About me
I started FBF Services in 2022 because I wanted to offer my services to smaller organizations and teams that might not need or be able to afford a full-time Chief of Staff, COO, or VP of Operations with my qualifications, but that have problems or growing pains that I can solve for them. I love a challenge, and I always deliver.
Values
Technology exists to empower and uplift people.
Increased productivity should enrich everyone.
Organizational change happens at the individual level.
We can build a more just world starting with the workplace.
What I bring to your organization:
I've worked in program, project, operations, and people management since 2010.
As a French-American, I'm used to working in French, English, and a mix of both.
People-focused management is critical to attracting and nurturing talent.
I bring winning strategies, tools and learnings from NGOs, government, and tech scale-ups.
My background
Since graduating from Stanford University in 2010, I've split my career between the San Francisco Bay Area and Paris, France. During that time I've held positions in academic, nonprofit, start-up, scale-up and volunteer organizations, including École Polytechnique, Palantir Technologies, and Meero.
My previous experience
Early in my career, I worked at Stanford University and was regularly referred to as a “professional get-stuff-donerer,” a title I earned by bringing together large cross-functional teams to deliver alumni-facing projects and products on budget and on time, every time, for six years.
Then I worked at Palantir Technologies opening and eventually overseeing the day-to-day operations of several satellite offices, and I managed infrastructure projects and developed tools to help employees to thrive in a workplace with colleagues in every timezone imaginable.
And at Meero, I created the operational structures and processes that underpinned the delivery of millions of images to clients all over the world, and then spent four years strengthening and refining them as the organization grew.
I founded FBF Services after leaving Meero in 2022, and since then have collaborated with government, non-profit and scale-up clients.
More about me
I am an avid knitter, a founding member of Comète, a certified PMP since 2015, a cat lover, a volunteer with la Goutte Verte, and an amateur birdwatcher and HEMA fencer.
As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I am especially motivated to work on projects or teams that serve underserved communities.
Services
Fractional/part-time leadership
Are you a small or young business trying to grow?
I can be your interim VP of Operations, Chief of Staff, COO, etc. while you find the right long-term hire.
Building & strengthening infrastructures
- Toolstack research
- Tool development or customization
- Process mapping, optimization, and automation
- Data gathering, analysis, and reporting (e.g., OKRs, KPIs, CSAT)
- Documentation and template creation
Making your business attractive internationally
- English copy (writing, editing, and proofreading)
- French-English translation, including patents
- Interpretation assistance for international meetings
Targeted projects
- Product rollout planning
- Change management
- Merchandise creation and distribution
- Marketing campaign development and evaluation
Mentoring & employee career development
Boosting skills, confidence, and career growth for individuals.
Something else
Let's chat about what we could build together!
Testimonials
“Magali sh*ts value for teams in her sleep.”
“The bottom line is that if I was starting a company right now I'd definitely try and hire Magali.”
“Can we clone her?”
Projects
A few projects I can discuss:
Planned and executed a two-day Hackathon for Digital Accsesibility with over 60 participants to celebrate the 20th anniversary of France's disability rights legislation.
Project Manager for the inaugural Global Sustainability Forum from the Doerr School of Sustainability, a showcase for the future of sustainability with thought leaders from around the world.
Provide part-time and project-based Operations support for Comète, France's premier network of women executives (of which I am a founding member). Projects include process optimization, toolstack analysis and improvements, KPI reporting, and preparing for scale-up.
Manage operations, budgets, KPIs and reporting for EMEA as Headliner expands their podcast promotion and discovery solutions overseas. This includes maintaining a diverse portfolio of French, English, American, Canadian, and Indian accounts.
Improved the international sales footprint, wrote English copy, automated workflows and re-organized the Shopify admin for L'Écheveau Solidaire, a small nonprofit selling hand-dyed yarns to raise money for medical research.
Managed a portfolio of 50+ projects (from scoping to documentation and final reports) to improve the accessibility and design of French public services as part of the DINUM's Brigade d'Intervention Numérique.
Developed targeted feedback mechanisms to get better data from Meero's partner photographers, analyzed and reported on feedback data, and tracked KPI changes as Meero launched new initiatives.
Analyzed the Meero toolstack to reduce spending year over year by eliminating duplicates, renegotiating contracts, and re-training teams on the remaining tools.
Managed a fully remote and then a partially remote team during the COVID-19 pandemic with no drop in key performance figures or productivity.
Oversaw training, onboarding, project documentation / handover of Meero's APAC client portfolio to newly-hired teams in Bangalore and Tokyo.
Automated and optimized the flow of thousands of client and photographer reminder emails sent every day for Meero's photography on demand business.
Created a playbook to open expansion offices for Palantir Technologies, opened three expansion offices, and introduced new perks and services to the Paris office.
Project Manager for Stanford+Connects, a multi-year, 16-city roadshow bringing the best of Stanford University directly to alumni all over the world.
Proposed and worked with creative team to design projects and merchandise to capitalize on key student interests, such as the iconic Nerd Nation tee-shirt for the Stanford Alumni Association.
Improved the segmentation model for alumni and analyzed event and email feedback by segment for the Stanford Alumni Association.
Designed a new winery database and managed the Stanford Wine Collection's transition to an online-only sales model.
Contact me
Magali is an operations and project management consultant with 15 years' experience. She would be delighted to discuss your specific needs!
Services Stay connectedAre you, your team, or your business trying to grow and getting stuck somewhere? Chances are good I can find a way to help. Let's chat!
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