Joe Darkins
Technology and AI leadership built across Premier League football, Fortune 500 enterprise, fintech and high-growth startups - environments where commercial pressure is real and the margin for error is thin.
Built in the field.
Not in a boardroom.
Over fifteen years leading technology and product across businesses of every size. From front office trading systems to global product leadership at Fortune 500 enterprises. From building technology functions from scratch to leading teams across multiple continents.
Experience spans the full range: high-growth fintech startups, enterprise digital transformation, capital markets infrastructure, and operational technology in high-pressure environments. Budget responsibility, vendor accountability, and commercial outcomes have been constants throughout.
The thread that connects it all is leading change. Helping businesses navigate technology decisions when the stakes are real and the margin for error is thin.
"The difference between technology advice that lands and advice that doesn't is whether the person giving it has ever had to live with the consequences."
Where the experience
comes from.
Club's first dedicated technology executive. Built the entire function from zero. AI agents deployed in production across commercial, legal and operational departments.
Global product leadership across multiple business lines at a Fortune 500 real estate firm. Built AI data products that became significant revenue generators.
Product leadership at one of the UK's fastest-growing fintech platforms. Launched new regulated savings products and scaled the lending business.
Member of the company executive leading technology, product and design through a period of rapid growth. One of the UK's fastest growing tech companies.
Programme managed the integration of stockbroking into the trading platform. Delivered under budget across web, mobile and professional trading systems.
OTC derivative platform analysis working with tier-one investment banks including Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Bloomberg.
Led global development teams and owned global deployments. Built next generation frameworks powering financial data platforms worldwide.
A consultancy.
Not a contractor.
Pevaris is structured as a consultancy with a network model - not a solo practice. Joe leads every engagement directly. Where programmes need additional senior capacity, we bring in trusted associate consultants and engineering delivery partners.
Our engineering partners - onshore and nearshore - have strong records in production deployment and platform go-live. Every partner is held to the same standard as Pevaris.