Ségolène de Casanove

Head of Sales | GTM Strategy & Business Development

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Go-to-marketCRMData AnalysisCommunity ManagementMarketing Strategy

Languages

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

About me

Intro

Fractional Commercial Director with 3+ years driving GTM strategy and outbound sales in FinTech & B2B SaaS. Expert in building automated outbound systems and scaling business development across multiple markets (FR, DACH, BENELUX), consistently overachieving quotas. I help tech companies accelerate revenue through strategic sales leadership, embedded payment expertise, and proven RevOps implementation.

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Work experience

Fractional Head of Sales

Ignify

Sep 2025 - Present

1 year 2 months

Paris, France

Head of New Business

Xpollens

Dec 2024 - Sep 2025

10 months

Paris, France

– Xpollens relies on the power of our proprietary technology, coupled with the infrastructure of Groupe BPCE, 2nd-largest banking group in France, and a team of over 150 experts (Product, IT, Compliance, Operations) to support our customers in creating customised, value-accelerating embedded payment solutions. – Xpollens serves various industries, such as digital banking, large retailers, temporary staffing agencies, insurance, travel and more. Each shares a common goal to generate value through digital technologies. – Leading corporations trust Xpollens: Oney, 1001 Listes, Leroy Merlin, Ubaldi, ESF, Izly, Le Pot Commun.

Account Executive

Hyperline

Jun 2024 - Dec 2024

7 months

Paris, France

– Radically simple subscriptions. – The most flexible billing platform for B2B SaaS businesses. Start today without a single line of code. – https://www.hyperline.co/

Business Development

Swan

Dec 2022 - Jun 2024

1 year 7 months

Paris, France

– Swan (Banking-as-a-Service) is the easiest way to embed while-labeled banking features (accounts, cards, IBAN) into your product. – Business Development: – Supervise inbound for 3 different markets (DACH, BENELUX, FR) – Key stakeholder in the transition from inbound-led to outbound-led GTM strategy – Both automated and hyper-personalized – Support on our 2 main markets (FR & DACH) + launch of new market (BENELUX) – Outbound Strategy: – Develop and implemented outbound strategy – Lead SQL creation (top performer, consistently overachieving quotas) – Establish an effective approach to opening conversations with Enterprises and Key Target Account – Automation with tools and industry best practices: – Sequencing – Account mapping and messaging per persona – Signals implementation and reactivity – Cross team collaboration. – Execute GTM strategy (Growth) – Coordinate and support marketing activities, especially events – Support RevOps in the implementation of our processes – Mentor team members on best practice – Train and supervise 3 new BDRs

Senior Business Development Representative

Upflow

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

4 months

Paris, France

– Upflow revolutionises how B2B get paid by making your collections simple, transparent and collaborative. – Generation of qualified opportunities w/ Sales team and an Account Executive – Identification of relevant prospects and necessary data for prospection actions w/ Growth team – Creation and implementation of outbound campaigns w/ Salesforce & Outreach – Cold calling with prospects to understand their processes and challenges – Pitch of Upflow's value proposition to ICP – Maximization of the number of demos booked for the Account Executive team

Sommelier

Hôtel des Grands Boulevards

Sep 2021 - Sep 2022

1 year 1 month

Paris, France

– Wine advisory, sale and service – Creation of animation around wine – Wine list co-creation – Cellar maintenance: inventory, orders – Support of the restaurant team in their activities

Brand Ambassador

Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët

Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

2 years

Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

– Prospection B2B – Prospection of relevant lead to support the marketing and commercial team – Brand Activation – Key support for marketing, trade marketing and sales team in the day-to-day activities – Organization and animation of brand events and dinners – Customer Relationship Management – Exploration of opportunities amongst identified targeted tribes and HNWIs – Creation of a key customers network

Business Analyst

Havana Club International S.A.

Oct 2016 - Sep 2018

2 years

Paris Area, France

– Strategic Planning: – Data analysis for internal strategic planning document – Synthesis of competitors' performances – Production of "business cases" on the spirit market – Competitive environment: – Update and optimisation of competitive intelligence tool – Creation and update of performance and price tracking tools – Synthesis of competitor's social media activities – Consumer behaviour: – Support in implementing qualitive test – Analysis regarding consumer segmentation

Brand Ambassador

HKB (Hong Kong Baijiu)

Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

6 months

London, UK

– HKB (Hong Kong Baijiu) - Baijiu start up (traditional Chinese spirit) – Business development: – Present the product to different prospects in the London area (on-trade) – Manage the active accounts – Perform training around the product and consumption mode – Create and develop the CRM database (volumes, satisfaction, follow-up...) – Keep in touch with the importer / distributor regarding supply – Marketing development: – Animate Social Media – Create Brand Content

Assistant Brand Ambassador

FAIR.

Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

6 months

London, UK

– Aside from the activites at HKB Spirits – Present the different products of the brand – Follw-up with accounts – Animate tastings in shops

Hostess

Restaurant Eclectic

Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

2 months

Paris Area, France

– Welcome and inform international clients – Take reservations and manage the seating plan, in the software and in the restaurant

Assistant Sales Manager

Cegid Group

Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

4 months

Barcelona, Spain

– Translation of presentation brochures (French to Spanish) – Contacts update for prospects & clients on the CRM – Creation of a tool to identify & count the prospects according to their category


Education

Université Paris Dauphine

Master's degree, Marketing & Strategy - Luxury Management

2016 - 2018

2 years 1 month

HEC Montréal

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Trilingual, Major in Management & International Affairs

2012 - 2015

3 years 1 month

Nanyang Technological University

Exchange, Commerce international

2014 - 2014

1 month


Licenses & certifications

WSET Level 3 Award in Wines, Sommelier

Issued: Jan 2021

Certified by Wine & Spirit Education Trust

WSET 2 Award in Wine and Spirits, Sommelier

Issued: Jan 2018

Certified by Wine & Spirit Education Trust

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