BUILDING · SINCE 2002

Aaron Dey

I build ideas into lasting outcomes.   My journey spans over twenty years building, launching and scaling products and teams - across media, banking, education and consulting. I collaborate with people and businesses to deliver experiences for customers across the world.

· I

The Journey

Local teams, global impact

● Customers○ Partners
  1. 01
    Mar 2024Present · Berlin, DE
    Senior Product Manager
    Zattoo
  2. 02
    Jun 2023Feb 2024 · Berlin, DE
    Product Consultant
    Zattoo
  3. 03
    Dec 2020May 2023 · Berlin, DE
    Product Owner/Manager
    Zattoo
  4. 04
    Jan 2020Nov 2020 · LONDON, UK
    Product & Venture Development Advisor
    LEAN SONICS
  5. 05
    Nov 2014Jan 2020 · LONDON, UK, MADRID & BARCELONA, ES
    Director
    HANZO STUDIO
  6. 06
    Jan 2011Dec 2015 · London, UK
    Co-founder & CEO
    FrameBlast
  7. 07
    Nov 2010Oct 2014 · London, UK
    Co-founder & Partner
    Clearer
  8. 08
    Aug 2009Oct 2010 · London, UK
    Product Labs Lead
    BBC
  9. 09
    20062009 · Amsterdam, NL
    Product & Project Manager
    Joost Technologies
  10. 10
    20052006 · Copenhagen, DK
    Product Operations Manager
    Nordisk Film
  11. 11
    20032005 · DK
    Project Manager & Multimedia Developer
    KONCEPTAS ADVERTISING
  12. 12
    20022003 · DK
    Project Manager & Multimedia Developer
    FREELANCE
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The Numbers

1M+
USERS DELIGHTED
19+
B2B CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS GROWN
24+ 
PARTNERSHIPS FOSTERED 
250k
APP LAUNCH DOWNLOADS(FRAMEBLAST)
20+
YEARS EXPERIENCE BUILDING PRODUCTS
2
PATENTS GRANTED (FRAMEBLAST: US, UK)
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The Collaborators

Their experience

Lars Mardfeldt
Head of Business Development — Zattoo Consumer

"I had the pleasure of working with Aaron on several projects. His expertise and technical knowledge, combined with his ability of communicating and collaborating in a very clear and structured way was always something I enjoyed a lot. He is a role model when it comes to ownership of products and building bridges to commercial stakeholders. All this with a positive 'let's try to make it possible' attitude which I highly appreciated."

Neill David Watson
Head of Content & Partnerships — Virgin Money

"Aaron held key responsibility for delivering a challenging new digital project aimed at 2.2 million future Virgin Money customers. His care, work ethic and attention to detail coupled with a true passion for customer experience was fundamental in management of the product's launch and success. He is a skilled Director of Product Management and has extensive success setting up / scoping new projects, managing teams, and overseeing all aspects of delivery and operations. I'm always keen to work with Aaron on business ventures and look forward to working with him again in the future."

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The Fellow Travellers

   

Customers

19

Selected across engagements and industries

SkySaltWAOOHD+1&1CouchfunkMySportsVirgin MoneyStandard CharteredDeem FinanceZafinBulgariMeliáMapfreAssociated PressBBCBPUK ParliamentLEGO
 

Partners

24

Selected across products and ecosystems

DotscreenLogituitMedia DistilleryXroad MediaNPAWVW CARIADVIDAALGSamsungMinsaitErretresSoulsightVirgin GalacticVirgin StartUpAmazonSony PicturesSamsungSamsungAmazon Web ServicesAVIDAdobeCinergyTV2 DanmarkMicrosoft
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The Outcomes 

Selected examples

· VI

Awards & Recognition

2022

Connect! The Smart TV Award  — Special Prize of the Jury

MEDIENTAGE MÜNCHEN & German TV-Platform

First-time special prize awarded to the Zattoo Ukrainian TV Streaming Service — a free web player for Ukrainian and international news channels launched within days of the war in Ukraine.

2022

ADG Laus 2022  — Bronze

ADG-FAD · Corporate Identity, Medium & Large Companies

Bronze Laus awarded for the Deem Finance transformation into a 21st-century digital bank, encompassing brand strategy, corporate identity, and all digital applications.

· VII

The Logbook

  1. Mar 2024Present
    Zattoo · Berlin, DE

    Senior Product Manager

    Shaped Zattoo's 2030 vision by building the new MODULAR product suite (INGEST · STREAM · ORCHESTRATE) including developer-first APIs, SDKs and platform working with 10+ cross functional development and business teams.  Launched B2B developer experience to cut onboarding time from months to days. Secured key B2B renewals, cut churn risk and account growth pipeline.  

  2. Jun 2023Feb 2024
    Zattoo · Berlin, DE

    Product Consultant

    Advised strategic B2B customer accounts on platform strategy, prepared entry into new markets and segments.

  3. Dec 2020May 2023
    Zattoo · Berlin, DE

    Product Owner/Manager

    Led expansion into CTV, Operator apps and platform partnerships with Samsung, LG, VIDAA and Panasonic. Cut severe migration churn risk and grew reach with LG app relaunch and core performance improvement to Samsung app. 

  4. Jan 2020Nov 2020
    LEAN SONICS · LONDON, UK

    Product & Venture Development Advisor

    Consulted startups on product strategy, lean delivery and ops scaling.  Mentored COVID pandemic-response projects during international hackathons.

  5. Nov 2014Jan 2020
    HANZO STUDIO · LONDON, UK, MADRID & BARCELONA, ES

    Director

    Scaled to a 35-person hybrid studio for customers across EMEA, Asia & North America. Delivered for Virgin Money, Bulgari, Standard Chartered, Melia, Deem Finance and many more. Landed new customers and grew one client engagement from €0.xM to €xM+ revenue. 

  6. Jan 2011Dec 2015
    FrameBlast · London, UK

    Co-founder & CEO

    Co-invented one of the world's first algorithmic mobile video editors.  US & UK patents granted. ~250k downloads post-launch driven organically and featured by Apple. White-label partnership with Samsung.

  7. Nov 2010Oct 2014
    Clearer · London, UK

    Co-founder & Partner

    Co-founded boutique consultancy delivering digital transformation and cloud solutions for Associated Press, BBC, BP and the UK Parliament.

  8. Aug 2009Oct 2010
    BBC · London, UK

    Product Labs Lead

    Reorganised product development inside the £100M DMI programme.  Prototyped and trialled innovative media workflow solutions with the award-winning Natural History Unit.

  9. 20062009
    Joost Technologies · Amsterdam, NL

    Product & Project Manager

    Early streaming-platform product work at one of the most-watched startups of the late 2000s.

  10. 20052006
    Nordisk Film · Copenhagen, DK

    Product Operations Manager

    Product launch and operations of pioneering OTT streaming service at Scandinavia's oldest film studio. 

  11. 20032005
    KONCEPTAS ADVERTISING · DK

    Project Manager & Multimedia Developer

    Agency-side multimedia development and client project delivery.

  12. 20022003
    FREELANCE · DK

    Project Manager & Multimedia Developer

    First chapter — independent multimedia projects for customers including LEGO.

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Expertise & Languages

Expertise

Skills

13

Areas of proven practice.

AI enabled product developmentProduct StrategyService Strategy and DesignPlatform ArchitectureAPI and SDK product developmentDeveloper Experience and community creationGo-to-Market and key account growthPartnership and Ecosystem growthM&A IntegrationCross functional Team LeadershipC-level Stakeholder ManagementCompliance and reportingIP creation and management

Education

Formation

8

Qualifications and programmes.

Mind the Product / PendoDeepLearning.AILondon School of EconomicsHyper IslandUniversity of OxfordUniversity College CopenhagenDanish Association of Managers and ExecutivesErhvervsakademi Midtvest

Languages

Fluency

4

Multilingual communication.

EnglishDanishBengaliGerman