Paul Pounder

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ABOUT PAUL POUNDER

Highly capable product manager with over 7 years’ experience across the full product lifecycle. Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams to build, plan, and manage revenue-generating and industry-leading product portfolios.Key Skills and Behaviours:• Strategic Vision and Roadmap Development: Articulate and implement comprehensive product visions and strategies, aligning with industry trends and government policies, such as the UK’s decarbonisation strategy.• Data Acquisition and Management: Expertise in capturing and managing valuable data from diverse asset types to create value-driven products.• Product Lifecycle Management: Proficient in managing hardware and software products/services through all stages of the product lifecycle, including recent projects like Proximity Beacons and the Microlise EBPMS product.• Market Analysis and Opportunity Identification: Skilled in identifying market needs and product opportunities, from business case creation through to development, launch, operational readiness, and review.• Agile/Scrum Experience: Extensive experience in managing product backlogs, prioritisation, and release/sprint planning, ensuring timely and efficient product updates.• Cross-functional Team Leadership: Successfully lead and manage cross-functional teams, including Product Owners, Software Engineers, Technical Authors/Instructional Designers, and In-house Translators.• Customer Engagement and Demonstrations: Deliver regular customer product demonstrations and maintain strong customer relationships.• International Expansion and Multi-lingual Capabilities: Support company expansion into new markets by building and managing in-house translation teams and delivering multi-lingual system translations and training content.• Conference Speaking and Industry Engagement: Regularly present at industry conferences and events, sharing insights and driving thought leadership.• Process Consistency and Framework Integration: Ensure consistency in product management processes across teams and introduce Pragmatic Framework principles into the department.Analytical thinker with extensive technical and development skills, complemented by a strong foundation in Agile/Scrum methodologies.