Lead Product Manager | B2B SaaS & EdTech | Accessibility-First Product | AI-Powered Prototyping
A hands-on, commercially minded product manager who owns products end-to-end — discovery, prototyping, launch, and adoption. I'm happiest working close to engineering and talking directly to users: being the voice of the customer, testing ideas quickly, and shipping things people actually adopt.
Specialties & Superpowers
Product Strategy & Roadmapping | User Research & Discovery | Go-to-Market & Commercial Launch | Accessibility | A/B Testing & Analytics | AI Prototyping | Stakeholder Management | Agile Delivery
Genio is an accessibility-first EdTech SaaS company providing learning tools for higher education, serving 1,000+ institutions and over a million learners. I own product end-to-end across the platform — from discovery and validation through build, launch, and commercial adoption.
▸ Product Strategy: Led product strategy & roadmap across a portfolio of SaaS products in a regulated environment, balancing innovation with compliance requirements.
▸ Leadership: Built and led a team of Senior PMs across distinct product areas, owning hiring, 1:1s, performance reviews, and individual development.
▸ KPIs: Aligned success metrics with commercial outcomes via a new OKR strategy, delivering 2% YoY student activation growth, 12% improvement in licence retention and 8% uplift in renewal value.
▸ AI Features: Led enterprise-wide adoption of AI features for neurodivergent learners, scaling to 1,000+ institutions across complex regulatory and technical environments.
▸ Cross-functional collaboration: Translated user insight and company direction into roadmap priorities, managing stakeholders across engineering, commercial, and compliance.
▸ 0-1 Product Launch: Responsible and accountable for the discovery, build and launch of Genio Present – the first new Product in 5 years, selling 800 institution wide licences in the first 6 months. Also ideated and launched the ‘Confident Note Takers Masterclass’, achieving an 84% success rate in developing learner study skills.
▸ Product Discovery: Drove discovery across a portfolio of SaaS products, synthesising qualitative and quantitative research to surface unmet needs aligned with strategy.
▸ Communication: Awarded Genio’s “Trust is Foundational” award in recognition of motivational communication style and ability to align technical and non-technical teams around shared goals.
▸ C-suite engagement: Regularly presented strategy, OKRs, delivery progress and KPI growth, building confidence and securing investment in roadmap priorities.
Cap HPI | Senior Product Manager 2016 – 2021
Provider of automotive valuation and provenance software serving fleet, finance, retail, and manufacturer clients.
▸ Delivery: Delivered a bulk valuation tool for the fleet sector with £1m+ projected revenue.
▸ Revenue Growth: Owned roadmap for the flagship valuations product, achieving 10% YoY revenue growth (£600k).
▸ Personas: Introduced customer personas to improve user alignment across the business.
▸ GTM: Led GTM planning, coordinating sales, pricing, and marketing for key releases.
▸ Customer relationships: Built close relationships, informing prioritisation and long-term roadmap planning.
▸ Compliance: Navigated compliance requirements ensuring development balanced innovation with industry standards.
▸ Culture: Founded ‘Changing Gear’, an empowerment and wellbeing initiative funded by the Senior Leadership Team.
Asda | Senior Business Analyst 2015 – 2016
Worked on high-profile logistics and e-commerce initiatives, including the 0-1 launch of the ‘To You’ parcel collection service.
▸ Requirements: Defined requirements and solution design for Connect, one of Asda’s largest IT programmes.
▸ Stakeholder partnership: Engaged stakeholders across logistics, finance, and eCommerce to resolve competing priorities and maintain alignment throughout a large-scale programme delivery.
The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) | Business Analyst 2012 – 2015
Contributed to NHS healthcare system development and international implementations across the UK, India, China, and Kuwait.
▸ Led discovery, process mapping, and requirements gathering for clinical workflow tools.
▸ Delivered demos, feedback sessions, and training for Ministry of Health and NHS stakeholders.
▸ Recruited, trained, and managed a new helpdesk team at TPP to improve customer response.
Education
Newcastle University
BA (Hons) History — 2:1
Skills
/PROFESSIONAL/
Product Strategy & Roadmapping
Cross-functional Collaboration
User-Centric Communication
Strategic & Analytical Thinking
Leadership & Team Building
Stakeholder Management
Data-Driven Decision Making
Creative Problem Solving
User Experience (UX) Optimization
Process Optimisation
Innovative Product Development
User Research & Data Analysis
Sense of Humour
/TECHNICAL/
Claude Cowork/Claude Code
A/B Testing
Usability Testing & Evaluation
Wireframing
Scrum/Agile Methodologies