dani picton

I help organisations scale without losing control, culture or their best people.

Strategic Digital Delivery Leader operating at Tier 3 / IT SLT influence level, specialising in turning complex change into predictable, commercially grounded outcomes. I design delivery systems that bring clarity where things feel messy, make risk visible early, and turn “we hope this lands” into “we know this will.”

I care far more about performance than process theatre. My work focuses on increasing strategic capacity, improving flow and embedding governance that protects teams from burnout while still raising the bar on impact.

I’ve led multi-stream change across client platforms, cloud data transformation and revenue-critical automation on Amazon Web Services, strengthening commercial resilience, improving predictability and helping leaders make confident decisions without late surprises.

I’m known for calm leadership under pressure, straight-talking executive alignment and creating psychologically safe environments where high-performing technical teams can do their best work.

Delivery should feel boring in the best possible way: clear commitments, transparent trade-offs and outcomes everyone can stand behind. Bringing the energy, humour and humanity while delivering.

Amber - Technical Project Manager 

Oct 2024 - Present  

Brought in to lead strategic transformation initiatives and business change initiatives impacting Amber’s operating model, technology platforms and client-facing services. The role evolved to focus on stabilising complex digital delivery, improving predictability, and aligning delivery execution with strategy, governance and operational risk. 

AWS Cloud Practitioner Certified

BscEcon 2:1 Sociology