Roly Hancock · Product Manager · London
Some products need starting. Some need restarting. I do both.
I build B2B platforms for infrastructure and healthcare, from 0 to 1 launches to products that had lost their way. AI is part of how I work and what I build.
How I Work
Products drift when they're built around one solution, then stretched to cover cases they were never meant for. I go back to who it's for and what it should do, then rebuild it so it works across clients.
The people on a struggling product have usually had the hardest time of anyone. I listen first, agree where we're going together, and make the hard calls, like parking work we've sunk months into.
Every product is a chance for all of us to work better. Right now that means clearer requirements, better documentation and using AI properly: user stories drafted from recorded dev walkthroughs, and prototypes built in our own codebase.
Selected Work
Off track to re-funded
Joined a regional healthcare demand-modelling platform where sliding timelines and reworked progress were straining the team. Reset it from first principles and got the team and funders behind one plan.
90% faster simulations
Took a strategic asset investment tool from Excel and Python scripts to a client-ready cloud platform, and formed the team to build it.
27% staff time saved
Sole PM for a project reporting platform used across 40+ government-funded infrastructure programmes. Six-figure client value.
40+ sites onboarded
Led delivery of an ESG reporting platform for a major property management company, from customer interviews to training and change management.
Personal Projects
A social running app for London: pick a vibe, get a route, finish somewhere good for coffee or food. Validated with 30+ runners, then designed, built and shipped in three weeks with the Claude API, Google Places, Supabase and Vercel.
AI restaurant recommendations for people with specific diets. A multi-step agent searches the web, reads menus and returns personalised picks, built on the Claude API and Google Places.
About
I'm a Product Manager at Mott MacDonald, where I've spent 3+ years building B2B platforms used on major infrastructure and healthcare programmes. I've taken products from Excel-based MVPs to cloud platforms, and I've been brought in to turn around products that had lost their way.
I studied Mechatronics & Robotics at Leeds and came out with a first-class MEng, so I'm comfortable in the technical detail. I like getting stuck in: outside work I build my own products, and in June 2026 my team won the AEO/SEO category at GTMEngineer.dev's GTM hackathon.
I do my best work with ambitious teams that like to learn. I don't think of myself as a finished article, and I'm looking for a place where I can keep getting better while building products that matter.
Contact
I'm open to Product Manager roles with ambitious B2B and AI-native teams in London. If you're building something and want a PM who can shape it and help build it, get in touch.