Thibaut G.

Co-founder of Foxpilot, an independent data and AI strategy consulting firm based in Montpellier. 12 years in data, AI, and product, including several years managing teams of up to 70 people and budgets of €8 million. Formerly at L'Oréal (AI & Data Expert), formerly at Pinault Holding (Chief Data Officer at Digit RE Group), formerly at Decathlon (Head of Data Product). Accredited expert by Bpifrance for the Data AI Diagnosis, France 2030 AI Booster program.

Through Foxpilot, I undertake short, high-impact missions for CEOs, CIOs, and Executive Committees who need to make quick decisions about their AI, data, or IT strategy without committing to a lengthy recruitment process.

Three intervention formats:

Strategic Sparring and CIO Coaching: Hourly format starting from €250/hour, sessions during the day or evening. Executive committee preparation, architecture arbitration, individual coaching for a CIO or Head of Data.

Flash Audit Data, AI, or IT (Tech & Product) Comprehensive: 3 to 5 days, deliverable includes framing and prioritized roadmap, remediation plan. For deciding, not for observing.

Bpifrance Data AI Diagnosis: 8 to 10 days over 3 months, co-financed at 42% by Bpifrance for eligible SMEs and mid-cap companies. Data assessment, identification and prioritization of AI use cases, operational roadmap. Remaining cost approximately €7,500 excl. VAT for eligible SMEs. Details:

Areas of Expertise.

Generative and agentic AI strategy, data governance and GDPR compliance, quality and cataloging, modern data architecture (Medallion, Data Mesh, GCP, Azure, AWS), MLOps, automation and workflow (n8n, Zapier, Power Automate), data product management, IT department transformation, change management, IT and business team training in AI, raising Executive Committee AI maturity.

How I Work.

Clear diagnosis before recommendation. Solutions ordered by complexity and impact. Immediately actionable deliverables.

Available remotely throughout France, and on-site depending on the mission.