# Hugh Allen

> Product Engineer | Out in Tech Team Lead

Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Profile: https://flows.cv/hughallen

Senior Product Manager and founder with 6 years’ experience building B2C/B2B SAAS and marketplace products from zero to one. Outside of work, I lead the UK chapter of Out in Tech, supporting LGBTQ+ talent to launch and grow a career in tech through mentorship and community-building.

## Work Experience
### Product Engineer @ Orbital
Jan 2026 – Present | London, United Kingdom

### Senior Product Manager @ native
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | London, United Kingdom
Student engagement and adtech platform connecting brands with Gen Z across 100+ universities and 500,000+ students – delivering content and experiences through advertising, insights, and ticketing products.
- 0→1: Shaped strategic pivot to build for advertisers. Built managed marketplace that enabled scalable multi-channel campaign execution, increasing revenue from £1M to £5M over 2 years. Built campaign management and delivery tools, reducing booking-to-activation time by ~65%.
- 0→1: Built ML-powered insights tool to segment 500,000+ students into behavioural ‘affinity’ groups, enabling universities to improve student engagement and advertisers to target high-intent audiences. Launched MVP with 5 design partners and secured contract renewals from 43 additional universities.

### Head of Product @ Gradguide
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Dublin, London
Early-career recruitment startup. Acquired by Native in November 2022.
- Joined as the first hire and founding team member.
- 0→1: Built and scaled Gradguide’s marketplace from zero to €500K+ ARR with NPS of 61, directly leading to acquisition by Native in November 2022.

### Product & Marketing Manager @ McAlinden Research Partners
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Manhattan, New York
Financial advisory firm founded by the former CIO at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
- Rebuilt financial insights report as digital publication, growing monthly subscribers by 27% to 3,800.
- Increased average session time by 42% through interactive and responsive design, optimised for mobile.

### Co-Founder & CTO @ Threaded
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Dublin, Ireland
Marketplace for independent brick-and-mortar fashion retailers to sell online.
- 0→1: Founded and built multi-vendor e-commerce marketplace for fashion retailers. Secured competitive grant through LaunchBox, Trinity College Dublin’s startup accelerator.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science & Business
Trinity College Dublin

### Master of Arts - MA in User Experience Design
University of the Arts London

### Leaving Cert in Secondary School
Gonzaga College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hughallen95

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Last updated: 2026-04-05