeline that supports them.
- Built portfolio governance from the ground up in an organisation without a transversal PMO, introducing steering cadence, prioritisation logic, and executive reporting where none existed.
- Designed and implemented project and change management standards adopted by the ICT department, raising delivery maturity in a context historically positioned as IT support rather than strategic partner.
- Managed the tension between operational continuity and transformation in a portfolio where day-to-day demand absorbs most team capacity — making prioritisation, sequencing, and stakeholder expectation management the core of the role.
- Engaged senior stakeholders up to Director level on risk, scope, and trade-offs, translating ICT capacity into terms business leadership could decide on.
- Prepared large-scale system migrations (including cloud readiness) and contributed to delivery team restructuring to absorb growing demand under flat budget envelopes.
- Designed executive dashboards and SteerCo reporting that became the reference format for portfolio decision-making.
- Sopra Banking SoftwareProject Manager & Business AnalystJanuary 2012 - January 2019 (7 years)Paris, France• Progressed from technical roles into project management, leading end-to-end delivery for major banking clients under high-pressure environments.• Delivered critical core banking components at La Banque Postale (Bordeaux), coordinating a 10-person integration team through a complex national rollout.• Led business analysis for BNP Paribas (Paris), managing key modules in the development of a new banking platform and aligning technical and business stakeholders.• Built strong client trust by translating business needs into actionable delivery plans, managing risks and deadlines across international teams.
- BBVA,ConsultantJanuary 2010 - January 2012 (2 years)Spain- Developed consulting expertise in client communication, requirements gathering, and delivery framing in a high-paced banking environment.- Early exposure to structured project management and large-scale stakeholder management.
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Education
- Master's Degree in Telecommunications EngineeringMaster's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering
Certifications
- PgMPPMI2025
- PMPPMI2021