About + Work

Duncan Hann
Product Manager & Ecommerce Lead – turning customer insight into products people enjoy using.
Currently Ecommerce Development Lead at ITS
EXPERIENCE
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2025 – Present Now
Ecommerce Development Lead, ITS
Leading the web and ecommerce product team for a trade tools retailer, with in-house developers and an external agency partner.
- Own the backlog and run sprint planning, refinement and releases in Jira.
- Turn release output into director-level summaries of progress and customer impact.
- Introduced AI-assisted workflows for tickets, release notes and prototyping.
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2015 – 2024
Head of Development & IT, Drinkstuff
Owned the product roadmap, the ecommerce platform and IT for a glassware and barware retailer.
- Simplified basket and checkout for a 15% uplift in conversion.
- Brought in learning search (SLI, Loop54), faceted filtering and personalised recommendations.
- Launched a CMS and PIM, cutting page update times by 20%, and kept the platform PCI Level 1 compliant.
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2009 – 2015
Ecommerce & Marketing Manager, Drinkstuff
Ran digital marketing and site optimisation: PPC, SEO, email, affiliates, A/B testing and seasonal campaigns.
- Launched on Amazon and eBay, contributing to a 40% increase in revenue.
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2006 – 2009
Web Content Manager, Drinkstuff
Led a team of content editors and photographers, wrote the style guides through several rebrands and grew organic traffic by 8%.
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2004 – 2006
Graphic Designer, Ministry of Defence
Where it all started: technical drawings and visuals for people who rely on getting the detail right.
CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Search & Discovery
- Learning Search (SLI, Loop54)
- Structured Data & Schema.org
- Faceted Navigation
- Taxonomy Design
- AI-Powered Search
eCommerce & CMS
- Umbraco CMS
- PIM Systems
- Marketplace Integration
- B2B/B2C Platforms
- Payment Systems
Analytics & CRO
- Google Analytics
- SQL & Data Analysis
- A/B Testing
- User Behavior Analysis
- Conversion Optimization
UX & Design
- Wireframing
- Journey Mapping
- UI/UX Design
- Adobe XD & Figma
- Accessibility
BEYOND THE SCREEN
Coffee Obsessed
Proud owner of a Breville Barista Express, constantly fine-tuning espresso shots (still troubleshooting that pressure gauge!).
Tech Curious
Learning React, 11ty, HTML/CSS/JS and APIs while building Buskspot, my platform for street performers.
Pizza Enthusiast
Hosting make-your-own pizza nights with my pizza oven is a personal passion (product testing is rigorous!).
Family Man
Husband to Caroline, dad to Elodie.
Running Aspirations
Trying to get back into fitness and running after a hiatus – slowly but surely.
Let's build something people love
Whether it's product, ecommerce or UX – I'm always happy to chat.