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July 23, 2025
Mike
Biggs
Product Strategy / Product Ops
New South Wales
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Career Journey
Career Story
Started in Marketing & Advertising but wanted to dig a bit deeper, then found myself in digital agencies leading UX capability and an accidental apprenticeship in 'Product'. Learnt big consulting at ThoughtWorks and then build the Design/ Product practice for Telstra Purple from the ground up. Left and helped Equal Experts do the same, as well as working with clients on Product Transformations.
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[ { "role": "Product Transformation Specialist", "company": "oOh! Media", "endYear": "2025", "endMonth": "2", "location": "Sydney", "startYear": "2023", "startMonth": "10", "currentRole": false, "description": "Transform how technology approach product development from a project orientation to a more modern approach. This included aligning the rest of the business to this approach." }, { "role": "Capability Lead: Design & Product", "company": "Equal Experts", "endYear": "2023", "endMonth": "6", "location": "Sydney", "startYear": "2021", "startMonth": "10", "currentRole": false, "description": "Build out the Design and Product Capability for the consulting firm." }, { "role": "Platform as Product Expert", "company": "TradeMe NZ", "endYear": "2023", "endMonth": "5", "location": "Sydney / NZ Remote", "startYear": "2022", "startMonth": "2", "currentRole": false, "description": "Helped 8 platform teams shift to a more Product (customer focused) orientation. This helped the platform owners and engineers become better at creating products for internal teams." }, { "role": "VP of Design & Innovation", "company": "Telstra Purple /Readify", "endYear": "2021", "endMonth": "4", "location": "Sydney", "startYear": "2017", "startMonth": "11", "currentRole": false, "description": "Build and lead the design and innovation (including product) capability for the 2000+ consultant organisation. " }, { "role": "Lead Design & Product Strategy Consultant", "company": "ThougthWorks", "endYear": "2017", "endMonth": "11", "location": "Sydney", "startYear": "2014", "startMonth": "11", "currentRole": false, "description": "Expert in product and design. Helping clients deliver software products faster and with better quality through design process." } ]
Career & Personal Growth
My career goal is...
Iโ€™m open to consulting, fractional product leadership, or a head of product/design role inside a good org. Ideally something complex, a bit messy, and worth doing. Stuff I bring: 20+ years in product, design, and strategy Worked with leadership teams at oOh! Media, Trade Me NZ, Origin, BHP, Service Stream, Multiple Banks Built and led product orgs, and helped execs get real clarity Strong on structure, people, and the weird in-between bits Recent Blog Posts worth a look: https://www.alkemy.com.au/blog/implementing-a-product-model-rcmg7 https://www.alkemy.com.au/blog/scaling-tech-companies-needs-a-chief-product-officer-ypa93
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Contact Information
Phone
0401628295
Email
mike@mikebiggs.com.au
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Prefered Working Location
Sydney
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WIP
Expertise & Skills
Primary Expertise
Strategy
Secondary Expertise
Technology
Seniority Level
15 - 20 years
Key Skill
Design principles,Design Thinking,Information technology,Leadership,Product development,Product management,Strategy,Team building,User experience development
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