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 6 months

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.
Collaborated with compliance, risk, and IT teams to align product requirements with regulatory standards and business goals, ensuring seamless adoption and adherence to frameworks.
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.
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.

Lead Product Owner and Fullstack Developer

HSBC (Product Control) · London , England , United Kingdom (UK)
Jan 2024 - Present · 2 years 6 months

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.

Lead Product Owner Automation Specialist

Athos Solutions
Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 · 2 years

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

Lead Product Owner Automation Specialist

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

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

Lead Product Owner

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

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.
Tracked progress in Notion and prioritized features to improve retention and user satisfaction.
Ensured alignment with business objectives and client needs.
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.
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.

Lead Product Owner

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

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.

Lead Product Owner

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

Generated €1M+ in revenue within 18 months for the agency by acquiring and retaining major B2B clients (Etam, Ipsen, Casino Group, SFR, BNP Paribas).
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.
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.

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

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

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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