
ben ismail Wassim
AI & ML Product Manager | Product Owner | Data
Salary / Daily rate
Toulouse, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
- 8+ years of product management experience mostly in Data, AI and ML - Led the development a B2C mobile app, scaling it to 60k+active users and €300k ARR in less than a year - Scoped and led the 0 to 1 development of AI/ML products at Bel, enabling researchers to extract insights from their data autonomously and not wait days on Data Scientists. - Developed and evaluated multiple agentic AI system including RAG using Python and n8n - Solid technical skills as I write code myself
Work experience
AI & ML Product Manager
Bel Group
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
1 year
Paris, France
• Defined the vision and strategy for multiple R&D digital products and owned the end-to-end roadmap • Launched a microbiology simulation tool in 2 months, ending years of stalled development by narrowing the scope through user research, saving €100K/year in licensing and development costs • Vibe coded and iterated on an ML-powered ingredient recommendation prototype to drive user research and define the optimal product scope • Led the development and launch of the ingredient recommendation tool, enabling R&D teams to autonomously replace ingredients in minutes instead of waiting days for experts input • Conducted rigorous AI evaluations using Python and Phoenix to iterate on and improve the product • Promoted an agile, product-first culture by championing short iterations, fast launches, and continuous learning using both user research and data analytics
Growth Product Manager
Elements Apps
May 2024 - Oct 2024
6 months
Toulouse, France
🎯 Product growth of an Atlassian Marketplace App - Identified the highest growth opportunity feature by analysing customer requests - Conducted user interviews and user tests - Prepared the feature roadmap and user stories - Prioritised the backlog - Launched of the feature and measured of its impact while gathering user feedback 🎯 Market repositioning of an Atlassian Marketplace App - Conducted market study on how to enhance customer experience within Jira Service Management's customer portal - Recommended a set of actions to reposition the Atlassian marketplace app
Mobile Product Manager
CORE for Tech
Jan 2022 - Apr 2024
2 years 4 months
Lille, France
🎯 Led the development of Jorni, a B2C mobile app (iOS and Android) that promotes and rewards safe driving. From idea to 60 000 users and store rating of +4 in less than a year. - Identified the ideal customer segment through a conversion optimised landing page - Product discovery via user interviews to refine the app design and sharpen the value proposition - Product strategy, vision and roadmap - Product specification and user stories elaboration - Backlog prioritisation balancing user value, risk and effort - Implemented product analytics to guide product decisions - Elaborated user acquisition strategies, amplifying market reach and user base growth - Contributed to the product communication efforts, resulting in increased retention and user satisfaction 🎯 Improve the retention of a B2B Data mobile app to fight drowsiness for truck drivers - User interviews to understand users persona, pain points and ambitions - Audited and improved the app user experience (UX) - Collaborated with the Data Science team to develop a robust and accurate predictive model - Crafted multiple experiments (Explainer videos, Landing pages with analytics ...) to gauge users interest and gather feedback - Structured the tech team to be more agile by putting in place and facilitating different scrum ceremonies
Data Product Manager
METRON
Jun 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year 7 months
Paris, France
🎯 Data SaaS product to help industrials optimise their energy consumption and CO2 emissions. - Conducted user interviews with Energy Managers to understand their challenges and persona - User tested different mock-ups to gather early feedback and iterate - Prepared the product strategy and roadmap - Iterated on customer dashboards to improve their understanding of on-site energy consumption. - Elaborated product specifications and organised it into epics and user stories - Prioritised the product backlog based on user value and product risk - Collaborated with UX designers to prepare product designs along with a design system - Collaborated with Data Science teams to develop more effective predictive models, refining them based on customer feedback - Introduced an analytical approach to measure the impact of product initiative - Worked with customer support teams to gather feedback on released features
Schlumberger
Jan 2016 - May 2020
4 years 5 months
Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK
Product Manager
May 2019 - May 2020
1 year 1 month
Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK
🎯 Digital transformation project coordination - Initiated an Office 365 project to improve the efficiency of a service delivery process saving 470 k$ a year - Identified personas and user requirements - Coordinated the development while maximizing value - Led the international product deployment while managing change
Project Engineer - General Field Engineer (GFE)
Jan 2019 - May 2020
1 year 5 months
Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK
🎯 Oil and Gas drilling projects coordination and execution - Led multiple drilling missions worth hundreds of thousands of USD, helping clients (Total, ENI, CNOOC, EnQuest) meet their drilling objectives - Analyzed client requirements, advising them on required services to meet their objectives - Coordinated the service delivery process and interfaced between different departments - Trained and coached new hires
Field Operations Engineer
Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
4 months
Qartaba, Lebanon
- Led drilling missions worth hundreds of thousands of USD, helping Qatar Petroleum/ Qatar Qaz/ Shell/ Exxon meet their drilling objectives.
Field Operations Engineer
Jan 2016 - Sep 2018
2 years 9 months
Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Led multiple drilling missions worth hundreds of thousands of USD, helping Kuwait Oil Company meet their drilling objectives - Influenced operational decisions based on available data and facts while managing risks - Mentored and coached new hires
Product Owner
Amadeus IT Group
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
1 year
Nice Area, France
🎯 IT projects coordination for airline and airport operations - Led a scrum team of 6 developers and provided functional support to ongoing projects - Analyzed client requirements and elaborated products specification - Prepared projects road-map and planned team activities - Provided detailed user stories and acceptance criteria to development teams - Contributed in designing the acceptance tests, their execution and interpretation - Elaborated and maintained products documentation - Interfaced between stakeholders, developers and managers
Education
ENSTA Paris
Innovation, Management and Entrepreneurship Certificate
2014 - 2014
1 month
ENSTA Paris
Engineer’s Degree, MSc. in Science and Engineering
2011 - 2014
3 years 1 month
Grade: GPA 3.76 / 4
Licenses & certifications
BOSIET
Issued: Dec 2019
Supply Chain Foundations
Issued: Nov 2019
Design Thinking: Implementing the Process
Issued: Nov 2019
Becoming a Six Sigma Black Belt
Issued: Nov 2019
Applying Lean, DevOps, and Agile to Your IT Organization
Issued: Nov 2019
Scrum: The Basics
Issued: Mar 2018
Scrum: Advanced
Issued: Mar 2018
Agile Product Owner Role: Foundations
Issued: Mar 2018
Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management
Issued: Feb 2018
Project Management Foundations
Issued: Feb 2018
Agile at Work: Reporting with Agile Charts and Boards
Issued: Feb 2018
Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories
Issued: Feb 2018
Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives
Issued: Feb 2018
Agile at Work: Driving Productive Agile Meetings
Issued: Feb 2018
Agile at Work: Building Your Agile Team
Issued: Feb 2018
Agile Project Management with Microsoft Project
Issued: Feb 2018
Agile Project Management Foundations
Issued: Feb 2018
Strategic Negotiation
Issued: Jun 2017
R Statistics Essential Training
Issued: Jun 2017
Become a Data Scientist
Issued: Jun 2017
Portfolio

Corefortech - Solution against driving drowsiness

Jorni - Promote and reward safe driving
