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Ex-Google freelance management consultant
David Gaskell
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London, United Kingdom
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David is an ex-Google manager with experience in strategy consulting, operations and Chief of Staff support across industries including tech, financial services and media. His skills include delivery of multiple complex projects to deadlines, strategic planning & working cross-functionally. His roles have been a variety of full-time, contractor and freelance at both startups and large organisations and have all involved working closely with c-suite.
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United Kingdom
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English
Fluently
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Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
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My experience
2020 - 2020
freelance
Senior Strategy Manager
Zoopla.
Led strategic projects on price optimization and a go-to-market & value proposition for a new product as part of plans to treble EBITDA over a 3-year period for a PE-backed portfolio company; dual reporting to ex-BCG Principal and Managing Director
Strategy, Project Management, Board work, Customer interviews, Pricing, Excel modeling, Powerpoint
2019 - 2020
freelance
Management Consultant
Capricorn Financial.
Revamped senior management reporting process, conducted in-depth SWOT analysis and communicated the long-term strategy and vision across the company; reporting directly to CEO
Management Reporting, Business Management, Performance optimization, Strategic communication
2019 - 2020
freelance
Management Consultant
Smartr365.
Created a 3-year scale-up strategy at a high growth fin-tech startup including implementation of company-wide OKRs, an annual tactical plan and a new operating model, and wrote pitches for investment deals of £2M+; reporting directly to CEO
Startups, Strategic Planning, Restructuring / turnaround, Business Optimization, Performance Management, Preparation for investor meeting, Growth strategy
2018 - 2018
freelance
EMEA Strategy & Operations Manager
Google.
Central management of a $65m Google programme spanning 20+ markets across EMEA including quarterly / annual
budget allocations, target setting and performance tracking
Chief of Staff support role for director and VP writing briefing notes, speeches, strategy documents and presentations
for high profile external events, plus acting as a triage and representing at meetings
Cross-functional alignment with a wide range of teams across Google including Product, Finance, Policy, PR, investor
relations and market leads for 20+ countries
Delivery of detailed competitor analysis with strategic recommendations which were presented to the President of
Google EMEA
Delivery lead for multiple complex strategic projects including publication of a series of reports across 20 markets
calculating Google’s total economic impact and a one-year McKinsey research collaboration
budget allocations, target setting and performance tracking
Chief of Staff support role for director and VP writing briefing notes, speeches, strategy documents and presentations
for high profile external events, plus acting as a triage and representing at meetings
Cross-functional alignment with a wide range of teams across Google including Product, Finance, Policy, PR, investor
relations and market leads for 20+ countries
Delivery of detailed competitor analysis with strategic recommendations which were presented to the President of
Google EMEA
Delivery lead for multiple complex strategic projects including publication of a series of reports across 20 markets
calculating Google’s total economic impact and a one-year McKinsey research collaboration
Operations, Operations manager, Budgeting, High performing teams, Strategic planning and efficiency, Strategic Partnering, Marketing, Executive assistance
2014 - 2018
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Strategy Manager
BBC (NEWS, TV, RADIO & MUSIC, ONLINE).
Delivered and presented clear, impactful 1-3-year strategies for multiple BBC divisional directors based on analysis of large finance and audience datasets
Led and delivered a key part of a corporate strategy review commissioned by the BBC Executive Board to understand the opportunity cost of short-form video production across the BBC
Identified and programme-managed £10m of efficiency savings across the BBC News & Current Affairs portfolio reporting directly to the CFO of BBC News
Responsible for producing quarterly business reviews for BBC Radio & Music and BBC News assessing financial, strategic, audience and HR performance
Led and delivered a key part of a corporate strategy review commissioned by the BBC Executive Board to understand the opportunity cost of short-form video production across the BBC
Identified and programme-managed £10m of efficiency savings across the BBC News & Current Affairs portfolio reporting directly to the CFO of BBC News
Responsible for producing quarterly business reviews for BBC Radio & Music and BBC News assessing financial, strategic, audience and HR performance
Cost saving, Project and program management, Executive assistance, Content Strategy, Financial management in general, Strategy, Project Management, Change management
2012 - 2014
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Consultant
Deloitte Consulting.
Philip Morris International - helped design a system to calculate global standard variable cost per product. Mapped end-to-end production process through collaboration with senior client stakeholders and translated complex technical information into a compelling executive format
£4bn UK infrastructure project - worked as part of a small team to understand the requirements of the project's proposed finance function and deliver a catalogue of functional and non-functional requirements
Lloyds Banking Group - helped manage a £15m project with 60 contractors and tight deadlines in a two person PMO, responsible for resource schedules, financial and progress reporting and steering group papers
£4bn UK infrastructure project - worked as part of a small team to understand the requirements of the project's proposed finance function and deliver a catalogue of functional and non-functional requirements
Lloyds Banking Group - helped manage a £15m project with 60 contractors and tight deadlines in a two person PMO, responsible for resource schedules, financial and progress reporting and steering group papers
PMO, Finance, Banking, Infrastructure, Process Optimization, Project Management, Change management, Project coordination
My education
2015
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2017
Cass Business School
Development Programme, Strategy
Development Programme, Strategy
2012
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2013
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Certificate, Business Accounting
Certificate, Business Accounting
2008
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2012
London School of Economics
Bachelors, Geography with Economics
Bachelors, Geography with Economics
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