About Axel
Je vous aide à transformer vos idées en produits digitaux concrets et performants.
Avec plus de 15 ans d’expérience en SaaS, industrie 4.0, IA et digital, j’accompagne startups, scale-ups et PME dans la définition de leur stratégie produit, la structuration d’équipes et le lancement de solutions rentables.
Mon rôle : clarifier la vision, construire une roadmap efficace et livrer rapidement des résultats mesurables (ex. +30% d’adoption client, time-to-market divisé par 2).
Habitué aux environnements exigeants (missions en tant que CEO, COO, CPO ou membre de COMEX), je sais allier stratégie business et exécution opérationnelle, avec un focus constant sur l’impact client.
J’interviens sur des missions telles que :
- Construction et pilotage de roadmap produit
- Lancement et optimisation d’offres SaaS
- Structuration d’équipes produit & opérations
- Conseil stratégique auprès de dirigeants et boards
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- FreelanceInterim CPO / COO & Advisor (Freelance)June 2016 - Today (10 years and 1 month)Paris, France
- Stellar - Consultant CPO / Product Leader : Sélectionné pour rejoindre un collectif d'élite de CPOs délivrant du conseil à fort impact. Audit de la stratégie produit et de la dette technique pour redéfinir les priorités. Restructuration de la fonction Produit avec réallocation stratégique des ressources vers des objectifs à haut ROI. Coaching de dirigeants pour lever les blocages opérationnels et accélérer la croissance.
- Scaling commercial et opérationnel : Accompagnement de startups/PME dans la définition de leurs stratégies de croissance, de leur go-to-market et l'optimisation des revenus.
- Membre de Conseil (Board Member) : Conseil auprès des directions générales sur les décisions stratégiques touchant au SaaS, à l'entrepreneuriat et à la transformation digitale.
- KeyprodChief Product Officer (Head of Product)INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)November 2023 - October 2025 (1 year and 11 months)Paris, FranceMember of Keyprod’s executive committee, a company specializing in SaaS solutions for Industry 4.0, helping manufacturers optimize machineperformance and production efficiency.In charge of
- Product strategy and vision: Defined and delivered a clear roadmap for SaaS solutions, resulting in a 30% increase in customer adoption while aligning with business priorities and market needs.
- Team restructuring and leadership: Restructured the product team by redefining roles (transitioned the original Product Managers to Product Designer and Head of Support & Logistics), and recruited two new Product Managers, leading a team of six people and fostering a product-centric culture that reduced time-to-market for key features by 50%.
- Customer-centric innovation: Addressed critical customer pain points by delivering impactful features, such as multi-site dashboards and advanced access management, leading to a 40% improvement in customer satisfaction scores.
- Data-driven decision-making: Established a data-informed approach using tools like Claap.io, Gravite.io, and Userflow, accelerating iteration cycles by 20% and improving product discovery processes.
- Operational scaling: Oversaw customer support and logistics to ensure seamless operations and scalability, supporting growth across 5+ international markets.
- IktosChief Operations OfficerPHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRYSeptember 2019 - July 2021 (1 year and 10 months)Paris, FranceMember of Iktos executive committee, a startup specialized in artificial intelligence for new drug designi. In charge of
- Operations - structured & managed the team Organization & Governance (All Hands & Weeklies, Management Committee, R&D, IT & Engineering Committees), set up the Business and R&D Monitoring (Product Management & Customer Delivery Processes, Gitlab & Google tools set-up), structured the Knowledge management, built the "Iktos spirit" (team values & spirit, new joiners inductions)
- Spaya Project Management - played the Product Lead & Project Manager role (defined and monitored the Product roadmap, lead the Product launch and ongoing improvement)
- Management of External Partnerships (Amazon AWS, Nvidia) & participation in raising funds and searching grants
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Education
- Specialized Master in Innovation and EntrepreneurshipESCP Europe2006Specialized Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Master's Degree in Engineering.Arts & Métiers ParisTech2005Master's Degree in Engineering.