About

Connecting people, business and technology to turn complexity into opportunities

8+ years at Accenture Middle East shaped my professional experience across industries, markets, and technologies. Driven by curiosity, I am now going deeper into Data, AI & Cloud.

Portrait of Martin Perrais
8+
Years at Accenture Middle East
14
Consulting Engagements
8
Industries

Primary: Automotive, Public Sector, Retail

7
Countries lived & worked in (EMEA)

Selected Work Experience

Business Strategy · Digital Transformation · Business Development

Accenture

Automotive | 2022, 23, 24

01

Sales & Retail Performance Transformation

Led a three-year GCC Retail Transformation programme, coaching importer leadership and dealership teams to implement Sales, Customer Experience, CRM and After-Sales best practices.

Industry
Automotive
Geography
GCC - 7 markets
Role
Delivery Lead | Account Manager
Scope
11 dealerships across OEM & importer networks

Key Results

  • Led and secured $250K–$450K annual consulting renewals over 3 consecutive years
  • Improved test-drive conversion by +35% through Sales & CRM initiatives
  • Raised NPS to 85+ through Customer Experience best-practice design & implementation
SalesCommercial PerformanceExecutive AdvisoryOperational ExcellenceChange Management

Retail Media | Business Development | 2025

02

Retail Media Transformation Proposal

Led the commercial pursuit, from expert sourcing and client discovery to proposal development, pricing and final presentation - partnering closely with a senior Retail Media SME.

Industry
Retail Media & E-commerce
Geography
UAE & KSA
Role
Pursuit Lead
Scope
4-phase Retail Media transformation: assessment, benchmarking, roadmap & GTM

Key Results

  • Led the pursuit end-to-end including expert sourcing, client discovery and proposal development
  • Designed the 4-phase Retail Media transformation approach and co-shaped indicative pricing of $200K–$300K per phase
  • Led a 2.5-hour client discovery workshop, developed Retail Media use cases, and presented to executive leadership at regional HQ
Pre-SalesBusiness DevelopmentSolution ShapingCommercial StrategyExecutive Presentation

Public Sector | 2024-25

03

National Digital Services Transformation

Led a national digital transformation workstream for the Qatari government, translating stakeholder requirements into future-state citizen journeys and digital services.

Industry
Public Sector
Geography
Qatar
Role
Workstream Lead | Product Owner
Scope
Citizen-service redesign across Business, Product, Technology and UX teams

Key Results

  • Contributed to a $300M+ multi-year national digital transformation programme
  • Led backlog prioritisation and roadmap definition across multiple ministry service domains
  • Facilitated stakeholder workshops to translate policy and business requirements into future-state citizen journeys
Digital TransformationProduct Strategy & ManagementService DesignCross-Functional Leadership

Digital Platforms | 2022 - 23

04

Customer Digital Platforms Delivery

Led client-facing agile delivery across three digital platform engagements, translating business requirements into digital features and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Industry
Oil & Gas · Telecommunications · Public Sector
Geography
UAE & KSA
Role
Product Manager | Digital Transformation Consultant
Scope
Business-to-technology delivery across digital transformation programmes

Key Results

  • Led delivery across 3 customer-facing digital platforms in Oil & Gas, Telecommunications and Public Sector
  • Coordinated offshore engineering teams of up to 42 developers, bridging client priorities and technical delivery
  • Led requirements, backlog prioritization & agile delivery governance across multidisciplinary teams
Digital PlatformsAgile DeliveryProduct ManagementTechnology DeliveryBusiness-Technology Alignment

Retail & E-commerce | 2020-21

05

E-commerce Personalisation & Revenue Growth

Led the e-commerce personalisation roadmap across web and mobile, using customer data to improve product discovery, recommendations and digital experience.

Industry
Retail & E-commerce
Geography
UAE
Role
Product Manager | E-commerce Personalisation
Scope
Web & mobile personalisation roadmap

Key Results

  • Delivered 3-5% uplift in online revenue through personalisation initiatives
  • Led a 15+ member agile squad across Product, Dev., QA & UX
  • Delivered personalised recommendations & search relevance across web and mobile
Product ManagementE-commercePersonalisationCustomer DataDigital Analytics

Data & AI projects

Hands-on builds & upskilling I am currently working on

01

Dubai Real Estate Intelligence

Work in Progress (WIP)

Be patient, the project is coming soon 🙂

SQLPythonData AnalysisData Visualization
02

AI Proposal Assistant

Work in Progress (WIP)

An AI-powered proposal assistant that turns RFP and client documents into source-grounded answers and structured, slide-ready proposal drafts.

AI Proposal Builder workspace showing document upload and proposal workflow navigation
Application workspace · WIP prototype
PythonStreamlitLangChainOpenAIFAISSRAG

GitHub

View on GitHub →

Private repository

Production

03

SQL & Python Upskilling

Practising SQL and Python through Codewars kata to strengthen problem-solving and coding fluency.

Martin Perrais Codewars profile showing SQL kata progress
Codewars profile · SQL practice
SQLPythonCodewarsProblem Solving

Beyond Work

French at heart, international by experience.

Born in France and raised abroad, I have lived and worked across 7 countries. I believe the richness of life lies in the diversity of experiences we have, the people we meet, the paths we cross.

  1. 1995 - 2006

    01

    La Baule/Lyon, France

    Childhood - From the Atlantic Coast to the Vineyards

    Martin Perrais as a child on the beach in La Baule, France

    Born in North-West France, La Baule is where home is. At age three, I moved with my family to the Beaujolais vineyards near Lyon. A happy childhood shaped by family, friends, and two very different corners of France.

  2. 2006 - 2008

    02

    Izmir, Turkey

    Discovering Life Abroad

    Martin Perrais speaking at a school graduation ceremony in Izmir, Turkey

    At 11, the family moved abroad for the first time, and I switched to English-language schooling. Learning English along the way, I discovered a true melting pot of cultures. It was my first lesson in adapting to a new environment - and the beginning of a lasting curiosity for people, cultures and life beyond borders.

  3. 2008 - 2012

    03

    Vienna, Austria

    Growing Up Abroad

    Martin Perrais standing with his rugby teammates in Austria

    Austria became the next chapter of life abroad, and the backdrop to my teenage years. School was demanding and highly structured, instilling discipline and rigor through the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme. And then there was rugby: training, competing, winning and losing together: an early lesson in commitment and what it means to be part of a team.

  4. 2012 - 2016

    04

    London, UK

    University Years - Where Curiosity Meets Ambition

    Martin Perrais celebrating his graduation at Royal Holloway, University of London

    University life started with a year in Scotland before taking me to London for four years, where Economics & Management opened up new ways of thinking and sparked a real appetite for academia. I set myself the goal of joining a leading university for my Master's, eventually earning my place at King's College London. It taught me to aim higher, but also to enjoy the journey: learning, challenge my thinking and staying intellectually curious.

  5. 2017 - Present

    05

    Dubai, UAE / France

    The Professional Years in the Middle East

    Martin Perrais with the Naghi Motors and BMW team in Saudi Arabia

    Eight years that took me into professional life with Dubai as the platform. Working across industries, countries and cultures taught me to adapt quickly, connect with very different people and stay curious in unfamiliar environments. Beyond work, I built a life filled with friendships, travels, sports and new experiences, reinforcing what I still believe today: life is richest when we experience widely, meet people from every walk of life, and never stop being curious.

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