Simon Maistre

Background

About Simon Maistre

Highly adaptable and curious digital product manager with a unique combination of strong product management, learning psychology and empathetic leadership. Reputation for driving value in successful ed tech businesses, developing web and mobile solutions for B2B and B2C. Sectors - Ed tech - ELT - Soft Skills - Future Skills - Academic Skills - B2B/B2C - Web and mobile apps - Content development Areas of expertise - Continuous product discovery - Opportunity mapping and defining product hypotheses - User interviewing and testing - Effective product delivery at pace - Collaborative, creative problem-solving - Leading and influencing cross-functional teams - Coaching Agile and SCRUM - Managing stakeholders at senior level - Product vision and strategy - Working with co-located and outsourced development teams - Effective communicator and motivator - Understanding psychology of learning Key Strengths > Aligned product vision and strategy with the company vision and business strategy by collaborating with stakeholders at senior management level.> Achieved buy-in by evangelising the product strategy and roadmap to internal and external stakeholders.> Implemented new processes like OKRs and continuous customer discovery to improve how effectively the company achieved its goals > Scaled and led multiple product teams, aligned behind the principles of lean, mobile-first, user-centred development > Championed the voice of UX in the product development process > Effectively tested product hypotheses to ensure the right solutions were built > Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams of developers and designers to deliver creative solutions at pace in an Agile framework.> Mentored and coached colleagues to ensure they know how to plan and deliver in the best possible way