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Product & AI — Frisco, TX

James
Nutkis

Technical PM with hands-on engineering habits: ship regulated platforms, broker-grade systems, and AI products—without losing the thread between roadmap and repository.

Regulated SaaSBroker-grade systemsAI & automation
FINRA · SEC · GDPRShipping since 2013Local CT
James Nutkis
About

Tough domains.
Plain-language delivery.

Compliance-heavy products still need taste, velocity, and empathy for the humans on the other side of the dashboard.

Technical Product Management leader with over 10 years of experience architecting, developing, and launching commercially successful software applications. I specialize in bridging complex technical initiatives with strategic product objectives.

From driving 2,400% revenue growth at HITRUST to ventures like Karliro (F&I for dealers), Pryvii (privacy compliance AI), and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer stack — I ship AI-driven systems and platforms that hold up in production.

10+

Years building market-leading products

Frisco, Texas

Core Stack

Node.jsReact.jsAWSAzureAI / MLSQLAgileFINRAGDPR
Impact

Proof in outcomes, not slides.

0%
Revenue Growth
Exponential top-line growth at HITRUST
0.9%
Platform Uptime
High-availability trading systems
0+
Team Members Led
Cross-disciplinary product teams
0+
Years of Impact
Building market-leading products
Portfolio

Things I've shipped & scaled

Onqix logo
2022 — Present

Onqix

User-Friendly Strategy Automator

Built and launched a user-friendly strategy automator operating as a FINRA-approved broker-dealer. Handled all regulatory approvals end-to-end, delivering an accessible platform for automated trading strategies with full SEC and FINRA compliance.

99.9%
Uptime
FINRA/SEC
Compliance
Founder & Technical Lead
Node.jsReact.jsAWSAzureAI/ML
2013 — 2024

HITRUST MyCSF

Enterprise Risk Assessment Platform

Led the product evolution of HITRUST's flagship risk assessment platform from inception through market leadership, driving 2,400% revenue growth while building a team of 30+.

2,400%
Revenue Growth
30+
Team Size
Senior Director, Product Management
Product StrategyAgileML/AIEnterprise SaaS
Swipe / scroll · work
Experience

A winding path through risk & product

Product Management & International Market Senior Advisor

HITRUST Services Corp · Frisco, TX

Apr 2024 — Feb 2026
  • Developed strategic EMEA market entry plans, leveraging local compliance insights to tailor product offerings
  • Advanced AI-driven product insights, analyzing customer usage patterns to optimize upsell opportunities
  • Launched cross-functional initiative increasing ROI by 30% through localization and market-specific enhancements
  • Led regulatory strategy integrating GDPR updates through innovative documentation practices
EMEA StrategyAI AnalyticsGDPRMarket Expansion

Founder & Technical Product Lead

Onqix · Dallas, TX

Aug 2022 — Feb 2026

Senior Director, Product Management

HITRUST Services Corp · Frisco, TX

Feb 2022 — Apr 2024

Director, Product Management

HITRUST Services Corp · Frisco, TX

Aug 2019 — Feb 2022

Product Manager, MyCSF

HITRUST Services Corp · Frisco, TX

May 2014 — Aug 2019

Technical Analyst

HITRUST Services Corp · Frisco, TX

Jul 2013 — May 2014
Expertise

Depth you can audit

01

Technical Leadership

Full-stack product architecture with Node.js, React.js, SQL, AWS, and Azure. Building platforms that scale from prototype to production.

Node.jsReact.jsSQL / NoSQLAWSAzureAPI Design
02

AI & Data Strategy

Leveraging machine learning models and AI-driven analytics to detect market opportunities and enhance product intelligence.

Machine LearningAI Product FeaturesPredictive AnalyticsData-Driven Decisions
03

Product Strategy

End-to-end product lifecycle management from vision to GTM execution, with comprehensive roadmaps aligned to business OKRs.

Product RoadmappingOKR AlignmentGTM StrategyRevenue GrowthAgile / Scrum
04

Compliance & Risk

Deep expertise in regulatory frameworks including FINRA, SEC, GDPR, and HITRUST, building compliant-by-design systems.

FINRA Series 7/24/63SEC ComplianceGDPRHITRUST CCSFPRisk Assessment

Certifications & Education

FINRA Series 7Financial
FINRA Series 24Financial
FINRA Series 63Financial
HITRUST CCSFPSecurity
Product Strategy — KelloggExecutive Ed
B.S. — University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Contact

Enough about me—
tell me about your stack

Executive PM roles, hands-on advisory, and partnerships where the problem is fuzzy but the bar for quality is not.

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