Fractional CPO / AI Product Creator

Rémi
Buczek-Pasquier

12 years delivering value to my clients by framing, building and leading their top-tier products.

Certified
HEC ParisSAFe 6 Solution Architect
Portrait of Rémi Buczek
01 — Expertise

What's my core expertise?

Five axes of intervention, illustrated by real missions.
01

Strategy & Discovery

Frame it before building it.

GIVAUDAN

Fragrance R&D · B2B · AI Products · 2023–2024

Pain Point

AI tooling developed in R&D silo, disconnected from perfumers, low adoption.

Action

Use case framing with key users · Story mapping · Scoring value × feasibility · IT integration.

ROI

2–3 → 100+ perfumers daily worldwide · 10+ data scientists led · 3 AI modules in production.

AIDiscoveryAdoptionData StrategyCross-functional
Chronofresh / EpiceryFresh food delivery360 audit of product organization, methodology and recommendations to the board.
02

Building

Build fast, prove value.

INVIVO / SOUFFLET

Agro-industrial · B2B · Industrial AI & IoT · 2020–2021

Pain Point

Multi-site industrial group lacking AI-driven optimization and traceability across grain supply chain.

Action

12 MVPs and POCs shipped in one year · Industry 4.0 AI program · Blockchain traceability product · Field data capture strategy.

ROI

+20% industrial process efficiency · Portfolio of AI tools in production across malting, milling, baking, quality.

AIIoTBlockchainPOCMVPIndustry 4.0
ManoManoMarketplace unicornLed CRM data reconciliation program at scale, redesigned internal data tooling.
Yves RocherBeauty retailProduct Manager on iOS app (300k+ users) and e-commerce platform (2M+ customers).
03

Leading & Scaling

Industrialize and scale.

EPEX SPOT

Energy Trading · B2B · Real-time Platform · 2024–2025

Pain Point

M7 program critical: 4 teams desynchronized between business (FR) and tech (DE), real-time latency threatening competitive position.

Action

Rebuilt operating cadence in SAFe train · Owned product strategy and €2.5M budget · Led API & messaging architecture evolution (WebSocket, RabbitMQ, Protobuf).

ROI

Latency 30ms → 5ms on real-time market data · 4 teams unified into single SAFe train · €2.5M program budget owned · 300+ market participants served.

SAFeReal-timeAPIMulti-teamMulti-geoBudget Ownership
Pierre & VacancesHospitalityHead of Product in transition, coordinated 35+ people (product, marketing, design, tech), C-level advisory on operating model transformation.
Assurance Retraite (Sécurité Sociale)Public sectorLed national portal revamp serving millions of users in a regulated, multi-stakeholder environment.
04

Ops

Make the org run.

LA FOURCHE

Bio retail · D2C · Organic e-commerce · 2021

Pain Point

Fast-growing scale-up lacking structured product organization, no clear governance, mixed methodologies across teams.

Action

Designed the product organization from scratch · Built governance rituals · Installed Agile methodology · Coached cross-functional teams.

ROI

15-person cross-functional team running autonomously · Operating model and rituals adopted across product, strategy, business and IT.

AgileOrg DesignGovernanceCoachingMethodology
ENGIEEnergy retailB2C customer satisfaction monitoring at scale (NPS/CSAT, Qualtrics, IBM session analytics) and executive reporting.
05

Growth

Build the audience, scale the brand.

SOIR AGENCY

Creator Economy · D2C · AI-driven Content & Ads · 2026–Ongoing

Pain Point

Creator economy market saturated, need to scale audience and brand without scaling team cost.

Action

Founded and operationally led until delegation · AI agents in production (editing, content generation, ad performance) · Funnel design · Team recruitment and structure.

ROI

65k+ followers · €25k+ revenue · Operational AI agents stack · Delegated team with manager.

D2CAI AgentsFunnelPerformance AdsBrand Building
IBG (Innovative Beauty Group)Beauty brandShopify brand building and growth funnel design.
02 — Method

How do I operate?

Strategy consulting rigor, operated independently.
01Diagnosis

Understand before recommending.

02Framing

Align on the right battles.

03Execution

Operationalize on the ground.

04Transition

Build autonomy.

About

About

I'm a competitor. I like a challenge and pushing my limits, which is why I practice Hyrox and boxing.

I value intensity and loyalty: I've held a PSG season ticket for 15 years.

Curious and adaptable, I explore cultures through food and aesthetics, as an amateur photographer and food critic.

Passionate about politics, I run a geopolitics account on X.

An AI product challenge to crack? Let's talk.