Darryl Feldman

• On a mission to radically simplify the travel experience • Leading product efforts developing innovative AI travel platform • Building up product team and strengthening company capabilities in delivering innovation

Leading new product innovation efforts for the HRS Group through agile MVP development and market testing. Researching into new and disruptive areas for the travel and hospitality industries. Seeding and coordination of innovation efforts throughout organisation. Acting as product owner on discovery sprints to evaluate MVP’s through hypothesis / data driven design and development.

I was a founding member of management team for this early stage FinTech startup. I Developed overall vision and strategy for brand, product and then concept for native apps. Representing the product in front of investors to share the vision and future strategy for growth. Managed MVP experimentation leading to first Alpha version of the product.

I headed up product management and development efforts for one of Europe’s most loved internet brands. I was responsible for the strategy, design, execution and rollout of new initiatives and features, as well as the day-to-day operations of keeping a platform in 7 countries with over 3 Million active members up and running smoothly. Led the team to successfully rebuild and relaunch DaWanda in 2013. Lead native mobile app developments and new innovations.

I was hired to lead UX and Design efforts across all Nokia location based services over time this evolved into a more general product director role. I was also responsible for starting up an internal incubator called ‘App Labs’ which initiated new ideas conducting market analysis and user research to identify opportunities - and then rapidly develop alpha/beta versions of mobile apps. We were responsible for the Nokia Public Transport app, which now is recognised as a market leader.

I led a team to concept the next generation of content-related products and services, incorporating video, music, photos and games. The result was a redesigned Mediencenter platform and an iPhone application to enable seamless sharing of content across platforms.

I conceived the idea to enable top local creative designers from berlin to express themselves and sell their products online by developing a social shopping platform. The idea was well received by investors who gave funding to realise the vision. I successfully built a team, which included design, technical, sales & marketing, legal and financial staff. We launched the product in 7 months, ahead of schedule and under budget. The product was recognised by the industry at the time as an innovation and we attr

Acting as part of the European management team, I led a multidisciplinary team of 40 people who were responsible for the design, development and optimisation of Yahoo’s global platforms and search technologies. My focus was to extend Yahoo's European product portfolio, which included both developing new products specific to Europe and localising US platforms. Key achievements were the roll out of an improved Yahoo! News platform, Yahoo! Sports, the new Yahoo! home page and the official FIFA worldcup site

I was leading a large team of professionals with skills ranging from market research through to front end programming for this global Internet consulting firm. I was responsible in defining a global process and ensuring that solution quality was a key priority. I consulted with clients to identify opportunities in their markets to deliver innovative products and services. Clients included: Opodo, Lucent, Hutchison 3G, UK Government, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Nissan, BP and The Financial Services Authority

I was hired to set up the European HQ for this large US agency specialising in online marketing and e-business solutions. I grew and developed a 30 people strong team in London, joining the company as employee number 3 during a time of fast growth and Internet boom. I was responsible for strategy and concept development, often pitching for new business. Clients included: BT, Daimler Chrysler, Emirates, Hewlett Packard, boo.com, eyestorm.com, Quip!, Etoys, and CDNow.

I headed up the creative and front end technology team, developing both e-commerce solutions and online marketing campaigns for dot com’s as well as established corporate clients. I Grew a small team into a 20 person profitable operation producing award winning work. Clients included: The Carphone Warehouse, The Financial Times, Abbey National, Railtrack, BT, RSPB, NatWest Bank, Royal and Sunalliance, Waterstones, Fujitsu, Hutchison Telecom, Dolland and Aitchison.

Responsible for the design and development of 'Which University on CD-Rom' the first multimedia guide to further education in the UK. The system was installed as a kiosk in thousands of schools across the UK.

Graphic Design & Illustration