About + Work

Duncan Hann

Duncan Hann

Product Manager & Ecommerce Lead – turning customer insight into products people enjoy using.

Currently Ecommerce Development Lead at ITS

Product Discovery CRO Expert Digital Transformation Data-Driven Team Leadership UX/UI Designer Ecommerce Expert

EXPERIENCE

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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%.

  5. 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

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)Scrum Alliance · 2018
Interaction Design Foundation MemberUX/UI Certifications · 2021 – Present
Umbraco Fundamentals TrainingUmbraco HQ Training · 2022
BSc (Hons) Product Design with ElectronicsCardiff Metropolitan University · 2000 – 2004

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.