CV · Lille, France
Mathieu Drouet
Head of Product & Product Builder | AI-Augmented Delivery
Product leader who designs AND ships. 10+ years in complex B2B: from field discovery to a testable prototype in days, thanks to AI. Builder as much as manager of cross-functional teams.
Overview
Education
iOS programming — SwiftUI
Simplon.co, Lille
Documentary photography
Institut Supérieur d'Architecture Saint, Luc & ARIAP, Tournai
Contact
Interests
- Documentary photography
- Experimental music
- Permaculture
- Political science
- Design
Experience
10+ yearsregrets.app
Founder
- Solo Product Builder: from idea to shipped product (App Store / SaaS) end to end — discovery, design, code and release
- Ulk — an AI agent framework for Claude Code (59+ agents, skills, rules) that industrialises the idea → prototype → delivery cycle
- Stack: Next.js, Astro, SwiftUI, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Bun
HEYA (Here You Art)
Head of Product
- From discovery to a shipped MVP, solo: technical audit, competitive analysis (12 platforms), stakeholder interviews, then design, architecture and full development
- Complete MVP (profiles, network, messaging, offers, multilingual fr/nl/en) built with Claude Code and Ulk, an in-house AI agent framework — stack Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Drizzle ORM
- 24-month strategic roadmap (acquisition, retention, monetisation)
- Prototyped LLM integrations (Llama, Mistral) for profile enrichment and moderation, GDPR compliant
CH-Studio × GE HealthCare
Senior Product Manager
- Strategic audit of a DICOM data management platform (medical imaging, 1,100+ users)
- Delivered a plan of 50+ recommendations and an 18-month roadmap
Groupe Actual
Senior Product Manager
- Designed and launched a time-savings-account microservice for 500+ companies — automation through the Urssaf/MSA APIs
- Digital transformation of a 15-year-old legacy finance application towards a cloud-native architecture — discovery with CFOs and HR staff in the field
- Managed cross-functional teams of 12 people, Agile/Scrum
- First uses of LLMs in product delivery: faster discovery, documentation and prototyping
- Delivered 8 major releases, prioritised by business value
Bookr.fm (Music Data Studio)
Senior Product Manager
- End-to-end product strategy, from discovery (bookers, artistic directors) to commercial launch
- B2B SaaS for the artistic programming of festivals and music venues (40+ festivals in beta, 885K+ artist profiles)
- UX/UI design and native API integrations (CRM, ticketing, accounting)
Fluidra (Blueriiot / Riiot Labs)
Senior Product Manager, IoT
- Migrated the flagship application to Flutter — cross-platform iOS/Android development
- First AI / machine learning integrations in the IoT product: making use of sensor data (water quality analysis, treatment recommendations)
- Field discovery with installers, maintenance technicians and distributors
- Full UX overhaul, with a measured drop in churn
- US market launch, managed an international team of 8 across 3 time zones
Agencies, IT services & Freelance
Technical Project Director / Digital Project Manager
- Technical direction at BETC — led the redesign of the Crédit Agricole website
- Technical project direction for Europe's leading home-services company
- Project manager — private social network for childminders (UX/UI, team coordination, SPIP/PHP)
- Technical lead at Université Catholique de Lille — infrastructure migration, server administration, teaching Linux
- Contributor to the open source CMS SPIP (until 2020)
- Co-founder of Sacavin (wine startup) and Take a Sip (content creation agency)
- Front-end development, mentoring on mobile/music projects
Skills
Professional expertiseProduct leadership
Strategic Leadership
- Field discovery, product roadmap, go-to-market
- OKRs, prioritisation by business impact
- Delivery management, cross-functional teams of up to 12 people
- Product Builder: able to prototype and ship alone, without depending on a team to validate an intuition
AI applied to product
AI Product
- Claude Code (daily use), AI agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Open source LLMs (Llama, Mistral, Claude), RAG, fine-tuning
- Prototyping and integrating AI into existing products
- Ulk — an in-house agent framework
Analytics
Data-Driven
- PostHog, Hotjar, behavioural analysis
- Feedback loops, product KPIs
Development & infrastructure
Full-Stack Development
- Next.js, Astro, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Bun
- Flutter, SwiftUI, SPIP, PHP, API architecture
- CI/CD, Git, Linux, advanced macOS
- Xcode (development, App Store / TestFlight distribution)
Design & creative
Creative Direction
- Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Lightroom, Photoshop, InDesign — professional use)
- Art direction
Product tooling
Digital Workflow
- Linear, Notion, Obsidian, Jira, Confluence
- Vercel, Cursor, Git, CI/CD, VS Code, Claude Code
Languages
International Communication
- French: native
- English: full professional proficiency
- Spanish: conversational