Michaël Cohen

Promotion 2024 / 2025 - 2025 / 2026 – Innovation Digitale & Management Produit Au sein de la Web School Factory, j’interviens en tant qu’enseignant et mentor pour former la nouvelle génération de leaders produit et technologiques. Mon rôle consiste à transmettre une approche pragmatique du management produit, fondée sur 30 ans d’expérience dans la direction technologique et la transformation SaaS à grande échelle. Mes missions principales : Enseigner le Product Lifecycle Management, la stratégie produit et la transformation digitale. Former les étudiants aux pratiques de leadership technologique, agilité et collaboration produit-tech-business. Encadrer des projets réels de conception et de lancement de produits digitaux (MVP, go-to-market, growth). Apporter une perspective “terrain” issue de contextes Private Equity, scale-ups et groupes internationaux. Inspirer les futurs managers à allier innovation, vision et humanité dans leur pratique. Objectif : contribuer à faire émerger une nouvelle génération de décideurs technologiques capables de relier stratégie, innovation et impact humain

Chief Product & Group Chief Technology Officer – EasyVista (2022–Present) Lead global product & technology strategy for SaaS leader in ITSM and enterprise service management. Directed international R&D, infrastructure, and product teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions, improving platform uptime by 30% and accelerating release cycles by 40%. Partnered with CEO and board on growth strategy, supporting new market entry and double-digit ARR growth. Spearheaded digital workplace and IT monitoring innovations adopted by Fortune 500 clients.

Founded a boutique advisory firm supporting PE, VC, and enterprises with technical due diligence and transformation strategy across ITSM, fintech, insurtech, retailtech, and HR tech. Conducted 50+ due diligence assessments, identifying risks and value drivers that guided multimillion-euro investments. Advised C-level executives on post-investment integration and scaling, resulting in successful product pivots and accelerated growth.

Rebuilt IT & R&D organization after acquisition, modernizing infrastructure, corporate IT, and security systems. Introduced cloud-first architecture and DevOps practices, reducing deployment times by 60% and cutting infrastructure costs by 25%. Drove company-wide digital transformation, enabling SaaS adoption across municipal clients in France. Recognized industry-wide as “DSI Reconstructeur de l’Année 2021” for revitalizing legacy technology into an agile SaaS ecosystem.

CTO - Cegid Public

Trace One connects retailers and suppliers to develop innovative private label products and drive consumer trust. - Company 3Y plan & participation to the Business Strategy. - Technology & Architecture & Security & Product Roadmap management. - Digital Transformation & modernisation of the technical stacks. - x millions € Budget management in coordination with Finance and Exec Team. - Talent recruitment. Enpowerment. Management of ~100 people & different skills accross Europe.

• Deep knowledge of B2B Travel Business (GDS, booking processes, Backoffice, Payment ) - Coordinate Backoffice IT Operations & Project Management • High Collaboration in Due Diligence & Acquisiton Processes - TravelForce in Australia (April 2011) - Traveldoo in France (December 2011) - ViaTravel in Nordics (April 2012) • Deep Collaboration in Woldwide Expansion Acquisition: ----------------- - Experience Travel in Belgium (Octobre 2003) - World Travel Management in UK (August 2004) - MTM-Reisen in Germany (November 2006) - TravelForce in Australia (April 2011) - ViaTravel in Nordics (April 2012) Creation: ------------- - France (2000), Belgium (2004), UK (2004), Germany (2006), Italy (2007), Spain (2008), Switzerland (2008), Netherlands (2008), Ireland (2008), Australia (2011), China (2012), India (2012), Poland (2012) , Czech (2012), Turkey (2013), Denmark (2013), Sweden (2013), Finland (2013), Norway (2013), Hong Kong (2015), Singapore (2015) • Extensive knowledge of Checkout & Backoffice Technologies & Ecommerce data flows (ERP, ETL, Reporting, Accounting, payments) • Extensive knowledge Telecom Billing Systems & Travel Billing Systems • Management of Checkout & Backoffice Technology Business unit : Program management, Development team, Test team, Support. - 20 Team members Offshore in India, Hyderabad (Creation of the team in Decembre 2012) - 30 Team members in Paris • Ability to inject leading edge technology and Open Source into existing projects - ETL Pentaho Data Integration, SQL Server 2008, Oracle, Business Object, Microsoft Dynamics Nav 2009 (Navision), C#, .NET, Workflow • Complex Project Management - Dynamics Navision ERP Migration, PCI 2.0 Compliancy, SOX Compliancy, Real Time E-commerce Automated Invoicing, E-Invoicing, Automation, Corporate & Payment Solution, Checkout process • Complex issues solving • High Customer Focus

Production Management & Support Release & development Management Managed 5 developpers