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Marcus P.

Product & Operations Manager | Platform Systems, API & Workflow Autom.

Product leadership for platform, API, and connected systems - turning system capability into buildable products. I work with growing businesses and operational teams, turning ambiguous platform or workflow challenges into clear scope, UX flows, and buildable direction. Often in API-heavy or integration-heavy products where the challenge is making systems usable across UI, integrations, and teams. Much of this work involves tracking an asset, approval, or item through a lifecycle - making operational processes visible at each stage. I'm typically brought in when a small core team is already in place, but key product decisions aren't explicit. Scope shifts, priorities blur, and delivery slows because intent isn't clearly defined. I close that gap by making product decisions deliberate and buildable - so teams stop guessing and start shipping. Recent work: NFC-connected mobile app: ideation → MVP scope → pilot launch Health IoT SDK/API portal: aligned hardware, firmware, and software delivery Sentiment-data API: integration UX and developer-facing flows Construction IoT platform: discovery through delivery Push notifications and API microservice: discovery → launch → scale in 22+ countries What I do – Define MVP scope (and what not to build) – Map UX flows and edge cases – Create clear, developer-ready requirements – Set up lightweight delivery systems (Notion, Linear, GitHub) – Align hardware, firmware, and software tracks Best fit – Early-stage founders building real products (pre-seed to Series A) – Teams building connected devices, wearables, or API-led platforms – Technical founders stretched thin on product decisions I work with a small number of teams at a time, building durable product foundations from discovery through delivery. Engagements typically run over multiple months, supporting both initial delivery and product expansion.

🇬🇧Reading, United Kingdom$85/hr100% JSS4.99 (21)Since Mar 2012

Earnings and projects

MRR
$3.2k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#11,819 / 412k
🇬🇧Country#283 / 10.7k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $19k

Total earnings
$103k

Billed in all: $108k

World#38,037 / 412k
🇬🇧Country#867 / 10.7k
Per project
$4.9k

$19k in the last 6 months

World#35,626 / 412k
🇬🇧Country#589 / 10.7k
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇬🇧Country#2,874 / 10.7k
Projects in all
21

Across 24 contracts

13% fixed87% hourly
World#128,797 / 412k
🇬🇧Country#3,421 / 10.7k

Earnings, last 30 days

$108kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$104k$106k$108k$110kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: #1 in 1 skill of 15

Rarest: top 4% in Wireframing, of 3,877. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Multi-Touch Hardware Development6 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #1Top 17%
  2. 2Connected Device8 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #1Top 25%
  3. #6Industrial Internet of Things74 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #1Top 8%
  4. #8Wearable Technology63 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #1Top 13%
  5. #13Product Discovery165 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #2Top 8%
  6. #41Product Strategy494 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #2Top 8%
  7. #98Startup Consulting1,584 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #5Top 6%
  8. #121UX Research2,772 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #6Top 4%