Roger van Moppes

Founder, EdgeWorks Cambridge | Strategy & Proposition Design | Former American Express & D&G | Help to Grow Mentor

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

About

I help founders and leadership teams sharpen their ideas, propositions, and market strategies. After senior leadership roles in product development and customer experience at American Express and Domestic & General, I founded EdgeWorks Cambridge, a clarity studio helping ambitious businesses move from concept to commercial traction. My focus is on three areas: optimising investment pitches, go-to-market strategy and early-stage scaling. Clients value EdgeWorks for its structured frameworks and pragmatic approach: clarity that converts ambition into action. Alongside my consulting work, I’m completing the mentor training for the UK Government’s Help to Grow: Management programme, supporting small business leaders in strategic growth. I also explore technology-driven ventures focused on human connection and knowledge sharing through multi-modal AI and training new proprietary models. I’m open to new consulting collaborations, early-stage founders seeking strategic clarity, and investors interested in ventures that bridge human insight with resonating design.

Experience

  • Founder at EdgeWorks Cambridge
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    Founder of a clarity studio helping founders and growth-stage businesses define sharper propositions, stronger narratives, and more resilient go-to-market plans. • Designed and refined frameworks for proposition clarity and business alignment • Worked with founders and small teams to translate strategic intent into measurable outcomes • Focus areas: optimising investment pitches, go-to-market strategy and early-stage scaling

  • Creator, Founder at Self-employed
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Creating a new venture currently in stealth mode. Identified market opportunity, business model, product features & benefits, technical stack and go-to-market strategy. Currently training an in-house data model, working with machine video, audio and a fusion engine. Developed a new mark up framework for a domain specific language.

  • Founder at Self-employed
    Oct 2024 - Feb 2025 · 5 mos

    Concept-stage project exploring AI based multimodal solutions (audio & video). Concluded following initial research and validation

  • Domestic & General (9 yrs 6 mos)
    • Director of Commercial Solutions
      Jun 2017 - May 2024 · 7 yrs

      • Drove commercial growth in the US and Europe by securing strategic partnerships for scalable models. • Developed recurring payments and digital fulfilment propositions for OEM, retail, and utility partners. • Led product and partnership initiatives resulting in long-term contracts with key clients.

    • Head of Product
      Dec 2014 - Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      • Developed a tailored product suite for multiple geographies, supporting customer retention and satisfaction. • Partnered with legal and compliance to deliver frameworks post-Brexit.

  • American Express (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Client Manager - Business Travel
      Oct 2010 - Oct 2013 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      • Managed a multimarket client portfolio, driving account growth through CX-led service enhancements and retention initiatives. • Identified revenue opportunities within corporate travel and insurance portfolios, securing new business for American Express.

    • CRM Consultant - International Insurance Services
      Mar 2010 - Oct 2010 · 8 mos

      Designed engagement and retention strategies