David Hamel
Building tools for better investing and more impact
Experience
Jul 2023 - Dec 2023
6 months London, United Kingdom
Venture Development Consultant
Impactive.pro
(Contract) Advising product and strategy of a cloud-based SaaS for financial institutions.
Feb 2023 - Present
2 years 1 month Berlin, Germany
Co-Founder & COO
Ziggma.com
Building a Portfolio Management SaaS for retail investors, responsible for product, strategy and operations.
- Bootstrapped a FinTech web app reaching 30k users, $5k MRR and $400M in assets linked, growing organically.
Jan 2020 - Feb 2022
1 year 2 months Berlin, Germany
Co-Founder & CEO
DeRisk.earth
Built a SaaS for Asset Managers to engage with corporates, managing ESG risks and impact, responsible for product and Go-To-Market.
- Developed a prototype and piloted with asset managers totaling >€500 bn AUM.
Jul 2020 - Sep 2020
3 months Berlin, Germany
Senior Product Manager
Home HT GmbH
(Contract) Building an online marketplace for tenants and landlords.
- Automated contract generation journey from <5% to 100%.
- Developed agile processes, BI tools and product roadmap.
Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
3 months Munich, Germany
Product Manager
Carly Solutions GmbH
(Contract) Improving online sales for a car diagnostics tool.
- Built a web funnel improving purchase conversion by 25%
- Created a new Google Analytics setup, BI dashboard, product team and agile organization.
May 2018 - Aug 2018
4 months Berlin, Germany
Product Owner
Porsche Digital Lab
(Contract) Building a blockchain app for classic car owners.
- Scaled from prototype to full versions, securing $6.5M funding.
- Hired/managed an engineering and design team of 12.
Dec 2015 - Jun 2022
6 years 7 months Berlin, Germany
Co-Founder & CEO
DigitalPartners.io
Digital strategy consulting, corporate venturing, product management and technology sourcing.
- Executed 27 IT/IoT projects in diverse industries for clients including Viessmann, Porsche, Körber.
- Built a team of 7 engineers and 3 consulting partners.
Mar 2015 - Jun 2015
4 months Rotterdam, Netherlands
Trade Finance Analyst
ABN Amro Bank N.V.
Internship at the commodities trade finance desk.
Summary
Analytical, yet empathetic personality, with expertise in IT development, FinTech and Financial Services. Biggest strengths in building product strategies and user-centric product discovery. Autonomous problem solver with a continuous learning mindset, comfortable at the intersection of business, design and technology. Motivated by working with driven professionals and creating impactful products. Passionate about sustainability, investing, outdoor sports.
Languages
English
Advanced
French
Advanced
German
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced
Education
Aug 2014 - Dec 2015
Rotterdam School of Management, Netherlands
MSc · Finance & Investment · Netherlands · 8.4/10 (Cum Laude)
Aug 2011 - Aug 2014