Isaac Merchant

Isaac Merchant

Product Manager & AI Consultant — 5 years experience building impactful products for clients ranging from startups to global enterprises.

London, UK | Dubai, UAE

Current Focus

Agentic Systems AI Orchestration Human-in-the-Loop MCP Multi-Agent Architecture Specialised Tooling AI Ethics

Experience

Senior Product Consultant / Product Manager

Quick Release — Ford, McLaren, Thales, Stellantis, Airbus
January 2023 - Present | London, UK
  • Led AI strategy, pioneering use of agentic AI-orchestration frameworks to increase analyst output by 45%
  • Owned end-to-end delivery of a bespoke data analytics and project management platform, improving data quality, process efficiency and executive insight for a global client
  • Partnered closely with senior stakeholders (including C-suite) to shape product strategy and prioritise across user needs, delivery constraints and commercial objectives
  • Managed and prioritised product backlog using JIRA, MoSCoW, and RICE, ensuring continual alignment between user and business needs, commercial goals, and delivery capacity
  • Led distributed Agile (Scrum) teams across three time zones, delivering scalable digital solutions on time and within budget
  • Automated fragmented financial and operational reporting via APIs and ETL pipelines, reducing manual effort and data risk by up to 70%
  • Led discovery and requirements workshops to define product vision, optimise product roadmap and capture clear, deliverable and impactful user stories
  • Owned commercial aspects of delivery including scoping, bids, accounts, and billing for £500k+ concurrent engagements

Lead Automation (AI) Consultant

Boost Capital Partners
September 2024 - Present | London, UK
  • Advisory engagement focused on AI-led automation and decision support for a high-growth global Venture Capital firm
  • Scoped and advised on automation strategy (AI-focus) to transform operational efficiency
  • Fully automated the inbound deal funnel, saving 40+ hrs weekly for high-impact fund executives
  • Leveraged AI within autonomous pipelines to identify high-value investment opportunities tailored to investor profiles

Product Data Consultant

Ford Motor Company / Quick Release
November 2021 - December 2022 | London, UK
  • Led cross-functional teams (engineering, finance, manufacturing) to deliver complex engineering changes with minimal risk for Ford's next-gen multi-billion-dollar electric commercial vehicle program
  • Leveraged data analytics and visualisation tools (Excel/VBA, Python, Power BI, QlikSense) to define and report on commercial KPIs, implementing recommendations for continuous improvement
  • Developed Python and VBA-based automation tools, enhancing workstream efficiency by 74%, improving visibility and significantly reducing costly data risk
  • Managed senior stakeholders across North America, Europe and Asia, ensuring effective communication and alignment with cross-functional delivery team

Software Developer

Albatross Marine Claims
2020 - 2021
  • Designed and developed a legal services automation platform for a shipping law start-up
  • Researched and implemented suitable tech stack (Node.js, Python, SQL, HTML5, JS, CSS)
  • Delivered operational MVP to support business development activities with industry leaders (market cap £4bn+)

Skills & Expertise

Product Management

Product Strategy Roadmapping Agile/Scrum Stakeholder Management JIRA User Stories Discovery Workshops

AI & Automation

Agentic AI LLM Orchestration Process Automation ML Integration AI Strategy

Data & Analytics

Python SQL Power BI Excel/VBA ETL Pipelines API Integration QlikSense

Software Development

Node.js Python JavaScript HTML/CSS SQL

Background

Education

Durham University
BA Philosophy, First Class Honours

Creative background

I'm a Jazz musician performing across venues in London and the South East.