Startups/Scaleups - Professionalize your product org for scale
This plan is designed to help you transform your product organization into a scalable powerhouse, ready to meet the demands of rapid growth, international expansion and innovation. Whether you're a Series A/B founder or a newly appointed Chief Product Officer, this coaching program will guide you through the critical transition from founder-led intuition to a professionalized, high-scale product operation. With over 25 years of experience in product management, including leadership roles at LinkedIn and Meta, I bring a deep understanding of what it takes to build and scale successful product teams. My approach is rooted in practical execution and skill-building, ensuring that you and your team are equipped to handle the complexities of scaling a product organization. Here's what we’ll focus on together: Execution Excellence: We’ll develop a robust execution framework tailored to your organization’s needs, ensuring that your product strategy is effectively translated into action. This includes setting up processes for prioritization, roadmapping, and cross-functional collaboration. Skill-Building for Scale: I’ll work with you to identify and cultivate the key skills needed within your team to thrive in a high-growth environment. From enhancing product management capabilities to fostering leadership skills, we’ll ensure your team is ready to tackle the challenges of scaling. Navigating the "Messy Middle": Transitioning from a startup to a scale-up can be challenging. I’ll provide guidance on how to maintain your product vision while implementing the structures and processes necessary for sustainable growth. Personalized Support: Throughout our sessions, I’ll offer personalized advice and feedback, drawing on my experience at top tech companies to help you navigate your unique challenges. Whether it’s refining your product strategy or building a high-performing team, I’m here to support you every step of the way. My goal is to empower you to lead a product organization that not only scales effectively but also fosters innovation and resilience. Let’s work together to professionalize your product org and set the stage for long-term success.
What's included
This coaching package includes live coaching sessions, where we'll go over your company's specific needs and challenges to drive result. It also includes access to Cecile via email and LinkedIn message for asynchronous help in-between sessions.
- The coaching plan is designed to help startups and scaleups professionalize their product organizations for scalable growth and innovation.
- The plan focuses on execution excellence, skill-building for scale, and navigating the transition from startup to scale-up.
- Participants will develop a tailored execution framework for effective product strategy implementation.
- Cécile provides personalized support and advice, leveraging her experience at top tech companies.
- The ultimate goal is to empower leaders to build product organizations that scale effectively while fostering innovation and resilience.
Meet your expert
Cécile E.
Grow your product career on your own terms, without burning out
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. I coach in English and in French.