Product Manager · Fintech

Scott
MacLeod

I turn complex broker workflows into software people actually want to use.

📍 Queensland, Australia contact@scottmacleod.co LinkedIn ↗

Product manager with 12+ years growing and shipping fintech products in the Australian mortgage broking industry. Built a platform from zero to 4,000 brokers, cut compliance admin by over 90 minutes per deal, and doubled the user base in two years — all while keeping NPS high and teams aligned.

Product Owner, BrokerEngine
AFG 2023 – Present
  • Owned the product backlog for a platform serving ~4,000 mortgage brokers and loan processors, supporting ~25,000 end clients monthly.
  • Led end-to-end delivery of an integrated lodgement flow (Fact Find, Credit Guide, Privacy Consent, Credit Proposal, AOL & Simpology) — cutting broker admin time by 90+ minutes per deal.
  • Drove product strategy with an 8-person cross-functional team inside a 40-person tech org, contributing to 100% user growth during tenure.
  • Ran continuous user research and usability testing; maintained high NPS scores and validated features before release.
  • Facilitated Agile ceremonies as Scrum lead, improving sprint predictability and team throughput.
Scrum Master / Operations Manager
BrokerEngine 2017 – 2023
  • Acted as Scrum Master for the core dev team — facilitating rituals, removing blockers, and keeping delivery aligned with the founders' vision.
  • Scaled the platform from 0 to ~2,000 paying users, embedding agile best practices throughout the growth phase.
  • Built operational infrastructure from scratch: billing, support, CRM, IT, and marketing automation pipelines.
  • Designed scalable systems for customer success workflows, reducing overhead and enabling the team to stay focused on product.
Operations Manager / Production Coordinator
Marketing Results 2013 – 2017
  • Progressed from Production Coordinator to Operations Manager, overseeing delivery for a portfolio of digital marketing clients.
  • Built automation systems using Zapier, ActiveCampaign, and Infusionsoft — streamlining lead capture, nurture, and campaign workflows.
  • Introduced SOPs, documentation standards, and task management practices that meaningfully improved team coordination.