Max Clayton Clowes

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Maker of products, teams, and ideas. I bring over a decade of experience shaping software and fintech products, from founding startups to directing product at scale. I build with equal care for strategy, usability, and nurturing talent and creativity.

References available upon request. You can see what people say about me here.


Experience

Fractional Product Manager

August 2025 - Ongoing

Working part-time across multiple organizations:

Product Director - Codat

November 2021 - August 2025

Codat helps banks and fintechs build insights and automations with accounting, banking, and commerce data. Leading the service and platform teams, I:

Product Manager - Swoop

March 2021 - November 2021

Swoop is the virtual CFO helping businesses secure funding and increase efficiency. Built products that solve longstanding SMB challenges:

Product Manager - Codogo

April 2016 - August 2018

Co-founded Codogo, delivering client products through our agency business, whilst developing in-house collaborative document tool Codogo Write. I personally:

Other Experience

Education

BSc (Hons) Computer Science, 2:1 - Durham University

2012 - 2016
British Computing Society accredited. Awarded Rising Star of Research.
Dissertation: The use of evolutionary AI in the balancing of competitive multiplayer games

BA Product + Interaction Design - Ravensbourne College of Design, Year 1

2011 - 2012

Foundation Diploma in Art + Design - London College of Communication

2010 - 2011

High School - City of London School

2003 - 2010
A levels: Physics, Economics, Music

Awards

About me

I've always got a personal development project on the go; currently, I'm building a fantasy football team-building AI and the tool that made this CV. I regularly attend (and occasionally speak at) developer, product, and tech writer meet-ups (BCS, React London, GitHub Universe, Next Conf, WTD London).

I love board games, quizzes, cryptic crosswords, and cats. I enjoy running and rock climbing. I sing and am a multi-instrumentalist.

You can read my thoughts at my blog.

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