- Supporting Product and Content teams- Production vision & strategic planning- Thought leadership

- Ran product management, design and content production teams- Implemented product vision, product strategy and processes to enable focussed product discovery and development- Now/next/later roadmap, and enabled good decision making based on prioritisation & focus on key pillars. Presented to board & VCs- Moved content development largely in house, breaking external dependencies & reducing costs- Created automated workflows using AI products for content generation, PRD writing, translations, video production and creative writing- Initiating customer conversations to review pain points, wish lists, and cybersecurity best practices- Customer research to gauge impact of new features before any code had been written- Introduced data driven post-release monitoring- Partnered with marketing on creation of messaging framework, go-to-market plans and aligned assets for social media and blogs- Documentation, release notes, feature Friday videos and sales enablement materials.

A recent (unplanned and unexpected) hiatus from working life gave me an opportunity to take a step back and focus on recovery, rediscovery, and admittedly - some Mario Kart!During this time I wrote more, worked less, and tried my best to help others while I was job searching.

- Managed & coached 4 product managers across the US, UK and Germany- Enabled 6 scrum squads to create customer value every sprint- Maintain above 90% customer retention- Delivered in-platform scanning & EASM technology, increasing average customer value and customer lifetime value- Transitioned to continuous discovery and MVC/iterate approach- Deployed Cobalt platform in EU region unlocking ~$2m in new business- Established UK legal entity as a company director

As apps become more complex, more widespread and more critical to modern industries - the products helping security & dev teams to secure their infrastructure need to evolve. My job was to outline a strategy to allow us to build solutions that strike a balance between configurability and intuitive design, providing valuable insights and helping security teams deliver real change to their organisations.I managed a team of product managers and product owners, working with engineers around the world to showcase the technology Rapid7 brings to the table.

- Building out enterprise application security infrastructure at scale- Feature prioritization, product/platform alignment- Research driven development and strategic planning, working with UX to deliver products for real users

- Requirements gathering, industry research and user story definition- Backlog grooming, agile development- Technical enablement, training and customer liaison - Internal communication, stakeholder reviews and product demos- External beta programs and early access customer engagement

- Product Owner/Scrum Master/Test Manager- Manage Scrum & Kanban project backlogs across distributed teams- Manage recurring test cycles per release & deliver according to quality criteria- Appraise, review and implement new tools to manage day-to-day operations- Negotiate & influence Commercial, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering & Support stakeholders- JIRA/Zephyr/Confluence/GIT

- Establishing client relationships with mobile handset manufacturers and mobile network operators- Product development in line with sales strategy & client requirements- Managing technical backlog based on risk/value proposition- Administration of Unix/Linux servers, deployment/setup, upgrades and maintenance- Managing support teams over 3 time zones, covering program and R&D clients

- Requirements analysis & product planning- Managing mobile device manufacturer support & creating online support system

- Local & international device profile development - onsite coordination with major accounts and supporting sales team- Mobile device manufacturer liaison

- Maintaining 40+ software systems within Intel’s continuous manufacturing environment- Gathering requirements and developing efficiency upgrades in line with change control procedure- Transferring enhancements to factories worldwide and providing documentation and support.- Troubleshooting live factory system issues, risk management, on call support

- Building, integration and test of Gnome desktop product V1.x, 2.0, 2.2- Design and development of a software suite to automate testing