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Sebastien De HarlezSD

Sebastien De Harlez

INTERIM MANAGER | SALES CONSULTANT

€750/day
Louvain-la-Neuve, BE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Sebastien

I help sales teams fall back in love with selling.

For 15+ years, I watched brilliant sales professionals get buried under admin tasks instead of doing what they do best: connecting with customers. That's when I discovered something powerful – sales teams thrive when you give them flow, focus, and the freedom to be human.
Today, I combine proven sales leadership with Kanban methodology and no-code automation to create what I call "Sales Flow." The result? Teams that spend 80% of their time with customers, not spreadsheets.

Here's what happens:

- Smart automation handles the busy work
- Team energy soars as collaboration flourishes
- Continuous improvement becomes second nature
- Revenue accelerates because reps focus on what they love, and customers feel it

I've generated €millions in revenue streams at Thomson Reuters and Clarivate, trained 1000+ professionals across Europe, and achieved 98%+ customer satisfaction rates. My secret? Focus on trust, treat work like a game – productive, joyful, and energizing – and experiment... constantly!
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Basic

Can work on-site
Louvain-la-Neuve (up to 50km)

Experience

  • HUB AGILE
    PARTNER & KANBAN FACILITATOR
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2021 - Today (5 years and 5 months)
    • Training: Facilitated Agile adoption by designing and delivering Scrum training programs for institutional clients.
    • Facilitation: Supported Agile Transformation by conducting Serious Gaming workshops in leading IT development firm.
    • Methodological Expertise: Enabled 70+ Belgian agile practitioners to rediscover Kanban and continuous improvement as a powerful Agile alternative during Belgian "Journée Agile"
  • Clarivate
    KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER ACADEMICS AND GOVERNMENT
    RESEARCH
    September 2015 - February 2025 (9 years and 5 months)
    Strategic direction and development of a portfolio of academic and government clients for this global leader in data analytics and intellectual property solutions.

    • New Business: Generated over €5M in annual revenue with consistent growth
    • Business retention: Sharply increased in multiyear renewal (>65%) through strengthened relationships with major institutions (Leiden University, KU Leuven, European Commission)
    • Customer Satisfaction: Achieved the highest customer satisfaction and renewal rate in Europe (>98% on average) leading a cross-functional team (Sales, Customer Success, Product Managers, Commercial Managers, Proposal Managers, …).
  • Thomson Reuters
    SENIOR CLIENT TRAINER, CONSULTANT AND ACCOUNT MANAGER
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    March 2005 - September 2015 (10 years and 6 months)
    Management of strategic client accounts and leadership of training and consulting initiatives for Thomson Reuters financial solutions.

    • New Business : Secured €5M+ in new business managing a €12M+/year revenue
    • Consulting: Developed 1 st full training program on portfolio management system
    • Training: Instructed 1000+ Financial Market Professionals across Europe. Designated as one of Europe's top customer trainers and appointed as Thomson Reuters' Derivatives Expert for Europe

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Education

  • AI & No-Code Success Program
    Alegria
    2025
    - AI & No-Code Success Program
  • Kanban Management Professional
    Kanban University
    2021
    Management Professional

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