Soleiman LHAROUI

COO | Marketplace & Data

Salary / Daily rate

Marseille, France

Mobility: Paris, Barcelona, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Project Management (PMO)Strategy & ConsultingFinanceHRBusiness DevelopmentHubspotTalent AcquisitionNo-code AutomationsZapierConfluenceJiraPipedriveGoogle AnalyticsNo-code ApplicationsMaken8nNotionAgile CoachingCommunity ManagementOutboundCustomer SuccessProject OwnerAirtableData AnalysisMetabaseLegalCoachingPower BIProduct StrategyData VisualizationLookerE-commerce WebsitesMonday.com

Languages

English (Fluent)GermanSpanish

About me

Intro

10+ years of experience in operations management, strategy development, and scaling businesses across various industries (marketplaces, e-commerce & digital content) As a COO and consultant, expertise in optimizing processes, driving operational efficiency, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve significant business growth.

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Work experience

Founder - Principal Consultant

Gambo Advisory

May 2023 - Present

3 years 6 months

69340 Francheville, France

Clients: > Kop (Sports Media & Smart Content Factory) - Chief Operating Officer (Jan 2024 - Oct 2025 ) • Ops & HR • Tech & Data • Finance > ORNIKAR (Digital Driving School & Car Insurance) - Head of Marketplace Operations (May 2023 - June 2024) • Audit and revamp of Marketplace forecast model and performance monitoring/BI tools • Launch of a pilot for New Instructor Compensation system • Various Data Analysis studies to improve marketplace liquidity and efficiency

COO

Kop

Jan 2024 - Oct 2025

1 year 10 months

Paris, France

Marketplace Operations

Ornikar

May 2023 - Jun 2024

1 year 2 months

Jellysmack

Sep 2021 - Aug 2023

2 years

Lead Marketplace Operations

Jul 2022 - Aug 2023

1 year 2 months

Senior Operations Excellence Manager

Sep 2021 - Sep 2022

1 year 1 month

Head of Strategy & Development

3Suisses

Nov 2018 - Sep 2021

2 years 11 months

Head of Strategy & Development

SHOPINVEST

Jul 2018 - Sep 2021

3 years 3 months

Région de Paris, France

Chief of Staff

Ott Ventures

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

1 year

Région de Paris, France & Prague, Czech Republic

European Investment Holding focused on Private Equity, Real Estate & Venture Capital (Digital, E-Commerce) • Investment & Financing: led several startups seed investments/acquisitions (due-diligence, legal structuring), prepared investment teaser and dataroom for an investment opportunity in a French listed company, assisted with applications for ~€100m bank financing for Real Estate projects • Responsible for Venture Capital branch: managing relationship with CEOs of portfolio startups, offering them financial, operational & legal support: e.g. negotiation of €500k endorsement deal with tennis champion, organization of new fundraising rounds: from a €200k crowdfunding campaign to a €4m Series A fundraising • Litigation: Collaboration with international lawyers and partners to recover a multimillion defaulted receivable

Investment Associate

Group Ott

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

1 year

Paris, France

Finance & Business Development - Real Estate

Eracles Group

Dec 2014 - Feb 2016

1 year 3 months

Hong-Kong, Bali, Indonésie & Paris, France

French Family Office investing in Commercial, Residential and Logistics Real Estate in Europe and Asia • Management: operational/development activities of luxury villa rental business in Bali, Indonesia • Business Development: leading various Real Estate investment projects • Internal Audit: checking of all the legal and financial accounts - establishing clear accounting/reconciliation procedures between the different subsidiaries of the group (intercompany loans) • Accounting: helping with monthly, quarterly and yearly accounting reports - preparation of financial forecasts

Private Equity Intern

Vendis Capital

Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

7 months

Région de Bruxelles, Belgique

Belgian Private Equity Fund with a focus on Mid-Market Branded Consumer Companies • Performed sector analysis, screening & valuation of potential buy-out investments / exit processes • Helped portfolio companies’ management with: competition benchmarking, screening for potential add-ons and planning international development strategies

Strategy / M&A Intern Analyst

Airbus Defence and Space

Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

6 months

Région de Munich, Allemagne

Assisting the Manager and the Head of Strategy of EADS Astrium (2012 Revenue: €5.8 billion) with the following : •Preparation of strategic studies and presentations for the Executive Management of Astrium and EADS •Elaboration of Astrium’s short and mid-term strategy and organization of a “Strategic Workshop Committee” for the Executive Committee to determine the priority actions •Analysis of external growth opportunities – Investment profiles made for potential targets •Business Intelligence: strategic, financial & organizational benchmarking of European and American competitors

Intern Analyst - Real Estate Investment & Asset Management

AEW Europe

Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

5 months

Région de Paris, France

Retail Department: €2.4 billion European Assets Portfolio: Shopping Centers, Outlets, Retail Parks... • Strategy: definition of a strategy for each asset (preservation, disposal or development), preparation of different scenarios of financial valuation and realization of projected cash flows and business plans • Investment: study of acquisition/disposal projects, creation of pitches for AEW Investment Committee (including an outlet valued at €100 million), financial modeling, asset valuation, due diligence • Sector Analysis: research, synthesis and analysis of information and data on a target market or on a specific geographical area; SWOT & analysis of competition

Audit Intern

Deloitte

May 2011 - Jul 2011

3 months

Région de Paris, France

Middle Market Companies (Turnover: ranging from €10 million to €8.4 billion) Missions of External/Legal and Financial Audit in IFRS and French standards Consolidation of the subsidiaries of a French Telecom group and Due-diligence of a Belgian Real Estate firm


Education

ESSEC Business School

ESSEC BBA, Finance, General

2009 - 2013

5 years

Activities and societies: membre du BDE 2011

Options: Entrepreneurship & Corporate Finance

Nanyang Technological University Singapore

2012, Business Administration and Management, General

2012 - 2012

1 year

Courses: Strategic Management, M&A, Corporate Finance

Lycée Pasteur

Baccalauréat Scientifique

2006 - 2009

4 years

Portfolio

Shopinvest (3Suisses / RueDuCommerce)

Ornikar

KOP Media

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