Fractional CPO | Interim Head of Product
Mohammed Cherifi
Mohammed Cherifi is a Fractional CPO and Interim Head of Product for Physical AI, connecting customer and business intent to technology, development and field operations—and technical evidence back to product decisions.
The accountable bridge between business and technology.
Mohammed does not relay requirements between disconnected teams. He owns the integrated product recommendation: translating customer value, portfolio choices and economics into product, architecture and development decisions, then translating feasibility, system behaviour and field evidence back into scope, investment and commitments. Engineering and assurance specialists retain their assigned authority; decision rights are written before the mandate begins.
Product leadership with technology depth
Founder career evidence across engineering, product, programme and go-to-market leadership—roles held at former employers, not Hyperion client engagements.
17+ years
NDS/Cisco video platforms deployed at 100M+ scale
Deputy General Manager, Connected Car Services at the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance — product leadership on connected-services programs (Renault OpenR Link, NissanConnect), technology now deployed in 7M+ connected vehicles
product marketing at ABB E-mobility on EV-charging hardware and charging software
in-house AI ventures, including Auralink
Forbes Technology Council Member Leader — leads the Tech Consulting Group; Council member since October 2021, with 7 bylined posts + 4 expert-panel contributions
MIT Professional Education — eight professional course certificates (2016–2017), including Data Science, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, and IoT
French Government AI Ambassador for Industry — Osez l'IA Initiative
Berkeley SkyDeck Key Advisor (pro-bono, since October 2022)
FranceNum Activateur
Board Member, La French Tech Athens
Worked on embedded Linux, Android and open-source integration for production connected-device platforms during his NDS/Cisco career.
In the Field
Selected public events and programme appointments.
Emmanuel Macron · Kyriakos Mitsotakis
President of France · Prime Minister of Greece
France–Greece state visit.
Emmanuel Macron · Kyriakos Mitsotakis
President of France · Prime Minister of Greece
Tech and innovation delegation, France–Greece bilateral programme.
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
France–Greece state visit programme.
France–Greece Summit
Heads of state, ministers, and tech delegation
Bilateral programme on AI, industry, and digital infrastructure.
Benjamin Haddad
French Minister for Europe
Appointment, French Ministry for Europe.
Anne Le Hénanff
French Minister for AI and Digital Affairs
Osez l'IA programme — accelerating AI adoption across French industry.
Roland Lescure
French Minister for the Economy
Appointment, French Ministry for the Economy.
Clara Chappaz
AI Ambassador for France (former Minister for AI and Digital Affairs)
Ambassadeurs IA programme — building French AI capability.
Laurence Auer
Ambassador of France to Greece
France–Greece diplomatic programme.
Luc Julia
AI scientist · co-creator of Siri
Meeting with Luc Julia, AI scientist.
Mohammed Cherifi
Industry AI programme participant
Public programme event about industrial AI adoption.
La French Tech
French and European tech ecosystem
La French Tech Athens — bridging French and Greek tech ecosystems.
France-registered | Operating from Delft | Netherlands & Europe
Why I Do This
I work where product decisions connect models, machines, operators and business commitments. I founded Hyperion so one accountable recommendation can integrate customer value, architecture, evidence, reliability, deployment and lifecycle economics. I operate from Delft across France, Greece and the Netherlands. Working languages: English and French. Native: French and Arabic. Basic: Greek and Dutch. I believe in European AI sovereignty as systems built, operated and understood in Europe. The best part of the work is when a team stops arguing about the demo and starts deciding against evidence: what the product must do, what proof would settle it and what would make them stop.
Follow the work as it develops.
For field notes on Physical AI product decisions, industrial systems and current research, connect with Mohammed on LinkedIn.