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Romain DorangeRD

Romain Dorange

Head of product & strategy, ex WEF/BCG/INSEAD

€1,100/day
Annecy, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Romain

After a decade in product management within the World Economic Forum, where I evolved across various verticals, two years in strategic consulting at BCG, as well as the turnaround and sale of a healthtech startup, I am now turning a new page in my career to explore new adventures.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Annecy (up to 50km)

Experience

  • World Economic Forum
    Product Management Director
    September 2020 - Today (5 years and 9 months)
    Genève, Switzerland
    • Reporting to leadership/managing board on house-wide transformation effort with initiatives spanning across product development, business engagement, data & analytics and digital success functions
    • Transformation effort included running a first-ever digital only Davos and building the associated tech platform and capabilities with a direct oversight of ~25 resources (product, design, engineering, etc.) in complete Agile setup. Platform received strong positive feedbacks from C-level participants (NPS 52, 4.5/5 feedback survey)
  • BIOSTARKS - HEALHTECH VENTURE
    Deputy Chief Executive Officer (2024), Advisor
    October 2023 - March 2025 (1 year and 5 months)
    Switzerland
    • Led the turnaround of a Swiss-based health tech company specializing in at-home biomarker testing via an innovative mass spectrometry platform. Spearheaded investment and divestment initiatives, culminating in asset sale to a US-based entity
    • Developed and launched multiple digital platforms, including a consumer-facing results portal and a PRO platform for healthcare practitioners, collaborating closely with engineering, design, and data science teams
    • Restructured operations across logistics, fulfillment, e-commerce, and internal workflows, implementing agile methodologies and AI-powered solutions to enhance efficiency
    • Expanded product offerings, introducing Weight Management (GLP-1 companion) and Longevity (NAD+) solutions, addressing emerging consumer and healthcare trends
    • Forged strategic partnerships with leading healthcare organizations in Germany, the USA, Switzerland, and Saudi Arabia, initiating commercial projects with major nutrition and sports franchises (details available on request) since 2020 Switzerland
  • Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    Senior Consultant, MBA Consultant
    July 2018 - September 2020 (2 years and 2 months)
    • Supported simplification, modernization and harmonization of ERP landscape for a large consumer goods player by structuring requirements between functions from key geographies
    • Assessed cash flow and profitability impact (using DCF methods) of a production plants restructuring project in pharma, providing transparency on various scenarios explored by the client
    • Supported transformation of the operating model of the InfoTech department of leading re-insurer. Responsibilities included formulation of the IT sourcing strategy (baselining of external FTEs workforce, external benchmarking and audit of different BUs procurement practices) as well as design and implementation of Agile@Scale teams (using squads/chapters design approach)
    • Conducted two commercial due diligences for PE funds respectively in the internet consumer space (personal module: product assessment and identification of position compared to peers/ competitors) and industrial good space (personal module: derived company 5-years growth prospects based on development of underlying product/activity mix, market growth, pricing trends)
    • Supported top-down organisational design and strategy alignement for a global software provider company, including setting up a PMO to coordinate communication and deliverables as well as to secure buy-in from key stakeholders involved
    • Created transparency in support functions (sizing of functions compared to peers, identification of pain-points in internal processes through audit beliefs and global employee survey) and commercial function (followed top and low-performing salesforce reps on the field to understand behavioural differences across geographies and identify best practices) for a medtech company

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Education

  • Certificate in Product Management
    Stanford
    2024
    Certificate in Product Management
  • Master of Business Administration
    INSEAD
    2018
    Master in Business Administration

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