Summary
Benoit Fillon is a seasoned technology leader and program manager with over two decades of hands-on software engineering and 9 years in senior leadership roles, currently serving interim CTO and program manager for SaaS and large-scale retail/insurance projects. He combines product-minded engineering with operational rigor—reshaping teams, implementing release/QA practices, and driving Agile/SAFe program governance across multi-country deliveries. Benoit grew teams from developer to VP levels, led global R&D organizations of 100+ people, and has repeatedly delivered cost savings and efficiency gains while launching PLM and SaaS products for major retailers and insurers. As Deputy CEO he scaled a freelancer marketplace from early stage to €2M turnover, showing he can translate tech strategy into business growth. He pairs a Computer Engineering degree with an Executive MBA, enabling pragmatic decisions at the intersection of product, tech, and commercial needs. Colleagues appreciate his talent for clarifying complex tech orgs, coaching leaders, and making sometimes-uncomfortable structural changes that secure contracts and drive revenue.
9 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Eseo
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Business Administration and Management General, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Business Administration and Management General at NEOMA Business School
English, German, Spanish, French