🏔 Emma Northcott
About 🏔 Emma Northcott
Emma Northcott is a Group Product Manager at Slice, where she has worked since 2023. She has held various product management roles at companies such as Farewill and Monzo Bank, and she has a strong background in enhancing user experiences and improving product efficiency.
Work at Slice
Emma Northcott currently serves as Group Product Manager at Slice, a position she has held since 2023. Prior to this role, she worked as a Staff Product Manager from 2022 to 2023 and briefly as a Product Manager in 2022. During her tenure at Slice, she successfully led a project that reduced the release cycle time from release cut to app store by 90%. She managed a team of two product managers and a squad, focusing on enhancing the ordering experience. Her contributions also include improving shop availability, redesigning the in-app feedback system, and enhancing the feed UI, which collectively led to measurable increases in conversion rates.
Previous Experience
Before joining Slice, Emma Northcott held several key positions in product management. She worked at Farewill as Senior Product Manager from 2021 to 2022 and as Product Manager from 2020 to 2021. Prior to Farewill, she was employed at Monzo Bank, where she served as Product Manager from 2019 to 2020 and held roles as Operations Lead and Organisational Scaling Lead from 2016 to 2019. Her career also includes a role as Business Development Manager at Crowdcube Limited from 2015 to 2016, and earlier positions in community management.
Education and Expertise
Emma Northcott has a diverse educational background. She studied International Business and Spanish at The University of Edinburgh, earning a Master of Arts (MA) from 2009 to 2013. She also completed an MA in Fashion Entrepreneurship at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, she has a degree in Software Engineering from Code First Girls, achieved in 2022. Emma has also completed a course in Product Management at General Assembly in 2018.
Background
Emma Northcott's professional journey began with a role as Client Services at BARRECORE from 2013 to 2015. She transitioned to community management roles at Race Yourself and Runway East in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Her experience in product management began at Monzo Bank, where she developed her skills over several years in various capacities. Emma's international exposure includes studying abroad in Spain as part of the ERASMUS program at Universidad Pontificia Comillas from 2011 to 2012.