Description

Strategic product leader with 5+ years in SaaS/B2B solutions within 20+ years of international cross-industry experience. At CityTaps, served as sole product management function, combining discovery, strategy, and delivery while leading technical teams. Expert in transforming user pain points into pragmatic solutions that balance enterprise priorities, market insights, and technical constraints. Proven track record evangelizing product vision across diverse stakeholder groups with data-driven, pragmatic approach. Passionate about customer-centric products and leveraging technology to solve meaningful problems at scale. Currently expanding expertise in AI.

Portfolio:

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

CITYTAPS
Chief Product and Technical Officer (CPTO)
January 2019 - June 2024 (5 years and 5 months)
Paris, France
Product Strategy & Customer Research
Conducted extensive customer interviews and field visits across 10 countries, uncovering pain points that shaped product strategy and drove feature prioritization decisions
Secured €140k+ annual R&D funding through clear product vision and innovation roadmap aligned with market opportunities
Analytics & Data-Driven Growth
Led analytics initiatives that enabled customers to reduce operational losses by 30% through actionable insights and real-time monitoring dashboards
Scaled platform from 1 to 30+ clients while maintaining 99.994% uptime, demonstrating proven ability to retain customers and grow revenue at scale
International Team Leadership & Delivery
Directed cross-functional engineering team of 8, implementing agile methodologies that achieved 25% faster delivery cycles
Successfully managed distributed international team, fostering collaboration through effective communication protocols and cultural adaptability
Led development of entirely new platform from concept to successful launch with 2 pilot customers, applying user-centric design principles throughout discovery and validation phases
Coordinated integration projects between platform and 20+ third-party systems, collaborating with engineering teams to ensure seamless connectivity and enhanced user experience
Partnered closely with sales and customer success teams to create compelling narratives, enabling enterprise deal closure and customer retention
Product Discovery Leadership and Team Management Strategic Roadmap Product management Data Analytics
KINETICO (USA) & TTI FLOORCARE
Senior Product Marketing Manager
January 2012 - January 2018 (6 years)
United States
Managed $150M+ retail consumer product portfolio with full P&L responsibility, delivering 17% growth through strategic roadmapping and data-driven product decisions
Conducted in-home user research identifying unmet needs, leading to patented innovations that grew market share from 5% to 25%
Conducted comprehensive market research in emerging markets (China) identifying product opportunities, with focus on understanding diverse user demographics and unmet needs
Collaborated with sales and marketing teams, training 80+ stakeholders on product features to enable effective customer communication and positioning
Product Development Supplier Relationship Management B2C Product Discovery Product Marketing
CC-Product Strategy (Cosmetics)
Freelance PM
July 2024 - Today (1 year and 11 months)
Paris, France
Beauty/wellness sector expertise: Leading private label dermocosmetics development and sourcing European beauty brands for exclusive distribution
Developed customer-centric beauty solutions using AI and no-code tools, creating product recommendation app for in-store beauty advisors