Cécile Eskenazi
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Grow your product career on your own terms, without burning out
Studied at ESCP Business school
Works at Live Well with Cecile
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Cécile's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $329/hr
Get help with General Exploration, Skill Building, and .
Cécile’s Product Management Qualifications
Experience level: Group Product Manager
Welcome to my profile! With over 25 years of experience in product management, including leadership roles at LinkedIn and Meta, I bring a wealth of knowledge to help you excel in your product management career. As a former Group Product Manager at LinkedIn and Principal Product Manager at Meta, I have firsthand experience in driving product strategy and innovation at top tech companies. I coach individuals to grow their career without burning out. I also coach Series A/B Founders and newly appointed CPOs to help them navigate the "messy middle" transition from founder-led product intuition to a professionalized, high-scale product organization. Whether you're looking to break into the field or advance your career, I'm here to provide personalized guidance and support. Let's connect and create a tailored plan to help you succeed!
Cécile can help with:
General Exploration
Skill Building
Salary Negotiation
Execution
Networking Strategy
Promotion Strategy
Strategy & Vision
LinkedIn Review
Influence & Collaboration
Resume Review
Frameworks
Freelancing
About Cécile
I’m a product leader with over 20 years of experience building and scaling technology products across startups and global companies. I grew up in France, built my career across Europe and the US, and spent many years in Silicon Valley before recently moving back to the South of France with my family. Professionally, I’ve worked in a wide range of environments — from early-stage startups figuring things out from scratch, to large organizations with complex systems, strong opinions, and high stakes. I’ve led teams through growth, re-orgs, platform shifts, and moments where the “next right move” wasn’t obvious. On a personal level, I’m a working parent, a dual French-American citizen, and someone who has gone through multiple reinventions — geographically, professionally, and personally. I know what it’s like to build an ambitious career while navigating family life, cultural transitions, self-doubt, health issues and periods of burnout or reassessment. What tends to resonate with people is that I’m both strategic and deeply human. I care about results, but I also care about how people experience their work and their lives. I don’t believe in generic advice or one-size-fits-all paths. I believe in clarity, intentional choices, and building careers that are both successful and sustainable. Outside of work, I enjoy learning, writing, and sharing ideas about wellbeing, productivity, and intentional living. I’m endlessly curious about people, systems, and what helps us do our best work without losing ourselves along the way.
Why do I coach?
Coaching matters to me because I wouldn’t be where I am today without the mentors who believed in me, challenged me, and helped me see myself more clearly at key moments in my career. I’ve been fortunate to have a few mentors whose guidance made a real difference — not just professionally, but personally. These weren’t transactional relationships. They were built over time, through trust, honesty, and mutual respect. I still reach out to them regularly, and their voices continue to shape how I think about leadership, careers, and life choices. As I became more senior, coaching and mentoring others naturally became one of the most rewarding parts of my work. Whether supporting someone through a difficult decision, helping them navigate a transition, or simply offering perspective when things feel overwhelming, I consistently found these conversations to be the moments that mattered most. I coach because I genuinely enjoy helping people slow down, get unstuck, and make intentional choices. I don’t see coaching as “fixing” people — I see it as creating space for clarity, confidence, and momentum. My approach is practical, empathetic, and grounded in real experience. I aim to meet people where they are, without judgment, and help them move forward in a way that feels aligned with who they are and what they want. Coaching is meaningful to me because it’s where experience, empathy, and impact come together — and because I know firsthand how powerful it can be to have the right person in your corner at the right time.
Work Experience
Founder
Live Well with Cecile
January 2026 - Present
Group Product Manager
February 2020 - July 2025
Hiring Manager
Principal Product Manager
Meta (Facebook)
October 2017 - February 2020
Interviewer
Founder
a VR Journey
December 2016 - October 2017
Product Lead
Ericsson
May 2016 - December 2016
Principal Product Manager
Vodafone Group
February 2006 - March 2013
Hiring Manager
Education
ESCP Business school
Master in Management, Business Administration
1997 - 2001
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