We help digital teams shape strategy, drive delivery, and launch products that scale. Trusted by some of the world’s most recognised brands.
DDV Consulting - Product Strategy & Delivery for Digital Teams
With over 15 years of product leadership experience spanning fintech, media, energy, retail, ecommerce, defence, and emerging technology, DDV Consulting helps ambitious organisations deliver digital products that create measurable value.
15+
Years of Experience
12+
Industries Served
20+
Product Initiatives Delivered
Proven Impact - Recognised by Industry Leaders.
About DDV Consulting
DDV Consulting Ltd helps product teams shape and scale digital products that deliver real impact. We combine product strategy, execution, and hands-on leadership so organisations move faster, focus on outcomes, and build platforms customers love.
Founded in London by Darren D. Vitarana, we’ve delivered across retail, energy, fintech, media, IoT, and SaaS — from scaling £2bn+ eCommerce platforms to launching award‑winning IoT products and enabling millions of households to access new digital services.
Why teams work with us
- Senior product leadership without the overhead (fractional, advisory, turnarounds)
- Platform and DevEx uplift that unlocks delivery speed and quality
- Pragmatic ways of working that stick beyond the engagement
Impact at a glance
- eCommerce strategy for a £2bn retail platform
- Event‑streaming platform underpinning millions of energy customers
- Editorial tooling that halves time‑to‑publish; SSO and banking journeys lifting engagement 20–35%
- Launched Hive Homeshield, an award‑winning smart monitoring suite recognised for design and innovation
Our Services
Every engagement is tailored. No boilerplate playbooks — just high-impact outcomes.
Product Management Consulting
Hands-on delivery across the product lifecycle — from discovery to launch.
Whether embedded within your team or leading from the front, we drive clarity, momentum, and results. This includes roadmap definition, delivery oversight, agile product practices, and aligning cross-functional teams around outcomes that matter.
Fractional Product Leadership
Fractional product strategy advisory at CPO level — responsive to your scale-up or transformation needs.
We help shape product direction, support product leaders, and embed product excellence for long-term value.
Platform Product Advisory & Consulting
Technical product insight for scale.
We support platform strategy, developer tooling, and AI integration — reducing delivery friction, aligning engineering and product, and shaping product-led platforms with scalable outcomes.
Digital Transformation
Transforming how organisations build and deliver.
We modernise processes, teams, and tools — from product transformations to digital change across start-up, scale-up to enterprise orgs — always through a product-led, outcome-first lens.
Whether standing up a new initiative or course-correcting an existing one, we provide the product leadership and clarity needed to move forward — through focused, outcome-led engagements.
Not sure what you need yet? Get in touch to discuss your needs
How We Support Clients
Our capabilities include:
- Driving end-to-end product delivery as a hands-on, outcome-led Contract Product Leader
- Standing up or scaling product teams
- Embedding product thinking and agile ways of working
- Leading discovery, user research, and UX refinement
- Designing OKRs and product operating models
- Supporting hiring, onboarding, and team structure
- Advising on AI strategy and tooling
- Unblocking delivery teams and refining product rituals
Whether your requirements involve a foundational Product Leader, fixing a team in flux, scaling a product org — or simply need a proven operator to step in and deliver — we help you move with confidence.
Where needed, we can draw on a trusted contractor network to support delivery across design, engineering, or specialist functions.
All work is delivered on an Outside IR35 basis, with guidance available to support your compliance process and ensure confidence around SDS assessments. Where required, we typically work with Qdos to undertake IR35 Contract Assessments.
We work with teams at every stage of the product journey — from shaping the vision to scaling delivery.
Testimonials
Real impact. Trusted by leaders across energy, media, technology, and more...
Kaluza
❝ Darren challenged all my assumptions about the perceived problems while building a technical strategy ... and helped us create the product offering that made the most sense for Kaluza. ❞
— Engineering Leader, Kaluza
Hive (Centrica)
❝ Darren knew what worked, what didn’t, and how to get people aligned to get things done. He was a valued member of any team I was in. ❞
— Global Head of Product, Hive (Centrica)
NBC Universal
❝ Darren combined strong communication and follow-through with the ability to build trust across teams. He quickly delivered value and proved to be a great asset in a high-pressure environment. ❞
— Director of Digital, NBC Universal
Crosstide Consulting / M&S
❝ Darren is one of the strongest Product people I have had the opportunity to work with. His ability to quickly grasp the state of play, having been dropped into an existing platform team, create hypotheses, and begin crafting a sensible strategy and product roadmap for a complex area was exemplary.❞
— M&S Engagement Lead, Crosstide
Three Mobile
❝...On every project Darren got up to speed quickly and started adding value to the project team; not afraid to challenge constructively, delivered on time and quickly got to grips with the ways of working within Three during a period of change.. ❞
— Head of Business Software Strategy, Three
Sky
❝Darren built strong relationships with the key stakeholders involved and brought shape and structure to the project, which allowed it to succeed.❞
— Engineering Lead, Sky
Contact us
Whether you're launching something new, solving for scale, or need a trusted partner to deliver outcomes — get in touch.
Sometimes all it takes is a quick conversation to get things moving in the right direction - DDV Consulting Ltd serves clients across the UK and internationally.