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B2B SaaS Product Leader

A senior product leader with over 15 years of experience across B2B SaaS, eCommerce, and Travel Tech. I establish and scale teams and product operating systems to help companies grow sustainably.

I have extensive experience in growth-stage environments, using AI to streamline product operations, and mentoring product teams. I am a data-informed leader who balances technical depth with a strong focus on user experience and team culture.

Karen Velasquez walking along a riverside path in London

Core strengths

What I'm like to work with

Day to day you'll see me advocating for fast idea validation, strong commercial thinking, data fluency, AI-enabled insight loops, and operating discipline. I'm all about making Product Teams more effective and efficient.

  1. 01

    Product Operating Model Design

    ShapingWays of WorkingTemplatesDecision Flows
  2. 02

    Evidence-Led Product Discovery

    Customer SignalInterviewsIdea ValidationInsight Systems
  3. 03

    Commercial Product Judgment

    PrioritisationCommercial ImpactBet SizingStrategy
  4. 04

    Team Growth & Development

    HiringCoachingCapability BuildingEmpathic Leadership
  5. 05

    Data Fluency & Decision Quality

    KPIsExperimentationAnalyticsGoal Setting
  6. 06

    Agentic AI for Product Strategy

    Support PulseSales PulseSignal DetectionResearch Agents
  7. 07

    Technical Fluency & Cross-Functional Leadership

    Engineering RootsTechnical Trade-offsProduct-Data-DesignAI Systems

Recent work

Case studies showing how I approach complex product, strategy, and delivery problems — from discovery through to shipped outcomes.

Reading

A snapshot of the books currently shaping how I think about product, leadership, and systems.

Looking for a strong Product Leader?

I am open to discussing Product Leadership opportunities where customer signal, technical quality, and business outcomes all matter.