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Sydney, NSW, AU

Richmond, Victoria, AU

Richmond, Victoria, AU

• Orchestrated product vision and roadmap in sync with cross-functional teams, accelerating strategic initiatives and enhancing product market fit.
• Streamlined product development processes, significantly improving time to market and product quality.
• Nurtured stakeholder relationships, ensuring a clear journey from concept to product delivery.
• Leveraged analytics to inform product decisions, ensuring our roadmap aligns with user needs and business goals.

Sydney, New South Wales, AU

• Guided a cohort of 30 students through a comprehensive 12-week Product Management course, fostering future leaders in the industry.
• Conducted live sessions, provided individualised feedback, and supported students in their journey into product managers.

North Sydney, NSW, AU

• Drove the digital strategy for toyota.com.au and lexus.com.au, managing extensive vehicle customisation and purchase configurators.
• Led a robust team, orchestrating product development from ideation to market launch, consistently surpassing performance metrics.
• Pioneered the company's product management framework, enhancing operational efficiency by 20-30%.
• Revitalised business forecasting and planning processes, significantly improving forecast accuracy and strategic decision-making.

Sydney, NSW, AU

• Managed 4 department heads (Production, IT, Development and Post-Production) working on a multitude of high-profile productions including proprietary internal tools, motion capture workflows, products for Game of.
• Spearheaded the organisation’s expansion into the North American market, developing Go-to-Market strategy and securing 4 key Fortune 500 accounts with a growth rate of 300% in 2 years.
• Developed the organisation’s first internal studio internship program, developing a talent pipeline that led to 12 FTE and critical long-term hires.

Sydney, NSW, AU

• Oversaw the in-engine real-time and pre-rendered cinematic content for more than 35 videogames and film publishers/developers, leading business growth and production.
• Led a team of 6 VFX and digital producers and managed more than 100 external contractors and four outsourced businesses, ensuring a year-over-year KPI achievement of >90% and a staff retention rate of >95%.

Sydney, NSW, AU

• Managed the companies key VFX/Pre rendered and outsource projects along with it's creative and commercial goals for Disney/Netflix/Activision and Bethesda.
• Reviewing and managing all key milestones and deliverables (creative and technical) across key projects and measuring results against clearly communicated business outcomes.
• Worked closely with 35 operators/artists (Digital/Post) ensuring daily goals are communicated and measured and performance is tracked through resourcing tools.
• Worked directly with business development on Developer and licensing/IP agreements and communicating production-related issues to the appropriate parties.

Sydney, NSW, AU