
Maxime Viry
Chief Operating Officer | Digital Accessibility & Inclusion
Salaire / Taux journalier
Nancy, France
Freelance
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À propos
Introduction
COO & Accessibility expert with 15+ years driving digital inclusion and disability employment solutions. Led companies to €2M+ revenue, managed 200+ client training programs, and secured major partnerships with Ubisoft, AXA, and government services. Specialized in digital accessibility consulting, inclusive recruitment strategies, and innovative tech solutions for disability inclusion.
Expérience de travail
Chief operating officer (COO)
Yumaincap
juil. 2023 - Présent
3 ans 4 mois
69340 Francheville, France
Yumaincap is a socially responsible company specializing in the professional inclusion of people with disabilities. Our clients include small businesses, SMEs, large corporations, and public institutions, whom we support across several key areas: 🌐 Inclusive Recruitment: We create employment opportunities by connecting talented individuals with disabilities to small businesses, SMEs, large corporations, and public institutions committed to inclusion. 🔑 Tailored Training Programs: Yumaincap designs customized training programs aimed at transforming corporate cultures, making inclusion a value that benefits everyone. 📈 Disability Policy Consulting: Take advantage of our expertise to develop or refine your inclusion policies. We help you implement concrete strategies that align your business objectives with the values of inclusion and diversity. 🚀 Outsourced HR Administration: Simplify the management of administrative HR tasks while strengthening your commitment to inclusion by working with a socially responsible company. Join us on this journey. To learn more about our services, feel free to contact us at: [email protected]
Final boss (& CEO co-founder)
Be Player One
janv. 2019 - juil. 2023
4 ans 7 mois
Nancy, France
Be Player One worked towards the inclusion of people with disabilities through digital accessibility and video gaming. As a CEO, my responsibilities covered several key areas: - Managing the organization, leading transversal and inclusive management, and structuring the service and activity offerings, - Structuring and overseeing strategies for sales, communication, infrastructure, development, and production, - Driving innovation: leading R&D activities in the video game division (hardware, software, SaaS), - Acquiring the business assets of Access First and expanding operations in digital accessibility, - Fundraising: managing investment rounds, financial partnerships, and corporate banking relationships, - Recruiting C-level executives and creating and leading the Executive Committee (Comex). Selected references: Leclerc, Axa, Services of the French Prime Minister, Ubisoft, Remedy Entertainment, Ankama Key achievements: €2M in fundraising, Over €1M run-rate for 2023, 200+ people trained in one year
Co-founder & Web agency director
IDcap
mars 2017 - janv. 2019
1 an 11 mois
Greater Nancy Area
Creation of a web agency specialized in: - Digital accessibility (design, consulting, and training), - Consulting for the development of adapted tourism solutions for people with disabilities, - Speaking engagements and training sessions on disability and universal accessibility topics. Selected references: KPMG, Bruneau, TOTSA, JCDecaux, Stade de France Key achievements: 50+ clients acquired in two years (public administrations, SMEs, and large corporations); 150 people trained
Co-founder & COO
Qual.IT Cloud
févr. 2012 - déc. 2017
5 ans 11 mois
Creation of the startup Qual.IT, the first European provider of self-service virtual private servers. Summary of my responsibilities (general management, marketing, and operations): - Deployment of the e-commerce strategy: functional needs analysis, marketing strategy, UX, UI, digital accessibility, competitive intelligence, market research, offer definition, - Supervision of SaaS module implementation: coordination between IT and SaaS teams, management of the development of a web factory, - Web marketing: SEO prioritization, sourcing, setup and monitoring of international Ads campaigns, management of community engagement, - Content strategy: sourcing of creatives (motion designers, video editors), media relations (offline and online editorial strategy, press releases, PR management). Key achievements: over €2M in revenue over the last two years, 1,000+ B2B clients acquired
Web project manager
MviryFreelance
janv. 2008 - mars 2017
9 ans 3 mois
Greater Nancy Area
Design of websites, business applications, and SaaS portals as a digital project management consultant for public administrations, small businesses, SMEs, IT service companies (ESNs), and large corporations. Summary of responsibilities: - Redesign and development of business applications, support for digital accessibility initiatives, drafting of technical specifications, and project management, - Team management (developers, graphic designers, marketers), definition and execution of online visibility strategies, oversight of strategic service providers (PR agencies, communication agencies, inbound marketing firms), implementation of strategies to promote disability inclusion awareness. Selected references: CRT Lorraine, Accor Hotels, Atout Mobilité Successfully delivered over 700 projects
Podcast contributor on disability topics
Connexion HFreelance
janv. 2014 - janv. 2015
1 an 1 mois
Podcast hosted by Philippe Steinier (founder of the disability news website Handimobility), with contributions on topics related to affective and sexual life, adapted leisure and sports activities, digital accessibility, and technology serving people with disabilities. Key achievement: over 200,000 listeners
Founder and editor-in-chief of a blog dedicated to handitech
Handi-pratique.com
janv. 2009 - janv. 2011
2 ans 1 mois
Full 360° project management: editorial strategy development, management of writers and service providers, guest posting coordination, tech watch, web marketing strategy, and advertising management. Handi-pratique.com was a professional portal focused on digital accessibility and the use of IT for people with disabilities: news, advice, case studies, and reviews of assistive software and hardware. Key achievement: 100,000 unique visitors per month
Principal writer for tech blogs
Interfacetactile.com and ecranflexible.com
janv. 2009 - janv. 2011
2 ans 1 mois
- Wrote several hundred technical articles and feature pieces, - Defined editorial guidelines, managed publishing schedules, conducted tech watch, wrote content, and optimized for SEO. Key achievement: over 500,000 unique visitors per month
Web designer
Agence BiznetAUcoeur
janv. 2008 - janv. 2009
1 an 1 mois
54130 Saint-Max, France
- Designed graphic charters and logos, developed front-end components - Created editorial content, implemented SEO and SEA strategies, and managed web marketing initiatives - Animated and managed the community of the LorraineAuCoeur portal (forums, newsletter with 20,000 subscribers) Key achievement: over 100 websites designed
Formation
Campus lettres et sciences humaines (Nancy)
Histoire
2004 - 2007
3 ans 1 mois
IUT Henri Poincaré (Saint-Dié des Vosges)
DUT Services et Réseaux de Communication (SRC)
2002 - 2004
2 ans 1 mois