Irene Cattaneo

Head of Operations

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

HubspotMakeNotionn8nCustomer ServiceAINo-code AutomationsCustomer.ioZapierNo-code ApplicationsOperationsCustomer SuccessCustomer SupportOperations ManagerProcess ImprovementVP OperationsCOOSourcingStrategy ConsultantCustomer CareConsultantLean ManagementProject ManagerNegotiationContractsContract Management

Languages

Italian (Native)English (Fluent)French (Fluent)Spanish

About me

Intro

Head of Operations with proven expertise in scaling teams, optimizing workflows, and driving operational excellence. Recovered over €1.4M in overdue payments within 90 days while implementing company-wide automation strategies across HubSpot, Jira, and sales enablement tools. Specialized in revenue operations, process optimization, and cross-functional alignment to fuel growth and efficiency.

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Work experience

Founder / Operations Consultant

Axenta Consulting

Jan 2026 - Present

10 months

Paris, France

Consultant FinsOps

BumpFreelance

Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

3 months

Paris, France

Echo Analytics

Jun 2023 - Dec 2025

2 years 7 months

Paris, France

Head of Operations

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025

2 years

Paris, France

– Recruited, trained, and led the Operations team to improve efficiency, support company growth, and deploy a company-wide operational excellence strategy, focused on: – Team alignment: Defined objectives, implemented KPI dashboards, and enhanced coordination across Sales, Product, Finance, and Customer Success. – Workflow optimization: Identified bottlenecks, redesigned key processes, and fostered a culture of continuous improvement (Lean methods, retrospectives, structured rituals). – Tooling & automation: Selected, negotiated, and integrated tools (HubSpot, Jira, Make, Gong, Coefficient, Clay, Smartlead, HeyReach), ensuring adoption and long-term value through hands-on enablement. – Revenue & cash management: Rebuilt the AR process, automated collections, improved reporting, and recovered over €1.4M in overdue payments in under one quarter.

Sales Operations Manager

Jun 2023 - Jan 2024

8 months

Paris, France

– Optimized the sales process through the implementation of HubSpot and ongoing team training. – Defined key KPIs and set up dashboards to monitor performance. – Automated interactions between the Sales and Product teams as part of the delivery process.

SINGULART

Apr 2020 - May 2023

3 years 2 months

Paris, France

Senior Project Manager / Monetization Services

Jan 2023 - May 2023

5 months

Paris, France

– Collaborated with cross-functional teams to prototype, launch, and test new monetization initiatives for artists, notably the promotion of profiles and events through a targeted social media strategy.

Team Leader / Artist Care Team

Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

1 year 6 months

Paris, France

– Defining mission, common language and priorities for the support team in line with company strategies and needs by developing a team roadmap, deducting people and tech resources needs and reporting on status of deliverables. – Defining the standards of an outstanding artist's experience by identifying new tools, platforms, and techniques. – Recruiting, training and developing a team of 4 resources to over-delivering memorable and engaging experiences to our artists and art lovers. – Scaling and automating the processes to handle fast growth through the smart use of tools, knowledge and resources.

Project Manager / Process Automation & HubSpot CRM Specialist

Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

1 year

Paris, France

– Develop repeatable and scalable processes that are backed by data to meet departmental goals – Act as liaison between multiple departments (especially Product and IT) to ensure overall business alignment and streamlining of communication – Create and manage automation to improve account management processes – Collaborate with team leads on individual teams' needs to build reports or implement tools in order to increase productivity – Train and provide ongoing support for Hubspot usage

Artist Liaison / Business Developer & Account Manager

Apr 2020 - Sep 2020

6 months

Paris, France

– Artists selection: prospecting, qualifying, and recruiting artists. – Account management: managing artists' onboarding and maintaining relationships.

Artist Liaison / Business Developer

SINGULART

Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

7 months

Paris, France

– Artists selection: prospecting, qualifying and recruiting artists. – Account management: managing artists'onboarding and maintaining relationships. – Art advisory on the Italian market. – Translations (English/French-Italian). – Data analysis projects.

Customer Service Representative

Meero

Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

4 months

Paris, France

– Send and receive calls. – Coordinate photoshoots between clients and photographers. – Follow-up of client files.


Education

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Master's degree, Methods and Topics in Art Management

2017 - 2020

3 years 1 month

Université Paris Dauphine - PSL

Erasmus Exchange Program, MSc Arts Management

2018 - 2018

1 month

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Laurea triennale, Economia e Gestione dei Beni Culturali e dello Spettacolo

2013 - 2016

3 years 1 month

Liceo Classico "Giulio Casiraghi"

High School leaving qualification, classical studies

2009 - 2013

4 years 1 month

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