Will Shackelton is a Product Leader — Data Platforms, APIs & Analytics. I help organizations build and scale data-intensive products in financial, regulatory, and commercial insurance domains, balancing product strategy with measurable outcomes.
Hi there — I’m a senior product leader with deep experience owning data platforms, workflows, and APIs from strategy through execution. My work focuses on delivering systems that scale under complex contractual and regulatory constraints, and on bringing clarity to ambiguous problems.
My background spans both large enterprises and smaller, client-facing environments. Most recently, I led product portfolios at S&P Global supporting data and research products used broadly across internal and external clients. Earlier in my career, I worked closely with customers and engineering teams to shape product discovery and delivery end-to-end.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
2016 – 2025
At S&P, I led product strategy for core data collection and workflow platforms, worked with cross-functional teams to define clear roadmaps and success measures, and delivered high-stakes initiatives such as replacing a licensed third-party data source without client impact.
Shore Group Associates
2013 – 2016
At Shore Group, I regularly acted as a consultant within client organizations, owning solution design, delivery, and client engagement. I worked across industries including financial services and private equity-backed companies, helping shape data platforms and analytical frameworks under real-world constraints.
Advisen
2007–2013
At Advisen, I worked directly with enterprise clients to understand product usage, inform roadmaps, and support data feeds and APIs used in pricing, reporting, and analytics workflows.
Thomson Reuters
2000-2007
I got my start designing workflow processes, managing teams, and shaping requirements for financial information products — experience that grounded my later work in data and product.
What I Work On
Financial, regulatory, and commercial insurance data products
Data platforms, APIs, and workflow systems
Decision frameworks and measurable success criteria
Navigating delivery within contractual and regulatory boundaries
I’m open to senior product leadership roles as well as consulting opportunities where I can drive strategy, clarity, and execution.
Selected Work Highlights
Third-Party Data Replacement — Replaced a third-party equity ownership data feed under complex constraints with zero client impact.
Contract-Compliant Data Comparison — Designed analytical groupings to assess data quality without violating vendor agreements.
GDPR Platform Delivery — Delivered firm-wide privacy workflows and system changes supporting compliance with the European Union’s data privacy regulation.
How I Work
I prioritize clear success metrics, scalable decision frameworks, and collaborative problem-solving. I value outcomes over activity, and I use judgment, not gimmicks, to bridge product, data, and engineering. I’m open to senior product leadership roles and consulting engagements.