About Pierre
IT Manager & Product Owner | Digital Transformation & International Event Operations (FIFA, EBU)
IT Engineer and Manager specializing in digital transformation and complex operations, I bridge technical expertise (Broadcast & IT infrastructures) with strategic product vision (SAFe® PO/PM, Lean Design).
Building on recent successes at FIFA (leading IT operations on World Cup events or developing products for 15,000 users and managing solution budgets up to $3M) and Eclair/Eurovision, I design agile workflows that optimize content management, support event operations and enhancing user experience. My approach leverages frugal innovation (No-Code, BI) and a strong service orientation, proven in demanding international environments (EMEA, APAC).
I aim to lead high-value projects where technology drives business strategy.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Conversational
Portuguese
Conversational
Can work on-site
Zurich (up to 50km)
Experience
- FIFATechnology ManagerSPORTSJanuary 2022 - April 2025 (3 years and 3 months)Switzerland Product Owner & digital transformation of the guest & media operations✓ Took over +10 products in a couple of weeks, onboarded clients, set priorities & budgets✓ Engaged with existing providers, or sourced new ones, coordinated internal engineering teams✓ Solution based on hardware & software, deployed in 8 months, up to 15'000 users, 3M USDFutsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024™✓ Led IT operations of 3 stadiums, 52 matches, 30 days tournament✓ >2’000 IT services delivered: user equipment, internet access, AV or interpretation solutionsFutsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024™ Draw✓ Led IT operations to support official meetings, outdoor TV show rehearsals, and a temporary office✓ 60 min live TV show – 70 staff, 200 guests, 30 teams represent, 4 daysFeb. 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer UAE 2024™✓ 1 temporary stadium, 32 matches, 10 days tournament,✓ >1’200 IT services delivered: user equipment, internet access, AV or interpretation solutionsFIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New-Zealand 2023™✓ 10 stadiums located in 4 time zones and 2 countries✓ Built the Rate Cards platform supporting IT services delivery: >50 service types, >2’000 booking, billing in 2 currencies, 2x FTE saved, successful POC for automatizing the network configuration.✓ Planned the AV & IT services for supporting interpretation of 257 media events over 11 sites, 30% saved after optimizing coordination, reviewing SLAs, and adapting/streamlining operations.2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™✓ Monitor 700 VIP guest journeys based on beacons (metropolitan & vehicles IoT) for notifyingcoordinators, increasing hospitality reactivity & offer client adapted services.✓ Reflect dynamic seating plans of VVIP tribunes with 1100 Digital seat tags allowing prompt changes.✓ Print on-demand journalist passes (parking, zone access…) from their accreditation on 30 kiosks.✓ Designed the Guests & Staff hotlines: IVR workflow, toll free services, cloud-based CRM, analytics
- Eurovision ServicesBid ManagerTELECOMMUNICATIONSJune 2019 - June 2021 (2 years)Geneva, SwitzerlandProduction, Contribution & Distribution services for event organizers, media organizations & sport federations✓ OTT & MAM platforms subject matter expert, prioritized sales requests with product team✓ Identified feasibility & costs of innovative solutions: Multi & Uni-lateral services for Formule 1®️✓ Proposed new business models for increasing revenues, simplifying client operations & billing
- EclairProject ManagerFILM AND AVJune 2018 - May 2019 (11 months)Paris, FranceCreative, technical distribution & preservation services for cinema distributors & TV broadcasters✓ Supported the Preservation development business: set roadmap & backlog of DMAM services✓ Built the Media life cycle for 2 million hard copies & 14 PB digital storage: Movies, Ads, Reels…✓ Set up successfully a Digital Media Asset Management organization by iterations to safely onboard 10 teams (+80 people) and 2 businesses over 1 year; Budget 350 k€ Software solutions for medias & institutions Intercultural environment with customers in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, USA… media management businessWorkflowers
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Education
- Intensive GermanMigros Klubschule2025Intensive German up to level B1
- Master of Science in EntrepreneurshipGrenoble Management School2012How services contribute to develop the audiovisual and cinema technical industries
Certifications
- Certified SAFe® 6 Agile Product ManagerSAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.2026
- Certified AI-Empowered SAFe® Product Owner/Product ManagerSAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc2026