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Building our product management community: from sceptics to superfans

James Corbett is a Product Manager for Delivering Sustainable Futures at Defra and Helen McMullan is a Lead Product Manager for Regulatory Services at Defra. In this blog they reflect on how formalising a product community has unleashed the power of shared ownership, collective growth, and fostered sense of belonging

October 2, 2025admincommunities of practice, Community, digital, people, Product ManagementDEFRA, Digital, GOV, Wales

Principality Building Society Strengthens Senior Leadership Team with Key Appointments

The post Principality Building Society Strengthens Senior Leadership Team with Key Appointments appeared first on FinTech Wales.

August 15, 2025adminNews, peopleNews, Tech, Wales

Credas Appoints Neil Williams as CTO to Drive Technology Growth and Global Expansion

The post Credas Appoints Neil Williams as CTO to Drive Technology Growth and Global Expansion appeared first on FinTech Wales.

August 12, 2025adminNews, people, UncategorizedNews, Tech, Wales

Thinking big and bold: Meet fast streamer Amad Ahmed

Digital, Data, Technology (DDaT) and Cyber Fast Streamer Amad Ahmed considers what inspires him to think big and to be bold and innovative in his approach to work. Hi, I’m Amad, and I joined Defra last October, as part of …

September 24, 2024adminDefra digital, Defra technology, digital, peopleDEFRA, Digital, GOV, Wales

Spotlight on Talent Development – meet summer intern Kiril Korzikovas

Summer intern Kiril Korzikovas shares his experience of completing the Civil Service Summer Internship Programme here at Defra digital data technology and security. I’m Kiril, a second-year student studying Economics and Russian at the University of Sheffield. I started my …

August 28, 2024adminAll staff, careers, Defra digital, digital, peopleDEFRA, Digital, GOV, Wales

What to keep in mind this World Day for Health and Safety at Work

On World Day for Health and Safety at Work, which this year focuses on exploring the impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health, Laurie Doyle reflects on the growing reality that, while many people are familiar with workplace risks such as trips, fires, or musculoskeletal injuries, rising global temperatures mean that employees are now feeling the effects of climate change more than ever.

April 28, 2024adminAll staff, Defra digital, peopleDEFRA, Digital, GOV, Wales

“Everybody has to start somewhere” – why I chose an ICT career with Defra

On International Girls in ICT Day, Associate Cloud Engineer Niamh Bergin explains why she has chosen a career in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and she reflects on some of the challenges she has faced and overcome, personally and professionally, including feeling the effects of imposter syndrome.

April 25, 2024adminDefra digital, jobs, peopleDEFRA, Digital, GOV, Wales

What’s in a name (change)?

Defra Head of Security Hannah John explains how a subtle but important name change aimed at building wider awareness and understanding of our broad and important Defra remit, will at the same time enable us to grow an increased sense of belonging among all of our people.

April 8, 2024adminAll staff, Defra digital, Defra security, people, securityDEFRA, Digital, GOV, Wales

Why we’re celebrating neurodiversity

In Neurodiversity Celebration Week Lauren Stephenson, Tara Sanders, Robert Walker, and Lizzy Miller tell us how the Civil Service is celebrating its neurodiverse colleagues through supportive networks.

March 18, 2024adminAccessibility, All staff, Defra digital, people, wellbeingDEFRA, Digital, GOV, Wales

Spotlight on talent development: Meet Fast Streamer Gianmarco Zenzola

In the latest of our personal stories from colleagues who are on a talent development programme here in Defra, we meet Fast Streamer Gianmarco Zenzola.

March 7, 2024adminAll staff, Defra digital, Defra service design, people, TechnologyDEFRA, Digital, GOV, Wales