AI-Native PM · AI/ML & Security · Product Leadership
Mehdi El-Amine
Senior Product Manager
Washington, DC
AI-native product leader — I build AI products and use AI to build products
About
I'm an AI-native senior product manager at Meta with 10+ years of experience shipping AI/ML products, data platforms, and digital experiences at scale. I don't just build AI products — I use AI throughout my workflow, from prototyping and coding side projects to data analysis and content creation. My work sits at the intersection of AI capability and user protection — building systems that are both powerful and trustworthy.
At Meta, I've led teams across three distinct product areas: AI for Identity & Access Management (launching Meta's first AI-based access management solution and internal LLM agent), Security Risk Management & Maturity (automating NIST-mapped security assessments and owning executive-level reporting for Meta's CISO), and Instagram Account Recommendations Safety (protecting sensitive user populations through ML-based enforcements). Before Meta, I built digital banking products at Capital One, transforming manual processes into sub-second digital experiences.
I hold an MBA in Finance from George Mason University and a BE in Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut. I've completed a Machine Learning specialization and published research on distributed representations in NLP. Fluent in English, French, and Arabic.
Outside of tech, I own and operate Brazen Fitness, a CrossFit gym in Arlington, VA. Dad of 3 girls. Fan of hip-hop, Patriots football, and dad jokes.
Experience
L6 Product Manager — AI for Identity & Access Management
Meta · Remote
- •Led technical strategy and 0→1 pilot launch for Meta's first AI-based access management solution, a Central Security initiative with potential impact of 1M+ annualized employee friction hours. Supported a cross-functional team of 15+ engineers, 2 data scientists, and 3 PMs across 3+ concurrent workstreams.
- •Launched Meta's internal access management LLM agent, enabling natural language access management and earning high internal customer praise
- •Set the platform consolidation strategy for access management tooling fragmentation impacting 9K monthly users
L5 Product Manager — Security Risk Management & Maturity
Meta · Remote
- •Launched a first-of-its-kind security maturity automation strategy: mapped NIST security capabilities to automated metrics, reduced internal assessment efforts by 20+%, and achieved very high stakeholder sentiment improvement
- •Led 0→1 pilot launch of Meta's security observations management capability
- •Owned executive-level security reporting for Meta's Audit & Risk Oversight Committee and the CISO, creating the go-to board-level snapshot for security posture progress
- •Established structured product development processes from scratch, including PRDs, Figma mocks, backlog management, and weekly ceremonies for a newly formed engineering team
- •Achieved 90%+ KR completion across 3 consecutive half-year planning cycles
Product Manager — Instagram Account Recommendations Safety
Meta (Instagram) · Remote
- •Launched ML-based account-level integrity enforcements aimed at reducing harmful user experiences on Instagram
- •Shipped IG's Account Non-Rec Transparency feature, allowing creators to understand and optimize their account recommendability on the platform
- •Developed the team's 2-year strategy for protecting sensitive user populations through personalized integrity enforcements, with the first use case targeting US teens
- •Introduced lean cross-team interaction models and lightweight project management practices that improved team velocity and surfaced execution risks earlier
Sr Product Manager — Customer Data Platform Modernization
Capital One Bank · McLean, VA
- •Led integration of Small Business Bank with Capital One's enterprise customer data platform, syncing 165M customer records across 5 lines of business — a top-3 priority for the bank
- •Delivered a stream-based platform processing 1M+ daily updates with potential to unlock $10M+ in operational savings
- •Managed stakeholder alignment across 20+ internal teams including legal, fraud, product, and operations
Product Manager — Digital Account Opening Platform
Capital One Bank · McLean, VA
- •Designed, built, and launched a first-of-its-kind suite of APIs powering digital application decisioning and account booking for Small Business
- •Transformed account opening from a 30–45 minute manual process to a 6–7 minute digital experience with sub-second decisioning
- •Unlocked a $4M+ revenue opportunity and new digital market; received Exceptional rating (95th percentile)
- •Managed a team of 3 PMs and 1 Data Analyst across 3 delivery teams
Data Analytics Manager — Metrics Warehouse
Capital One Bank · McLean, VA
- •Led a team of 6 analysts to deliver the MVP for Small Business Bank's first consolidated data & metrics warehouse, now the definitive source for analytical decision-making
Data Analytics Lead
Circleback · McLean, VA
- •Developed and maintained the last-mile analytics pipeline including data augmentation and classification ML models
- •Managed a remote team of 15+ data QA testers for human-in-the-loop activities
Database & BI Tech Lead
comScore, Inc · Reston, VA
Full Stack BI Engineer
Nexius, Inc · Reston, VA
Entrepreneurship
Owner
Brazen Fitness · Arlington, VA
- •Acquired and turned around a failing gym business: grew revenue to $600K (highest in 9-year history) with 13% profit margin and 10 employees
- •Executed a rebrand and marketing strategy reboot in 2021 that restored the business to near pre-pandemic revenue after a 50%+ decline
Education
MBA in Finance
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA
BE in Computer Engineering
American University of Beirut · Lebanon
Machine Learning Specialization
University of Washington (Coursera)
Languages
Projects
AI safety ratings platform that translates complex benchmarks into consumer-friendly scorecards. Think nutrition labels, but for AI — with letter grades across honesty, fairness, manipulation resistance, and more.
Formula 1 advanced analytics platform delivering data-driven insights and race analysis for F1 enthusiasts and fans.
AI prompts playbook for fitness coaches — 10 copy-paste prompts to write training programs, answer client questions, and scale coaching. Helps coaches save 5+ hours per week.
Structured workout programs for adults 35+. Weekly programming across strength, conditioning, and athleticism — built for working professionals balancing fitness with careers and family.