Chief Digital Officer
London, London, Gb
Stanley Gibbons, founded in 1856, and publicly listed in the UK, is an international leader in the collectibles industry, with approximately 280 employees worldwide. The eCommerce division, based in Raleigh, is responsible for a next generation marketplace for collectibles (StanleyGibbons.com), which leverages the power of proprietary catalog data and industry expertise to build a phenomenal online platform and product to find, buy, sell and enjoy collectibles.★ CEO of Stanley Gibbons eCommerce Ltd ★Provides leadership and executive management to the group’s eCommerce division. Leads strategic planning, drives a team of 40 employees, and develops, forecasts, and manages an annual budget of $7 Million.• Generated a projected $850,000 in cost savings for 2015 by optimizing marketing spend aligned with ROI.• Presented alongside the group CEO at bi-annual investor roadshows, creating and presenting the group’s long-range eCommerce plan focused on delivering $85 Million in annual GMV within the next three years.★ Chief Digital Officer (Chief Product Owner) ★Drives a team of product managers and developers focused on transforming analog products into digital ones; with a focus on designing new and exciting products to maintain Stanley Gibbon’s competitive edge.• Successfully implemented Agile methodology within the group, focusing on cross functional teams, scrum, lean startup and an MVP product development lifecycle approach - using data analysis and customer feedback.• Lead a team of 4 product managers, 2 business analysts, 4 UX designers and 25 developers. Focusing on high performance, career growth and personal motivation - built in a fast paced, collaborative environment.★ Principal Product Owner – Search & Data ★• Built and fine-tuned an ETL system to normalize over 6 Million unique product listings consisting of loosely structured seller generated data, and successfully match each against a known catalog of 500,000 SKUs