About Dave
Transformational product leader and consultant with 15+ years building and scaling B2B and B2C products in the SaaS, fintech, cyber‑risk and insurance sectors. Advise start‑ups through to multinationals on digital transformation and product management - shaping strategy, auditing portfolios, and leading delivery to accelerate outcomes. Proven to drive measurable gains: managed £140M+ ARR portfolios, reduced development timescales by 50%. Supported executive leadership with outcome-based strategy development and mentored team members to achieve high-performing teams.
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Bath (up to 50km)
Experience
- Linchpin Advisory GroupDirector & ConsultantJanuary 2026 - Today (5 months)United KingdomFounder-led digital transformation and product management consultancy supporting organisations with strategy, audits, roadmaps, and delivery leadership across process, technology, and people change.• • Conduct digital maturity and current-state assessments across the operating model, data, applications/services, and capability gaps.• • Define transformation roadmaps, target-state architectures, and phased implementation plans aligned to outcomes, OKRs, and investment cases.• • Lead and advise on the delivery of change programmes spanning process redesign, data/AI initiatives, service and application modernisation, and enablement/training.• • Provide product management consultancy: audits, product strategy, discovery, prioritisation, lifecycle management, mentoring, and fractional end-to-end leadership.
- KYNDHead of Product ManagementMay 2024 - February 2026 (1 year and 9 months)London, UKLead product management for a cyber risk intelligence SaaS, setting vision, datadriven strategy, and an outcomebased roadmap aligned with executive priorities. Scaled agile delivery and product discovery to increase velocity, adoption, and retention across enterprise customers.• • Prioritised initiatives using customer insights, analytical data, and market intel; improved throughput and ontime releases.• • Launched highimpact risk scoring, reporting, and insights features that increased customer value and stickiness.• • Instituted product operating cadence (OKRs, KPIs, PRDs, experiment backlog) and coached PMs for performance growth.• • Partnered with Sales, CS, and Marketing to tighten GTM and drive expansions and renewals.
- CorpaySenior Product ManagerJanuary 2023 - May 2024 (1 year and 4 months)Swindon, UKSenior PM for fuel payments, owning the lifecycle, profitability, and performance of core products. Built scalable frameworks and processes to reduce waste and accelerate delivery.• • Redesigned the product lifecycle and incorporated enhanced governance, clarifying roles, stage gates, and KPIs.• • Improved margins by streamlining workflows and eliminating inefficiencies across Sales, AM, and CS.• • Translated market signals and customer feedback into a prioritised roadmap and business cases.• • Led new product design, launch planning, and early-life management with GTM partners.
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Education
- GCSE, AS, AS-levels.Clarendon TrowbridgeGCSE, AS, AS-levels.
Certifications
- TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Lean Organisation Management TechniquesNorth Hertfordshire College2026