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Samuel Horlock
AI-native Product Manager

Outcomes-first PM with 5+ years building B2B products from the ground up. I set up structure from scratch and own the full problem. Content, data and AI-native products.

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Years in B2B PM
5+
0→1 platforms
2
Adoption (month 1)
75%
Early NPS
70
0→1 AI PLATFORMS◇API-FIRST MICROSERVICES◇NLP CLASSIFICATION◇FX RISK MODELLING◇MIFID II◇DATA MODEL DESIGN◇PRODUCT-LED GROWTH◇OKRs◇INTEGRATIONS LAYER◇0→1 AI PLATFORMS◇API-FIRST MICROSERVICES◇NLP CLASSIFICATION◇FX RISK MODELLING◇MIFID II◇DATA MODEL DESIGN◇PRODUCT-LED GROWTH◇OKRs◇INTEGRATIONS LAYER◇
02 / STACK

Operating stack

AI & Automation
8
OpenAIAnthropic suitePerplexityLovableFigmaMakeNotebookLMn8nZapier
Product
6
StrategyRoadmappingOKRsDiscoveryUsability testingPrioritisation
Technical & Platform
6
API-first designIntegrationsWebhooksData modellingSQLRe-architecture
Data & Analytics
4
MixpanelHotjarGoogle AnalyticsTrevor.io
Delivery
5
ScrumKanbanLinearAtlassianNotion
03 / TIMELINE

Work, shipped

  1. [01]PLATFORMAug 2025 — Present

    Product Manager @ Zencargo

    London

    Owned the full re-architecture from legacy monolith to API-first microservices across bookings, POs and core infra.

    • Redesigned the shipment data model for routing, parent-child and multi-leg journeys. Things the legacy system simply couldn't do.
    • Led vendor evaluation for carrier schedule and booking integrations, then built a scalable third-party integration layer.
    • Prioritised delivery across parallel streams with constrained engineering capacity.
    Monolith → microservices
    API-first
    Data model
    Re-architected
  2. [02]0→1 · AI · FINTECHFeb 2025 — Aug 2025

    Product Manager @ Birchstone Markets

    London

    Sole PM on a 0-1 AI analytics platform for FX portfolio managers, building the product function from scratch under MiFID II.

    • Shipped a model that surfaces FX exposure and risk automatically, with stress tests against historical market events.
    • Drove a 10% increase in trade execution across the customer base.
    • Portfolio managers started using it as a tool to show clients.
    Adoption (month 1)
    75%
    Client satisfaction lift
    70–80%
    New business growth
    +25%
  3. [03]0→1 · NLP · COMPLIANCEJan 2024 — Feb 2025

    Product Manager @ Trilateral Research

    Remote (UK)

    Launched a 0-1 data intelligence and compliance platform from concept to five paying clients in the first week.

    • Defined MVP scope, delivery plan and GTM as the sole PM across engineering, data science and design.
    • Designed and shipped AI-driven content classification and anonymisation workflows using NLP.
    • Built ethics and sociotechnical checks into product requirements and acceptance criteria.
    Paying clients (week 1)
    5
    Active users
    30
    Early NPS
    70
  4. [04]ADVISORYJan 2023 — Jan 2025

    Product Consultant @ Scene Matrix

    Remote (UK)

    Advised a solo founder on product strategy, MVP scope and GTM positioning alongside a full-time PM role.

    • Ran user research and market analysis to validate early assumptions.
    • Defined a lean delivery plan aligned to funding constraints.
  5. [05]B2B · LEARNINGJul 2021 — Jan 2024

    Product Manager @ MindGym

    Remote (UK)

    Shipped three products on a behavioural science backed learning platform, running teams with Scrum and Kanban.

    • Got senior stakeholders behind a shared OKR framework and hit most key results.
    • Built feedback loops with customer evangelists to tighten roadmap decisions.
    Digital revenue
    +15%
    Products shipped
    3
04 / EARLIER

Earlier experience

Role
Company
Period
Customer Success Manager (Technical)
MindGym
Nov 2019 — Dec 2020
Business Consultant
Total Systems
Jul 2018 — Dec 2019
Business Analyst
Markerstudy Group
Nov 2015 — May 2018
BSc (Hons) Chemistry, 2:1, University of Sheffield
05 / SIGNALS

Credentials & signals

CERTIFICATIONS5
  • Vibe CodingLovable
  • Claude CoworkAnthropic
  • Claude 101Anthropic
  • Product Academy FundamentalsMcKinsey & Company
  • Foundation Certificate in Business AnalysisBCS
TOP SKILLS
Digital StrategyGTMThinking Big
06 / CONTACT

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