Daniele Stroppa — CTO

I've spent the last decade working at the intersection of AI, data, and commerce, helping some of the world's most recognised brands turn technology into a genuine competitive advantage. Across retail, luxury fashion, travel, and food delivery, I've led the design and delivery of AI-powered solutions that move the needle on the metrics that matter: product discoverability, customer engagement, conversion, and retention. Whether that's building ML classification systems across tens of millions of SKUs, launching multi-brand AI shopping assistants that meaningfully reduced churn, architecting GenAI contact centre solutions that cut handle times at scale, or designing platforms from the ground up that became significant revenue streams in their own right, I bring both the strategic clarity to define the right approach and the technical depth to see it through. Outside of AWS, I make myself available to a select number of e-commerce brands and digital-first retailers as a Fractional CTO, working directly with founders and operators who need senior technology leadership without the full-time overhead. Engagements are focused and outcome-driven: AI strategy, data architecture, platform modernisation, and commerce technology. I work with global enterprises and high-growth scale-ups alike. What stays consistent is the focus: real business impact, delivered without unnecessary complexity.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI specialist focused on retail and e-commerce solutions.

Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States

Experience: 22 yrs 11 mos

Skills

Ai
Data Architecture
Data Offerings
Cloud Adoption
Data Strategy
Go-to-market Strategy
Cloud Solutions
Solution Architecture
Cloud Infrastructure
Research
Customer Solutions

Career Highlights

Expert in AI-powered solutions for retail and e-commerce.
Proven track record in driving measurable business impact.
Strategic advisor for top global brands in technology adoption.

Work Experience

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

WW Partner Solutions Architect, Retail & Consumer Goods (Field CTO) (1 yr 7 mos)

Senior Partner Solutions Architect - Retail (3 yrs)

Senior Solutions Architect (1 yr 9 mos)

Solutions Architect (1 yr 10 mos)

Technical Account Manager (1 yr 4 mos)

Sr. Product Marketing Manager (7 mos)

Solutions Architect (5 mos)

Cloud Specialist (1 yr 5 mos)

Joyent

Solutions Engineer (5 mos)

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Researcher (7 mos)

Alcatel-Lucent Schweiz AG

Senior Consultant (2 yrs)

VirtualMob.co.uk

Solutions Architect (3 yrs 5 mos)

Nexus Telecom

Software Engineer (2 yrs 6 mos)

Sesa Srl

Software Analyst (1 yr 3 mos)

Atkins

Graduate Software Engineer (1 yr 3 mos)

Zucchetti Formazione Srl

IT Trainer (2 yrs 8 mos)

Education

B.Sc at Universita Statale di Milano

M.Sc. with Distinction at University of Bradford

Diploma at EVTEK, Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Techonolgy

Daniele Stroppa

CTO

Arlington, Virginia, United States22 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in AI-powered solutions for retail and e-commerce.
Proven track record in driving measurable business impact.
Strategic advisor for top global brands in technology adoption.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI specialist focused on retail and e-commerce solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

AiData ArchitectureData OfferingsCloud AdoptionData StrategyGo-to-market StrategyCloud SolutionsSolution ArchitectureCloud InfrastructureResearchCustomer Solutions

Other Skills

architecture modernizationtechnical guidanceapplication modernizationAWSMySQLPHPPythonMongoDBcloud infrastructure solutionsvirtualization performancedistributed file systemstechnical implementationsOracleJavaSoftware Engineering

About

Experience

22 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

11 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Amazon web services (aws)

8 roles

WW Partner Solutions Architect, Retail & Consumer Goods (Field CTO)

Promoted

Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos

I work with AWS's most strategic retail and commerce partners globally, helping them build, differentiate, and scale their AI and data propositions. This means working closely with partner CTOs and product leaders to shape technical direction, define go-to-market offerings, and architect solutions that create measurable value for joint enterprise customers.
Recent work spans agentic AI in retail, composable commerce, GenAI-powered customer experience, and large-scale data platform modernisation, across partners operating at $1B–$50B in revenue.
I act as a Field CTO: equal parts trusted advisor, solution architect, and go-to-market strategist.

AIdata architecturesolution architecturego-to-market strategy

Senior Partner Solutions Architect - Retail

Promoted

Sep 2021 – Sep 2024 · 3 yrs

Led the technical relationship with AWS's most strategic retail and commerce ISV partners across EMEA, helping them build credible, differentiated AI and data offerings on AWS. Worked hands-on with partner engineering and product teams to shape solution architecture, define reference architectures, and accelerate go-to-market.
Drove several landmark partner engagements across e-commerce, luxury retail, and travel — including AI-powered product discovery at scale, multi-brand personalisation platforms, and GenAI contact centre transformation.

AIdata offeringssolution architecturego-to-market strategy

Senior Solutions Architect

Promoted

Dec 2019 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

Served as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers across travel & hospitality and consumer goods, guiding cloud adoption, architecture modernisation, and data strategy on AWS. Led complex, multi-workload engagements spanning data platforms, ML pipelines, and digital commerce infrastructure.

cloud adoptionarchitecture modernizationdata strategy

Solutions Architect

Feb 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

Technical Account Manager

Oct 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

Provided proactive technical guidance and operational support to strategic AWS customers, helping them optimise their cloud environments, improve reliability, and accelerate their roadmaps. Built deep customer relationships and acted as the primary technical point of contact for escalations and architecture reviews.

Sr. Product Marketing Manager

Promoted

Mar 2016 – Oct 2016 · 7 mos

Defined and executed go-to-market strategy for AWS container services, translating complex technical capabilities into compelling narratives for enterprise buyers and technical audiences.

go-to-market strategytechnical guidance

Solutions Architect

Promoted

Oct 2015 – Mar 2016 · 5 mos

Worked with mid-market customers to design and deliver cloud solutions on AWS, with a focus on application modernisation, data architecture, and scalable infrastructure. Built strong customer relationships and supported pre-sales across a broad set of retail and technology accounts.

cloud solutionsapplication modernization

Cloud Specialist

Apr 2014 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

Joyent

Solutions Engineer

Oct 2013 – Mar 2014 · 5 mos · London, United Kingdom

Worked with customers to architect and deploy cloud infrastructure solutions on Joyent's platform, providing technical guidance on performance, scalability, and cloud-native design patterns.

solution architectureAWSMySQLPHPPythonMongoDB

Zurich university of applied sciences

Researcher

Feb 2013 – Sep 2013 · 7 mos

Conducted research at the InIT Cloud Computing Lab (ICCLab), focusing on virtualisation performance, distributed file systems, and cloud infrastructure. Published findings on OpenStack, SmartOS, and distributed storage systems including Ceph and GlusterFS.

cloud infrastructure solutionscloud infrastructure

Alcatel-lucent schweiz ag

Senior Consultant

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs

Professional services consultant within the Wireline Access Analytics product line, delivering technical implementations and customer solutions across Solaris, RHEL, and JBoss environments. Developed automation tooling in Python and shell scripting to streamline operational workflows.

researchvirtualization performancedistributed file systems

Virtualmob.co.uk

Solutions Architect

Nov 2010 – Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Zurich

Led solution architecture for Augmented Reality (AR), web, and mobile applications, designing systems across AWS, MySQL, PHP, Python, and MongoDB. Contributed to global corporate development, shaping the company's technical direction as it scaled its product offering internationally.