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London, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing the end-to-end solutioning for Visa’s account-to-account and pay-to-wallet products. Liaising with Visa’s global Partners in the banking and fintech industry. Creation of a new TOM and management of a global team of 4 Network Partner Solution Managers. Providing solution recommendations to Visa Partners and Stakeholders across Treasury, FX, Payments, Digital Experience, Systems Integration, Payment Operations, Compliance, Risk and Reconciliation.Managing… Show more Responsible for managing the end-to-end solutioning for Visa’s account-to-account and pay-to-wallet products. Liaising with Visa’s global Partners in the banking and fintech industry. Creation of a new TOM and management of a global team of 4 Network Partner Solution Managers. Providing solution recommendations to Visa Partners and Stakeholders across Treasury, FX, Payments, Digital Experience, Systems Integration, Payment Operations, Compliance, Risk and Reconciliation.Managing partner tender processes via RFPs and structured solution design processes, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and necessary capabilities.Assessing solutions against industry standards: ISO 20022, API, Cybersecurity, global real-time payments schemes, card and wallet propositions. Identifying commercial opportunities and making recommendations to drive improvements and increase efficiencies and scalability across the Visa network.Chair Solution Design governance forum for assessment of Network priorities and capabilities. Show less

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Consultancy work within the Financial Services, Media and Hospitality industries. Product design and proposition lead for new banking and financial services products, within the Corporate and SME market.Working with executive committee to design hospitality and commercial models for new music and culture venue in London.Engagements include Dubai's Expo2020 working with clients on ESG and hospitality initiatives and presentations to delegates and international businesses.

London, England, United Kingdom

Leading an initiative to build a new SME Bank Account proposition as part of the Banking Competition Remedies (BCR), Capability and Innovation Fund. Responsible for driving the business and technology strategy, working with Investec’s Lending, ESG, FX, Treasury and Working Capital businesses to deliver an innovative new bank account and Lending Platform. Collaborating with Digital, technology and change partners to ensure delivery of BCR public commitments and tracking to KPIs and Corporate… Show more Leading an initiative to build a new SME Bank Account proposition as part of the Banking Competition Remedies (BCR), Capability and Innovation Fund. Responsible for driving the business and technology strategy, working with Investec’s Lending, ESG, FX, Treasury and Working Capital businesses to deliver an innovative new bank account and Lending Platform. Collaborating with Digital, technology and change partners to ensure delivery of BCR public commitments and tracking to KPIs and Corporate Banking strategic objectives. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Working with the Personal Bank franchise, component businesses and relevant Support and Control functions, to lead the development of strategy for Personal Banking Digital (RBS & Natwest).Using customer insight, emerging global trends and market insight to inform key strategic decisions.Leading a variety of strategic projects; framing, incepting and driving projects targeted at advancing the Personal Bank Digital Strategy.Preparing and delivering outputs and materials to a variety… Show more Working with the Personal Bank franchise, component businesses and relevant Support and Control functions, to lead the development of strategy for Personal Banking Digital (RBS & Natwest).Using customer insight, emerging global trends and market insight to inform key strategic decisions.Leading a variety of strategic projects; framing, incepting and driving projects targeted at advancing the Personal Bank Digital Strategy.Preparing and delivering outputs and materials to a variety of senior stakeholders including Executive & Board audience.Developing innovative digital customer propositions and capabilities to take advantage of evolving technology such as API based open architecture. Show less

London

An experienced digital product design lead, focused on new digital client propositions and the opportunity to transform the interaction between Corporate clients and HSBC. Responsible for delivering a new digital workplace platform incorporating a host of innovative tools and features. Directing a team of technical engineers, PMs, content and Interaction designers, transforming customer needs into new product releases.Challenged by the executive committee to build and launch a… Show more An experienced digital product design lead, focused on new digital client propositions and the opportunity to transform the interaction between Corporate clients and HSBC. Responsible for delivering a new digital workplace platform incorporating a host of innovative tools and features. Directing a team of technical engineers, PMs, content and Interaction designers, transforming customer needs into new product releases.Challenged by the executive committee to build and launch a live platform within 6 weeks which could be approved for further rollout across the organisation. Introduced a new global Video Hub for sharing and producing video content, accessible to 200,000 employees.Content strategy and information architecture - created a publishing platform with focus on both content creators and content consumers, ensuring needs of both were understood and met as part of the platform delivery.Full Beta launch in 14 weeks on approval from Group Digital Board, including all infrastructure, AEM Content Management System, content framework, UX and UI. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Globally responsible for Direct Digital Channels for HSBC’s Commercial and Institutional clients. Primary business owner for HSBC Connect and Swift for Corporate Product Management, with responsibility for business and technology teams based in UK, US, India and Asia. Accountable for HSBC’s Global File and messaging platforms supporting integration with client ERP and TMS platforms to deliver streamlined and automated treasury centralisation. A differentiator for top tier clients in the… Show more Globally responsible for Direct Digital Channels for HSBC’s Commercial and Institutional clients. Primary business owner for HSBC Connect and Swift for Corporate Product Management, with responsibility for business and technology teams based in UK, US, India and Asia. Accountable for HSBC’s Global File and messaging platforms supporting integration with client ERP and TMS platforms to deliver streamlined and automated treasury centralisation. A differentiator for top tier clients in the Treasury and Transactional banking space. Business owner for a global Digital Transformation Programme delivering new digital platform, products and Client Interaction (UX) for Transaction Banking (Payments - Trade - FX) Creating new API and Digital client propositions, transforming business models, client interfaces, onboarding and operating processes and identifying new market opportunities for global real-time, high-volume digital platform. Show less

London Area, United Kingdom

Global Transaction BankGTB Consultant Sales - Client Integration and Channels. Managing a portfolio of clients in the Technology Media and Telecoms sector for Global Banking and Markets, Liquidity and Cash Management department. Interaction with key clients to understand complex treasury transformation challenges and technical integration needs. Identifying commercial opportunities and producing RFP responses for global clients. Working with clients to deliver value by reducing… Show more Global Transaction BankGTB Consultant Sales - Client Integration and Channels. Managing a portfolio of clients in the Technology Media and Telecoms sector for Global Banking and Markets, Liquidity and Cash Management department. Interaction with key clients to understand complex treasury transformation challenges and technical integration needs. Identifying commercial opportunities and producing RFP responses for global clients. Working with clients to deliver value by reducing operating costs and supporting better cash management decisions. Show less

Working with Citi’s top tier clients in the Trade and Treasury organisation delivering technical solutions to support complex ERP and TMS integration programmes. Managing a team of technical project managers with responsibility for delivering projects for EMEA based clients. Deep experience of treasury transformation, shared services and payment factory models and the complexity of planning and aligning bank and client roadmaps. Ability to plan and deliver at scale, meeting deadlines and… Show more Working with Citi’s top tier clients in the Trade and Treasury organisation delivering technical solutions to support complex ERP and TMS integration programmes. Managing a team of technical project managers with responsibility for delivering projects for EMEA based clients. Deep experience of treasury transformation, shared services and payment factory models and the complexity of planning and aligning bank and client roadmaps. Ability to plan and deliver at scale, meeting deadlines and working through complex issues to deliver results. Show less

Managing technical projects for top tier clients to support ERP and TMS integration with Citi’s automated connectivity and file based platforms.

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Ba Hons, Information Technology