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Sam 

Flamand-Gloyne

Group Head of Product

Connells Group

Product leader with 20+ years' experience building teams, developing talent and delivering digital transformation. I enjoy mentoring aspiring and established product professionals on career growth, leadership, stakeholder management and outcome-focused product thinking, drawing on hands-on experience leading product organisations and developing future leaders.
Enterprise
Scale-up
Executive
B2B
B2C
AdTech
AI / ML
Banking / Financial Services / Payments
eCommerce
Media
Mobile
Retail
Saas
Career progression
Help finding a new job
Leadership skills
Personal development
Product discovery
Product innovation
Product marketing
Product operations
Product skills development
Product vision
Roadmapping and prioritisation
Scaling product organisations
Stakeholder management
Strategic thinking
Team management
Transitioning into product management

Product Leadership & Career Development – Building and scaling product organisations, creating career frameworks, hiring and developing Product Owners, Business Analysts and UX professionals, transitioning individuals into leadership roles, and navigating career progression into senior product leadership positions.

Product Strategy & Operating Models – Defining product visions, operating models, governance frameworks, roadmaps, prioritisation approaches and ways of working that align product teams with business outcomes.

Stakeholder Management & Influence – Working effectively with executives, business leaders, technology teams and cross-functional stakeholders; influencing without authority and building organisational alignment.

Digital Transformation – Leading large-scale digital change programmes, establishing new product functions, modernising customer journeys, and driving adoption of product-led ways of working.

Customer-Centred Product Management – Customer discovery, customer journey optimisation, experimentation, outcome-based product development and balancing customer needs with commercial objectives.

Data, Analytics & AI – Using customer insight, analytics and measurement frameworks to guide decisions; implementing data-driven product practices; understanding opportunities and governance considerations for AI-enabled products.

Marketplace, eCommerce & Consumer Products – Experience across high-volume consumer digital products, marketplaces, digital services and customer acquisition, conversion and retention challenges.

Product Management Interviews & Job Search Support – CV reviews, interview preparation, career planning, personal branding, leadership storytelling and guidance for product management roles from Associate Product Manager through to Head of Product.

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