CAREER HIGHLIGHT
Darlington is a commercially astute product and growth executive with deep experience helping organisations scale, modernise, and unlock new sources of value. Across leadership roles spanning AMI Analytics, Marlowe & Company, R/GA Consulting, McKinsey & Company, and The Walt Disney Company, she has led market expansion, product transformation, portfolio strategy, and operating model improvement across complex and fast-moving environments. He brings a rare blend of strategic insight, executional rigour, and leadership maturity, with particular strength in growth strategy, digital transformation, product-led scaling, and executive decision-making. Darlington holds an MBA from Yale University, an MSc in Global Management from the London School of Economics, and a BSc in Business Information Technology from the University of Kent.
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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Vice President, Product Development Management
Senior Director, Product Development
Associate Technology Director
AMI Analytics
Darlington led the product from zero to one, building it from the ground up and turning an early-stage concept into a scaled, commercially credible SaaS business across multiple markets. He established the product, go-to-market, and operating foundations for repeatable growth, accelerating adoption, improving sales efficiency, deepening enterprise traction, and strengthening execution for sustained scale.
Head of Digital Strategy, New Product Propositions
Marlowe & Company Consulting
Darlington owned the end-to-end digital strategy and proposition pipeline across six European markets, shaping a 12-month roadmap and securing executive backing and funding for eight new propositions from idea through to launch. He also set the three-year product strategy, translated it into quarterly OKRs, and delivered 14 priority initiatives that generated £9.5m in incremental revenue and £2.1m in annualised cost savings.
Head of Product Management, Payment Services
R/GA Consulting
Darlington built a repeatable operating cadence across Google, Goldman Sachs, Allianz, and Beam Suntory that sped up decision-making from 14 days to 4 and reduced critical launch issues from 12 to 3 per release. He also led outcome-based roadmaps for complex, regulated journeys across four enterprise clients, helping generate an £18m pipeline and supporting 26 late-stage deals with buyer-ready demos and clear KPIs.
Head of Product & Innovation, Legacy Platforms
Marlowe & Company Consulting
Darlington set the portfolio strategy and investment case for new propositions across six markets, bringing nine senior stakeholders behind a single 12-month roadmap and an £18m funding plan. He also put in place a stronger executive performance rhythm that sped up decision-making and helped deliver £12.5m in incremental GMV from the first three scaled propositions.
Marlowe & Company Consulting
Darlington built and scaled the Product organisation across PM, Design, Research, and Analytics from 6 to 21 people, putting in place career paths, stronger hiring practices, and a more consistent operating rhythm. He also set the vision and multi-quarter roadmap for a PaaS platform processing 5.6 million transactions a month, worth £410m, aligning 14 product teams and senior stakeholders around a single set of priorities and measurable outcomes.
McKinsey & Company
Darlington led innovation from concept through to validation and execution, using customer insight, experimentation, and agile delivery to improve product-market fit. Across that work, he launched 120 POCs, converted 60 into MVPs, and scaled 30, while also leading transformation programmes that modernised legacy experiences, improved operational efficiency, and drove 30% user uplift across onboarding, payments, and core business processes for InsureTech, HealthTech, and FinTech clients.
EDUCATION
MBA in International Management
Yale University
Global Masters In Management
London School of Economics
Bachelor's Degree in Business Information Tech.
Kent University
Certifications
Managing Successful Change Programmes
SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
Design Thinking & Facilitation Certification
Building Artificial Intelligence Models & Ethical Ecosystems
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Professional Recognition
Product Leader of the Year
Product Committee - AMI Analytics
Recognised for leading the development of efficiency and market developing innovative products that created competitive advantage and unlocked new market opportunities.
Innovation Excellence Award
CEO Award - Marlowes
Recognizing and rewarding innovators who are shaping the future through their exceptional contributions.
Digital Transformation Leadership Award
MD Award - RGA Innovation Hub
Honored for successfully modernising products, platforms, and customer journeys, resulting in improved scalability, efficiency, and customer experience.
Market Research Excellence
R&D Innovation Hub - The Walt Disney
Recognised for delivering impactful insights, driving data-driven decisions, and providing strategic market analysis to enhance business growth.
Business Growth & Strategy Award
CEO Award - Marlowes
Awarded for aligning product direction with company strategy and contributing meaningfully to revenue growth, market expansion, and profitability.
Cross-Functional Leadership Award
COO Award - McKinsey & Company
Recognised for exceptional collaboration across engineering, design, commercial, and executive teams to deliver high-impact business outcomes.
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