Simon Hilton
Product leader with 15+ years building AI-powered products and the teams behind them.
- AI Product Director
- Mentor at Blackbird Ventures
- Host of the Product Ops People Podcast
- Author of the Product Leader Series
- Cancer Guide at Movember
Creating great teams that create great products.
I have spent my career working in teams, leading teams and building teams within the digital products space.
My talent is for designing the right people, process and tools to deliver upon a strategy that will drive adoption and growth.
Coaching for Product Leaders
For Heads of Product and CPOs navigating the leadership layer — managing your team, influencing across the business, and building a clear point of view on AI.
The craft of product is rarely the hard part. What stretches most senior product leaders is the human side — setting direction with confidence, leading a team through ambiguity, and staying credible as AI reshapes the role. I work with Heads of Product and CPOs on a weekly basis across a quarter — 12 sessions over 3 months, with async support between. Invoiced quarterly.
Book a Discovery CallWhat you'll walk away with
- Walk into any leadership conversation with a clear point of view and the confidence to shape the outcome
- Build a product org that executes with consistency — without you needing to be in every room
- Earn the trust of your exec team, your peers, and your board — so product gets the seat at the table it deserves
How I Can Help
Partnering with product leaders to build high-performing teams and deliver exceptional outcomes.
Product Strategy
Unlock growth with a customer focussed plan of where you will play and how you will win.
Product Operations
Connect research, strategy, roadmaps and delivery to ensure customer value is delivered.
Organisational Design
Structure cross-functional teams to maximize flow, ownership, and alignment.
Product Culture
Embody the principles of agile and support team members to achieve them.
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The Product Leader Series
Four books covering the essential pillars of product leadership: strategy, operations, culture, and analytics.
The Product Analytics Compass
Building a Data-Informed Product Culture
The latest in The Product Leader Series. The Product Analytics Compass provides a practical guide to building a data-informed product culture. Learn how to leverage analytics to make better product decisions, align teams around metrics that matter, and create a culture where data drives innovation.
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Product Culture Pyramid
The Product Culture Pyramid brings to light the pivotal role of product culture in the success of SaaS companies. This book is designed to help you understand, build, and maintain a strong product culture that aligns with your business objectives.
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Product Strategy Bridge
The Product Strategy Bridge provides a comprehensive approach to product strategy. This book offers a step-by-step framework for aligning product strategy with business goals and execution.
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Product Ops Pillars
Product Ops Pillars is the first book to provide an accessible summary of what modern Product Operations looks like. Learn how to improve your team's performance and efficiency, which tools are essential, and how to design an operating model that will keep your company on top.
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Take a quick assessment based on my Product Ops Pillars framework. Get a personalized maturity score across 3 key pillars with AI-powered recommendations tailored to your company.
- Score across 3 Product Ops pillars
- Get personalized AI recommendations
- Tailored to your company size and stage
- Actionable next steps from the Product Ops Pillars book
Product Ops People Podcast
Join me as I talk with Product Leaders around the world about how Product Ops is growing and uniting product led companies.
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Reach out and say hello :)
I am a sharer at heart, so reach out and let me know what you are struggling with right now? I am sure I can help.