David Bardsley

David Bardsley currently serves as Head of Strategic Delivery and Product Manager (Digitisation) at Places for People, focusing on the consolidation of tech products and the management of digital roadmaps. Previously, David worked at O2 (Telefónica UK) for 15 years, holding various roles including Capability Manager, where significant advancements were made in project delivery and capacity planning. David also served as Customer Experience Manager in Retail Operations, enhancing POS systems across multiple locations, and as Profit Protection Manager, achieving substantial reductions in fraud exposure. Additionally, David gained experience at Virgin Media O2 as Capability Manager and Head of Capability, contributing to governance and improvement in change delivery for customer-facing channels. Early career experience includes a Project Management Assistant role at Bupa, where foundational project governance was established. David earned a Business Studies BA Hons from Bournemouth University.