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Allison Walker

Product Management · Data & Analytics · AI Builder

I stumbled into Product Management after years in research and data analytics, and I absolutely love it. For the past six and a half years I've been building data products at Cirium — a global aviation intelligence company — working at the nexus of product, engineering, and data science. Canadian-Australian, now happily based in Portland, Oregon.

Now I'm looking for my next challenge: a role where I can build great products and stay at the cutting edge of technology — especially at the intersection of AI and real-world user problems.

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Allison Walker

Six and a Half Years at Cirium

A career arc that went from data analyst to Senior PM across $24M in ARR.

  1. Sep 2022 – Present Now Diio · Trips & Waivers · FlightStats

    Senior Product Manager

    Cirium · Portland

    Promoted after eight months as PM. Now leading two full product suites and running discovery for the Innovation team focused on AI-driven airline workflow solutions. The scope keeps growing — and so does the complexity I love to untangle.

    • Aviation analytics platform: $17M ARR, 400+ customers, 2,000+ users
    • Traveller management suite: $7M ARR, 50+ customers
    • Built AI copilot agents to automate discovery and reporting workflows, saving 15+ hours/week
    • Maintained regular customer touchpoints through moderated and unmoderated design tests and discovery interviews
    • Established a cross-suite Win/Loss program from scratch — stakeholder buy-in through customer interviews
    • Lead product discovery for Innovation team: customer research, prototypes, and investment cases
  2. Jan 2022 – Sep 2022 Signals

    Product Manager

    Cirium · Portland

    My first true PM role — owning the roadmap for Signals, an aviation analytics data product. This is where I learned to make hard prioritisation calls, run structured discovery, and turn customer interviews into a roadmap that engineering could actually build.

    • Owned re-platforming roadmap balancing customer needs, tech debt, and platform constraints
    • Used SQL and Python to quantify user behaviour and friction points, directly shaping roadmap priorities
    • Ran user and non-user discovery interviews to define and validate new feature requirements
    • Prototyped derived datasets with technical experts to improve customer decision-making workflows
  3. Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 Diio

    Product Owner

    Cirium · Portland

    After a stint as Scrum Master, I transitioned fully into the product discipline as Product Owner on the Diio re-platform initiative. I learned backlog management, sprint delivery, and what it really means to translate business goals into engineering work — and what happens when you don't.

    • Managed the backlog and sprint pipeline for a complex legacy re-platforming effort
    • Acted as translator between technical constraints and product goals across geographically distributed teams
    • Drove team velocity, managed capacity, and removed blockers across delivery cycles
  4. Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Nexavia

    Senior Data Analyst

    Cirium · Portland

    My entry point into the Cirium world. Embedded as a cross-functional analytics partner within a product and engineering team, I moved from pure analysis into the messy, fascinating work of building a product — and discovered I wanted to do more of it.

    • Validated data and business logic for processing pipelines to ensure accuracy and explainability of outputs
    • Investigated new product features with emphasis on model validation for predictive analytics services
    • Bridged the gap between engineering and product, translating data findings into actionable priorities

Before Cirium

Jan – Aug 2018

Senior Quantitative Account Manager

GALKAL · Melbourne

International strategy and research agency. Led large-scale quantitative research programs end-to-end, with a particular focus on CX improvement and retention modelling for a large government organisation.

  • Managed research programs from study design through analysis to executive presentations
  • Applied advanced quantitative methods to CX improvement and retention modelling
  • Developed new business through building and expanding client relationships
Jan 2014 – Sep 2016

Consultant & Deputy Account Manager

Forethought · Melbourne

International market science consultancy. End-to-end client management across 10+ banking and finance clients — scoping, delivery, and stakeholder management. Where I learned to communicate complex analytical thinking to non-technical audiences.

  • Managed the CX Improvement program for the firm's highest-value client ($1M+ engagement)
  • Supported a team of five consultants: resourcing, quality reviews, training, and P&L
  • Translated complex quantitative methodologies for C-suite and non-technical stakeholders

About

After graduating from the University of Melbourne, I spent my early career in quantitative market research — cutting my teeth in data analytics at consultancies in Melbourne. Then I made the move to Barcelona to complete a Master's in Big Data Solutions. That combination of research rigour and data fluency is what I bring into every product decision. I arrived in Portland in 2019, joined Cirium, and found my calling.

Outside of work I'm a keen hiker, an enthusiastic home cook who treats recipes as loose suggestions, and an amateur sewist who makes her own clothes. I live with my husband, a very sweet little boy, and a very silly dog.

Product

Product Strategy Roadmapping Customer Discovery Design Sprints Voice of Customer Win/Loss Programs Go-to-Market

AI & Innovation

AI Agent Development AI Prototyping Innovation Discovery 0→1 Products

Analytics

SQL Python Tableau Financial Modelling Pricing Strategy Quantitative Research

Delivery

Jira & Agile Stakeholder Management Technical Requirements Scrum Commercial Modelling

Education

2018 – 2019

Master of Big Data Solutions

University of Barcelona

Studied in Barcelona — the pivot that connected my research background to the world of data engineering, machine learning, and large-scale analytics.

2009 – 2013

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.)

University of Melbourne

Honours thesis in consumer behaviour research. The foundation of my analytical thinking and how I approach customer problems to this day.

Apps I've Built

AI-powered tools built to solve real problems at home.

Garden
Companion

Garden Companion

An AI-powered garden planning and tracking app. Log plants, track growth stages, get personalised planting advice, and visualise your garden layout on an interactive map.

Next.js Postgres Prisma Claude AI Leaflet Recharts Tailwind CSS
Live app GitHub

Scullery

A pantry, menu, and grocery list management tool for households. Manages a shared recipe library, generates AI meal plans, and populates grocery lists that household members can collaborate on in real time.

Next.js Supabase Claude AI Zustand Tailwind CSS
Live app GitHub

Let's work together

Open to Senior PM and Principal PM roles, consulting engagements, and interesting conversations about product and data.

allisonraynor8@gmail.com
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