Philip Miller

Product Manager

Winchester, England, United Kingdom19 yrs 1 mo experience
AI EnabledHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 20+ years in technology marketing and AI strategy.
  • Recognized thought leader in AI and data management.
  • Expert in bridging AI technology with business outcomes.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on AI-driven business solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai StrategyProduct Marketing StrategyHuman-centered DesignBusiness ValueProduct MarketingStrategic MarketingMarket PositioningCustomer SuccessAccount ManagementBusiness DevelopmentMarketing

Other Skills

Digital StrategyMarketing ManagementAI Strategy & TransformationArtificial Intelligence for BusinessBusiness InnovationEnterprise Data PlatformsEnterprise SoftwareGo-to-market StrategyHuman-Centered AIMarketing StrategyPartner ManagementPositioning (Marketing)Product LaunchProduct ManagementThought Leadership

About

As the Product Marketing Director & AI Strategist at Progress, I lead the go-to-market strategy for cutting-edge solutions that enable enterprises to accelerate innovation through AI and strategic business applications. With over 20 years in the technology market, I specialize in helping customers and partners maximize their investment in Progress Data Platform for AI, helping to power better AI. In my role, I drive product positioning, messaging, and market adoption while ensuring that AI capabilities are fully leveraged to meet business needs. I collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—consultants, engineers, developers, and sales—to deliver powerful use cases that demonstrate how our platform solves complex data challenges, enabling customers to unlock insights and value from their data. As a thought leader in AI and data management, I’ve published numerous articles and reports on the intersection of AI, data, and digital transformation. Recognized as a top influencer in data management by Onalytica, I’m passionate about advancing AI’s role in shaping business strategy. I also spearhead our webinar series and community programs, showcasing real-world customer success stories and fostering a vibrant community of innovators. In addition to my passion for AI and data, I am committed to helping customers navigate their digital transformation journeys, ensuring they realize the full potential of Progress’ solutions to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.

Experience

19 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
3 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Progress

4 roles

Director of Product Marketing

Dec 2025Present · 5 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • I lead product marketing for Progress Data Platform, Progress Software’s AI data platform, helping organizations move from AI experimentation to trusted, scalable, real-world outcomes.
  • My focus sits at the intersection of AI strategy, data platforms, and enterprise execution, translating rapidly evolving technologies like agentic AI, Semantic RAG, and governed AI architectures into clear positioning, compelling narratives, and actionable go-to-market strategies.
  • What I Do
  • As Product Marketing Director, I:
  • Own the global product marketing strategy for Progress Data Platform, positioning it as an AI-ready data platform built for accuracy, trust, governance, and scale
  • Define and evolve AI-centric messaging and positioning, including Semantic RAG, Agentic RAG, and enterprise AI deployment patterns
  • Lead competitive intelligence and market analysis, shaping how we differentiate against modern data platforms, lakehouses, and AI infrastructure providers
  • Partner closely with product, engineering, sales, and partners to align roadmap, narrative, and execution
  • Drive thought leadership through blogs, events, analyst engagement, and industry conversations around AI, data, and the future of enterprise platforms
  • Help customers and teams shift the conversation from “AI hype” to measurable business outcomes
  • Areas of Focus
  • AI-Ready Data & Enterprise AI Platforms
  • Product Marketing Strategy & GTM Execution
  • Semantic RAG, Agentic AI, and AI Governance
  • Market & Competitive Strategy
  • Messaging, Positioning, and Storytelling
  • Scaling AI from Pilot to Production
  • Why It Matters
  • AI is no longer experimental, but most organizations still struggle to operationalize it responsibly. My work is focused on bridging that gap, ensuring AI systems are grounded in trusted data, aligned to real workflows, and built to scale in the enterprise.
  • I’m passionate about helping teams and organizations move from complexity to clarity, and from promise to production, in the AI era.
Digital StrategyMarketing ManagementAI StrategyAI Strategy & TransformationArtificial Intelligence for BusinessBusiness Innovation+12

AI Strategist

Promoted

Aug 2025Present · 9 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • As Progress’s AI Strategist, I shape the vision, strategy, and execution of enterprise AI initiatives across customers, partners, and internal innovation. My focus is on Outcome-Driven AI, Agentic RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and human-centred design, helping organizations maximize their AI investments and turn potential into measurable business value today.
  • My role bridges technology, data, and business outcomes, enabling customers and partners to scale AI with trust, semantic context, and real results.
  • I work across the Progress Data Platform, our Digital Experience, and Infrastructure Management software, leading efforts around emerging AI business solutions to:
  • Shape and communicate a human-centric AI go-to-market strategy with customers and global partners, and provide support across the business here at Progress.
  • Position Progress as a frontier firm by aligning AI innovation with business impact and human outcomes.
  • Drive thought leadership through events, keynotes, blogs, and industry research on AI trust, business value, and scalability.
  • Translate complex AI technologies (RAG, LLMs, knowledge graphs, semantic enrichment) into practical enterprise outcomes, empowering business leaders to adopt and benefit from AI.
  • Build community among developers, data leaders, and executives exploring the next chapter of human-AI collaboration.
  • I believe AI is not just about the technology itself; it’s about people, trust, and the outcomes we create together. By combining innovation with human context, we can ensure AI delivers lasting, scalable, and valuable impact.
AI Strategy & TransformationHuman-Centered AIThought Leadership & GTM StrategyRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Enterprise Data PlatformsAI Strategy+5

Senior Product Marketing Manager

Promoted

May 2024Dec 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • As the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Progress, I lead the development and execution of comprehensive marketing strategies that drive awareness, adoption, and market share for our cutting-edge AI products. My role is pivotal in shaping and communicating the value of our AI solutions to customers, partners, and internal teams, ensuring we remain at the forefront of innovation in the enterprise software industry.
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement strategic product marketing plans to enhance market positioning and product growth.
  • Conduct in-depth market research to understand customer needs, industry trends, and competitive dynamics.
  • Craft compelling product messaging and positioning that clearly differentiates our AI solutions.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Management, Sales, and Engineering teams to align marketing efforts and support product initiatives.
  • Create impactful sales enablement tools and training materials, empowering the sales team to communicate our AI product value effectively.
  • Lead the creation of content for various marketing channels including the company website, social media, webinars, whitepapers, and case studies.
  • Drive go-to-market planning and execution for new product launches and feature releases.
  • Analyze the performance of marketing campaigns and initiatives, using data-driven insights to optimize outcomes.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, and industry influencers to foster brand advocacy and thought leadership.
Strategic MarketingProduct MarketingPositioning (Marketing)AILarge Language Models (LLM)Go-to-market Strategy+4

Senior Customer Success Manager

Apr 2023May 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo · London Area, United Kingdom

  • Helping customers and partners maximise their investment in MarkLogic by Progress and succeed in solving complex data challenges. Advocating for customers in MarkLogic & Progress, helping to connect our skilled teams of consultants, engineers, and developers to customers when they need them the most. Introducing new features and use cases to assist with internal adoption. Business lead for MarkLogic by Progress' successful webinar series Digital Acceleration, MarkLogic Vision, and our newly launched MarkLogic Community Programme. Working with multi-disciplinary teams in Progress, partners, and our customers.
Customer EngagementConsultingAccount ManagementSocial MediaEvent ManagementCustomer Success

Marklogic

2 roles

Customer Success Manager

Promoted

Feb 2022Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Helping customers and partners maximise their investment in MarkLogic and succeed in solving complex data challenges. Advocating for customers in MarkLogic, helping to connect our skilled teams of consultants, engineers and developers to customers when they need them the most. Introducing new features and use cases to assist with internal adoption. Business lead for MarkLogic's successful webinar series Digital Acceleration with MarkLogic. Working with multi-disciplinary teams in MarkLogic, partners and our customers.
Social Media EvangelistLead GenerationCustomer EngagementMarketingAccount ManagementEvent Management+1

Senior Customer Service Representative

Oct 2018Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • We put the customer first, and ensure their success. If you would like to know more about my role, and how I can help, please do reach out.
  • As a Senior Customer Success Representative here at MarkLogic I focus on new, and existing customers alike, to help build relationships and ensure they are getting the maximum value from their investment in MarkLogic.
  • My team & I are passionate at ensuring our customers are successful with their implementations of MarkLogic and that they have the skills and knowledge to answer their key business problems and opportunities with MarkLogic Data Hub platform.
  • We are not sales personnel, we are advocates for the customer within MarkLogic and ensure that where possible we are sharing knowledge and best practise between customers. We hold regular events around key industries for customers to discuss their issues and roadmaps, spreading industry knowledge and how to utilise MarkLogic to solve data issues.
  • #MarkLogic #DataHub #DataIntegration #Data #DigitalTransformation #Enterprise #Software
Social Media EvangelistLead GenerationMarketingAccount ManagementEvent ManagementCustomer Success

Veritas technologies llc

Business Development Consultant

Mar 2018Sep 2018 · 6 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • I am working with Veritas to lead you from chaos to clarity on the path to multi-cloud data management. Welcome to the truth in information.
  • Veritas Technologies empowers businesses of all sizes to discover the truth in information – their most important digital asset. Using the Veritas platform, customers can accelerate their digital transformation and solve pressing IT and business challenges including multi-cloud data management, data protection, storage optimisation, compliance readiness and workload portability – with no cloud vendor lock-in. Eighty-six percent of Fortune 500 companies rely on Veritas today to reveal data insights that drive competitive advantage.
  • Our solutions focus on your information. Not infrastructure.
  • GDPR
  • Enterprise-ready compliance to jumpstart readiness and accelerate transformation.
  • Multi-Cloud
  • Data protection and availability across leading cloud platforms.
  • OpenStack
  • Enterprise performance for Mode 1 applications on OpenStack.
  • Software-Defined Storage
  • Greater flexibility and choice, better economics and enterprise-class service levels.
Social Media EvangelistAccount ManagementCustomer Success

Orange business services

Business Development Consultant

Jan 2018Feb 2018 · 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

  • Short-term consultant contract.
  • Helping to introduce people who can collaboratively inform your digital transformation journey with a human-centric approach. Using technology, processes and people to make sure you realise your potential and push ideas from conception to inception at an enterprise scale.
  • All the while conscious that taking the human element out of any digital transformation is dysfunctional and can only hamper your time to ROI.
  • Orange Business Services and its skilled employees worldwide are helping to develop new technologies such as AI, IoT, 5G and other cutting-edge innovations in enterprise organisations across the globe.
  • We are where you are and where you want to be.
Social Media EvangelistAccount ManagementBusiness Development

Clarify

Business Development Consultant

May 2016Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Reading, United Kingdom

  • Clarify helps enterprise technology and services organisations that are taking high value business propositions to market and operate in a complex sales environment that requires a specialised approach. Providing a unique business development capability we enable our customers to reduce the overall cost of sale, increase market share and grow revenues & margins. Clarify work with blue chip organisations across Europe, the US, India, and Africa.
  • As a business development manager, I am responsible for representing Clarify's client in the pursuit of new business. This involves being knowledgeable on the specific product area as well as wider technology space.
Social Media EvangelistAccount ManagementBusiness Development

Marklogic

Business Development Consultant

May 2016Jan 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos · Reading, United Kingdom

  • New-generation NoSQL (Not Only SQL) databases have gained traction because they are ideally suited to address today’s challenges. MarkLogic is a new generation database that addresses the complexity of ever-changing data and content—providing better access to your data and enabling faster development of mission-critical applications without sacrificing reliability or security.
  • With growing volumes of unstructured and multi-structured data flooding our data centres, the relational databases we’ve relied on for 40 years are now too limiting and inflexible.
  • MarkLogic is the only Enterprise NoSQL database which can bring all the features you need into one unified system: a document-centric, schema-agnostic, structure-aware, clustered, transactional, secure, database server with built-in search and a full suite of application services.
Social Media EvangelistAccount ManagementBusiness Development

Exertis uk

7 roles

Business Manager - Consumer

Oct 2014Apr 2015 · 6 mos

  • Responsible for a variety of brands in our Consumer commercial division in Micro P. Specifically looking after Logitech, Microsoft, Now TV, Magnese to name but a few and Small Domestic and Large Domestic appliances. Working with key vendors and customers to deliver a best in class service to the IT, Retail and Mobile channels in IT Distribution.
MarketingBusiness Development

Business Unit Manager - Print

Oct 2013Oct 2014 · 1 yr

  • Responsible for the Print and Consumables commercial division in Micro P. Working with key vendors and customers to deliver a best in class service to the IT, Retail and Mobile channels in IT Distribution. Managing team of product specialists and mangers to convey to the company's reseller base the messaging of our key partnered vendors. Working with sales, marketing, finance, logistics to promote our vendors to resellers and their end users.
MarketingBusiness Development

Business Manager - Print

Feb 2012Oct 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Responsibilities include managing a portfolio of vendors across the IT, Retail and Mobile channels. Increasing revenue and GP YoY, in line with budgeted expectations. Internal and external marketing to the IT distribution channel. Liaising with customers and vendors. Achieving monthly and quarterly KPIs. Converting complex vendor propositions into a telephone or web-based marketing and sales tool. Key Achievement – Being awarded the CRN award for Visual & Print Distributor of the year.
MarketingBusiness Development

Samsung Product Manager - Print

Apr 2010Feb 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Responsibilities include, vendor support internally and externally being the first point of contact for both sales, resellers and the vendor themselves in our company. Key achievement – Further our growth from my previous role to be awarded the exclusive UK distribution rights for Samsung Retail range of printers.
MarketingAccount ManagementBusiness Development

eTail / Retail Product Specialist - Print

Apr 2009Apr 2010 · 1 yr

  • Responsibilities include working with internal and external sales team to establish ourselves as the market leader in both eTail (Online) and Retail distribution environments. Handling relationships with key vendors and customers. Key achievement – Being recognised through No.1 market share within key Retail vendors.
MarketingAccount ManagementBusiness Development

Product Specialist - Print

Jul 2008Apr 2009 · 9 mos

  • Responsibilities include daily updates to sales force on key vendor performance, market updates and sales tools. Liaising with key customers and building relationships with them to further our engagement with their business. Use of Qlikview for reporting and sales analysis. Launching new vendors, promotions and new technologies, both internally and externally. Achieving month and quarterly KPIs set by both vendors and senior management. Arranging training both product and concept related for sales and customers. Attending external customer events and representing the company to achieve better working relationships
MarketingAccount ManagementBusiness Development

Account Manager

Jan 2006Jun 2008 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Responsibilities include, Telephone based account management and sales, achieving daily and monthly KPI’s, closely monitoring KPI’s to ensure a positive result for the company, managing credit limits and invoicing issues, resolving customer service problems quickly and efficiently, use of Oracle based sales front end and website/EDI pricing management, liaising with manufacturers and product vendors on a daily basis
Account ManagementBusiness Development

Education

Oxford College of Further Education, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK

A Levels

Jan 1999Jan 2001

The Downs School, Compton, Berkshire, Uk

High School

Jan 1994Jan 1999

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