Colin Taylor

Product Lead | Platform & AI | Solutions Architecture background | Building technical products that scale

United Kingdom

About

My career has moved from solutions architecture into product leadership, which has given me an unusual combination: I can reason about data models, API design, and architectural trade-offs, and I can translate those decisions into product strategy and user experience. Over 18 years at PwC I have worked across the full stack of product delivery: designing integration architecture for firm-critical systems, founding an automation team from scratch, shipping a workplace platform in weeks during the pandemic, and most recently leading AI product development across data and workflow tooling. I work closely with engineering on system design, think carefully about where abstractions should sit, and spend as much time on the foundations as on the surface. I am drawn to products where getting the underlying systems right matters as much as what users see. I enjoy untangling complexity, making structured decisions with incomplete information, and working with teams that care about craft. Open to product leadership roles, particularly in platform, AI, or technically complex B2B or B2C products.

Experience

  • PwC (18 yrs 3 mos)
    • Lead Product Manager, Audit AI Products
      Jul 2025 - Jan 2026 · 7 mos

      Leading AI product development across audit tooling: working with engineering on system design and data pipelines, evaluating where LLMs meaningfully augment professional workflows, and translating complex capabilities into clear positioning for internal, GTM and client-facing teams.

    • Service Owner, Digital Products
      Oct 2023 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Accountable for a portfolio of digital platforms across Audit, Consulting, Deals, and Risk. Drove alignment between engineering, design, and business leadership; introduced structured product practices across teams previously operating in project delivery mode.

    • Low-Code Team Lead
      Jul 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Leading a team of experienced and junior Low-Code developers, product managers, designers, and testers. Focusing on Mendix and Microsoft Power Platform, our remit is to support the New Equation within PwC by designing, developing, and delivering high quality Low-Code products to customers across the firm.

  • Senior Technical Specialist at Fidelity International
    Feb 2007 - Nov 2007 · 10 mos

    Developed WebSphere Message Broker solutions as part of the Fidelity SWIFT fund dealing architecture Developed client specific enhancements to existing fund dealing interface using WBIMB 5 and WMB 6 Supported changes through development and implementation lifecycles – delivery into system testing and user acceptance testing environments using PVCS as the source control product Supported the real-time SWIFTXML middleware environment, acting as 3rd line support for UAT and Production Maintenance of Java based Test Harness used in development, system and user acceptance testing Analysed business and technical requirements for the 2007 SWIFTXML mandatory upgrade, producing full documentation in line with project requirements for review by clients

  • Middleware Developer (Contract) at ABN AMRO
    Jul 2006 - Dec 2006 · 6 mos

    Configured new FIX client connections as part of the Global Client Fix Connectivity system client on boarding Supported client order production system, tracking client order flow and resolving issues Developed additional Message Flow configuration for client order middleware component Developed new Message Flow configuration as part of the Fidessa v5 trading platform upgrade Managed an equities development Middleware environment rebuild

  • Middleware Developer (Contract) at Lloyds TSB
    Jun 2006 - Jul 2006 · 2 mos

    Developed enhancements for BACS clearing system using IBM WBI 5 on AIX Delivered solutions via Clearcase into production

  • Middleware Developer (Contract) at ABN AMRO
    Jan 2004 - Mar 2006 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Architected and managed the build of a Windows 2000 clustered middleware environment WebSphere Business Integrator 5 as the core integration engine for new derivatives trading application Managed the application build of the middleware servers (WBI5, WMQ 5.3 and MSSQL 2000), by managing and liaising with server, network and database teams Designed a complete middleware solution for the derivatives trading environment, including bi-directional interface to Mint (SWIFT) and trade feed from Bloomberg, supporting bond options and futures Developed middleware Bloomberg interface to Murex MxML Exchange 2.1 for inflations desk Developed additional London equities trading environment (FTS/TMAR/CTAC/OMAR) interfaces using MQSI 2.1 and WMQ 5.3 Designed and managed the production upgrade of WMQ from 5.2.1 to 5.3 Developed middleware Fidessa interfaces using MQSI 2.1 and WMQ 5.3, including configuration of external, secure MQ connectivity Developed middleware environment for algorithmic trading application and portfolio trading application using WMQ 5.3 and bespoke database adapters Provided 3rd line support for middleware based applications and environments