Xavier Schaeffer

Directing concurrent AI programmes across regulated industries — delivering production-grade SaaS platforms — as both Programme Director and Product Owner — from product vision and architecture design to development coordination and go-to-market delivery. Regular contributor to pitch decks and fundraising milestone structuring. Also delivering generative AI SaaS platforms and IoT AI solutions. PROGRAMS DELIVERED (2023–present): → AI Payroll Agent (in production) — MVP: multi-tenant architecture, GDPR-compliant Document AI pipeline, conversational chatbot, go-to-market framework. Serving accounting firms, HR managers and employees. → Health Insurance Platform (in production) — Multi-channel platform covering prospect onboarding, e-signature and automated SEPA billing in a triple-regulated environment (health, insurance, payments). Enforced French digital sovereignty. → AI Carbon Reporting Platform (in production) — LLM + RAG pipeline automating CSRD / ISO 14064 / GHG Protocol carbon reporting for French SMEs. Sources: ADEME, GIEC, Base Carbone. → MedTech Fertility Intelligence Platform (ongoing) — Directing migration from SaaS to sovereign Azure HDS + Oracle 23ai architecture. AI scoring engine combining biomarker analysis, automated deficiency detection and RAG-powered recommendations. Strict HDS, RGPD/LPD and encrypted data sovereignty requirements. → AI Generative Content Platforms (×2, in production) — Directed two B2B SaaS platforms leveraging generative AI for automated multi-platform content creation and publishing. Program Director and Product Owner: product vision, LLM pipeline architecture, brand voice AI engine, go-to-market. → IoT AI Senior Care Platform (ongoing) — Directing a discrete IoT home monitoring platform for elderly independence, combining embedded AI for behavioural analysis, anomaly detection and AI callbot-powered doubt resolution. Target clients: family caregivers, elderly individuals and health insurance companies. MVP operational.

Created and launched "Hosted in Luxembourg" — a private certification label for companies hosting their services and applications on Luxembourg infrastructure, as a signal of quality, security and data sovereignty. → Secured formal endorsement from the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, SECURITYMADEIN.LU and Digital Lëtzebuerg (Ministère d'État). Supported at launch by ICT Cluster, Datacenter Luxembourg and Telecom Luxembourg. → Adopted by 19 certified organisations including EuroDNS · Doctena · Labgroup · Luxaviation · Telecom Luxembourg · CDCL. https://www.hosted-in-luxembourg.lu

Luxembourg's leading AI powered recruitment platform (HRTech) — 150+ enterprise clients including ArcelorMittal, BIL, ING, and PwC. Joined during Series A growth phase as Head of Product and Operations to structure operations and drive product strategy. → Directed product vision for the AI-driven candidate-job matching engine, roadmapping international expansion across France & Belgium. → Led operational scale-up: doubled office space, modernised full IT infrastructure, structured HR and governance processes → Established governance framework: code of conduct, transparency policies and confidentiality standards — turning employer brand into a competitive advantage for attracting senior tech talent → Best Workplaces™ Luxembourg 2022 — 2nd place nationally · Small Companies category · 100% employee satisfaction score

Led the strategic pivot of ZAP from a consumer social network (zap.lu — 1M+ monthly page views) to a B2B Digital Workplace platform. Full ownership of product, operations and business development over 7 years. → Created and launched Squareboard — a SaaS enterprise collaboration platform (intranet, social feeds, chat, mobile apps iOS/Android), from prototype to market → Pioneered the "Hosted in Luxembourg" data sovereignty certification label — secured formal endorsement from the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, SECURITYMADEIN.LU and Digital Lëtzebuerg (Ministry) · adopted by EuroDNS, Doctena, Labgroup, Luxaviation → Won key accounts: Luxaviation (group intranet) · Ministry of the Economy · Ministry of Foreign Affairs · CDCL · Myenergy → Integrated security by design: E2E encrypted data room, MFA, RGPD-compliant architecture, external penetration testing → Steered company integration with Cap4 Group (2020), positioning for expansion across healthcare, aerospace and financial services

Independent software vendor for the magazine publishing industry. → Directed European business development → Defined territory sales strategy, built and coached a sales team, and managed end-to-end contract negotiations from first contact to close.

Directed the pan-European digital marketing strategy for Beautysané — a nutrition brand distributed through a network of 9,000 independent distributors across France and Europe. Employed by NL Europe SA (Luxembourg), responsible for brand marketing (B2C) and distributor-facing digital infrastructure across 7+ European markets: FR · DE · IT · ES · BE · PT. NL → Launched iFeel — NL Europe's new strategic app (iPhone, iPad, Web) for client discovery, prospect engagement and distributor recruitment — orchestrating cross-functional internal and external teams → Email marketing strategy: 82% quality ratio sustained over 2 years → Full digital ecosystem: Facebook & YouTube channels · websites & blogs · online and offline campaigns → Video production: advertising, infomercials and didactic content → E-reputation monitoring and corrective management for NL group brands and leadership

Co-founded and launched a social gaming studio at the height of the Facebook games era → Operations across France, USA and Canada. Set up the Montreal studio from scratch, recruited and directed cross-functional teams (developers, level designers, artists) to deliver the studio's first title.

Co-founded and led as COO one of France's first proximity mobile advertising networks — Bluetooth mobile marketing at a time when the iPhone had just launched and mobile advertising was uncharted territory. → Negotiated exclusive French distribution rights for Beamzone® technology (BlueCellNetworks, Germany) — proximity advertising platform delivering content directly to mobile phones & PDAs via Bluetooth, installed in high-traffic retail locations → Designed and launched full product range (hardware + software): mBox · mBorne · mLink · mClub · mTag → Built and led the tech team: engineers, developers, testers, project managers, designers → Key advertisers: Air France · BMW · Tag Heuer · La Poste → Negotiated national network deployment partnership with ALTADIS — mPub Media Network → Led €700K Angel fundraising round — Alsace Business Angels & France Angels · 23 investors → Orchestrated IPO on NYSE Euronext Paris — Marché Libre · €7.5M valuation · July 2008 · Symbol: MLOMF

Mobile video game studio. Created and led two business divisions — Publishing and Game Production Subcontracting. → Grew revenue from €0.3M to €1.4M in two years → International brand licensing and distribution network across carriers, aggregators and web distributors → Key clients: Electronic Arts · Konami · Vivendi · In-Fusio · Dargaud → Game titles: Castlevania · The Legend of Spyro · The Bourne Ultimatum · Leisure Suit Larry · King's Quest

Corporate satellite networks. Created and led the Government division from zero. → Generated €1.3M revenue in the first year — public sector clients acquired through full tender cycle management (research, preparation, submission, negotiation) → Defined technology roadmap and led technical team for prototyping, testing and validation of new solutions

Co-founded one of France's first independent ISPs (Pandemonium Group) and e-business providers outside Paris. → Built the company to €1M revenue across four offices, then acquired by Ision Internet AG as part of a pan-European ISP consolidation (listed on the Neuer Markt, Frankfurt, 2000). The Ision group was subsequently acquired by Energis PLC (UK/FTSE 100). → Continued as CEO through both acquisitions, growing revenue to €2.6M. → Managed a €1.5M data center build and built a security practice from day one. → Named Entrepreneur of the Year 2000 — Le Nouvel Économiste → Winner — Trophées de la Nouvelle Économie 2001, Prix de l'e-biz — L'Express Two of France's leading national business magazines