Simon Ockford

Simon Ockford has a diverse work experience spanning across various industries and roles. Their most recent position was as the Head of Product - Growth at Student Beans since January 2022. Prior to that, they served as the Head of Product at Direct Life and Pension Services Ltd from September 2020 to January 2022. Simon also worked at Specsavers as the Head of Product - Online from April 2017 to August 2020, and at Sainsbury's as the Head of Product - Marketing Innovation from February 2016 to April 2017. Before that, they worked at John Lewis Partnership in two different roles, including Manager, Capability and Delivery (Head of Product) from October 2012 to February 2016, and Manager, Campaign Delivery and Data Planning from December 2009 to October 2012. Simon's earlier experiences include working as a Customer Analytics Manager at Expedia from May 2008 to December 2009, as a Lead Analytics Consultant at Experian from September 2006 to May 2008, and as a Senior Marketing Analyst at Orange / France Telecom Group from 2003 to 2006.

Simon Ockford obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Psychology from the University of Leeds, where they studied from 1996 to 1999. After a gap of several years, they pursued further education and completed a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Data Science from the University of Westminster, studying from 2009 to 2011. In addition to their academic qualifications, Simon also earned certifications such as the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) from Scrum Alliance in November 2019 and the PRINCE2® 2017 Foundation & Practitioner from QA Ltd, although the specific dates of completion for the latter certification are unknown.