Laurent Cirlini

Chief Product Officer

NYALA

Mar 2026 - Current (7 months)

Germany's leading real-world asset tokenization and digital securities issuance platform (FinTech, B2B & B2B2C)

- Built and independently led the product and GTM functions
- Launched a regulated, multi-sided on-chain payment product from 0 to live (stablecoin rails, EMI licensing, PSP and KYC/AML integration) across 7 EU
jurisdictions; navigated multi-jurisdiction compliance frameworks for digital asset and securities regulations (eWpG, MiFID II)
- Onboarded 16 B2B platform clients & grew Asset Volume by 400% over 2 years period
- Led, coached and upskilled a team of 3 PMs, 2 Designers, 2 Growth
- Defined and executed on product vision and strategic pivots
- Led the expansion into 7 EU countries

Head of Product

NYALA

Apr 2023 - Mar 2026 (3 years)

Head of Product & Optimisation - Digital

Sonova Group

Mar 2021 - Mar 2023 (2 years 1 month)

Sonova is the world's leading hearing solutions company (B2C).

- Scaled the product team from 1 to 8 multi-disicplinary talent (PMs, MarTech, Data Scientists)
- Increased monthly leads by 2x and sales by 3x on a budget of >€1.2m
- Led product initiatives during expansion to 4 geographies, including USA
- Remodeled digital unit org design and created culture of experimentation

Senior Product Manager

BCG X

Oct 2018 - Mar 2021 (2 years 6 months)

BCG X (formally BCG Digital Ventures) is the corporate investment and incubation firm of the Boston Consulting Group. The company invents, builds and invests in startups with the world’s most influential companies.

Created and managed the roadmap, independently led the entire product stream
on 6 ventures including:
- AI/ML-based claims management platform (B2B)
- Job platform based on blockchain, decentralized digital identity (B2C+B2B)
- Mobile-first bank and robo-advisor (B2C)

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Senior Product Manager

Savedo GmbH

Jan 2018 - Sep 2018 (9 months)

Savedo is the first venture launched by Finleap, a start-up factory in the FinTech industry. Savedo is an online financial marketplace that allows savers to invest in safe and high-return financial products within the entire EU.

- Managed two teams of 11 front-end and full stack developers, 2 UX designer as well as 2 Product Managers in an agile environment (kanban)
- Led the product side for the onboarding of 6 partner banks and 2 new asset classes
- Led the development of features for both a consumer-facing website and a bank-facing platform
- Led monthly customer validation interviews
- Responsible for the product roadmap, key metrics, wrote user stories, led A/B tests and focused on constant funnel
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Product Manager

Savedo GmbH

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 (2 years)

Junior Business Development Manager

FinLeap

May 2015 - Dec 2015 (8 months)

Business development for a retail investment venture

Intern

Munich Private Equity Partners

Oct 2014 - Feb 2015 (5 months)

- Analysis of investment opportunities, drafting of investment review papers
- Market screening and research for investment opportunities
- Quarterly reporting and controlling of invested funds

Working Student - Internal Audit Professional Practices

Allianz Asset Management AG

Feb 2014 - May 2014 (4 months)

- Design and implementation of new methodologies, concepts and practices
- Development of processes, tools and training material for AllianzAM Internal Audit's procedures
- Periodic reporting to AllianzAM executive management

Intern - M&A / Corporate Financial Advisory

Deloitte

Apr 2013 - Sep 2013 (6 months)

Involved in the execution of sell-side and buy-side M&A mandates

- Screening for potential acquisition/disposal targets
- Screening for potential bidders (trade buyers, financial investors)
- Writing of deliverables (presentations, teasers, information memoranda, etc.)
- Conduct of a Swiss private education focused initiative, from the mapping of the sector to the approach of companies.

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Intern - Marketing and Sales Strategy

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Apr 2012 - Jul 2012 (4 months)

Cleantech start-up specialized in new and green materials.

Internship focused on marketing and sales with focus on brand and market development in Switzerland (german and french speaking parts)

- Strategic consulting, business plan, sales development strategy.
- Brand development and marketing campaigns
- Market analysis
- Prospecting of clients in German-speaking Switzerland
- Drafting and publication of press materials in newspapers and on websites

Intern - Watches department

Sothebys

Sep 2011 - Dec 2011 (4 months)

- Organized the November 13th 2011 “Important Watches” auction (with a catalog of unique and historical watches sold to collector from all around the world)
- Trained and led a team of 4 hostesses on the exhibition preceding the auction

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