James Wehner
Founder | Chief Product & Technology Advisor
Operating at executive level across product, engineering, data and platform strategy, leading organisations undergoing scale, transformation and organisational change.
Focus areas include platform modernisation, product-led operating models, AI and data strategy, and leadership of product and technology organisations in complex and scaling environments.
Experience spans scale-ups, infrastructure platforms and established organisations, partnering with executive teams, boards and investors to align product and technology strategy with commercial growth, operational execution and organisational evolution.
Background includes senior leadership roles across McDonald's, Believ, Argos, Next, Avon and Osprey.
Focus Areas
- Product and Platform Strategy
- Technology and Organisational Transformation
- AI and Data Strategy
- Product-Led Operating Models
- Executive Product and Technology Leadership
- PE-backed Scale Support
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James is a proven leader when it comes to developing digital and technology strategies while also excelling in delivering customer experiences. He brings a pragmatic approach to blending strategic vision with customer-centric execution. It's been exciting to see him take on progressive leadership roles in the tech/digital realm building on his huge contribution to McDonald's pioneering work in the area.
James is an effective product leader, who blends relentless focus on the customer, business acumen and story-telling to bring valuable product experiences to market. James provides a strong voice of the customer in the organization, and works effectively with stakeholders, strategists, and technologists, to define and bring to life products and services that drive the business forward.
James oversaw the creation of Next's kiosk and I was lucky enough to work with him on the project as his lead developer. He was given near carte blanche to create a kiosk and its supporting infrastructure and was able to turn that into clear requirements, assemble a team and then deliver on them. He is the proverbial cat herder, a very creative individual who is able to get the best out of his team. He also has technical understanding to go with his management ability and understands what it means to be agile.