Summary
Maël Lilensten is a Senior Product Manager with 8 years of experience building and scaling AI-driven SaaS and mobile infrastructure from Paris. He led the creation and go-to-market of a standalone AI product at Meero, ran product strategy and M&A diligence for multiple AI acquisitions, and now focuses on Mobile SDKs at Datadog. Comfortable bridging technical and commercial worlds, he has hands-on experience with ML backends, DevOps, observability, and sales-led productization, and has managed cross-functional squads including MLOps and Data Scientists. A former founder and UX designer, he pairs entrepreneurial scrappiness with board-level strategic thinking and a knack for turning research-grade models into revenue-generating products. An uncommon strength is his end-to-end fluency—from pricing and partnerships to Kubernetes and CI/CD—enabling rapid, production-ready AI feature delivery.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MSc in Management Communication Marketing et Management de Projets, MSc in Management Communication Marketing et Management de Projets at emlyon business school
Baccalauréat Scientifique Sciences physiques, Baccalauréat Scientifique Sciences physiques at Lycée Stendhal
Classe Préparatoire ECS Économie et Géopolitique, Classe Préparatoire ECS Économie et Géopolitique at Lycée Champollion
French, English, Italian