Global Product Director - Internet
Greater Boston Area
Global Product Director - Internet
Greater Boston Area
Product Management, Internet and Innovation are my 3 areas of interest.
I have 10 years experience in Product Management.
I am used to manage international products for both BtoC and BtoB markets.
I have experience in both large companies and SMB and multi-cultural environments.
I am passionate by the internet sector and have extensive knowledge of web 2.0 usages. I hold a PhD on Social Media.
* Product Management
* Internet
* Social Media and Online Communities
* International Business
* Marketing
* Strategy
* Innovation
* People Management
* Consumer and BtoB.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Internet industry)
October 2006 — Present (1 year 10 months)
• Define and execute global product strategy for the social media and UGC products (forums, online communities, social networks...).
• Work across the board for BtoC and BtoB products.
• Define business model, product definition, overall product strategy.
• Manage technical and business cross-functional teams on projects.
Based in Prague and then in Boston.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
April 2003 — October 2006 (3 years 7 months)
• Provide Strategy and Marketing Programs.
• Define new product strategies on behalf of customers.
• Create Business Plans and deploy the strategy.
• Work at all stages of developpment.
• Work for SMB both on consumer and BtoB markets.
• Manage a team up to 15 people.
Based in Paris.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2000 — April 2003 (2 years 5 months)
• Responsible for the Communication, Media and Energy products.
• Develop new products for key markets.
• Set up strategic programs with key accounts.
• Define customer satisfaction programs.
• Work accross EMEA.
• Work with cross-functional teams in the regions.
• Coordinate activities with the United States.
Based in Paris with frequent travels in EMEA and in the US.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1998 — December 2000 (2 years 4 months)
• Manage the BSS products for EMEA.
• Train sales forces on the new products.
• Position products to strategic customers,
• Develop new products for the EMEA.
• Set up and manage the OEM agreement with Granite Systems (Inventory Manager).
• Define the new Order management product after Kenan Systems' integration.
• Manage cross-functional teams accross EMEA.
Based in Belgium, then in the United States and finally in Paris.
PhD, Management, 2004 — 2008
Area of research: Social Media and online communities for Marketing in the internet space (with honors) - March 2008
Master Research (with honors) - 2005
Master, International Business Administration, 1998
Memory: Push vs Pull technologies
Erasmus: last semester Fachhochschule Wiesbaden, Germany
Placements:
* Alcatel Télécom (9 months) in Paris - 1997
* France Télécom (Questel-Orbit - 3 months) in Paris - 1996
* France Télécom (Transpac - 1 1/2 months) in Stockholm - 1995
Association : AAEISEC
Travels Blogging: I manage 2 blogs since 2005. This lead me to acquire a deep knowledge about online communities and about the internet usages and technologies.
I am the owner with my sister of Galactée - company in the beauty industry (CEO 2004-2006; associate since 2006) - www.galactee.fr
2004-2005: Marketing chair at EGC and marketing speaker at IIM, ENSAM, Université Pascal Paoli, IRA.
Best blog of the year by Strategies Magazine - 2006