Ben Whitfield-heap
Head Of Product at Kahootz
East Lindsey, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBen Whitfield-heap is a seasoned product leader with over a decade of delivering data-driven, user-centered software across public, private, and charity sectors. As Head of Product at Kahootz, and formerly a senior product manager at NHS England, he has steered multi-year growth, scaling enterprise collaboration tools from 8k to over 50k monthly active users and securing £1.5m in capital investment for NHS-owned platforms. He excels at agile delivery, establishing North Star metrics, implementing customer service desks, and turning complex requirements into accessible, high-impact products that meet accessibility standards. A proponent of 'tech for good,' he has led open standards, interoperability initiatives, and cross-organizational collaboration to improve public services. He holds Scrum, ITIL, MSP, AgilePM, and PRINCE2 certifications, and started his career building digital capabilities across government and healthcare before moving into leadership roles in product management.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
2:1 (hons) Business Administration, 2:1 (hons) Business Administration at University of Bath
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Github Skills (52)
markdown10
health9
ruby9
static-site9
liquid9
site-generator9
documented9
jekyll9
dynamics-crm8
blog-engine8
advanced-custom-fields8
static-site-generator7
hugo7
grav-plugin7
imagesloaded6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
simplybenuk/Wolds-Canine-Massage
Dec 2019 - Jan 2025
Contributions:58 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 5 years 2 months
simplybenuk/simplyben
Mar 2017 - Feb 2023
1st release of the simplyben.co.uk website
Contributions:79 commits, 6 PRs, 55 pushes in 5 years 11 months
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