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Selin Kizilirmak

Fractional COO / Head of Operations

€1,150/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 12 hours

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About Selin

Ingénieure from École des Ponts ParisTech, I support startups and scale-ups as aFractional COO / Head of Operationsto structure, scale, and manage their operations.

After 11 years structuring and managing data-driven operations (formerly VP Operations & Data at Joko and Foxintelligence), I work with executives and COMEX to transform the organization into a lever for sustainable performance. My approach combines strategic vision with ultra-concrete "hands-on" execution.

🎯 My impact in numbers:
  • **Scaling**: Building and managing organizations of up to 150 people (internal & BPO).
  • **Customer Care**: Handling 40,000+ monthly tickets for 5M+ users.
  • **AI & Automation**: Deploying AI agents to automate support and increase processing capacity.
  • **Transformation**: Complete overhaul of Business Ops functions (RevOps, FinOps, Marketing Ops).
⚒️ My areas of intervention:
  • **Structuring & Scaling**: Design of operating models, international deployment, and hypergrowth management.
  • **Data-Driven Performance**: Implementation of KPIs, management dashboards, and a results-oriented culture.
  • **Operational Efficiency**: Process optimization, automation, and tool stack selection (Tooling).
  • **Mentoring & Leadership**: Coaching managers and structuring career paths (from intern to Head of).
**My specialty**: A hybrid profile capable of aligning engineering rigor, data power, and operational agility to build truly scalable organizations.

Stack & Tools:
  • Data Stack: Looker Studio, Tableau, Metabase, Snowflake (Strategic management and KPIs).
  • No-Code & Automation: Make, Zapier, Airtable, Retool (Scale and internal productivity).
  • Project & Ops: Notion, Jira, Confluence (Operating models and governance).
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

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

Experience

  • Joko
    VP Operations & Data
    January 2025 - January 2026 (1 year)
    Paris, France
    • Managed a team of 15 people (Data, Business Operations, Care Operations).
    • Recruited and structured the team (7 hires, including 2 managers).
    • Redesigned the Business Operations department (scope, roles, and profiles) across 6 areas, including RevOps, Finance Ops, and Marketing Ops.
    • Structured Care operations (customer support) and managed an outsourced setup (BPO), covering 5+ million users and 40,000+ tickets/month.
    • Launched an AI agent for customer support to automate request processing, improve response times, and increase capacity.
    Business Operations Operational Management Company Structuring Automation Customer Service
  • Foxintelligence/NielsenIQ
    VP Data Operations
    March 2018 - January 2025 (6 years and 10 months)
    Paris, France
    • Built and managed an Operations & Data organization of 150+ people (100 internal + 50 external partners: freelancers, BPO), covering the entire data production and value chain.
    • Designed and deployed the end-to-end Target Operating Model: team structure, governance, management rituals, responsibilities, and key processes.
    • Structured the management line and responsibility levels: recruited key profiles, built management tiers (Team Leads → Managers → Heads of), and developed leadership pipelines to support growth.
    • Implemented evaluation and performance frameworks, as well as internal training programs to accelerate skill development and ensure organizational scalability.
    • Large-scale operational transformation through automation, tooling, and process redesign, significantly increasing production capacity and multiplying merchant coverage by 10.
    • Managed post-acquisition integration within NielsenIQ: aligning organizations, harmonizing tools and processes, redefining responsibilities, and ensuring operational continuity.
    Scaling Target Operating Model Organizational Transformation Process Optimization Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Criteo
    Senior Data Analyst
    March 2015 - February 2017 (1 year and 11 months)
    Paris, France
    • Performed analysis and reporting on large-scale advertising data volumes.
    • Conducted experiments (A/B tests) and provided recommendations to internal teams and clients.
    Data Analysis SQL Tableau Software Dashboard Business Intelligence

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Education

  • École des Ponts ParisTech
    2015

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