Successful Senior Product Manager with 15 years of experience developing target-hitting teams. Utilising proven abilities in life-cycle product development, creative strategising and impeccable analysis to achieve market-leading results.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Skills
Customer experience
Cross-functional team leadership
Stakeholder relationship management incl C-level
Product lifecycle expertise
Product testing competency
Product planning and roadmap
Software development frameworks
LEAN & Agile business implementation and adoption
Infrastructure & SaaS Product introduction
Training development and delivery
Financial management
Market and competitor analysis capability
Customer-Centric design
Performance Management
Product success measurement and improvement
Work history
Senior Product Manager
HackerOne
Remote
12.2022 - 07.2025
Expedited go-to-market timelines whilst maintaining high-quality standards in development process averaging under 3 months per product, concept to launch
Boosted customer satisfaction with continuous improvement of existing products.
Spearheaded customer centric framework to enhance customer engagement and feedback
Monitored market trends and competitor performance and analysed gaps to update promotional strategies
Aligned product portfolio management with organisation's overarching vision and strategy.
Led team to achieve strategic objectives by implementing new product development processes.
Led and directed research and development staff to meet short- and long-term goals.
Sought new business connections to broaden research opportunities.
Championed user-centric design principles for superior product experience.
Senior Manager, Product Management
BXB Digital
UK
05.2022 - 11.2022
Collaborated with development teams for optimum user experience
Documented user stories and product specifications to optimise customer journeys
Defined product vision and roadmap for 3 existing products and 24 new features
Drove improvements through beta trials and product testing
Reviewed functional, customer concerns and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions
Developed product documentation to communicate and align key components of upcoming features and products to internal teams
Prioritised product backlog to achieve goals and targets
New Product Development Manager
VMO2
Reading, Berkshire
05.2019 - 03.2022
Assuring and refining scope and business requirements for proactive security threat detection and prevention product set by analyzing market research, competitor analysis and liaising with Partners to meet customer demand and achieve revenue growth
Assuring scoping, delivery and launch of Secure Web Gateway as first managed partner in UK to Enterprise and Public Sector customers
Including development of pricing, systems, processes, partner onboarding, value proposition, customer contracts and training
Managing SD WAN continuous improvements and iterative development within budget and timescales to improve user experience and become market competitor
Successfully obtain funding for each development and ensure continuous reviews to achieve cost saving, early revenue recognition and mitigate against overspend
Provide performance assessments on continuous basis as well as quarterly and annual reviews for development team per product
Collaborated with sales, marketing and commercial teams to launch products on time and within budget
Developed product documentation to communicate and align key components of upcoming features and products to internal teams
Leadership reporting on development, budget and product launch
Product Development & Customer Experience Manager
Centurylink
London, London
05.2017 - 04.2019
Managed development and introduction of 68 new systems, processes, and training to support £4.5m investment in MEF 2.0 certified Ethernet in EMEA & APAC in line with regulatory requirements resulting in successful product launch
Global Leadership reporting on product development status, key issues and improvement proposals
Established and introduced customer lifecycle improvements with support of functional Directors by deep analysis of transactional, loyalty (NetPromoter) / Customer Satisfaction surveys and market trends
By researching market trends, analyzing product specific customer experience and understanding business gaps developed scope for Hybrid Networking, AWS & Microsoft Azure resulting in clear requirements and business strategy accepted by stakeholders at all levels globally
Successfully completed each annual ISO 9001 audit by ensuring compliance throughout lifecycle of each development to company policies and procedures obtaining executive approvals and demonstrating as such to external auditors
Utilizing market research, refined and implemented requirements for development of customer self-service portal to access and manage MEF 2.0 certified Ethernet & Cloud Services
Mentored and trained number of product and project team members on products, networks, systems and processes
Provided performance assessment and support for enablement and growth of indirect reports across EMEA and America
Product Development Manager
Level 3 Communications
City Of London, LND
04.2014 - 05.2017
Successfully delivered multiple European and global revenue impacting developments within product development and project management methodologies and structure
Including hybrid networking, DDoS, Cloud Services, Vyvx and associated features
Global Stakeholder and Leadership reporting including but not limited to change, risk, defect and enhancement and escalation management
Supported Product Management in development of scope requirements in line with customer demand, experience and market competitiveness
Training development and delivery for Sales, Product, Delivery and Support functions
Delivered number of fix programs to ensure Business capability in delivering products to achieve best customer experience and ensure product revenue growth
Including seamless network integration and process improvements to reduce cost
Project Implementation Manager
TalkTalk Business
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
05.2012 - 03.2014
Delivered number of key projects for business to recognize cost reduction and new revenue
This included migration of 1000 high value Ethernet circuits from legacy to current product sets
Managed budgets, project plans, risks and issues, stock and engineering resourcing for each customer program by regular internal and supplier collaboration, adjustment and clear customer communication
Provided regular customer service reviews throughout lifecycle of each rollout informing customers of overall program health as well as detailed reviews of cost, timescales and issues
Improved efficiency by training and mentoring individuals and setting achievable performance goals for project team as well as Project Coordinators
Effectively managed stakeholder communication and expectations up to executive team by delivering concise key project overview including risks, issues and changes management
Optimized team training to support business transformation by developing training modules, clear work instructions and supporting processes to be delivered in staggered approach and within short timescales for new provisional team
Adopted strategic scheduling to improve overall time management and efficiency
Developed excellent working knowledge of industry trends and improvements in processes
Senior Operations Co-ordinator
Opal
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
10.2011 - 04.2012
Operations Co-ordinator
Opal
High Wycombe, BKM
11.2008 - 09.2011
Education
NVQ Level 3 : Business & Administration - Business Studies
Amersham & Wycombe College
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
/2008 - 01.2010
NVQ Level 3 : E-media - Web Development and Animation
Family and Pupil Welfare Officer at Wildground Federation/Hampshire County CouncilFamily and Pupil Welfare Officer at Wildground Federation/Hampshire County Council