ben ismail Wassim

AI & ML Product Manager | Product Owner | Data

Salary / Daily rate

Toulouse, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Product StrategyProduct ManagementUser ResearchProduct OwnershipData AnalysisData VisualizationAISQL QueriesData ScienceMachine LearningNotionJiraUX Product DesignUI Product Design

Languages

ArabicEnglishFrenchSpanish

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

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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

Certified by OPITO

Supply Chain Foundations

Issued: Nov 2019

Certified by LinkedIn

Design Thinking: Implementing the Process

Issued: Nov 2019

Certified by LinkedIn

Becoming a Six Sigma Black Belt

Issued: Nov 2019

Certified by LinkedIn

Applying Lean, DevOps, and Agile to Your IT Organization

Issued: Nov 2019

Certified by LinkedIn

Scrum: The Basics

Issued: Mar 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Scrum: Advanced

Issued: Mar 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Agile Product Owner Role: Foundations

Issued: Mar 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management

Issued: Feb 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Project Management Foundations

Issued: Feb 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Agile at Work: Reporting with Agile Charts and Boards

Issued: Feb 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories

Issued: Feb 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives

Issued: Feb 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Agile at Work: Driving Productive Agile Meetings

Issued: Feb 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Agile at Work: Building Your Agile Team

Issued: Feb 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Agile Project Management with Microsoft Project

Issued: Feb 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Agile Project Management Foundations

Issued: Feb 2018

Certified by Lynda.com

Strategic Negotiation

Issued: Jun 2017

Certified by LinkedIn

R Statistics Essential Training

Issued: Jun 2017

Certified by LinkedIn

Become a Data Scientist

Issued: Jun 2017

Certified by LinkedIn

Portfolio

Corefortech - Solution against driving drowsiness

Jorni - Promote and reward safe driving

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