Independent consulting — La Rochelle · France

Digital strategy, automation & AI — built for operational performance.

I help SMEs, recruitment firms and staffing companies streamline their processes, automate their workflows and embed AI where it creates measurable value.

15+

years of experience

7+

years in recruitment & staffing

40+

projects delivered

100%

tailor-made engagements

Who I work withSMEs & mid-marketRecruitment firmsStaffing agenciesConsulting firmsMulti-site businesses

Manifesto

Three levers, one conviction: sobriety creates performance.

Strategy

Frame the vision, prioritise high-impact initiatives, structure digital governance.

Operations

Optimise processes, harden your data, remove daily friction.

Intelligent systems

Automate workflows and integrate AI where it creates measurable value.

01 — Expertise

Seven areas to structure your transformation.

Service details →
01

Digital strategy & governance

Align tools, data and organisation with your business goals. A clear, sequenced and measurable roadmap.

  • Digital maturity audit & process mapping
  • Prioritised 12–24 month ROI roadmap
  • KPIs, governance and steering rituals
02

CRM & ATS optimisation

Configure, structure and harden HubSpot, Salesforce or Bullhorn for data your teams can actually use.

  • Data model & pipeline redesign
  • Scoring, segmentation, database quality
  • Native integrations & syncs
03

Workflow automation

Eliminate repetitive tasks and harden critical processes with Make, n8n, Zapier or custom orchestrators.

  • Process mapping → automation opportunities
  • No-code workflows, monitoring and alerting
  • Time-saved and ROI measurement
04

Recruitment operations transformation

7+ years in recruitment & staffing. ATS optimisation, staffing workflows, candidate and recruiter experience.

  • ATS audit & redesign (Bullhorn, others)
  • Staffing workflows, contractor onboarding
  • Database quality, compliance, reporting
05

AI integration in operations

Put AI to work in your day-to-day — internal assistants, qualification, synthesis — with a clear, measurable frame.

  • Priority use cases & targeted POCs
  • RAG, internal assistants, AI automations
  • Compliance, security, cost sobriety
06

SEO & acquisition strategy

Sustainable organic growth: technical SEO, semantics and editorial plan aligned with business intent.

  • Technical, semantic and competitive audit
  • Quarterly editorial plan oriented to conversion
  • Tracking, reporting and iterations
07

Project delivery & change management

Frame, coordinate and deliver your transformation projects — from sponsor to the field.

  • Hybrid methods: agile / structured framing
  • Vendor and internal team coordination
  • Adoption, training and skill transfer

02 — Specialisation

A global view of recruitment operations & staffing.

7+ years in operational recruitment, staffing and international environments. I turn recruitment operations into a competitive advantage: ATS, workflows, database quality, candidate & recruiter experience, automation and AI applied to core processes.

Beyond sourcing or HR marketing — a business, operational and systems-minded approach.

Staffing operationsRecruitment workflowsATS optimisationBullhornCRM structuringInternational recruitmentCandidate lifecycleData quality & complianceProcess automationBusiness ↔ tech coordination

03 — Operational AI

AI embedded in workflows — not in demos.

No "AI expert" posturing. A pragmatic approach: identify processes where AI delivers measurable gains, embed it into existing tools, and govern quality, compliance and cost.

RAG internal assistants

Search and generation over your deliverables, SOPs and knowledge bases.

AI-assisted workflows

Qualification, extraction, classification and routing automated in your tools.

Augmented recruitment

Pre-qualification, assisted matching, CV extraction, database quality monitoring.

Synthesis & reporting

Meeting notes, smart alerts and real-time C-Level reporting.

Guardrails · GDPR & EU AI Act compliance · cost sobriety · ROI measurement · documentation and handover.

04 — Case studies

Measurable outcomes.

See all case studies →

Recruitment firm · 80 consultants

Bullhorn ATS overhaul & sourcing automation

Rebuilt data model, automated candidate scoring, LinkedIn sync, unified reporting.

−42% admin time

Staffing · 12 branches

Automated contractor onboarding

Multi-branch workflows, contracts, document compliance and real-time quality alerts.

−60% manual tasks

B2B SaaS SME · Series A

HubSpot pipeline & AI qualification

CRM redesign, inbound AI qualification agent, real-time C-Level reporting.

+31% conversion rate

Consulting firm · 25 partners

Internal AI knowledge hub

RAG over historical deliverables, semantic search, assisted proposal generation.

8h saved / week / consultant

"A structured approach, no jargon. In 4 months we rationalised our stack and shipped two automations that freed our sales team from low-value tasks."
Claire D. — COO, Tech recruitment firm

Based in La Rochelle · France

Digital strategy consultant based in La Rochelle, working with European SMEs and recruitment firms.

Based in La Rochelle, France, I work with SMEs and recruitment companies across France and Europe — digital transformation, CRM optimisation, workflow automation, AI integration and SEO.

On-site in La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Nantes, Paris — or remote across Europe.

Why work with an independent senior?

  • One senior interlocutor

    No layered teams. You speak with the person who does the work.

  • Cross-domain perspective

    Business, recruitment operations and tech — under one roof.

  • Speed & flexibility

    Short engagements, clear deliverables, transparent budget.

  • Lasting impact

    Skill transfer ensures your team owns the outcome after the mission.

Next step

Turn your tools into performance levers.

A 30-minute call to identify automation, optimisation and AI opportunities tailored to your business.

What you walk away with

  • Your main friction points clearly identified
  • Priority automation opportunities
  • AI use cases relevant to your activity
  • Concrete, no-nonsense recommendations
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