Gwilym Johnston

Gwilym Johnston has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Gwilym is currently working at GoCardless as an Engineering Manager II, leading the Payment Innovation team responsible for the company's Open Banking offering. During their time at GoCardless, they have successfully enabled their team to deliver on their roadmap and built a strong team culture.

Prior to their current role, Gwilym worked at Zoopla, where they started as a Senior Engineer and received two promotions. As an Engineering Manager, they led a team of five engineers working on the Listing Detail Page, which receives a high volume of daily visitors. Gwilym then transitioned to the role of Technical Lead for the Listings Experience team, where they achieved a 7% increase in applicant leads and significantly improved partner product performance through data-driven decision-making.

Before joining Zoopla, Gwilym worked at J.P. Morgan as a Frontend Engineer, where they were part of the core EDG team responsible for building data discovery and visualization UI for the trading floor. Gwilym contributed to providing high-quality, cross-referenced data and analytic tools.

Gwilym's earlier experience includes working at Isotoma as a Senior UI Developer, where they were involved in various successful projects for clients such as Imperial College, NBC Universal, and Iomart. Gwilym also played a role in client demonstrations and engagement.

Overall, Gwilym Johnston brings a strong technical background combined with leadership and data-driven decision-making skills to their role as an Engineering Manager II at GoCardless.

Gwilym Johnston pursued a degree in Visual Communication at Birmingham City University. The specific start and end years of this education are not provided.