Profile
John Paul Toher
Senior digital leadership, embedded in your team
I work as a fractional digital director and contract programme lead for digital teams that need senior experience on their terms. Whether it's rescuing a stuck programme, shaping a product from scratch, or bringing clarity to a complex stakeholder landscape - I get things moving and keep them on track.
What I do
The work I take on tends to sit at the intersection of strategy and delivery - where plans need to become real.
- 01 Lead complex programmes and digital product delivery
- 02 Define scope, budgets, and team structures
- 03 Manage senior stakeholders and client relationships
- 04 Shape digital propositions and operating models
- 05 Advise agencies on growth, efficiency, and positioning
- 06 Integrate AI and sustainability into practical delivery
How I've helped
The work I do spans sectors and regions. I've helped launch a music streaming service in the US, built eCommerce platforms for major Eastern European retailers, delivered banking products across the MENA region, and supported a large UK wholesaler through digital transformation.
This work has delivered commercial results and been recognised at leading industry awards including D&AD and Webby.
A growing conviction that design and technology should do more led me to study at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
In 2024, I was invited to join the UN Staff College programme on the Circular Economy and the 2030 Agenda. That combination of commercial delivery and sustainability thinking is the foundation of everything we do at Human Kind.
Featured Case Study
Redesigning a retail banking app for a major financial institution
Programme leadership for the end-to-end redesign of a retail banking app for one of MENA's most progressive financial institutions. Strategy, design and delivery across multiple teams and timezones.
Read the case studyCredentials
20+ years
Shaping and delivering digital product across complex programmes, global markets, and regulated industries
Cambridge CISL
Studied sustainability leadership at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
UN Staff College
Invited to the Circular Economy and the 2030 Agenda programme - linking sustainability to commercial delivery
Agency & consultancy
Shaped teams and delivered product inside world-class agencies, studios, and consultancies - many of whom still contract me back in
BIMA Member
Active member of the British Interactive Media Association, contributing to industry standards and best practice
Availability
Fractional Digital Director
Ongoing senior leadership alongside your team, on a fractional or advisory basis.
Available now
Contract Programme Lead
Delivery leadership for your programme of work, on a contract basis.
Available from August 2026
Let's talk
Whether you have a specific brief or just want to talk something through, I'd be happy to hear from you. No pressure, no pitch - just a straightforward conversation about whether I can help.