Lotfi CHAIBI

Product Manager | Telecom & 5G

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Mobility: London, Brussels, ...

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Product Management

Languages

ArabicEnglishFrenchSpanish

About me

Intro

RAN Engineer & Product Manager with 10+ years in telecom specializing in 2G/3G/4G/5G network design and IoT product qualification. Currently managing product roadmaps at Enedis and PRINCE2 certified with proven success in launching broadband products at Bouygues Telecom. Deliver end-to-end solutions from radio planning to product strategy for telecom infrastructure projects.

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Work experience

Member

Product School

Sep 2025 - Present

1 year 2 months

Product School is the global community for Product Leaders. As a member of this exclusive network, I’m connected with top PMs, VPs, and CPOs from the world’s most influential companies. Through live training with industry leaders, private coaching, and peer collaboration, I continue to refine my expertise and shape the future of Product innovation.

Qualification Product Manager

Enedis

Oct 2023 - Present

3 years 1 month

Paris, France

In the telecom expertise team, I am responsible for qualifying products that communicate using 2G/3G/4G LTE and LTE-M/IoT technologies, as well as 5G, for indoor and outdoor scenarios. My responsibilities include: - Managing and structuring telecom laboratory activities - Developing strategic roadmaps for the telecom laboratory aligned with company objectives - Collaborating with various hardware and software teams, operators, and external laboratories - Monitoring task forces related to LTE-M/IoT product deployments - Preparing and presenting detailed progress reports on projects to management - Proactively monitoring emerging technological trends and assessing their relevance to Enedis (5G Redcap/N2N/e-SIM)

Product Manager

Bouygues Telecom

Aug 2020 - Oct 2023

3 years 3 months

Meudon, France

In the internet gateway product engineering team, I joined to strengthen the team for product launches and evolution. - Led RFI/RFQ documentation and managed tenders for new products and broadband boxes - Translated cross-functional needs (marketing, security, etc.) into clear product specifications - Defined features and requirements for routers and ONTs (GPON & XGS-PON) - Coordinated development, integration, and validation teams through product maintenance cycles - Owned budget and roadmap commitments for upcoming releases - Authored PRDs, requirements, and impact assessments to drive product delivery - Managed supplier relationships (chipsets, OEMs, software vendors) for engineering topics - Served as technical point of contact for product analysis and investigations

Product Engineer

Siradel

Nov 2018 - Mar 2020

1 year 5 months

Toronto, Canada Area

- Provide level 1 & 2 support on SIRADEL comprehensive product portfolio (Software & GIS data) - Software user testing and continuous improvement of the product quality - Presentation of SIRADEL products and services to prospective customers - Assist sales in the technical qualification and preparation of commercial offer for 4G/5G/Smart-City project - Participate in the exploration of new business opportunities suitable to the North American market (new features, new business models, etc…) - Cloud, SaaS and Atlassian management

Davidson consulting

Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

3 years

Paris Area, France

RAN Engineer - Bouygues Telecom

Dec 2016 - Dec 2018

2 years 1 month

Paris Area, France

- Define and secure the needs of new sites in Greater Paris (Ile-de-France) - Survey for site location (buildings, pylons) - Study of overloaded cells and then the coverage needs for crowded areas, conducted drive tests and new sites - Study the design of buildings according to radio engineering rules. - Propagation modeling and prediction for 2G/3G/4G with Atoll Radio - Path selection for microwave backhaul - Master the radio design, choosing radio equipment - On-site with subcontractor to validate the radio designs and oversee installation/configuration Software used : Atoll (Radio/Trans/EMF MultiRat – Critical sites) / Google Earth / Map Info Radio Equipement Supplier : Ericsson / Kathrein / Huawei 

RAN Engineer - SFR

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

1 year

Paris Area, France

Dans le cadre du programme de mutualisation du réseau SFR-Bouygues Télécom - Projet CROZON - Audits des données d’échanges avec Bouygues - Configurations des paramètres et voisinages radio (TAC/LAC/PCI) - Préparation/Configuration des sites pour les swaps et les bascules fréquentiels - Référent technique et support technique du pôle OA - Optimisation des KPIs de suivi de projet

AFD Technologies

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

1 year 1 month

Paris, France

RF Inbuilding Engineer - Bouygues Télécom

Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

8 months

Paris, France

- DAS / Small Cell Systems design, integration, and optimization - GSM, UMTS and LTE knowledge, including link budgets - Knowledge & experience with DAS, Small Cells vendors (CommScope, Axell, Andrew, Ericsson) - Knowledge & experience with data collection tools (Nemo Handy) - Comparison of technical specifications & determination of the most cost effective solution - Meetings with sales to bring technical information to prospects and clients.

Internship as Telecommunication Project Engineer - Bouygues Télécom

Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

7 months

- Management of multiple project on site (Adding new frequency, Antenna/Equipment modification) - Planning definition subcontractor - Meeting with subcontractor - Negotiation with city halls and lessor - Intervention coordination

RAN Product Engineer

Bouygues Telecom

Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

5 months

69340 Francheville, France

- Technical study and comparison of radio products actually in use on the network for small cell / DAS / and indoor - Organisation of workshop with suppliers (Ericsson, Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, Cel-fi, ...) - Study of solution’s cost in CAPEX and OPEX - Definition of deployment strategies for radio equipment

Command Preparator

Auchan

Sep 2011 - Jul 2012

11 months

Shopping Preparation

Network Technician

Orange

Sep 2009 - Oct 2011

2 years 2 months

Interventions for companies and professionals Creations and repairing lines xDSL (aDSL, sDSL, hDSL) and Optical Fiber technologies Router, switch, and modem configurations Scheduling appointments Independent decision-making


Education

ECE. Ecole d'ingénieurs. Engineering School.

Engineer’s Degree

2011 - 2015

5 years

UC Irvine

Certificates in Global Business and Manufacturing Management

2014 - 2014

1 year

Oxford Brookes University

Master of Science (MSc)

2012 - 2013

2 years

UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

DUT

2009 - 2011

3 years

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