Kevin R. Hanson | Product & Project Manager | Innovation & Transformation Consultant
Product and transformation leader with 10+ years driving innovation across energy, government, and financial services. Skilled in systems thinking, Agile delivery, and organisational change. Known for enabling cross-functional teams to turn complex challenges into scalable digital products. Passionate about embedding customer insights, lean experimentation, and strategic alignment to create measurable business impact.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Product and Project Manager, E.ON Growth Studio (Contract) June 2025 – August 2025 Led digital energy venture development within E.ON’s Growth Studio, shaping new products across distributed energy, smart cities, and flexible trading markets.
• Drove concept-to-market validation for a new flexibility trading platform.
• Conducted customer and market research to de-risk early-stage propositions.
• Partnered with venture leads to align commercial strategy and accelerate execution.
• Managed delivery risk and prioritisation in a fast moving innovation environment
Consulting Director & Design Lead, NeXT STATE | 2024 – 2025 (Contract) 2024 - 2025 Co-created a consulting venture focused on narrative strategy and systems thinking for transformation.
• Designed GTM model and value propositions for visual TOMs and change blueprints.
• Delivered strategy workshops integrating storytelling and design.
• Partnered with the founder on early business development and client propositions.
Senior Product & Project Manager, Clarasys Consulting 2022 - 2023
Delivered digital transformation for government and enterprise clients through product-led delivery.
• Designed and built a product-centric operating model and product book for a major government office.
• Led UCD teams to design and implement case working solutions across departments.
• Directed Salesforce migration for a FTSE 100 digital services firm, delivered on time and on budget.
• Coached teams on Agile, product ownership, and entrepreneurial proposition design.
Founder and Innovation Consultant, iEXP Innovation Consulting, UK 2018 - Present
Founded a consultancy helping organisations design innovation labs, product portfolios, and startup partnerships.
• Facilitated innovation workshops and product portfolio reviews.
• Created entrepreneur curriculum content using Double Diamond and Lean Startup.
• Partnered with insurers and startups to define and pitch new value propositions.
• Completed Oxford Saïd Business School FinTech Programme; developed investor-ready product roadmap.
Senior Management & Digital Consultant, Accenture, UK 2015 - 2017
Led cross-functional teams and innovation labs delivering prototypes and transformations for FTSE 100 clients.
• Directed an 8-week digital prototype sprint using Lean Agile and DAD methods.
• Delivered FCA-compliant digital transformation for a UK bank.
• Advised governance boards on supplier selection and operating model design.
Management & Digital Consultant, PwC USA 2012 - 2014 Delivered strategic advisory and digital transformation projects for Fortune 500 financial and government clients.
• Led multi-team delivery for an airline’s market expansion programme.
• Designed to-be operating models to reduce mortgage default risk.
Technology Consultant, DXC Technologies, USA 2008 – 2012 Supported enterprise-scale transformation projects, focusing on process efficiency, data testing, and risk reduction.
• Authored project definition documents and implemented data testing for process improvement.
Education & Certifications
• B.A. Mathematics, Southwestern University
• Oxford Fintech Programme
• Non-Executive Director Academy (current)
• Certified Product Innovation Professional (CPIP)
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• Certified StrongSuits Facilitator
• Organisation and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC-trained coach)
• Security Cleared
Skills
• Product Design
• MS Office
• Atlassian
• Jira
• Confluence
• Azure Boards
• Trello
