Accelerator - Product Owner Platform Engineering (Paris)

<p><i>Le contenu du poste est libellé en anglais car il nécessite de nombreuses interactions avec nos filiales à l’international, l&#39;anglais étant la langue de travail.</i></p><p></p><p><i>This job offer is accessible to all, regardless of gender.</i></p><p></p><p><b>Job Title: </b><i>Accelerator - Product Owner Platform Engineering</i></p><p></p><ul><li><i>Location: Paris</i></li><li><i>Hybrid Work - 60% office based, 40% remote</i></li><li><i>Job type: Permanent, Full time</i></li></ul><h1><br /><i><span><span>Our Team</span></span></i></h1><p></p><p><span><span>In a nutshell, a Platform team is a team that creates the foundational layers and core building blocks of a company&#39;s products.</span></span></p><p><span><span>Our customers are the Sanofi Software engineering teams. As such, we reduce their </span><b><span>Cognitive Load</span></b><span> and help them Improve Development Speed by providing them with Plug n Play Solutions that enable them to efficiently and securely build business features.</span></span></p><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span>More concretely a platform can be at different levels of granularity:</span></span></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span>CI configs and rules to be used by other teams</span></span></li><li><span><span>IaC, tooling to deploy and monitor resources in the Cloud</span></span></li><li><span><span>Development environment, tools and shared libraries</span></span></li><li><span><span>Help and can define global system architecture/security</span></span></li><li><span><span>Core abstractions (data model, business modeling) API/SDKs</span></span></li></ul><h1><span><span> </span></span></h1><h1><i><span><span>About the job</span></span></i></h1><p></p><p><span><span>This role goes beyond delivery management. You will </span><b><span>shape strategy</span></b><span>, </span><b><span>drive discovery</span></b><span>, and ensure our platform creates </span><b><span>measurable impact</span></b><span> for users, engineering teams, and the business.</span></span></p><p><span><span>As a Product Owner for the Platform team, you will lead the initiatives that </span><b><span>reduce friction</span></b><span> in the SDLC of the Engineering teams in Sanofi.</span></span></p><p></p><p><b>About Sanofi:</b></p><p></p><p>We’re an R&amp;D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.</p><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><b><span>Own the Problem, Not Just the Backlog:</span></b></span></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span>Define and frame product problems with stakeholders, users and developers</span></span></li><li><span><span>Frame opportunities using qualitative and quantitative insights — not assumptions or stakeholder pressure</span></span></li><li><span><span>Communicate in terms of problems to solve and outcomes to achieve, rather than predefined solutions to implement</span></span></li><li><span><span>Build and prioritise a Platform roadmap grounded in measurable outcomes, customer impact and strategic value, not urgency or opinion</span></span></li></ul><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><b><span>Measure and Learn:</span></b></span></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span>Define clear, measurable outcomes tied to user behaviour, product value, and platform adoption</span></span></li><li><span><span>Establish and monitor North Star metrics and leading indicators to guide decision-making and iteration</span></span></li><li><span><span>Use data to continuously evaluate product-market fit and user experience</span></span></li><li><span><span>Foster a culture of experimentation, evidence-based decisions, and continuous learning</span></span></li></ul><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><b><span>Engage &amp; Align Stakeholders:</span></b></span></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span>Co-create and continuously refine product strategy in partnership with senior stakeholders and leadership</span></span></li><li><span><span>Use storytelling to align and rally people around problems and outcomes</span></span></li><li><span><span>Champion Developer Experience as a strategic priority</span></span></li><li><span><span>Drive adoption through strong stakeholder engagement and internal advocacy</span></span></li><li><span><span>Define adoption KPIs (usage, NPS, reduction in shadow IT, cycle time improvements, etc.)</span></span></li><li><span><span>Quantify customer (developer) satisfaction</span></span></li><li><span><span>Act as the strategic bridge between platform engineering team and platform users (developers, squads, pods)</span></span></li></ul><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><b><span>Build Shared Understanding:</span></b></span></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span>Lead collaborative discovery practices to build shared mental models (ex: story mapping, example mapping, 3 Amigos, design sessions)</span></span></li><li><span><span>Design and run experiments to validate hypotheses before committing engineering investment</span></span></li><li><span><span>Align teams and stakeholders around the &#34;why&#34; before jumping to &#34;how&#34;</span></span></li><li><span><span>Embed measurement as a key functionality in every feature</span></span></li><li><span><span>Ensure work is structured around measurable value creation rather than feature output or ticket volume</span></span></li></ul><p><span><span> </span></span></p><h1><i><span><span>About you</span></span></i></h1><p></p><p><b>Experience:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span>Proven experience as a </span><b><span>Senior Product Owner / Product Manager</span></b><span> in complex, regulated environments</span></span></li><li><span><span>Strong discovery mindset and evidence-based decision-making</span></span></li><li><span><span>Ability to influence diverse stakeholders, including executive audiences and align cross-functional teams</span></span></li><li><span><span>Experience working with </span><b><span>Platform products</span></b><span> and </span><b><span>developer-facing services </span></b><span>(DevOps, CI/CD, cloud, infrastructure enablement, APIs, microservices, Infrastructure as Code, developer tooling)</span></span></li><li><span><span>Proven track record driving </span><b><span>platform adoption at scale</span></b></span></li><li><span><span>Strategic thinker who stays </span><b><span>hands-on</span></b><span> with teams</span></span></li><li><span><span>Skilled at balancing between delivery and discovery, between short-term needs and long-term vision</span></span></li><li><span><span>Nice to have: experience in life sciences, healthcare, or biotech</span></span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><span><span>Languages:</span></span></b></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span>Fluent in </span><b><span>English</span></b><span> as we are an international team!</span></span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><span><span>Education:</span></span></b></p><p></p><ul><li><span><span>Nice to have: Advanced Product Owner certifications: </span><b><span>PSPO-II, PSPBM, PAL-EBM</span></b><span> or equivalent</span></span></li></ul><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><b><span>What makes this role unique?</span></b></span></p><p></p><p><span><span>This Product Owner role is perfect for software engineers who want to transition into product management while leveraging their technical expertise. You&#39;ll still be deeply involved in technical discussions, but your focus shifts from writing code to enabling others to write better code, faster.</span></span></p><p><span><span> </span></span></p><h1><i>Why choose us?</i></h1><p></p><p>We provide a highly open and collaborative environment, with an opportunity to work with a world class team. You will be able to:</p><p></p><ul><li>Learn what it takes to make a service with a truly global reach </li><li>Be part of an organization that values diversity, inclusion, and the richness of different backgrounds and experiences </li><li>Engage in meaningful work that combines the challenges of pharma, manufacturing, environmental matters and technical fields, offering abundant opportunities for professional growth and impact </li><li>Contribute to a company that is not only a leader in healthcare but also a pioneer in digital transformation, shaping the future of global health </li></ul><p></p><h1><b>Pursue </b><i>Progress</i><b>. Discover </b><i>Extraordinary</i></h1><p></p><p>Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue <i>Progress</i> and Discover <i>Extraordinary</i> – together.</p><p></p><p>At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law</p><p></p><p><b>#LI-FRA</b></p><p><b>#LI-Hybrid</b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h1>Pursue <i>progress</i>, discover <i>extraordinary</i></h1><p>Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.</p><p></p><p>At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.</p><p></p><p>Watch our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v&#61;SkpDBZ-CJKw&amp;t&#61;67s" target="_blank">ALL IN video</a> and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at <a href="https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness" target="_blank">sanofi.com</a>!</p><p></p>