Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo

CEO

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain20 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Scaled TravelPerk to $300M+ ARR.
  • Led multiple successful SaaS exits over 10 years.
  • Expert in building high-performing teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS growth leader with extensive experience in revenue management and strategic operations.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementRevenue ManagementSales StrategyStrategic AdvisoryRevenue GrowthSales ManagementTeam LeadershipPartnership ManagementSaas Management

Other Skills

ProductEngineeringRevenuePeopleFinanceCustomer SuccessOperationsGrowth StrategyFinancial ManagementProduct DevelopmentSalesMarketingCustomer CareGoToMarket operationsM&A strategies

About

1) Scaling Perk from early stage to global platform. Obsessed with clarity, momentum, and building teams that win together. 2) President & COO at Perk. Turning complex operations into predictable scale. People-first leadership, high standards, long-term focus. 3) Driving Perk’s growth from zero to global scale. Passionate about execution, culture, and building products customers trust. 4) Scaling Perk globally. Discipline, ambition, and strong teams over shortcuts. 5) Multiple successful exits in SaaS as an operator and board member over the past 10 years: EMS cortex to Citrix, Vend to Lightspeed, Trainerize to ABC

Experience

20 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs
Average Tenure
8 yrs 11 mos
Current Experience

Perk

2 roles

President and COO

Promoted

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Scope:
  • Lead all core functions of the business: Product, Engineering, Revenue, People, Finance, Customer Success, and Operations.
  • Define and execute company-wide strategy, ensuring alignment of product innovation with business growth.
  • Drive organizational design, culture, and talent development to support rapid scaling.
  • Key Achievements (examples you could refine with metrics):
  • Scaled TravelPerk from 0 to $300M + ARR and $2.7B latest valuation.
  • Increased Gross Margin from 40% to 70%+ over the past 3 years.
  • Built and scaled a world-class product and engineering organization delivering continuous innovation.
  • Oversaw the acquisition of ClickTravel, Amtrav and Yokoy.
  • Guided the company through Covid to deliver a 10X growth whilst business travel halted.
ProductEngineeringRevenuePeopleFinanceCustomer Success+3

Chief Revenue Officer

May 2017 – Aug 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos

  • I joined Travelperk as the first Revenue leader before we had any Revenue. We built this wonderful organization to a Unicorn with 300M+ of ARR. I was responsible for building Sales, Marketing, Customer Success and Customer Care worldwide.
  • We managed the Covid period successfully: We kept the team together, our culture intact and we 10X our revenue during this period.
SalesMarketingCustomer SuccessCustomer CareRevenue ManagementSales Strategy

Amenitiz

Board Member

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Trainerize

Board Advisor

Jan 2018 – Jul 2023 · 5 yrs 6 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • I provided strategic advice on GoToMarket operations, M&A strategies, and funding approaches. My contributions played a key role in the successful acquisition of Trainerize by ABC Fitness / Thomas Bravo in 2020.
GoToMarket operationsM&A strategiesFunding approachesStrategic Advisory

Veeqo.com

Chief Revenue Officer

May 2016 – May 2017 · 1 yr · London, United Kingdom

  • I spearheaded capital raising strategy, implemented sales processes, managed global expansion, and led a team across sales, marketing, customer success, and finance. Achievements include a 3x company valuation increase, 100% revenue growth, and successful acquisition by Amazon in 2022.
Capital raising strategySales processesGlobal expansionRevenue GrowthSales Management

Vend

Chief Revenue Officer

Oct 2011 – May 2016 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Toronto, Canada Area

  • Led the creation of Vend's Revenue team from scratch, developing and executing a successful Go To Market Strategy that connected our business plan to targeted customers.
  • Built and scaled a 60-person team across worldwide sales, regional marketing, and customer success, leading to a successful exit to Lightspeed for USD$350M in 2021.
Revenue team creationGo To Market StrategySales StrategyTeam Leadership

Citrix

Marketing and Sales Manager EMEA / APAC Cloud Portal Business Manager

May 2010 – Oct 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos · Auckland, New Zealand

  • Led new business development efforts across 20+ countries, acquiring customers in Hosting Providers and Telco industries.
  • Managed strategic partnerships with key partners Citrix and Microsoft, resulting in Citrix's acquisition of EMS Cortex.
  • Contributed to the successful acquisition of EMS Cortex by Citrix in January 2011.
New business developmentStrategic partnershipsBusiness DevelopmentPartnership Management

Global sp

2 roles

Marketing and Sales Director

Promoted

Jun 2007 – Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Paris Area, France

  • >First SaaS enablement platform in France in 2005.
  • >Work on SaaS before it was called SaaS.
  • >Over 100% increase of MRR during my tenure.
SaaS enablementMRR growthSaaS Management

Product Manager Hosted Exchange

Sep 2005 – Jun 2007 · 1 yr 9 mos · Paris Area, France

Education

Aston University

Msc — Marketing Management

Jan 2006 – Jan 2007

Audencia

Master — Business Science

Jan 2002 – Jan 2006

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