Derek Daly

Background

About Derek Daly

I lead with curiosity, clarity, and a bias for action. As General Manager of a software portfolio at SolarWinds, I own the full lifecycle—from vision to value. I bring 20+ years of IT and product experience, now focused on steering cross-functional teams to build solutions that solve real customer problems in log management, monitoring, observability and hybrid IT. My role blends strategy, execution, and market engagement, ensuring we’re not just shipping features, but driving outcomes. Whether it’s aligning roadmap to revenue, building new go-to-market motions, or coaching the next wave of product leaders, I thrive at the intersection of innovation, operations, and leadership. Some areas of expertise are observability, SaaS/on-prem product development, Product-Led growth, product usage analysis, coaching and mentoring, building and developing technical teams. My motivation lies in solving complex problems, creating value for customers, and leading teams towards excellence.