MICK SOUTHERLAND
PROJECT MANAGER. PROBLEM SOLVER. BUILDER.
I bring clarity to complex projects and deliver results.
Senior Project Manager and Product Owner with 15+ years leading software and digital initiatives. I align people, process, and technology around outcomes that matter.
Leadership
Guiding teams and stakeholders to deliver with clarity.
Product Ownership
Turning strategy into roadmaps, backlogs, and results.
Delivery & Recovery
Bringing structure to chaos and getting projects back on track.
Stakeholder Alignment
Clear communication and governance that keep everyone moving forward.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
15+ years leading complex technology delivery.
Enterprise software, platform modernization, ERP, cloud, product delivery, project recovery, and cross-functional leadership across consulting, agency, and enterprise environments.
Nintendo of America
Primary PM on a $2M global Liferay DXP modernization spanning teams in the US, Japan, and India.
Golf Digest / Discovery
Product Owner and Program Manager for digital platform initiatives, aligning roadmap, stakeholders, and API-driven delivery.
National Storage Affiliates
Recovered a failing platform rebuild by resetting governance, resources, workflows, and QA to restore accountability and momentum.
PERSONAL PROJECT
Maisy Signals.
An AI-agent opportunity intelligence system that discovers, researches, scores, and qualifies emerging B2B technology-services opportunities using current public evidence—then presents the strongest leads for human review.
- Autonomous AI Agents for discovery, deep research, evidence validation and qualification
- Camden Model scoring across 12 signal families, commercial gates and buying stage
- Next.js, React, TypeScript and Node.js
- Supabase PostgreSQL, Auth, Edge Functions, RLS and pg_cron
- OpenAI Responses API with web search, hosted on OpenAI Sites
PERSONAL PROJECT
Playlister.
A platform that connects independent rap and hip-hop artists with relevant Spotify playlist curators and keeps submissions organized in one place.
- React, Node.js, Supabase and PostgreSQL
- AI-assisted product development and workflow automation
- AI-driven research, enrichment, QA and documentation
- Hands-on exploration of agentic development workflows
