1. successful remote teams
How we built
successful remote teams

2. Agenda 3 ways to present our distributed teams Why it works for us
Pros of this organization
5 vigilance points
Q&A

3. 15 countries covering 18 timezones Americas Europe Asia/Oceania

4. 15 countries covering 18 time zones

5. 60 people in 15 countries
Headquarters in Paris, France + 3 subsidiaries (US, UK, DE) + 2 subsidiaries to come (CN)
16 nationalities (26 people are Europeans ; 22 people are North Americans)
13 female employees … & working on it!

6. Why it works for us This dates back to the very beginning
All teams are distributed
Seasoned employees
Communication tools

7. Executive Committee Frederic Plais CEO, San Francisco Damien Tournoud
CTO,
Montpellier
Sylvie Georgeault CFO,
Paris
Celine Mechain VP People Ops,
Paris
Kieron Sambrook-Smith
CCO,
London
Ori Pekelman
Chief Product Officer, Paris
Nikola Kotur
VP Infrastructure Operations,
Paris
Augustin Delaporte General Manager China,
Shenzhen
Robert Douglass
VP Customer Success,
Köln

8. Internal communication represents
Communication is key
Internal communication represents
a significant part of our CEO’s working time
Without prep:
Exco Team meetings: 2h / week
1:1 meetings with N-1 & N-2: 8h / week on average
Dedicated team meetings (product, marketing, sales…): 4h / week
All Hands meeting:, 1h / quarter call with the team and Q&A
Board communication (incl. regular 1:1): 2h / week
Time on slack to follow up and participate in discussions: 5h / week

9. The pros of our organization
Multiculturalism becomes the norm
Build a truly global company
Easier recruitment activity
Better employee retention
“Writing” is the dominant culture

10. 5 vigilance points Ensuring employee engagement
Setting proper communication tools
Setting simple & homogeneous processes, benefits, contracts,…
Training and onboarding employees properly
Recruiting more junior employees

11. Q&A
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