Matt Stone, Product Manager in Bristol, United Kingdom
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Matt Stone

Verified Expert  in Product Management

Product Manager

Bristol, United Kingdom

Toptal member since April 14, 2020

Expertise
AI Product ManagementProduct ConsultantsAgile Product Management
Bio

Matt is a seasoned product director with over eight years of experience in B2C, B2B, SaaS, and eCommerce. He's served as a GE director (digital leadership team). Matt excels at overseeing product launches and growth for complex, regulated environments. With a background in both software engineering and business development, Matt is also highly experienced in PM, engineering, UX, analytics/research, team creation, and cultural/digital change management.

Project Highlights

WeFlip.com
Led the launch of a disruptive new fintech/machine learning service; (the second ever branded product for the 14-year-old company); in a ten-week build window.

Expertise

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • B2B
  • B2C
  • Change Leadership
  • Product Launch
  • Product Management
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • eCommerce

Work Experience

Director of Products

2017 - 2020
GoCompare
  • Oversaw a £150-million B2C portfolio of savings services and eCommerce product lines.
  • Built and led a team of 20 product managers, designers, researchers, and analysts.
  • Launched disruptive new data service products into the savings/utility space, achieving 75,000 users in six months.

Product Director

2008 - 2016
General Electric
  • Launched a $5-million product data/digital transformation line for industrial facilities and led a team of 20+ professionals.
  • Earned a global early career award nomination — recognized for outstanding achievements by individuals under 30 years old, from a 35,000+ global team. Selection is based on creativity, state-of-the-art advances, and long-term business impact.
  • Invented five patented technology applications in communications and industrial processing.

Project History

WeFlip.com

Led the launch of a disruptive new fintech/machine learning service; (the second ever branded product for the 14-year-old company); in a ten-week build window.

WeFlip is a technology and service company that tracks the cost of your household bills and switches you to better rates and providers. It provides a fully automated service that removes bill hassles and ensures you always get a great deal.

Education

2004 - 2008

Bachelor's Degree in Computing for Real-time Systems

University of the West of England - Bristol, UK

Skills

Tools

Jira, InVision, TFS, Slack, Google Workspace

Paradigms

Agile, B2C, Agile Product Management, B2B2C, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C)

Other

Product Management, Change Leadership, Product Launch, Product Growth, Product Delivery, eCommerce, Software as a Service (SaaS), B2B, Product Consultant, Product-market Fit, Program Management, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Product Benchmarking, Product Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Analytics, Customer Research, Market Research & Analysis, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Architecture, Machine Learning, Microsoft Office, Miro, Legal Research, Data Science

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