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Rachid BoutachdatRB

Rachid Boutachdat

CEO/CTO & Venture Builder

€800/day
Frankfurt am Main, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Rachid

Looking for a seasoned cybersecurity expert, fractional CISO, or technology advisor — without the cost of a full-time hire? You're in the right place.

I'm the Founder and CEO of Nexaya, a cybersecurity and technology platform with offices in Germany, Morocco, Nigeria, and Egypt. Through Nexaya Dynamics, our venture studio, we help startups with technical due diligence, business planning, and go-to-market strategy.

18+ years of IT & security leadership for top PE/VC firms and banks:
→ Target Global ($2B AUM) — Head of Technology & Products
→ HQ Capital (Quandt family PE) — IT Manager, global offices
→ Triton (€8B AUM) — Senior IT, multi-country operations
→ Commerzbank — Trading floor IT, 600 traders

What I deliver:
- Management Technology Consulting
- Fractional CISO & cybersecurity strategy
- NIS2, GDPR, ISO 27001 compliance & audit readiness
- Cloud security & infrastructure (Azure, M365, AWS)
- Technical due diligence for investors and startups
- Digital transformation & IT strategy
- Startup advisory: business plans, GTM, sales & revenue strategy
- African market entry — regulation, teams, partnerships

Languages: English, German, French, Arabic (all fluent)
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km)

Experience

  • nexaya,
    Founder and Managing Partner
    DIGITAL AND IT
    January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
    Frankfurt, Germany
    nexaya acts as the bridge between Europe and Afrika combining human excellence and talent with Innovation and Technology to support companies across the two continents and help driving their innovative and technological digital transformation initiatives. As a Founder of nexaya I am driving success in strategic leadership, business development, and team management. Experienced in networking and adapting strategies to regional nuances. Committed to social responsibility and community impact. Recognized for building and leading high-performing teams, driving growth, and staying abreast of industry trends.
    CEO Venture Building Business development Cybersecurity Digital Transformation
  • Target Global & Alina GmbH,
    Head of Technology & Products
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    May 2020 - June 2021 (1 year and 1 month)
    Berlin, Germany
    Head of Technology & Products at Target Global, a leading Venture Capital firm headquartered in Berlin with $2B in AUM deploying approximately $400M per annum, primarily investing in Europe, Middle East and Africa in sectors like Fintech, SaaS, Mobility, and Marketplaces.

    Alina GmbH, a spinoff founded by Target Global, was established to provide IT-first services in funds and SPV management to Target Global, its investors, and third-party customers. Alina is an alternative investment advisory and services platform with offices in Berlin, Cyprus, and Moscow.

    I was leading the Technology and Product development departments at both Alina and Target Global. My core responsibility was driving the digital transformation process by planning, developing, and implementing solutions to digitize workflows and processes of advisory and middle/back-office servi
    Start-up Consulting IT Management Product Management Authentification Cybersecurity
  • HQ Capital,
    IT Manager
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    January 2001 - January 2019 (18 years)
    Bad Homburg, HE, Germany
    Headquartered in Bad Homburg, near Frankfurt am Main, a leading traditional PE House founded by the Quandt family. With oversight over all European, US and Asian offices, my role was pivotal in supporting both the Private Equity (PE) and Real Estate (RE) departments, focusing on enhancing information
    IT Management ITSM Vendor Management Cybersecurity IAM

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Education

  • ITIL Online Marketing Management
    Scrum
    ITIL Online Marketing Management

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