Oswald Bernard

Oswald Bernard

AI Product Manager
London , England , United Kingdom (UK)
English, French

About Me

AI Product Owner & Digital Transformation Leader with 15+ years of experience defining and delivering high-impact digital products and AI-driven solutions in heavily regulated environments and scaling startups from 0 to …

Experience

Lead Product Owner and Fullstack Developer

HSBC (Product Control) | JAFFAR (Complex regulatory financial and non-financial incident reporting), London, UK
Jan 2024 - Present · 2 years 9 months

<p>Defined and prioritized the product backlog in JIRA for a global remediation tool, delivering 3 MVP iterations in 6 months to 600+ users across multiple departments.<br>
Documented technical requirements in Confluence to ensure alignment with business and regulatory needs.<br>
Collaborated with compliance, risk, and IT teams to align product requirements with regulatory standards and business goals, ensuring seamless adoption and adherence to frameworks.<br>
Developed agentic workflows (CrewAI) with Python (Flask) and Jamstack (static), reducing data processing tasks by 60%.<br>
Managed code repositories on GitHub and Bitbucket to streamline development and deployment.<br>
Implemented GitHub Copilot and unit testing protocols, reducing production defects by 25%.<br>
Authored Technical Design Documents (TDD) for critical features to ensure clarity and maintainability.</p>

Lead Product Owner and Fullstack Developer

HSBC (Product Control) · London , England , United Kingdom (UK)
Jan 2024 - Present · 2 years 9 months

<p>Product Vision & Roadmap: Defined and prioritized the product backlog in JIRA for a global remediation tool, delivering 3 MVP iterations in 6 months to 600+ users across multiple departments. Documented technical requirements in Confluence to ensure alignment with business and regulatory needs., Stakeholder Alignment: Collaborated with compliance, risk, and IT teams to align product requirements with regulatory standards and business goals, ensuring seamless adoption and adherence to frameworks., Technical Leadership: Developed agentic workflows (CrewAI) with Python (Flask) and Jamstack (static), reducing data processing tasks by 60%. Managed code repositories on GitHub and Bitbucket to streamline development and deployment., Quality Assurance: Implemented GitHub Copilot and unit testing protocols, reducing production defects by 25%. Authored Technical Design Documents (TDD) for critical features to ensure clarity and maintainability.</p>

Lead Product Owner Automation Specialist

Athos Solutions
Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 · 2 years

<p>Implemented automation systems in an SME of approximately 30 people, enabling a 10% reduction in workforce by automating repetitive tasks.<br>
Built an internal portal to centralize and simplify the activation of automated workflows.<br>
Developed web scraping solutions to automatically submit data or perform actions on external platforms.<br>
Used Azure and later Infomaniak for data ownership and cost management.</p>

Lead Product Owner Automation Specialist

Athos Solutions · Lille , Hauts-de-France , France
Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 · 2 years

<p>Process Automation: Implemented automation systems in an SME of approximately 30 people, enabling a 10% reduction in workforce by automating repetitive tasks. The goal was to streamline processes so that employees only needed to press buttons to activate workflows., Internal Portal: Built an internal portal to centralize and simplify the activation of automated workflows., Web Scraping: Developed web scraping solutions to automatically submit data or perform actions on external platforms., Cloud first architecture: Azure and later Infomaniak for data ownership and cost management</p>

Lead Product Owner

Groupe VYV | Digital Transformation Lead, Remote from London, in Paris, France
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023 · 3 years

<p>Redefined the product vision for a stagnant €2M corporate website, transforming it into a high-traffic Webflow platform (10K+ monthly visitors) with a lean budget (€300K).<br>
Focused on user engagement and SEO optimization to drive organic growth.<br>
Tracked progress in Notion and prioritized features to improve retention and user satisfaction.<br>
Ensured alignment with business objectives and client needs.<br>
Reduced delivery time from 3 weeks to 1 week (-65%) by implementing no-code web solutions (open source, e.g., Webflow, N8n) and automating repetitive tasks with Node.js scripts.<br>
Led a cross-functional team of 5 to deliver high-impact features on time and under budget.<br>
Facilitated sprint planning and retrospectives in Notion.<br>
Hired and managed a team of 3 developers to scale operations.</p>

Lead Product Owner

Groupe VYV | Digital Transformation Lead · London , England , United Kingdom (UK)
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023 · 3 years

<p>Product Strategy: Redefined the product vision for a stagnant €2M corporate website, transforming it into a high-traffic Webflow platform (10K+ monthly visitors) with a lean budget (€300K). Focused on user engagement and SEO optimization to drive organic growth., Backlog Prioritization: Tracked progress in Notion and prioritized features to improve retention and user satisfaction. Ensured alignment with business objectives and client needs., Process Optimization: Reduced delivery time from 3 weeks to 1 week (-65%) by implementing no-code web solutions (open source, e.g., Webflow, N8n) and automating repetitive tasks with Node.js scripts., Team Leadership: Led a cross-functional team of 5 to deliver high-impact features on time and under budget. Facilitated sprint planning and retrospectives in Notion. Hired and managed a team of 3 developers to scale operations.</p>

Lead Product Owner

METIDIA (Startup) | Co-founder & President, Paris, France
Jan 2013 - Jan 2019 · 6 years

<p>Generated €1M+ in revenue within 18 months for the agency by acquiring and retaining major B2B clients (Etam, Ipsen, Casino Group, SFR, BNP Paribas).<br>
Led the launch of "LutinGo" (Casino Group), achieving 300K+ downloads in 2 weeks and #1 rankings on app stores.<br>
Built with Unity and Node.js backend to ensure scalability and performance.<br>
Managed a distributed team of 25 to deliver MVPs and scale products globally, balancing speed and quality.<br>
Used GitHub for version control and CI/CD pipelines to maintain efficiency.</p>

Lead Product Owner

METIDIA (Startup)
Jan 2013 - Jan 2019 · 6 years

Business Development: Generated €1M+ in revenue within 18 months for the agency by acquiring and retaining major B2B clients (Etam, Ipsen, Casino Group, SFR, BNP Paribas)., Feature Development: Led the launch of 'LutinGo' (Casino Group), achieving 300K+ downloads in 2 weeks and #1 rankings on app stores. Built with Unity and Node.js backend to ensure scalability and performance., Agile Execution: Managed a distributed team of 25 to deliver MVPs and scale products globally, balancing speed and quality. Used GitHub for version control and CI/CD pipelines to maintain efficiency.

Visiting Lecturer

Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
Jan 2014

<p>Taught 70+ Master 1 students in Digital Strategy and Business Model Innovation, focusing on Porter’s frameworks vs. digital disruption (Osterwalder/Canvas).</p>

Skills

Strategy Business Development Process Automation Product Management Team Management P&L Management Product Vision & Roadmap Backlog prioritization Stakeholder Alignment Agile/Scrum V-Cycle Cross-Functional Coordination Fullstack Development (Node.js React Vue.js Python) No-Code Solutions (Webflow N8n) JIRA & Confluence Cloud-First Architecture (GCP AWS Azure) GenAI & Agentic Workflows Digital Transformation Stakeholder Management Prompt Engineering Go-to-Market Strategy Fundraising & Partnerships Complex Sales Team Leadership & Mentoring Backlog prioritisation Fullstack Development Node.js React Vue.js Python No-Code Solutions Webflow N8n JIRA Confluence Cloud-First Architecture GCP AWS Azure GenAI Agentic Workflows Unity Flask Jamstack CrewAI GitHub Bitbucket CI/CD Notion Web Scraping
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