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Yann Rapaport

Fractional CPTO, Product Leader & Advisor

€1,000/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Yann

With over20 years of experiencein building software products in thetelecomandcloudsectors, I supportB2B and deep tech scale-upsin **structuring their product and tech activities**: product vision and strategy, discovery, delivery, and team alignment.

Formerly of Scaleway and 6WIND, I enjoy combiningstrategic and operational responsibilities**. I am convinced that **an effective organization must be adaptedto the company's size, market, and culture.

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  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • The Product Guy
    Fractional CPTO, Product Leader & Advisor
    February 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
    I support the structuring of your tech and product organization to foster your company's growth 🚀

    Together, we define and implement an organization that is:
    • **adapted to your company**,
    • **robust**,
    • and **ready to scale**.
    We cover all aspects of tech and product management:
    • Product vision and strategy
    • Discovery, Roadmap, Delivery
    • Team alignment
    Product Delivery Product Discovery Product management Product strategy Strategic alignment
  • Scaleway
    VP Product Management IaaS (Cloud, IaaS, Virtualization, Network)
    July 2020 - January 2023 (2 years and 7 months)
    Paris, France
    Under the CPO of Scaleway, I contributed to building the product culture from scratch. I structured and developed the IaaS team, defined the product vision and strategy, and established a product culture with solid best practices.

    > Managed 10 products**, with the **launch of 5 new productsduring 2022.

    > Recruited, trained, and coacheddozens of Product Managers, making them
    autonomous in their collaboration with their squads, marketing teams, and account managers.

    > Managed hypergrowth anddeveloped a product vision and strategyfor IaaS, in coordination with PaaS and Core.

    > Led internal and external webinars topromote the product visionand **gather feedback from partners and clients**.
    Cloud computing Leadership Product strategy Team management Team management
  • 6WIND
    VP Product Management (Telecom, SDN, NFV, Virtualization)
    September 2013 - June 2020 (6 years and 10 months)
    Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
    I created the product organization at 6WIND and built the product portfolio from scratch. After 10 years in project mode based on source code, 6WIND decided to create a binary product offering to conquer new markets (enterprises and operators).

    > Structured the product organization and **launched 3 innovative products in 6 months**: Turbo Router, Turbo IPsec, and Virtual Accelerator.

    > Trained marketing and sales teams spread across the globe (USA, Europe, APAC).

    > **Guaranteed the product vision, strategy, and roadmap within the organization**, in close collaboration with the CEO, CTO, and Marketing and Sales Directors.
    Leadership Product Delivery Product launch Product strategy Product development

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Education

  • Engineer, Systems & Networking
    National School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics of Grenoble
    2001
    Engineer, Systems & Networking
  • Baccalaureate, with honors, Science
    Lycée Marcelin Berthelot
    1998
    Baccalauréat, with honors, Science

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