JMCQUARRIE.co.uk
James McQuarrie is a UK based Product Leader who helps teams discover, design, build and deliver digital products and services that delight their users.
Portfolio
20 years. 26 founders. 15 startups. 5 multinationals. 4 of my own businesses. Over the span of my career I’ve worked with a wide variety of people, teams and companies. Always focused on helping design, launch and improve new digital products and services that delight their users. Here are the highlights:
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Glad
2023 – On going
Imagine if all of us could come together to cleanup our planet - Glad makes that possible by funding real solutions that remove excess greenhouse gas.
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Visible
2023 – On going
I started advising this UK startup in early 2023 - helping with their product strategy and the UX of their product that helps you see how your digital-self may be perceived online.
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Shopify
2021 - 2023
In November 2021 Eporta joined Shopify and I joined the Shopify product family helping to make commerce easier for everyone.
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Eporta
2020 – 2021
I joined this B2B focused marketplace for interior design related products as a Senior Product Manager to help accelerate the world’s access to design.
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Tidy
2020 – On going
I launched this solid shampoo for men brand in 2020 as a response to my own struggles finding plastic free alternatives to liquid shampoo for men.
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Teach Your Monster
2020
I worked with the team at this non-profit company, who make educational games for children, to help them test different pricing strategies for a new game that’s soon to launch.
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Cookpad
2018 – 2019
I joined the product team at Cookpad’s global headquarters in Bristol, UK in 2018 to help them realise their mission of making everyday cooking fun.
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Kynd
2018
I spent 10 days helping the founding team at this cyber security startup to develop their early product concepts.
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Aspect.co.uk
2017 – 2018
I helped this London based property maintenance company improve their customer’s experience of hiring tradespeople to help them fix and improve their homes.
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NEXTFREE
2015 – 2021
I co-founded this startup in 2015 with the aim of changing the way Freelance Digital / Tech Contractors and Consultants share their availability for new work with recruiters.
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DAD
2015 – 2017
I helped this London startup take their business from idea to implementation, focusing on customer experience and validation of service and product designs.
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Arcadis
2015
I helped the Learning and Development team at this global consultancy to define and understand the requirements for their new intranet site.
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Dream It Get IT (DIGIT) – Now “Visii”
2012 – 2015
I joined the founding team at this startup to help design and build an exciting new visual search technology.
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The Union
2012
I helped a new startup bring their ideas for a new digital consumer product to life with a focus on User Experience and Interface Design.
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Sweet & Maxwell (Part of Thomson Reuters)
2011 – 2012
I worked as a contract Interface Designer helping their internal development teams design and build new features for their online document search tools.
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GlowLabs
2011
I provided contract Information Architect consulting services to this South London based web design agency.
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Roxxor
2010
I provided contract User Experience and Interface Design consulting services to this East London based web development agency.
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Zoomatelo
2010
I provided User Experience and Interface Design consulting services to this Edinburgh based, award winning startup.
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The CV Nurse
2010
I designed and built the website for The CV Nurse who offers email and telephone CV review services.
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From The Red Carpet
2010
I provided some technical consulting services to Digital Cinema Media to help them set up their new blog.
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ProcServe
2007-2009
I joined the ProcServe team as their Front End Architect responsible for the User Experience of their products and services.
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PA Consulting
2005-2007
I joined PA Consulting as a graduate IT Analyst, having worked as an intern in their Training & Development department during my degree.