Leo Hardy

Brighton

Leo Hardy

Product Manager


Email: me@leohardy.co.uk

Skills

Analytics

Using the right tools for the job, I can interpret and articulate user behavior to make effective data-led decisions

Management

Line managed various teams consisting of developers, designers and project managers. Currently managing a team of six developers across various disciplines (front and back-end).

User experience

Skilled in working with UX designers, researchers and developers to build fast, intuitive and accessible interfaces

Scrum

I have run agile scrum teams for 7 years - consistently delivering sprints through effective planning and creating a culture of shared ownership.

Communication

I can translate roadmap features into content that our clients and client-facing teams can understand, using a variety of channels (articles, videos, webinars, internal training).

Technology

Have a good understanding of the technology and architecture that powers modern web experiences

Summary

As a Product Manager, I'm passionate about delivering the most intuitive and accessible user experiences for both B2B and B2C audiences.

I believe in data-led decision making, collecting market research, user testing and analytics to build and then iterate on a product.

I take pride in being able to take complex problems and translate them into simple concepts that my team can deliver and our clients can understand.

As a result, the teams I run consistently deliver sprints and roadmap features through clear communication, effective planning and a culture of shared ownership.


Experience

Role: Senior Product Manager

Date: 09 2022 - current

Company: Madgex

Location: Brighton, East Sussex

  • Line manage a team of 7 across various disciplines (front, backend & Product)
  • Responsible for market research - collecting information from stakeholders, clients, and competitors to inform the Product Roadmap
  • Part of Product Taskforce, deciding on Product Roadmap Strategy
  • Run team to launch MVP products in the market to assess commercial opportunity in new areas
  • Assist in business operations – supporting Product Owners, recruitment. training and education

Role: Product Manager

Date: 09 2011 - 12 2022

Company: Madgex

Location: Brighton, East Sussex

  • Line managed a team of 6 across various disciplines (front and backend)
  • Redeveloped the entire product from a monolith to a microservices based architecture
  • Experience of iterating on a product, consistently improving conversions and reducing financial & operational overhead.
  • Launched a new job board product in the market to achieve profitability in the first 2 years ($1m+)
  • Helped customers and client-facing teams translate busines objectives into product features and communicate the benefits.
  • Learned and used a wide variety of tools to determine strategy including GA, GTM, Hotjar, VWO, SQL and Survey monkey
  • Previous to Product Manager, worked as a Sale Support Analyst and Account Manager working with clients

Role: Director

Date: 09 2009 - 09 2011

Company: Helix Business Development

Location: Brighton, East Sussex

  • Successfully started a marketing agency, turning a profit within the first three months and increasing turnover year on year.