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AI CuratorAssociate - Luxury collectibles private circle
Oct. 2025London Area, United Kingdom
weServedHead of Product
Nov. 2024 - Sep. 2025London Area, United KingdomHere to define and execute the product strategy and operating model, ensuring we deliver a platform that’s customer centric and scalable.
Merlin5 Product - Strategic Advisor
Jun. 2023 - Oct. 2024London Area, United KingdomDesigned commercial strategy for and led new product development of revolutionary B2B AI SaaS; designed to simulate human intuition as an expert consultant (quantitative and qualitative data architecture, OpenAI APIs), from inception to minimal viable product. Onboarded development team and vendors, wrote IUK smart grant applications, and led Uni of Sussex AI lab partnership. Designed governance through product operating model transformation to enhance operational efficiency, using success metrics aimed at increasing the potential exit multiple for stakeholders at various investment rounds.
Merlin5Partner - Strategic Advisor
Jun. 2023 - Oct. 2024London Area, United KingdomDesigned commercial strategy for and led new product development of revolutionary B2B AI SaaS; designed to simulate human intuition as an expert consultant (quantitative and qualitative data architecture, OpenAI APIs), from inception to minimal viable product. Onboarded development team and vendors, wrote IUK smart grant applications, and led Uni of Sussex AI lab partnership. Designed governance through product operating model transformation to enhance operational efficiency, using success metrics aimed at increasing the potential exit multiple for stakeholders at various investment rounds.
Melody AdvisorsConsultant
Sep. 2022London, England, United Kingdom
Bottomline TechnologiesDirector of Product Development
May. 2020 - Sep. 2022London, England, United KingdomDriving Private Equity results by unleashing the full potential of the global product development teams. Designing product strategy and frameworks to help make decisions using data. Scaling onshore and offshore product & engineering teams inline with product modernisation - monoliths to cloud, and process improvements. Focusing on strategic excellence and curating a culture of continuous change, whilst installing the psychological safety that allows experimentation, failing and learning in a safe environment. Thus driving innovation, and Bottomline, forward.
JLLRegional Director - Product & Engineering
Oct. 2018 - Apr. 2020London, United Kingdom$800m rev design, build and fit-out company Tétris. Owning the digital portfolio for the board and ensuring that technology is a central part of the strategic plan. Using data analysis, redefined the target operating model through end-to-end redesign of product & engineering processes and operating model. Resulting in digitalisation of SaaS ERP to an AWS cloud native containerised ERP and enterprise portal, with intelligent agents at its core. Design and deliver digital transformation strategy to bring 15 regional business units together as one entity across EMEA.
JLLRegional Director
Oct. 2018 - Apr. 2020London, United Kingdom$800m rev design, build and fit-out company Tétris. Owning the digital portfolio for the board and ensuring that technology is a central part of the strategic plan. Using data analysis, redefined the target operating model through end-to-end redesign of product & engineering processes and operating model. Resulting in digitalisation of SaaS ERP to an AWS cloud native containerised ERP and enterprise portal, with intelligent agents at its core. Design and deliver digital transformation strategy to bring 15 regional business units together as one entity across EMEA.
JLLEMEA Head of Delivery
Apr. 2018 - Oct. 2018Managed project, product & engineering teams, stakeholders and consultants during large change programmes of internal and external products (inc. ERPs - PeopleSoft, Salesforce and WorkDay). Managed onshore/offshore engineers and Agile PMO. Coached engineering excellence and agile practices.
On Air DiningChief Product Operating Officer
Jun. 2014 - Mar. 2018London, United KingdomExecutive of exciting transitioning start-up, where I managed end to end growth (new business development approach brought 800% increase of Rev in 18 months) and programme change through recruitment and digital transformation across all business functions. Used data analysis to design and implement e-commerce ERP software, new inventory and logistics management software and introduced new operational efficiencies; which brought 32% bottom line savings. Led the merger and acquisition of a competitor including TUPE of staff. Negotiated £1.7m Private Equity fundraising and orchestrated business development with UHNWI and FTSE 100 enterprises.
On Air DiningChief Operating Officer
Jun. 2014 - Mar. 2018London, United KingdomExecutive of exciting transitioning start-up, where I managed end to end growth (new business development approach brought 800% increase of Rev in 18 months) and programme change through recruitment and digital transformation across all business functions. Used data analysis to design and implement e-commerce ERP software, new inventory and logistics management software and introduced new operational efficiencies; which brought 32% bottom line savings. Led the merger and acquisition of a competitor including TUPE of staff. Negotiated £1.7m Private Equity fundraising and orchestrated business development with UHNWI and FTSE 100 enterprises.
Edmond de RothschildHead Of Technical Operations
Jan. 2013 - May. 2014St James, LondonPart of the private merchant bank start-up within Edmond de Rothschild: Used data analysis to clarify Product Management processes; implementation of a new product lifecycle programme - enhanced client investment product visibility (from three weeks to five days). Programmed £50m business change programme; office relocation, business process analysis, end-to-end processes, migration of stack to AWS. Oversaw multi-functional onshore and offshore product teams; headed development and implementation of innovative KYC / due diligence SaaS, cutting onboarding from 2 to 1 week.
British ArmyCommissioned officer with 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
Jun. 2002 - Dec. 2012UK | Germany | Iraq | AfghanistanSpecialised in real-time intelligence gathering and assessment to inform data-driven decision-making. Led cross-functional teams (6 to 300 staff) across multiple locations, ensuring seamless collaboration and timely delivery of initiatives in complex, high-pressure and fast-paced environments. Helped delivered parts of ERP ($2.5B - JPA) and digital ($800m - Bowman/ TacSat) transformation projects for 700 staff. Commando Trained Soldier with 29RA - 2003 to 2005
Rugby Union South AustraliaRugby Player
Sep. 1998 - May. 2002AustraliaUntil injury forced my hand, was playing semi-pro rugby across Australia.
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