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Product Direction

Clarifying positioning, portfolio and priorities

Overview

Many organisations develop products successfully without a formal product function. Over time, however, responsibility for product decisions becomes distributed across teams. Positioning may remain implicit, portfolios expand without clear intent, and priorities are shaped reactively rather than strategically.

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I support companies in establishing clear product direction — defining what products should be, how they should evolve, and where they should compete. The objective is to restore coherence and focus without adding organisational complexity.

When this helps most

  • Product positioning is unclear or implicit

  • Portfolio has grown without structure

  • Priorities compete across teams

  • Product decisions are reactive

  • No dedicated product role exists

How I contribute

I work with leadership, engineering and commercial stakeholders to clarify product intent and structure. This may include analysing product portfolios, defining positioning and differentiation, and establishing shared product priorities. The work remains pragmatic and adapted to the organisation’s scale and context.

Typical outcomes

  • Clear product positioning and intent

  • Coherent portfolio structure

  • Shared product priorities

  • Stronger decision framework

  • Restored product focus

Discuss your product

If product direction, launch or expansion is on your mind, I’m happy to exchange.

Gorka Santamaria

Strategic product advisor

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Switzerland

Sennweg 11, 3012 Bern 

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Spain

Kurutzea 13, 48480 Arrigorriaga

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Italy

P. Cavalotti 47, 18039 Ventimiglia

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