Hello, I’m Donal and I help CEOs and product teams to design and deliver simple, sophisticated software. I’ve spent over 12 years leading design on high quality software experiences across enterprises such as Northern Trust, Microsoft, Crowstrike and Dell, while also helping startups grow.

I balance hands-on design with people leadership, growing teams while contributing directly when needed. I focus on clear outcomes, strong execution, and building trusted, collaborative relationships. From running my own business, I know that revenue, growth and adoption are key and always bring this focus to my work.

I’m proud to say that my work contributed to winning the Deloitte Financial service innovation awards 2021( Overall Winner and Most Disruptive start-up ) and more recently to Northern Trust being named FT’s Best Digital Bank in Wealth Management (2025).

Lately, I am learning and fine tuning AI software delivery practices out of curiosity and have implemented certain AI processes in SDLC processes, to great effect.

 

AI Design Process

Radar risk Intelligence - Aylien (PM of 7 + IC) Fintech 0-1 product

Radar has won two Deloitte Financial Services Innovation awards, read more about it here!

Authentication - Northern Trust (PM of 4 + IC) Banking legacy redesign

Understanding Growth - Microsoft Teams (PM of 4 + IC) Frontline 0-1 Dashboard

Managing Software - Dell.com (Sr. PM of 2 global teams of14) Enterprise 0-1 Journeys

Re-designing Groupon(PM+IC) E-commerce Re-design

Energy Trading - ENBW. (PM of 7 + IC) Energy dashboard redesign

Simplifying Motor Insurance - Allianz (IC, Legacy redesign)


Making Pensions Easy - Lloyds Banking Group. (IC + Managed 7, Greenfield Journeys)


Data-driven Crime Search - Accenture (IC, Greenfield product)

The Future of Work - Automation Displacement - Accenture. (User researcher, program)

Awards & Publications:

  • Best Private Bank for digital wealth planning (May 2025) - Financial Times

  • Overall Winner - Deloitte financial services innovation awards (June 2021) - Irish Times

  • Most Disruptive Fintech - Deloitte financial services innovation awards (June 2021) - Irish Times

  • How Small Data can make a big impact on AI - Harvard Business Review (Feb 2020) - Harvad Business Review

  • Creating the Symbiotic AI Workforce of the Future - MIT Sloan (Oct 2019) - MIT Sloan

Voluntary:

  • Judge - AI Ireland Awards 2023

  • Mentor - The Big Idea 2022

  • Co-founder - Propertyforest.ie