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title: 'VP - Platform Intelligence at Dedale Intelligence'
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# VP - Platform Intelligence at Dedale Intelligence

- **Company:** Dedale Intelligence
- **Location:** Paris, France
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/dedale-intelligence/442949a0-15c9-448f-a302-a4c850e6971e

## Job description

About Dedale: Dedale is the differentiating source of strategic intelligence in the technology space. With a unique team of over 100 full-time research analysts & planners, Dedale leverages a network of over 10,000 market professionals to deliver on-the-ground strategic intelligence to investors and corporates, with a core focus around North America and Europe. Our team gathers top talents with diverse and international backgrounds. Our Research & Investment team has the strongest expertise in the ecosystem on B2B Software due diligence, and we are surrounded by a network of mentors including high-profile tech founders and investors.

Our Culture: Dedale gathers a group of highly talented international individuals (incl. US, Chinese, Filipino, French, Moroccan, Latvian, Lebanese nationalities among others). The leadership team is composed of experienced investment professionals & management consultants (ex-McKinsey, BCG Project Leaders & managers). Our advisory board is extremely high profile, including some of the most successful investors worldwide (incl. Managing Partners of the largest PE and Growth Equity funds, and Tech unicorn entrepreneurs). We seek to develop a dream team of outstanding investment analysts with strong academic and professional achievements and a passion for investing and technology.

Your Opportunity: This role offers the opportunity to own and reshape the intellectual core of Dedale Intelligence's platform — the research and content engine that PE funds, M&A advisors, and corporate clients rely on to make multi-million euro decisions. You will set the standard for what platform intelligence should be, launch the Corporate Cluster as a new standalone offering from scratch, and hold full P&L accountability for the platform's growth and profitability. Working hand in hand with our founders and leadership team in Paris, you will shape how Dedale's platform evolves as the category itself matures.

Your Role:

1. Intellectual Leadership

- Own the research and content engine that powers Dedale's platform
- Build, grow and coach the team producing platform content
- Set the intellectual and editorial bar for the entire platform
- Push the frontier of what a research platform is expected to be, originating content and intelligence angles years ahead of the category
- Lead the AI-ization of platform research

1. Commercial & P&L Ownership

- Own full P&L accountability for the platform
- Partner directly with the Growth/Exec team on renewals and expansion
- Translate signals from CS, Commercial, and client demand into a prioritized strategic roadmap
- Act as the voice of the client internally, ensuring the platform's content and product evolve at the pace sophisticated PE and M&A clients demand

1. Category Opener

- Launch and lead the Corporate Cluster, Dedale's dedicated offering to crack the corporate persona — own its strategy, build-out, go-to-market, and P&L, orchestrating delivery across Research, Commercial, Content, Data, etc.
- Support the strategic development of the platform hand in hand with the founders and leadership team, building a sustainable, unique differentiation in the market

Your Profile:

- Strong foundation in top-tier management consulting (5-7+ years), followed by real in-house operating experience
- Fluent in the B2B software and tech landscape, with a builder's instinct for what makes research and intelligence genuinely valuable to sophisticated investors
- Commercially fluent — comfortable owning a P&L and speaking credibly with fund managing partners and C-suite clients
- Clear, confident communicator with strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable working independently in fast-moving environments, with a genuine sense of urgency
- Proven experience building and developing high-performing teams from the ground up
- Able to deliver impact quickly

Cherry on the Cake:

- You like collaborating as a team and delivering your best as an individual
- You are passionate about technology, innovation, and investment

Recruitment Process:

- Introductory call with our Head of HR
- Pre-case with our COO & MD
- 1 Case Study with our VP
- Final on-site interview with Managing Director, CEO, and coffee chat with the team

## About Dedale Intelligence

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Dedale Intelligence provides AI-augmented strategic market and competitive intelligence for investors and corporates in the technology sector.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Scale-up, no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Paris, France
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Benjamin Forlani (Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Strategic Intelligence, Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, B2B Software M&A Advisory
- **Target customers**: Private Equity funds, Corporate Executives, M&A Advisors (B2B, enterprise focus)
- **Mission or purpose**: To become the most trusted and sought-after source of global strategic intelligence in the technology space, driving positive change in the investment and corporate world.

## Products & Services
- **Target Investigation**: Deep-dive due diligence on specific targets using proprietary methodology enhanced by AI.
- **Market Investigation**: Market intelligence combining AI-driven data aggregation with human-validated insights from customers, competitors, and channels.
- **Deals, Valuation & Comparables**: Continuous tracking of transactions, valuation levels, and comparable analysis across 100+ technology segments.
- **My Intelligence (Bespoke)**: Custom, exclusive intelligence for sensitive topics, blending AI synthesis with human-led research, voice-of-customer, and competitive analysis.
- **Technology Market Analysis**: 100+ AI-supported market analyses covering horizontal and vertical technology spaces in North America & Europe.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: 170+ customers in North America & Europe; 3,000+ tech companies investigated in depth; 75% of top active tech M&A firms leverage Dedale Intelligence.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly listed (bootstrapped/private growth)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew from ~100 to 402 employees (LinkedIn, 2026); offices in Paris, New York, London, Munich, Cebu, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, Cairo; team spans 20+ nationalities; high customer retention (recurring client base).

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI + Human Hybrid Model**: Proprietary AI-powered analytics combined with deep human-led due diligence and industry veteran community.
- **Global Reach with Local Roots**: Coverage across North America and Europe with local-language investigation capabilities; team on 4 continents.
- **Technology-Centric Focus**: 100% dedicated to the tech sector, covering 200+ software & technology segments.
- **Trusted by Top Firms**: Over $1 trillion in private equity capital relies on their research; 75% of leading tech M&A firms use them.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand global footprint (especially North America & Europe) while deepening local coverage.
- Continue integrating AI to accelerate aggregation and analysis while maintaining human validation.
- Scale the team and platform to become the definitive source of truth for strategic tech intelligence.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values "smart, hungry, and humble" individuals; down-to-earth, inclusive, diverse, modern, and global environment. Emphasis on impact over face-time.
- **Work Flexibility**: Remote and flexible work opportunities; hybrid model; no strict face-time policy.
- **Growth & Development**: Coaching and mentorship programs, executive coaching for emerging leaders, cross-functional career paths, training programs, and leave of absence after 3 years.
- **Perks**: Local high-coverage insurance, paid vacation, personal/sick days, monthly team outings, dress-as-you-are policy.
- **Team & Community**: 402 employees from 20+ nationalities; offices in Paris, New York, London, Munich, Cebu, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, Cairo.
- **Active Hiring**: 10+ open positions including Customer Success, Data Operations, Strategy, Finance, and Engineering roles (as of mid-2026).

## Sources
1. [dedale.com](https://www.dedale.com/)
2. [dedale.com/about-us/the-company](https://www.dedale.com/about-us/the-company)
3. [dedale.com/about-us/life-at-dedale-intelligence](https://www.dedale.com/about-us/life-at-dedale-intelligence)
4. [linkedin.com/company/dedale-intelligence](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dedale-intelligence)
5. [builtin.com/company/dedale-intelligence](https://builtin.com/company/dedale-intelligence)

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