Jean Philippe Gousse - Senior Product Manager

Montreal, Canada

Experience

Jul 2023 - Present

1 year 8 months

Montreal, Canada

Mentor

Techstars

Within the Techstars accelerator program, I provide coaching and mentorship to CEOs of startups, guiding them to recognize the advantages of cultivating a robust product culture.

One key benefit is the enhanced ability to differentiate business opportunities from distractions by following strong product management practices.

Apr 2022 - May 2023

1 year 2 months

Montreal, Canada

Vice President of Product Management

Cubeler Business Hub

I created a product from scratch and utilized my own Product Management Framework to guide the journey from an exciting idea to a successful finished product.

Established the product vision and defined its scope
Created a high-level (HL) document to help estimate the effort required to build the ideal version of the product
Conducted MVP workshop sessions to design the minimum viable product
Developed MVP documentation and collaborated with UX experts to create user flows
Deconstructed the ideal product into a detailed roadmap that supports the MVP launch

Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 5 months

Montreal, Canada

Director Digital Services & Customer Engagement

Cogeco Connexion

Cogeco Customers deserve the best online services and experience. My team made sure they had it.

Proud leader of Product Owners, UX UI Designers and Content Specialists
Designed from the ground up and managed the self-serve and Self-Support platforms for our 500K customers
Lead the CJ remapping initiative

Dec 2019 - Aug 2020

9 months

Montreal, Canada

Senior Digital Product Manager

CAE

Responsible for one entire section of the Customer Journey, Training Activity Management
Leading and Owning the vision, discovery, roadmap and backlog
Defining and aligning with business stakeholders product strategy, vision and roadmap
Managing 2 different Light Houses directly while Coaching other PMs
Building the next generation of applications for CAE training activities
Making sure that the team delivers defect-free products to the customer

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Improved product management practices and processes
Built a cloud based platform to support Crew Management for Operators
Launch the first line of self served support for CAE new line of applications

Apr 2014 - Dec 2020

5 years 9 months

Montreal, Canada

Product Director email, traffic and leads generation

Seedbox Technologies

Leading a team talented people
Managing the Affiliate platform and force
Owner of the innovation pipeline and product evaluation framework
Sending high volumes of direct messages, in a highly regulated environment
Building the next generation of our in-house direct messaging system
Rebuilt a broken team with respect, transparency and leadership
Improved the entire business unit processes and structure
Built a new Cloud based Message Delivery system
Worked with experts to setup marketing automation tools and processes

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Rebuilt a broken team with respect, transparency and leadership
Improved the entire business unit processes and structure
Built a new Cloud based Message Delivery system
Worked with experts to setup marketing automation tools and processes
Developed a culture to ease external providers integration

Feb 2013 - Mar 2014

1 year 2 months

Montreal, Canada

Product Specialist

Xprima

Xprima is the leader of complete suite e-services for the automotive industry in Canada boasting more than 800 customers

Contributed in designing the responsive next-generation platform for car dealers' digital presence
Work on the innovation management process for the entire B-U

Majors Accomplishments The first responsive solution for car dealers in Canada

Jun 2009 - Jul 2012

3 years 2 months

Montreal, Canada

Director of new product development

PSL Group

PSL is a multinational group acting as a middleman between the Pharmaceutical industry and practicing healthcare professionals. With over 400 employees in 15 countries, PSL is a leader in the following domains:

Market Research: helping Pharma companies get valuable qualitative and quantitative feedback on their products
Medical E-Learning: providing an efficient way for physicians to access and view specialty-focused online activities that match their areas of expertise
Business Intelligence: offering real-time news and rich editorials for both the pharmaceutical and medical professional online PSL has a renowned database containing data for over 3 million physicians globally.

Some of my main tasks were:

Product Management, Product Scoping and Product Definition
Responsible for UX and UI Team and Processes
Identify and Evaluate Innovative technologies
Bridged the gap between marketing and product development

Jul 2006 - Oct 2008

2 years 4 months

Montreal, Canada

Startup - Acting CEO

boostcast.com

Create, promote and monetize your own "YouTube" like video community

Very attractive solutions for cultural and sports associations
By the end of 2008, over 200K members were real subscribers in more than 20K communities

Myownvideosite | Corporate website | over 15K user

Product scope and definition of the b2b offer
Project/Product Management split into different teams and countries
Wrote and presented the Pitch to investors
Funding activities in Canada and the US

Boostcast | UGC website | over 250K user

The UGC pivot of Myownvideosite
Startup of the day in Techcrunch.com

Jan 2001 - Dec 2008

7 years

Montreal, Canada

Startup - Founder

Biboune

Rec2mai

Customized video communication platform on the web for freelancers
No external software was required
Browser supported the technology

Biboune

Web agency and 3D studio
Wordpress websites creation

Jan 1996 - Dec 2000

5 years

Montreal, Canada

Startup - Co Founder

tomahawk

Graphic design studio and web agency
Very strong reputation in the Music Industry
Web design, web development and SEO service
Graphic and visual identity services

Summary

Experienced Senior Product Specialist in web management & development with 25+ years of experience. Skilled in UX, Product Mgmt, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Digital Strategy, UI & Analytics. Results-driven team leader with a natural flair for design and business. I have worked on multiple digital platforms, including websites, apps, email marketing, messaging, admin platforms & customer support.