Data geek at heart, product manager by profession
Senior Product Manager specialising in data intensive products. Currently learning to code on the side whilst building technical products that deliver real outcomes.
About Me
Hey there! My name's Rich and I specialise in product management and data product strategy. Give me genuine, ambiguous problems with data and AI and I'll give you bundles of energy. I'm currently building products while learning to code, combining years of technical product thinking with a desire to get back to hands-on development.
How I Work
- I love context and some time to think through problems so that we can execute in the right way
- I ask questions early to make sure we're solving the critical problems, not the loudest ones
- I create safety for teams to own hard problems, disagree constructively, and grow through solving them together
- I'm a natural fixer and love jumping into the weeds, even when I should let others own the problem - help me spot when I'm doing this
What I'm Building
- For the past 8 years, I've been creating technical products that solve genuine problems with data. Now I'm learning to build alongside the teams I lead
- I started with this portfolio site to learn coding fundamentals, now I'm building a job aggregator using LLM classification and a complete data pipeline to analyse market demand for job seekers
- My focus is on analytics, and self-service data, where my experience is deepest and AI automation can add real value
Values
- Learn through iteration - the best insights come from shipping and measuring, not endless planning
- Lead with empathy - understand the person and their context before jumping to solutions
- Execute quickly with a strategic filter - if it doesn't move us toward our goal, why are we building it?
Experience Highlights
Founder & Principal Consultant
RJ Consulting
- Providing fractional product leadership for technical product initiatives
- Specialising in self-service, embedded analytics, and LLM integration for start-up/scale-up SaaS companies
Senior Product Manager
Momentus Technologies
Global Event Management SaaS, 60K+ users, 50 countries
- Developed end-to-end product strategy for new analytics business line, securing 6-figure investment and projected 7-figure expansion ARR across 3 customer segments
- Led full product lifecycle for embedded analytics platform with AI-native benchmarking and self-service reporting
- Built commercial model from scratch using adoption curve modeling and segment-specific pricing
Product Lead, Merchant Analytics & Data Platform
Pollinate
Series C Fintech, 200+ employees, £70M+ raised
- Led product strategy for merchant analytics serving SMB customers via white-label banking partners (NatWest, NAB, CIBC)
- Delivered significant annual cost savings through platform restructuring and pipeline elimination
- Increased product activation from 8% to 57% through experimentation-driven redesign
Product Lead, Data & Analytics
Pollen
Series C D2C Events & Travel Platform, £800M valuation
- Led 16-person central analytics team supporting product development across 8 customer experience verticals
- Built CX operational efficiency model enabling 15% margin improvement through headcount planning optimization
- Scaled analytics platform adoption from 30 data specialists to 400+ general users
Skills & Tech Stack
Core Competencies
Product Management
AI & Development
Data & Analytics
Payments & Integration
Featured Projects
Hiring Market Dashboard
LiveInteractive analytics dashboard analyzing job market demand for data and product roles across London, NYC, and Denver. Powered by LLM classification and dual-source job aggregation.
Project 2
Future AI-native analytics project
Coming SoonProject 3
Future AI-native analytics project
Coming Soon