About Ruben
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Experience
- Pulse ParkCo-Founder & Development DirectorREAL ESTATEJuly 2025 - Today (11 months)Bordeaux, FranceStrategic development and planning of a next-generation urban space focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Community (Pulse Park, Southwest France, €50M+).Key accomplishments:Development of the operational model and complete Business Plan for the programFinancial modeling (10-year Pro Forma, LBO, IRR)Ongoing institutional negotiations (NHOOD, CEETRUS, EUROSIMA)Part-time mission alongside active job search.
- OCTOPIAProduct & Cross-Functional Programs Director | Direct CEO MandatesE-COMMERCEJanuary 2021 - September 2025 (4 years and 8 months)Bordeaux, FranceProduct Director for platform integration solutions (connectors, plugins, APIs) and Director of cross-functional Product x Tech x Ops x CS programs. Managed a team of 12 people (8 direct reports), budget €2M.Called upon 3 times directly by the CEO for critical missions:-> Crisis Management: Took over the strategic launch client and stabilized operations in 6 weeks-> Spin-off Architecture: Ensured operational security and data governance during the Octopia/Clogistics separation-> Strategic Client Integration: Co-led the integration program for the largest client after 4 months of crisis, reporting directly to the Executive CommitteeOther achievements:-> Cross-functional governance deployed: -25% client onboarding lead time-> Created the Product Ops function from scratch: tools, processes, Product/Tech/Sales/CS governance
- CIDSCOUNTIT Programs Director — Marketplace & International GrowthE-COMMERCEJanuary 2017 - January 2021 (4 years)Bordeaux, FranceLed the IT and Product teams for the International Development BU Cdiscount (€4B+ GMV). Structured the organization from scratch in a triad with business and commerce teams.Key achievements:-> Structured and managed the IT/Product team for the International Marketplace BU: >€10M GMV Year 1-> Organization became the operational foundation of Octopia (Cdiscount spin-off)-> Managed up to 30 people in internal and outsourced teams in Morocco-> Led the performance of external service centers (Morocco): diagnosed client-side issues, implemented formal SLAs, >70% of problems resolved within 6 weeks-> Deployed Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) across 3 key functional areas
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Education
- M.Sc., Strategic SystemsUNIVERSITÉ DE VERSAILLES2006M2, Strategic Systems