Jamie Dawson is an experienced product management professional currently serving as a Senior Product Owner at Basis and a Product Consultant for the Ministry of Awesome, where Jamie mentors startup founders to advance Aotearoa New Zealand's knowledge-based economy. Jamie's expertise spans roles such as Venture Product Lead at Paloma, where Jamie focused on product discovery and iterative delivery, and Head of Product at Hyper, where Jamie led a team to develop new revenue opportunities. With a background in mentoring at Canterbury Tech and Colab Cohorts, Jamie actively supports emerging product managers. Jamie's foundational experience includes positions at StarRez, Vampr, RMIT Activator, and WeWork, where Jamie contributed to community building and entrepreneurial learning initiatives. Jamie holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing from the University of Canterbury and has completed a product management essentials program at Brainmates.