
Mehdi HAMOU
Senior Product Owner | Data & Agile
Salary / Daily rate
Marseille, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Data Product Manager with 12+ years transforming enterprise data into strategic assets. Led 24+ person teams delivering Snowflake data warehouses and automated reporting solutions, reducing delivery time by 20% and boosting stakeholder engagement. Specialized in agile product ownership, data governance, and cross-functional leadership to maximize business value.
Work experience
Project Manager, Product Owner, SQL, Python, Data Analytics, Snowflake, Scrum Master
CMA CGMFreelance
Nov 2024 - Present
2 years
Marseille, France
Short Version: At CMA CGM, I led the structuring and rollout of an enterprise-grade data warehouse based on Snowflake and DataVault 2.0. I managed a delivery framework spread across 6 squads (24+ people) operating from on-site, nearshore, and offshore locations. I introduced governance mechanisms, a centralized data service center, internal helpdesk support, and data product evangelization practices to engage business stakeholders effectively. ⸻ 🧠 Core Skills: Product Ownership • Value-Driven Delivery • Agile Practices • Data Engineering Data Governance • Release Management • Stakeholder Alignment User Story Writing • Software Development • Team Leadership ⸻ 🛠️ Tech Stack: Snowflake • DataVault 2.0 • SQL • Python • Power BI • JIRA • Confluence ⸻ ✅ Key Achievements: • Launched a Datawarehouse Service Center for scalable maintenance and delivery • Set up a dedicated helpdesk for handling data support tickets and requests • Introduced a business decision tree to streamline routing through the DWH • Boosted delivery via release process optimization and backlog maturity • Supported stakeholders in requirement expression and data literacy • Led evangelization campaigns to increase understanding and adoption of the DWH • Defined data product scopes and helped implement access rights and data sensitivity rules • Enabled consistent agile rituals and structure across all squads
Product Owner, Data Engineering, SQL, Python, Data Analytics, Qlik Sense and Scrum Master
NHIndustriesFreelance
Sep 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 4 months
Aix-en-Provence, France
Short Version: Launched a data section, improving data management from scattered QlikView files. Automated reporting, managed system migrations, and established data quality processes. Integrated agile culture, enhancing product value and management. Hard Skills: Product Owership Value seeking Analytics User story writting Business Analysis Integration Stakeholders Management Software development Leadership NHI is a joint venture of Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker selling a specific helicopter called NHI90. My job was to start a data section in NHI. Before my mission, the whole company data scattered in Excel or Qlikview files. Business rulesnot shared and reporting built again and again over the weeks. Achievements: * Priotised features and user stories by assessing the business values and priorities * Created data pipelines * Automated the reporting * Executed the system migrations * Defined the business priorities in regard of the company OKR * Started and automated the data quality process with several reports for the data owners * Delivered many reports based on several data sources such as SAP, eDeal (CRM) or inHouse weApplication * Setup an ETL for the automation * Created several ad-hoc reports * Created a web application allowing front user to drop files used for some the reporting Moreover, I brought the agile and product culture within the company with values such as fail safe, maximise product value or product management.
Product Owner, Data Engineering, SQL, Python, Data Analytics, PowerBI and Scrum Master
KeobizFreelance
Nov 2021 - Jul 2023
1 year 9 months
13127 Vitrolles, France
Product Owner, Heath Care professional engagement, Software Development, Strategic Planning
BiogenFreelance
Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year 5 months
Aix-en-Provence, France
Short Version: Designed and prioritized product services for healthcare professionals. Supported product implementation and team organization. Hard Skills: Product Ownership Value seeking Analytics User story writting Tests Management and Execution Part of team implementing a product in AGILE. We delivered a product made for Health Care professionals offering them services such as learning, content or contract management. We deployed the solution for all markets that Biogen is implanted. My achievements: -Designed product services -Investigated with local digital managers on inputs that helped us for product improvement (data and feedbacks) decreasing feedbacks to 15% -Prioritised user stories accelerating brought value up to 20% -Defined user stories with UX and Content management increasing engagement up to 20% -Validated product implement decreasing bugs up to 50% -Communicated and supported team, digital managers on the product Moreover, knowing that the team was starting, I defined our organisation by: -Defined roles and responsibilities increasing team efficiency up to 10% -Defined Internal processes and external as well (communication to local digital managers) decreasing mails and slacks up to 20%
Sopra Steria
Apr 2012 - Mar 2020
8 years
Aix-en-Provence, France
Manager, Functional Leadership, Software Development, Strategic Planning
Apr 2017 - Mar 2020
3 years
Aix-en-Provence, France
Short Version: Led business analyst team, coached Product Owners, and managed SCRUM projects. Implemented test automation and supported offshore teams. Hard Skills: JIRA Confluence Tests Management Analytics Product Management Involved in a SCRUM team on many projects: -WebApp for non-conformities management -Support and services portal including e-commerce, technical documentation management and retrofit alert management -A smartcity plateform Achievements: -Managed a business analyst team -Coached a PO and a proxy PO to create and detail US and prioritise. -Performed a functional analysis so that a clear documentation was set -Defined a complete tracking from requirements to tests -Supported a near-shore, off-shore team -Tested product developments regarding specifications -Prepared and lead product validation, as known as UAT. -Set up test automation thanks to Behavior Driven Development (Test Driven Developments) and non regression tests automation As a manager my principal I lead the team to think and execute self improvement
BI Consultant, Data engineering, Data anlytics, Data reporting
Apr 2012 - May 2017
5 years 2 months
Aix-en-Provence, France
Short Description: Defined data architecture, developed in SAP BW/QlikView/Business Object. Led workshops, wrote specifications, and conducted UAT in various domains. Hard Skills: Workshop organisation Analytics Tests Reporting Involved in an BI team working for many customers. Achievements: -Lead workshops with stakeholders -Wrote Specifications -Defined data architecture in the datawarehouse -Developed in SAP BW/ Qlikview/ Business Object -Defined test plan -Prepared User Acceptance Testing -Lead User Acceptance Testing We delivered products in various domains such as: -Procurements -Quality -Finance -Industry
Education
Aix-Marseille University
Master 2
2011 - 2012
1 year 1 month