Jacob Philipsen

Data Product Manager at Treatwell | Double MBS Finance at ICHEC Brussels Management School & Louvain Management School

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

About

Data Product Manager with 4+ years of progressive experience across analytics engineering, BI, and data product ownership. Currently leading a team of 8 analysts and analytics engineers at Treatwell, partnering with 9 PMs to own the data strategy for SaaS, Payments, Support, and CRM across European markets. Track record of building data teams from scratch, shipping ML pipelines and AI-powered models, modernising data stacks (dbt, Redshift, Looker), and translating complex data into commercial outcomes. Equally comfortable in SQL-level analysis and executive-level stakeholder communication.

Experience

  • Product Data Manager at Treatwell
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    In October 2024, following Salonized’s acquisition by the Treatwell Group, I transitioned into the role of Data Product Manager. - Lead a team of 8 analysts and analytics engineers, partnering with 9 Product Managers across the product engineering organisation to own the data strategy for SaaS, Payments, Support, and CRM domains across European markets. - Championed self-service analytics across the organisation by launching Looker Embedded Analytics and Conversational Analytics (Gemini), empowering PMs and commercial teams to explore data independently, reducing ad-hoc request volume and accelerating time-to-insight for marketplace, search, and venue performance decisions. - Delivered v1 of an AI-powered lead scoring model end-to-end, from variable selection and target definition through validation, then deployed the score into Salesforce via a dbt + Segment reverse ETL pipeline, enabling sales to prioritise high-value leads. - Completed a three-phase HubSpot CRM enrichment programme (foundation, reverse ETL MVP, product analytics enrichment via Mixpanel), connecting venue lifecycle data and Ledger metrics to the CRM for the first time.

  • Salonized (Amsterdam Area)
    • Business Data Analyst - P2
      Jul 2024 - Oct 2024 · 4 mos

      Data Project Management - Created and developed the data team, laying the groundwork for a 30% increase in analytics output using an agile framework. - Implemented a modern data stack (dbt, AWS Redshift, Stitch) from the ground up, reducing ETL processing time by 40% and ensuring scalable, robust infrastructure. - Led the transition from Tableau to HEX as the primary BI tool, improving data visualization capabilities and increasing user engagement by 25%. - Acted as project manager for the data team, delivering 95% of key initiatives on time and within scope. Data Modeling & Visualisation - Provided operational, financial, and product data across the company, enabling a 20% increase in data-driven decision-making efficiency. - Implemented historical revenue (MRR) tracking based on Stripe data, improving revenue forecasting accuracy by 15%.

    • Data Analyst - P1
      Dec 2022 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

      - Initiated and executed data visualization projects, increasing team engagement with actionable insights and improving reporting processes. - Streamlined data structures and BI tool usage, improving Tableau adoption across teams and enhancing access to operational and financial data. - Created comprehensive reports and dashboards, enabling data-driven product success evaluation and operational improvements.

    • Finance and Data Analyst Intern
      Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 · 4 mos

  • Junior Enterprises Belgium (2 yrs)
    • Vice-President, Head of Quality, Awareness, IT and Knowledge
      Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr

      - Developed and executed targeted quality enhancement strategies, including data-driven asset management practices, to elevate service quality for a student community of 500+, ensuring adherence to industry standards and best practices. - Led initiatives to manage change and foster innovation within the network of junior entrepreneurs. - Advised the President and Board in identifying and prioritising corporate initiatives that align with the organisation's. vision. - Achieved a 30% growth in network collaboration through dynamic awareness campaigns aimed at promoting the Junior Enterprise concept. Junior Enterprises Belgium is the Confederation of the Belgian Junior Enterprises. We raise awareness and strengthen the concept of Junior Enterprises in Belgium and offer support and assistance to students wishing to start the adventure. A Junior Enterprise (JE) is a non-profit organisation, created and managed exclusively by higher education students, which provides consulting services to companies, institutions, and individuals. Junior Enterprises are identical to actual companies, with the primary goal of enhancing the learning of their members through practical experience.

    • Quality Manager
      Aug 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

      - Maintained the high standards of the Federation - Improved the overall network - Supported Junior Enterprises in Belgium.

  • Junior Consultant at ICHEC Junior Consult
    Apr 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

    ICHEC Junior Consult is a rapidly growing consulting firm and member of the worldwide Junior Enterprise network. Leaving a trace on the world of consulting, with the support of our partners Cream, PwC and Delaware, ICHEC Junior Consult has been awarded the best improvement award in 2019. Since 2011 respect, integrity, solidarity and professionalism have been at the forefront of our core business: project consultancy in finance, marketing and digital strategy as well as organising our signature event: The Brussels Management Challenge.

  • Sponsoring Manager at Brussels Management Challenge
    Apr 2019 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Sponsoring manager at Brussels Management Challenge. ✔️Found new sponsors for the event. ✔️Maintained strong relations with previous sponsors.