Neil Byers

Senior Product Leader

About Me

I’m a Senior Product Leader who loves working with teams to create digital products that genuinely help people.Over the last 20+ years, I’ve led cross-functional teams, created and grown national and international products, and helped large, complex organisations improve how they build and deliver digital experiences.I care about clarity, trust, and supporting people to grow. My focus is on creating the conditions for teams to do their best work - removing complexity, building shared purpose, and keeping user needs at the centre of every decision.I’m at my best in mission driven environments where thoughtful products can make a meaningful difference.

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Current Role:
Executive Product Manager @ BBC

Key Skills

Digital Strategy

Strategically thinking about the big picture, anticipating future needs, and crafting a roadmap for success:

  • Developing a long-term vision, objectives, and roadmap for digital products

  • Deeply understanding the market, customers, and stakeholders to ensure the right product fit

  • Exploring emerging technologies to unlock new product opportunities

Product Management

Passionate about building successful products, discovering creative solutions, and driving innovation:

  • Expert in Product Management and User Experience

  • Focused on rapid delivery through Lean and Agile methodologies

  • Skilled in leading design, development, analytics, and data management initiatives

Leadership & Mentoring

I lead by creating clarity, building trust, and helping teams and leaders do their best work:

  • Bring people together across product, tech, operations, and exec teams to drive alignment

  • Focus on growing leaders through coaching, honest feedback, and shared ownership

  • Build strong relationships that enable better decisions and faster delivery

Current Role

Executive Product Manager
Content Management

November 2022- Present

BBC

I lead four product teams that design and deliver the BBC’s core digital tooling. These systems support thousands of content creators across the organisation and provide the content that powers BBC News, Sport, iPlayer, Sounds and other audience facing products.My focus is on giving teams clarity and direction, building shared understanding across departments, and creating an environment where people can do their best work. I work closely with senior leaders to align priorities, reduce complexity and support positive, organisation wide change.

  • Instrumental in modernising long standing digital infrastructure, creating a more reliable, flexible and accessible platform that opens the door to new possibilities

  • Improved workflows to make it faster and easier for teams to create and manage digital content

  • Brought previously separate teams closer together, helping shape a more open, user centred culture

  • Committed to developing people and supporting teams so they can grow, work with confidence, and deliver meaningful outcomes for users

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