Charles Jansen — product leadership & expert advisory
negative
space
in design, negative space is what gives the subject its shape. in product, it's the same — the best outcomes come from knowing what to leave out. i build products that make hard technology disappear, and i help teams do the same.
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how i can help
fractional head of product
embedded PM leadership for companies that need senior product help without a full-time hire. i integrate with your team, set the cadence, and drive outcomes.
expert consulting & advisory
strategic advice, product reviews, and roadmap audits for teams navigating inflection points. shorter engagements, high leverage.
product strategy workshops
hands-on sessions with your team to define strategy, sharpen prioritization, or unblock stalled initiatives. walk away with a plan.
expert network calls
available for paid calls via GLG, AlphaSights, Guidepoint, and similar platforms. deep domain expertise in counter-drone, smart home, streaming, and logistics.
about
the range is intentional
from cashierless stores to personalization at global scale to counter-drone systems — i build products that make hard technology disappear. each domain was a deliberate move to build depth somewhere new.
Dedrone by Axon — VP/Head of Product & Design
i own the entire product pillar — software to hardware — for the world's leading counter-UAS platform. 1,000+ deployments across 33 countries, 53 airports, 6 of the G-7 governments. revenue scaling by multiples YoY. also leading the Axon Air product suite with multiple DFR products scaling by multiples, and supporting the growth of Ukrainian startups.
Ring — Product Leader, Emerging Products
led definition of a new category of RF-based hardware and AI-driven software experiences. built the team with a succession plan and implemented new processes across Ring's product organization to drive improved velocity.
Prime Video & Amazon Studios — Product Leader, Personalization
reinvented how content was delivered — balancing personalization across five businesses in a single UI serving 200M+ viewers. built the display ads supply-side product from the ground up. led 16 PMs and designers with 125+ ML engineers directly.
Amazon Web Services — Just Walk Out Technology
created the first scaled automated retail business. developed one of the first scaled human-in-the-loop operating and tooling platforms, enabling third-party stores to run as Just Walk Out. grew from PM to GM leading product, engineering, UX, data science, and data engineering — scaling the AI/ML operations team from 20 to 1,000+. shipped 300+ checkout-free stores.
Amazon — Locker+
built Amazon's in-person returns product from whiteboard sketch to worldwide rollout — including every Whole Foods Market — defining the category for box-free, label-free returns now used by millions.
now i bring that cross-domain pattern recognition to teams that need senior product leadership — without the 6-month executive search.
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let's talk
whether you need fractional product leadership, a strategic sounding board, or expert insight for your research — i'm happy to connect.