Product · Data · AI Executive

University of Cambridge · Master's Graduate

Bridging Technical Architecture with Commercial Execution.

Senior Product, Data, and AI Executive specializing in building high-scale B2B SaaS, DaaS, and non-deterministic execution engines for federated enterprise environments.

I am a grounded innovator and execution-oriented executive with over 20 years of experience leading cross-functional teams across FinTech, GRC, AdTech, and SalesTech domains. My focus is where advanced data plumbing meets revenue—specifically overhauling multi-agent platforms to protect operating margins, commercializing Generative AI pipelines, and transitioning traditional models into consumption-based or transactional pricing frameworks. Whether managing multi-billion-record environments at a public data corporation or building zero-to-one infrastructure, I design deterministic guardrails for complex, non-deterministic systems.

Core Pillars of Execution

In data-dense ecosystems, product management cannot exist in a vacuum. True value realization requires the seamless integration of three operational disciplines:

Product Strategy & Commercialization

Aligning complex backend technical capabilities directly with go-to-market execution, driving platform unit economics, and accelerating Time-to-Value (TTV).

Data Platform Engineering

Architecting scalable data pipelines, optimizing ingestion layer performance, and implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) data permissions to support risk and compliance workflows.

Advanced Analytics & Observability

Building continuous verification frameworks, trace auditing systems, and latency logging arrays to guarantee data precision and platform trust at machine speed.

Venture Lab & Ecosystem Incubation

To remain at the absolute vanguards of architectural innovation, I actively fund, build, and advise a selective portfolio of early-stage deep-tech initiatives. These projects serve as sandboxes where I test advanced data schemas, agentic tool-use capabilities, and telematics systems before deploying them at enterprise scale.

Vantage AI ↗

RuntimeAI · Continuous Agent Behavior Evaluation

Continuous multi-turn check-rides for production AI agents—real scenario stress-testing for autonomous pipelines before they reach users.

Built for engineering teams whose custom eval repository has outgrown the product itself. Vantage RuntimeAI runs multi-model evaluation sweeps against deterministic heuristic rubrics—not LLM judging LLM—and surfaces auditable performance bands and human-readable scorecards for stakeholders who need operational compliance, not another observability dashboard.

  • Adversarial scenario libraries mapping escalation, boundary-setting, tool-use, and error recovery
  • Side-by-side model diffing to validate prompt and upgrade impact pre-deployment
  • Support, sales, copilot, and domain-specific agent evaluation—not a gateway or passive certification tool

MotoMetrics ↗

OBD Diagnostics · Used-Car Fraud Protection

Unmask used car fraud before you buy—outcome-first vehicle protection, not a generic code reader.

MotoMetrics connects any standard ELM327 adapter via Web Bluetooth to deliver live ECU scans, readiness-monitor fraud detection, and negotiation-ready repair exposure in ~30 seconds on the lot. Every signal ties back to fraud, safety, or money at stake—for buyers spotting wiped fault codes, owners tracking health trends, and sellers documenting condition with transparency scores.

  • Live OBD-II streaming, DTC reads, and ECU readiness checks to catch pre-sale code wipes
  • NHTSA recall and complaint analysis plus repair-cost auditing against wholesale parts matrices
  • Multi-modal capture (photos, video, VIN evidence) and Ask Moto AI—web, iOS, and Android

Past Track Record Highlights

Measurable outcomes across enterprise AI, data platform, and commercial transformation mandates — grounded in a Cambridge Master's research focus on strategic decision support systems.

University of Cambridge

Master's Degree · International Relations

Strategic Decision Support Systems

Research focus · Analytics & executive decision-making

Graduate

Cambridge

2015 – 2018

  • Thesis: Identifying Opportunities to Improve Strategic Decision-Making within International Organizations
  • Applied best-in-class frameworks and technologies to reduce uncertainty in complex executive decisions
  • Developed practical tools for leaders to assess situations, model probable outcomes, and optimize courses of action
  • MBA, Technology Management — University of Ottawa (2001 – 2003)

Xverum

VP, AI, Data & Analytics · Product Management

18–24%

Lift in decision accuracy

  • Led 0→1 pivot from static data delivery to Agentic AI workflows and MCP products
  • Architected Agentic API products automating due diligence and location intelligence for enterprise clients
  • Redefined pricing from legacy subscriptions to consumption-based AI revenue streams
  • Transformed the org from a data-gathering service bureau into a scalable analytics platform
  • Recruited and led cross-functional teams across Data Engineering, Data Science, and Product
  • Built data agents flagging at-risk accounts 30 days faster; cut C-Suite reporting prep by >90%

Global Data Insights / Broadridge

VP, Data & Analytics · Financial Services & Healthcare

8 wks → min

Client adoption time

  • Served as lead Data Executive for global financial institutions and fintech clients
  • Transitioned pricing from service-oriented to transactional models, accelerating ARR growth
  • Led end-to-end data transformation for a $14B financial services firm, securing Tier-1 partnerships
  • Drove shift from legacy reporting to predictive analytics and revenue-generating data products
  • Redefined GTM strategy on Broadridge engagement, unlocking new enterprise partnerships
  • Pivoted BossInsights from custom solutions to a scalable SaaS Open Banking offering

TransUnion

Head of Data · Open Banking & Data Strategy

Billions

Consumer records at national scale

  • Defined corporate Open Banking position and GTM playbook with key integrator partnerships
  • Orchestrated API-first risk scoring marketplace infrastructure under rigid FCRA compliance
  • Managed identity and fraud analytics platforms spanning billions of critical consumer records
  • Built a governance framework that improved data quality and downstream product ROI
  • Established partnerships with integrators and industry bodies to accelerate Open Banking adoption
  • Launched proof-based ideation, replacing theoretical business cases with market-validated KPIs

Points.com

Director, Product Management · Platforms

$300M+

Network volume · 55–80% cost reduction

  • Led product strategy for the global leader in loyalty currency management (NASDAQ: PCOM)
  • Grew platform to $300M+ in annual network volume with 50% YoY growth
  • Modernized legacy data exchange into an API-first SaaS architecture, cutting delivery costs 55–80%
  • Delivered SaaS loyalty products for American Airlines, British Airways, Hilton, and other Tier-1 partners
  • Facilitated product roadmaps spanning airlines, financial services, and hospitality verticals
  • Co-invented loyalty point gift registry patent (US 20130046606) for platform IP expansion

Panvista Analytics

VP, Data & Analytics · Product

300%

Revenue growth · B2B SaaS pivot

  • Pivoted from commoditized mobile app development to enterprise behavioral analytics
  • Engineered signal-to-action architecture compressing billions of IoT/mobile data points into enterprise insights
  • Transformed a services-heavy agency into a high-margin, pure B2B SaaS platform
  • Closed multi-million-dollar enterprise contracts with Reed, Penton, Freeman, and global trade networks
  • Partnered with EVP of Sales to win 20+ enterprise accounts across Tier-1 publishers
  • Scaled analytics and engineering org from 8 to 25 headcount to support hyper-growth

KPMG US

Senior Manager · IT Services & Product Delivery

~15

Direct reports · enterprise programs

  • Steered successful launch of multiple product and service lines for global advisory IT division
  • Managed enterprise-scale technology programs and online product delivery portfolios
  • Served as primary interface for CIOs and Steering Committees on business-critical systems
  • Negotiated and managed high-value vendor SLAs with Dell, HP, Microsoft, and Hitachi
  • Led high-stakes product engagements across financial services and enterprise technology clients
  • Built executive stakeholder management discipline foundational to later VP-level mandates

Resolver (Kroll Business)

Senior Product & Program Manager · GRC

30+

Developers & QA · full product lifecycle

  • Conceptualized and rolled out API-based SaaS compliance products for SOX and regulatory statutes
  • Managed end-to-end product lifecycle with direct oversight of 30+ developers and QA staff
  • Delivered risk management and compliance platforms for banks, financial institutions, and healthcare
  • Pioneered early API-first SaaS architecture patterns later applied at Points.com and TransUnion
  • Bridged legal, compliance, and engineering requirements into shippable product increments
  • Established foundation in GRC product delivery spanning FinTech and enterprise risk workflows

Nexight

Co-Founder · VP Product & Data Analytics

0→1

Founder-built AML & due diligence platform

  • Co-founded an early AI-led firm specializing in web-based AML and due diligence solutions
  • Led design of analytical solutions and algorithmic approaches in the early big-data environment
  • Built data strategy and product architecture from inception — precursor to modern agentic workflows
  • Delivered automated risk and compliance intelligence for financial services clients
  • Established founder-level product instincts applied across 20+ years of executive leadership
  • Operated in NYC metro market at intersection of data analytics, RegTech, and enterprise sales

Connect

I look for complex, operationally heavy executive leadership challenges where there is a mandate to modernize, scale data platform monetization, or safely deploy production-level AI infrastructure.

LinkedIn simon.brightman@gmail.com

Available for Senior Leadership Mandates in Toronto, New York, Miami, and distributed global footprints.