Senior Product Manager & Consultant

Products that
ship. Teams that
move.

21 years of experience building and scaling products, from 0 to 1 startups to enterprise platforms at Verizon, Capital One, and beyond.

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21
Years Experience
9+
Years in Product
10+
Innovations Shipped
About
Clarity in ambiguity.
Execution at scale.
Marion Howard, Senior Product Manager

I'm Marion Howard, a Senior Product Manager with 9+ years building SaaS, enterprise, and AI-enabled platforms across regulated, B2B, and consumer environments.

My background spans Verizon's enterprise network systems to early-stage startups, bringing a rare combination of 0 to 1 product instinct and large-org execution. I've led greenfield launches, driven platform modernization, and embedded AI/ML into live products, all while keeping executive stakeholders aligned and engineering teams unblocked.

Available for fractional, contract, and project-based engagements. I work directly with your team. No middleman, no agency markup..

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Rare range0 to 1 instinct combined with large-org execution across startups and Fortune 500 in the same career.
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Breadth of domainAI/ML, Web3, SaaS, enterprise platforms, eCommerce, and compliance across 3+ industries.
03
Hard decisions, made wellBuild vs. rebuild, cut vs. keep, ship vs. defer. I make the call and build stakeholder buy-in.
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Direct engagement1099 consulting means you get me: fully accountable, no layers, no overhead.
Services
Where I can help
01 · Strategy
Product Strategy & Roadmapping
Turning ambiguous mandates into prioritized, executable roadmaps. Stakeholder alignment, OKR frameworks, and data-driven prioritization. Built for your team's reality.
02 · Launch
0 to 1 Product Development
From discovery to MVP to go-to-market. I've launched 5 products end-to-end. I know what to cut, what to keep, and how to ship on deadline without burning the team.
03 · AI/ML
AI & ML Product Integration
Embedding intelligent features into existing products: data validation, automation, recommendations. Practical AI that improves workflows and reduces manual effort.
04 · Enterprise
Platform Modernization
Legacy systems holding you back? I've led full rebuilds and Agile transformations that eliminated 90% of technical debt while keeping the business running.
05 · Teams
Fractional PM Leadership
Embedded senior product leadership for teams that need strategic guidance without a full-time hire. Sprint planning, backlog ownership, and cross-functional facilitation.
06 · Discovery
Product Discovery & Research
User research, stakeholder workshops, and prioritization frameworks that ground decisions in evidence, not assumptions. Clarity before you build.
Selected Work
Products I've shipped
Web3 · Blockchain Fantasy Sports
Web3 Fantasy Sports Platform
Led product alignment for a blockchain-based fantasy sports platform with no north star, competing stakeholders, and complex technical integrations. Built discovery frameworks, facilitated cross-functional alignment, and shipped iteratively, driving 25% user growth, 10% revenue increase, and 8 core features shipped.
Enterprise · Platform Rebuild
Licensee Portal: Full Rebuild
Made the call to rebuild over patch. New unified platform cut technical debt, unified quoting and ordering, and restored team confidence and delivery velocity.
iOS · eCommerce
AR-Powered Shopping App
Revived a stalled product and delivered a full iOS and eCommerce launch in under 4 weeks. Post-launch optimization reduced customer acquisition time by 10%.
Enterprise · Automation
Enterprise Network Platforms
B2B portal reduced ticket resolution by 25%. IAM portal cut enterprise onboarding by 30%. ML-driven task automation improved technician efficiency by 20%.
Experience
Organizations I've served

From Fortune 500 enterprises to early-stage startups. My work spans industries, company sizes, and product categories.

Verizon
Capital One
Heidrick & Struggles
Anywhere Real Estate
MySureFit
Testimonials
What collaborators say

Marion brought an incredible level of speed, professionalism, and focus that completely changed the trajectory of the product. She quickly rebuilt trust with our business partners, brought clarity and structure, and had a noticeable positive effect on team morale and productivity. People felt supported, aligned, and energized again.

Sheri Branson Product Leader · Web Applications, AI, APIs, Team Building

Marion has a unique ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and business goals. She consistently provided clear, actionable requirements, ensuring that our backend development aligned perfectly with the company's vision. Her knack for prioritizing tasks and guiding the team through product iterations helped us deliver features on time and with precision.

Haris Khalique Senior Backend Engineer · Node.js, Python, SaaS & Infra

Marion is a phenomenal product owner with a keen understanding of the balance that must be struck between business stakeholders' desire for speed to market and the software engineering team's focus on building high quality software. She is an expert at advocating for her engineers and ensuring they have the time and tools they need to produce at a high level.

Pearl Friis Founder & Mobile Architect
Contact
Let's build
something.

Available for fractional product leadership, contract engagements, and advisory work. Startups to enterprise. If the problem is interesting, I want to hear about it.

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