george donovan

product owner at transunion uk

About

Senior product manager, working in the payments processing industry for First Data, shaping the future of global commerce. Part of the central VisionPLUS consumer finance platform design team, working with clients in Europe, Middle East, AsiaPac, Australia and LATAM, focus on digital and mobile solutions. Previous experience with VocaLink, operator of the UK's domestic payments infrastructure, a national grid for payments. Specialities Consumer Finance / Credit Issuing (Cards and Loans) Payments Processing (Issuing/Acquiring/CP/CNP) Omnichannel (Digital/mobile/POS) Strategic Product Development Product P&L Management Product Marketing Stakeholder Management

Country

united kingdom

City

leeds

Industry

information technology and services

Skill

product management, marketing strategy, corporate communications, product marketing, stakeholder management, product development, marketing, payment card processing, payments, marketing communications, advertising, integrated marketing, business analysis, analysis, market research, project management, market analysis, e commerce, public relations, mobile payments, sales, credit cards, strategy, segmentation, debit cards, payment systems, marketing management, acquiring, cards, emv, e payments, electronic payments, mobile commerce, strategic partnerships, payment gateways

Experience

product management specialist

webanywhere workplace learning

2010-8 - 2012-8 · 2 yrs 1 mo

product owner at transunion uk

transunion uk

2020-4 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

senior product manager, transaction switching

vocalink

2007-6 - 2010-7 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Senior Product Manager for the VocaLink ATM transaction switch. Reporting to the Head of Card Payments, product managed bi-lateral ATM switching connection projects that extended the LINK network's geographic reach to debit and credit cardholders in Europe, North America and AsiaPac (e.g. European Alliance of Payment Schemes, or EAPS, Pulse/Discover network, China Union Pay). Managed product innovations and M&A driven cross-selling. Created portfolio efficiencies by sponsoring back office improvement projects and service enhancements, and created new revenues via NPD and in-life product changes.

product marketing manager

link scheme ltd

2005-6 - 2007-6 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Created brand identity and launch campaign for newly formed SBU (Avantra) and its portfolio of products including ATM managed services and mobile phone top up.

marketing communications manager

link scheme ltd

2001-5 - 2005-6 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Managed the corporate marketing communications function for the LINK ATM Network (www.link.co.uk).

product manager, visionplus global financial solutions

first data corporation

2012-9 - Present · 14 yrs 1 mo

First Data is a global leader in commerce-enabling technology and solutions, serving approximately six million business locations and 4,000 financial institutions in 118 countries around the world. The company's 24,000 owner-associates are dedicated to helping companies, from start-ups to the world's largest corporations, conduct commerce every day by securing and processing more than 2,500 transactions per second and $1.9 trillion per year.In order to be considered for employment, you must apply through the First Data career site at http://www.firstdata.com/careers.EOE StatementsInternational: First Data is an Equal Opportunity EmployerUS: First Data is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Females/Vets/Disabled/LGBT)