Daniel Venson

About Daniel Venson

Executive leader with deep experience building and scaling businesses across global B2B and regulated markets. Known for leading product, commercial, and cross-functional teams through growth, transformation, and complexity.I bring a combination of strategic leadership and hands-on execution, with a career rooted in identity technologies and expanded into broader platform, go-to-market, and business leadership. I’ve partnered closely with customers, channel partners, and internal teams to deliver trusted solutions at scale—balancing innovation, operational discipline, and market impact.Key Experiences:Global market expansion | full P&L ownership | resource optimization | global process and cost improvements | employee growth and development | strategy development and deployment | C-suite collaboration | year-over-year growth (top and bottom line)| supply chain optimizationWhat I’m known for:Scaling product and solution portfolios in identity, security, and connected technologiesLeading global teams across product management, engineering, sales enablement, and operationsDriving growth and transformation in complex, multi-stakeholder environmentsNavigating regulated markets with long sales cycles and high trust requirementsTranslating customer and market needs into clear roadmaps and execution plansLeadership focus:Executive-level ownership with strong collaboration across CEO, peers, and boardsClear decision-making in ambiguous environmentsBuilding high-performing teams and future leadersI am based in the Austin, TX area and focused on executive leadership roles where I can help organizations scale, transform, or prepare for their next phase of growth

Experience

1. Vice President and Head of Financial Issuance

   HID

   Jan 2021 — Present

   HID Global is a manufacturer of secure identity products. The company is an independent brand of Assa Abloy, a global provider of digital and electromechanical access solutions which employs over people, supports 100 countries, and generates $8.8B in annual revenue- Full P&L ownership of an acquired business. Led various integration activities including ERP migration, fulfillment strategies, GTM, product, SLA standardization, employee development, and team restructuring- Implemented cost savings and revenue optimization strategies that yielded nearly 200% EBITDA improvement- Led various organic growth, partnership, and technology advancements that improved top line and contribution margin performance

Education

• Texas State University

  Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering

• Texas State University

  Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering

  2005 — 2011

Skills

• Autocad
• Business Process Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Supply Chain Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Manufacturing
• Team Leadership
• Sales Process
• Sales
• Excel
• Six Sigma
• Minitab
• Salesforce.com
• Enterprise Software
• Logistics
• New Business Development
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Marketing
• C++
• Negotiation
• Inventory Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Process Improvement
• Account Management
• Team Building
• Management
• Crm