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Ruben Z.RZ

Ruben Z.

Transition Director | Product × Tech × Ops

€950/day
Bordeaux, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Ruben

I work with startups, scale-ups, and growing tech companies to structure their organizations, accelerate their delivery, and secure their transformation phases.

Hybrid profile: 15 years of experience at the intersection of Product, Tech, and Ops.
I have led critical programs directly for CEOs, structured teams from scratch, and put struggling organizations back on track.

My areas of intervention:

-> Structuring Product · Tech · Ops teams (BUILD)
-> Leading critical cross-functional programs (RUN)
-> Operational turnaround and crisis recovery (TURNAROUND)
-> Delivery acceleration and organizational efficiency (SCALE)

Significant achievements:

-> 3 direct CEO mandates delivered at Octopia: crisis recovery in 6 weeks, operational spin-off separation, strategic client integration with Board reporting
-> Structuring of the International Marketplace BU Cdiscount: IT/Product team from scratch, >€10M GMV Year 1
-> Cross-functional governance deployed: -25% client onboarding lead time

Immediately available. Remote or hybrid. Daily rate: €850-1,000/day depending on scope.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Bordeaux (up to 50km), Paris (up to 10km)

Experience

  • Pulse Park
    Co-Founder & Development Director
    REAL ESTATE
    July 2025 - Today (11 months)
    Bordeaux, France
    Strategic 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 program
    Financial modeling (10-year Pro Forma, LBO, IRR)
    Ongoing institutional negotiations (NHOOD, CEETRUS, EUROSIMA)

    Part-time mission alongside active job search.
    Financial Modeling Business Strategy Business Plan Development Negotiation Program Management
  • OCTOPIA
    Product & Cross-Functional Programs Director | Direct CEO Mandates
    E-COMMERCE
    January 2021 - September 2025 (4 years and 8 months)
    Bordeaux, France
    Product 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 Committee

    Other achievements:

    -> Cross-functional governance deployed: -25% client onboarding lead time
    -> Created the Product Ops function from scratch: tools, processes, Product/Tech/Sales/CS governance
    Program Management Organizational Transformation Team Management Governance Crisis Management
  • CIDSCOUNT
    IT Programs Director — Marketplace & International Growth
    E-COMMERCE
    January 2017 - January 2021 (4 years)
    Bordeaux, France
    Led 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
    Governance Intercultural Management Performance Management Agile Method Business Unit Strategy

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Education

  • M.Sc., Strategic Systems
    UNIVERSITÉ DE VERSAILLES
    2006
    M2, Strategic Systems

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