Who is Hilary Johnson?

Hilary has built a career as Product Manager, Leader and Advisor for companies like The Body Coach, ustwo and Monzo. In the past she has also led product teams as Head of Product at fintech startup Flux and as the Product Team Manager at VMWare London. 

Entrepreneurial at heart, Hilary is also a remote Product Coach and Trainer through her coaching practice Night School. She works with Product Leaders and Founders to help them sharpen their skills and build better products. Alongside her coaching practice, she partners with Mind the Product to coach Product Leaders through workshops and training.  

Hilary transitioned into product management from a legal career. In her past legal life, she worked in intellectual property research at the University of Amsterdam Institute for Information Law, and in digital policy at the EU institutions level in Brussels.

What is Hilary Johnson best known for?

Hilary is known for bringing a practical and non nonsense approach to product management. 

Although building impactful products can be complex and challenging, she believes good product management comes with a curious and learning mindset, focus and a pragmatic approach to solving problems. When working with her team and coaching clients, she’s keen to bring focus and simplicity to the craft of product management.

Hilary is also known for being committed to good communication and emotional awareness in product teams. At Unmind, she continuously strives to support her team of product managers so that they can be the best product managers they can be.

Where can you learn more about Hilary Johnson?

You can read about Hilary’s coaching and blog posts on her personal website. There, you’ll find a mix of practical product management writing advice like How to design a roadmap that speaks to your whole team, along with more information on her coaching. 

You can also find Hilary on Twitter, where she posts about product management and mental health.