Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

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 managed critical programs directly for the CEO, built teams from scratch, and put struggling organizations back on track.

My areas of intervention:

-> Structuring Product · Tech · Ops teams (BUILD)

-> Management of critical cross-functional programs (RUN)

-> Operational recovery 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.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Bordeaux (up to 50km), Paris (up to 10km)

Pulse Park
Co-Founder & Development Director
REAL ESTATE
July 2025 - Today (1 year and 1 month)
Bordeaux, France
Strategic development and planning of a next-generation urban space focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Community (Pulse Park, South-West France, €50M+).
Key accomplishments:

Design 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)

Concurrent mission with active job search — a few hours per week.
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.

Mobilized 3 times directly by the CEO for critical missions:

-> Crisis management: took over the strategic launch client and stabilized in 6 weeks
-> Spin-off architecture: operational security and data governance during the Octopia/Clogistics separation
-> Strategic client integration: co-directed the integration program of the largest client after 4 months of crisis, direct Board reporting

Other achievements:

-> Cross-functional governance deployed: -25% client onboarding lead time
-> Creation of 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
Managed the IT and Product teams of the International Development BU Cdiscount (€4B+ GMV). Structured the organization from scratch in a triad with business and commercial teams.

Key achievements:

-> Structured and managed the IT/Product team for the International Marketplace BU: >€10M GMV Year 1
-> Organization became the operational foundation for Octopia (Cdiscount spin-off)
-> Managed up to 30 people in internal and outsourced teams in Morocco
-> Managed 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 Methodologies Business Unit Strategy