Alex Williams

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CTO and Technical Co-Founder @ Propelr
United Kingdom
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Alex Williams is a CTO and Technical Co-Founder at Propelr. They is proficient in Chinese. Colleagues describe them as "Alex possesses a genuine love for technology that is both infectious and inspiring. Their excitement for new advancements was not only evident in every strategic discussion but also instrumental in our team's continuous drive to stay ahead of the curve. They could always be counted on to bring the latest tech insights to the table, fostering a culture of constant learning and innovation. Beyond their expertise and passion, Alex was a strong and compassionate leader. They understood that technology is a tool powered by people and therefore placed great emphasis on building a team that felt both valued and motivated. Their ability to combine the human element with complex technology made them an outstanding leader. Alex's combination of technical expertise, business acumen, and team leadership skills made them an invaluable asset to our team. I am certain that their passion for technology, coupled with their experience and leadership skills, will be a game-changer wherever they choose to apply them next.", "I wholeheartedly endorse Alex as a remarkable manager. His exceptional leadership skills, coupled with a helpful and empathic approach, create a positive and productive work environment that truly stands out. He was the direct manager I reported to at Vitamojo, and his approachable nature always put me at ease whenever I required any help. His ability to recognize individual strengths and support each team member is commendable, creating a collaborative atmosphere where everyone feels valued and empowered. Working with Alex has been a privilege, and his dedication to the team and his strong communication skills make them an invaluable asset to any organization.", and "I couldn't have asked for a better manager than Alex, who has been my EM for almost two years at Marshmallow. His past as frontend engineer helped a lot in understanding my needs and the needs of the team. Working together has been extremely smooth from the start. Alex has been great at constantly pushing me to do my best and helping set career goals, and it's because of him that I've managed to progress to a more leadership position. Alex's best quality is that he truly cares about you, and he'll always do his best to see you and his team grow. He's not shy about taking ownership and it's brilliant in communicating team deliverables and needs to the stakeholders. For any company or team that needs an amazing human being and EM, Alex is your guy."

Alex Williams's Current Company Details
Propelr

Propelr

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CTO and Technical Co-Founder
United Kingdom
Website:
propelr.co.uk
Employees:
5
Alex Williams Work Experience Details
  • Propelr
    Cto And Technical Co-Founder
    Propelr
    United Kingdom
  • Propelr
    Co-Founder & Cto
    Propelr May 2023 - Present
    London, Gb
    Working to build the future of buying and selling property in the UK.
  • Vita Mojo
    Senior Engineering Manager
    Vita Mojo Sep 2022 - Aug 2023
    London, England, Gb
    Working with the engineering team at Vita Mojo to build out their people management and hiring function while effectively line-managing all UK-based and contract engineers.Responsible for managing the delivery of work on two teams (42 and Mobile) responsible for the online store, iOS and Android applications, and loyalty provider integrations.
  • Marshmallow
    Senior Engineering Manager & Bar Raiser
    Marshmallow Aug 2021 - Sep 2022
    London, England, Gb
    • Responsible for managing both the Efficiency team and Home Insurance team.• Directly line-managed 15 engineers across two teams and 1 engineering manager (responsible for another 10 engineers) in a third team.• Led the Efficiency team to deliver the removal of Premfina and the launch of our own monthly instalments solution to a tight deadline in November 2021 and with no issues during the first thirty days saving the business £500k in fees.• Simultaneously built the Home Insurance team from new hires and existing engineers in time to begin work on the project in September 2021.• Lead over 50 interviews in six months at both past experience and final culture stage scaling the engineering team from less than 10 to over 50.• Worked hand-in-hand with the Talent team to improve the candidate experience at all stages and reduce the time between first call to sending out an offer.• Selected by the leadership team to be the engineering team Bar Raiser and conduct final stage culture interviews on behalf of the founders.• Hired our first backend engineer, frontend engineer, and technical lead for our new Budapest office. • • • Adapted our hiring process to match local market expectations (faster turn around and a focus on live coding).• Responsible for hiring, onboarding and providing coaching in interview technique to our third and fourth engineering managers.• Managed external stakeholders at Confused and MoneySuperMarket, Carpenters and Hometree, and the Claims Consortium Group.• Delivered the integration of our policies, quoting, renewals and cancellations databases with Braze CRM to dramatically improve how Marshmallow interacts with customers.• Worked with internal stakeholders to prepare for an October 2022 launch of our home insurance product.
  • Marshmallow
    Engineering Manager
    Marshmallow Feb 2020 - Aug 2021
    London, England, Gb
    • Directly line-managed between 5 engineers on the Efficiency team as Marshmallow’s first engineering manager. • Scaled the team from 5 to 10 engineers, including the company’s first contractor, junior backend and frontend engineers (both of which have been promoted recently). • Supported the CTO in hiring our second engineering manager. • Led the Efficiency team to deliver multiple additions to the customer account product that would allow customers to change their details, add a new policy holder, or cancel their policy. • Managed attrition in the frontend team building it back up to 5 engineers from 0. • Introduced the Lead Frontend Engineer role to Marshmallow. • Successfully managed an underperforming engineer in a difficult team environment out into a new team where the engineer could thrive.
  • Marshmallow
    Senior Frontend Engineer
    Marshmallow Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
    London, England, Gb
    • Joined the Efficiency team to work across Marshmallow’s four products: the customer account, sign-up flow, agent portal and s’mores component library. • Built React components in TypeScript using both Context API and Redux to manage state. • Triaged bugs with Bugsnag and later Sentry. • Introduced unit tests to the customer account with React Testing Library.
  • Paws.Com
    Frontend Engineer
    Paws.Com Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
    Responsible for building Paws, a subscription-based dog food and supplements ecommerce website built on React with Redux and CSS-in-JS (styled components). Frontend was moved from GatsbyJS to NextJS. Backend built on Solidus (Ruby on Rails) using PostgreSQL.
  • Paws.Com
    Head Of Product Delivery
    Paws.Com May 2019 - Jul 2019
    Responsible for delivering the build-a-box proposition (incl. wet food subscriptions, store categorisation, supplements, and flea, tick and wormer). Planned and led the design sprint, created a release plan, supported the product team in working with stakeholders and managed the engineering team in delivering the proposition within our eight week deadline.
  • Forward Partners, London, Uk
    Frontend Engineer
    Forward Partners, London, Uk Jun 2015 - Oct 2018
    London, Gb
    Working as part of a small specialist in-house product team, for an £81m VC fund investing in early-stage startups. Notable projects include: • Patch joined Forward Partners with a simple newsletter capture field and we were responsible for leading the founder through a design sprint, building a Saleor (Python 3 & Django 2) e-commerce platform with a React and Foundation-powered frontend.• At LiveBetterWith we tested Tamara’s initial offering on Shopify, validated the idea, and built a fully-featured store on Oscar, the open-source Django e-commerce platform. LBW was designed for people with cancer so special consideration was taken in building an accessible frontend.• nSpireMe “Let’s Play Music” an app that helps children learn the violin by providing feedback on their practice. I facilitated the design sprint and the team built a simple marketing website in Django and Foundation, and a React Native app which we submitted to the Apple App Store.• The Drop was looking to bring tailored suits to the masses. I worked with the technical co-founder to add a Foundation-powered frontend to the .Net-based NOPCommerce. I also acted as Product Manager for The Drop, chairing Product & Growth meetings and managing the Product Roadmap.• With EPIC events I was responsible for building the marketing site and the accompanying app setup dashboard in Django with a Foundation-powered frontend. I was also responsible for building the UI for the React Native app.
  • Money Advice Service
    Frontend Engineer
    Money Advice Service Jun 2013 - Jun 2015
    Gb
    Frontend Engineer responsible for building accessible and scaleable user interfaces, and user-tested interactive web applications. This included building the new, responsive, Money Advice Service website and the Retirement Adviser Directory (to support the 2015 pension reform).
  • Jsa
    Legal Consultant
    Jsa Feb 2012 - Apr 2013
    Legal Consultant at JSA China, a Guangzhou based legal consultancy offering foreign SMEs and China-based diplomatic posts practical business strategy and legal advice on establishing companies and employing staff in mainland China.
  • The Negotiation Lab
    Overseas Programme Coordinator & Teaching Assistant
    The Negotiation Lab Jan 2011 - Jul 2011
    Teaching assistant under Samuel Passow, Director of the Negotiation Lab, an organisation which focuses on teaching executives, diplomats and postgraduate students negotiation skills and corporate diplomacy. Responsible for administration of the website, working on a redesign of the Negotiation Lab's brand identity and various other media.
  • British Chamber Of Commerce South West China
    Graphic Designer
    British Chamber Of Commerce South West China Aug 2010 - Dec 2010
    Chengdu, Sichuan, Cn
    Redesigning aspects of the branding and corporate identity for the British Chamber of Commerce Southwest China. Graphic design and production of media and advertising materials for the Chamber from the UK.
  • British Chamber Of Commerce South West China
    Events And Publications Officer
    British Chamber Of Commerce South West China Mar 2010 - Aug 2010
    Chengdu, Sichuan, Cn
    Sourcing and approaching potential members, organising and running events, content creation for the Chamber's publications, selling advertising packages and advancing the Chamber's presence in Chongqing.
  • Ukti Chongqing
    Intern
    Ukti Chongqing Jun 2010 - Jul 2010
    Intern with UK Trade & Investment, gathering information and producing working documents and reports for UK businesses on market entry to Southwest China. Research focusing the Two Rivers New Development Zone in Chongqing and the Hi-Tech Zone in Chengdu.
  • Noble House
    Assistant To The Director
    Noble House Mar 2010 - Jul 2010
    Assisting the Director and Chairman of Noble House with securing a contract to establish a 3km+ development zone in Chongqing Municipality. Producing documents, presentations, liaising with private equity investors and running events for UK low-carbon delegations.
  • Kaiwen Law Firm
    Intern
    Kaiwen Law Firm Feb 2010 - Mar 2010
    Internship with a successful Chinese domestic law firm, concerned with arbitration in Chongqing and the growing trend towards institutional arbitration.
  • China-Britain Business Council
    Assistant To The Project Manager
    China-Britain Business Council Jan 2010 - Feb 2010
    London, Gb
    Intern with the CBBC's project manager in Chongqing. Assisting him with hosting a UK delegation of universities coming to work with local businesses, the British Council and UKTI.

Alex Williams Education Details

  • Kent Law School – The University Of Kent
    Kent Law School – The University Of Kent
    Law With A Year In China
  • Chongqing Southwest University Of Political Science And Law
    Chongqing Southwest University Of Political Science And Law
    Chinese Law

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Alex Williams works for Propelr

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Alex Williams's current role is CTO and Technical Co-Founder.

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What schools did Alex Williams attend?

Alex Williams attended Kent Law School – The University Of Kent, Chongqing Southwest University Of Political Science And Law.

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