James Talbot
Head of Product at Cox Automotive UK- Claim this Profile
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LinkedIn User
For me, James is one of those people that you are thankful for your careers crossing paths. Reporting to James and experiencing that level of product leadership; crafting a vision and understanding how the eVA valuation & appraisals software tool was built from inception to becoming a Cox Automotive and industry recognised brand – providing market-leading valuation, appraisal and car buying solutions. James has excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage a large team. With an attention to detail, he is thorough, and his work is of very high standards. James is great at providing strategic direction and can consider viewpoints from different angles. An outstanding visionary and a great asset to have in any organisation.
LinkedIn User
For me, James is one of those people that you are thankful for your careers crossing paths. Reporting to James and experiencing that level of product leadership; crafting a vision and understanding how the eVA valuation & appraisals software tool was built from inception to becoming a Cox Automotive and industry recognised brand – providing market-leading valuation, appraisal and car buying solutions. James has excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage a large team. With an attention to detail, he is thorough, and his work is of very high standards. James is great at providing strategic direction and can consider viewpoints from different angles. An outstanding visionary and a great asset to have in any organisation.
LinkedIn User
For me, James is one of those people that you are thankful for your careers crossing paths. Reporting to James and experiencing that level of product leadership; crafting a vision and understanding how the eVA valuation & appraisals software tool was built from inception to becoming a Cox Automotive and industry recognised brand – providing market-leading valuation, appraisal and car buying solutions. James has excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage a large team. With an attention to detail, he is thorough, and his work is of very high standards. James is great at providing strategic direction and can consider viewpoints from different angles. An outstanding visionary and a great asset to have in any organisation.
LinkedIn User
For me, James is one of those people that you are thankful for your careers crossing paths. Reporting to James and experiencing that level of product leadership; crafting a vision and understanding how the eVA valuation & appraisals software tool was built from inception to becoming a Cox Automotive and industry recognised brand – providing market-leading valuation, appraisal and car buying solutions. James has excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage a large team. With an attention to detail, he is thorough, and his work is of very high standards. James is great at providing strategic direction and can consider viewpoints from different angles. An outstanding visionary and a great asset to have in any organisation.
Credentials
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Product Management Basics Certification
PendoAug, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Responsive PPM Certified (Level 1 - Professional)
Responsive PPM by dragonboatMay, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Best Companies Outstanding Manager
Best CompaniesJun, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Cox Automotive Europe
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Head of Product
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Nov 2018 - Present
Responsible for defining the product vision & executing a strategy to amalgamate the capabilities of multiple legacy products into a single Valuations & Appraisals platform. Responsible for leading & developing a product team, applying Agile methodologies to our process, enabling value to be released with each & every iteration.Ruthless prioritisation aligned to market demand, with a clear focus on building a generic SaaS product platform based on service-oriented architecture.Regularly updating & communicating the product strategy, roadmap & progress to stakeholders at all levels.Practising continuous discovery, ensuring we fully understand our customers needs & pain points. Successfully designed & built a robust vehicle pricing algorithm & pricing process, generating millions of accurate condition-adjusted valuations p.a.Led a cross-functional team to successfully design, build & launch the AutoTrader Instant Offer product to market, powered by the eVA platform.Successfully designed & implemented an integration to Keyloop’s EnquiryMAX product, unlocking the rollout of our Appraisal Tool to many franchised dealerships. Show less
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Head of Product & Marketing, Price & Go
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Sep 2017 - Nov 2018
Built & launched a consumer ICO (Instant Cash Offer) product to market, in conjunction with our motors.co.uk classified business.Developed retail facing tools to enable dealers to appraise vehicles & also an internal reporting suite to track key KPIs.Broadened the proposition to serve the B2B market & won multi-year OEM contracts.Pioneered innovation with simple consumer facing question sets & a range of customer integration options including APIs & embeddable website widgets. Show less
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Head of IT & Marketing, WeWantAnyCar.com
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Aug 2013 - Sep 2017
Led both the IT & Marketing teams within the business, defining the marketing strategy & selecting the most appropriate agencies.Responsible for multi-million consumer marketing spend across TV, Radio, PPC, Display & OOH. Working directly with the founder to pilot the Car Buying concept & then scaled the business up to 70 buying locations.Designed & rolled out our portable buying office concept, negotiating rental deals direct with Supermarkets, Football clubs & Retail parks.Iterated the development of a mobile-first consumer website journey & built many back-office tools to enable growth & efficiency covering our full e2e process, including valuations, appraisals, bookings, payments, transport & auction, integrating to accounts software & 3rd party systems. Show less
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Director
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Sep 2010 - Jul 2013
Co-founded the company with new investment, the objective being to build a new web based automotive DMS (Dealer Management System). Responsible for full system design & specification, working with stakeholders & end users to gather and validate requirements. Recruited development team & was the lead developer on the project. The software we developed became the underpinning systems & framework for WeWantAnyCar.com. Co-founded the company with new investment, the objective being to build a new web based automotive DMS (Dealer Management System). Responsible for full system design & specification, working with stakeholders & end users to gather and validate requirements. Recruited development team & was the lead developer on the project. The software we developed became the underpinning systems & framework for WeWantAnyCar.com.
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Director
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Sep 2001 - Aug 2010
Co-founded the company & managed a team of developers, specialising in advanced web application & system development. Served c. 50 customers, including Motorpoint plc, Motorhouse 2000, Ron Skinner & sons, GF Tomlinson Group & the BBC. Built & delivered a bespoke Retail DMS (Dealer Management System) into Motorpoint plc, enabling sales expansion across multiple sites. Built & delivered multiple Retail websites for Motorhouse, advertising c 2,000 stock vehicles, featuring integrations to 360 degree imagery & finance calculators, enabling consumers to search by monthly payment budget. Show less
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Education
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2000 - 2001
De Montfort University
MA Design and Manufacture (Distinction), Multimedia Design -
1996 - 1999
De Montfort University
BA (Hons) Architecture -
1991 - 1996
Wolgarston High School
GCSE's and A Level's, in Maths, Physics, Geography & General Studies
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