Chief Product Officer

Product at the heart

Leaders have always had to manage change - investing in the right things at the right level today in order to capitalise on opportunities tomorrow. Technology - and the Product function that directs it - has amplified this need for continuous change.

In today's environment, this is accelerating faster than ever before. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic Workflows, Software as a Service (SaaS), subscription models, cloud, big data, fractional ownership, and technology lock-in have all changed dramatically in the last decade - along with the talent and resources (both human and machine) available in-market.

Many leadership teams, business units, and Boards, are being left behind. Speed, agility, globalisation, connectivity, and data are significantly shaping how leaders must lead and how businesses are built.

Throughout my career I've built Product teams to leverage these new opportunities, prepare for the next wave of technology, and create real competitive advantage.

Ways of working

Portfolio

I work on a portfolio basis with firms and funds where I am available to support on individual transactions, projects, and assets - both pre-deal and mid-cycle.

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Fractional

I work as a Fractional Chief Product Officer when I partner with a business on a part time basis over a longer period i.e. a handful of days per month.

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Interim

I work as an Interim Chief Product Officer when I join a company for a specific project or timeline i.e. for six months in order to build a whole new (or the company’s first) Product function.

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Key skills

  • Product strategy and vision dveelopment

    Defining where the product is going, how it will drive growth, and what is needed (time, resource, and investment) in order to get there.

  • Agentic AI and automation transformation

    Leveraging AI, agentic workflows, machine learning, and automation to transform how companies operate more efficiently.

  • Platform strategy and infrastructure

    Beyond just software… Underpinning growth and value creation by creating a flagship product operating / distribution model.

  • High performing team creation

  • Product development

  • Product M&A support

  • Roadmap optimisation

  • Product skills coaching

  • Digital products and services

  • Productisation leadership

  • AI-led product competitiveness

  • Proposition, pricing, and GTM

  • New-to-Product environments

  • Post-M&A consolidation

  • Innovation lab creation

  • Ecosystem development