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Wellington

As a Principal Coach I help to operationalise our coaching practice, bringing together Delivery strategic priorities with the needs of stakeholders and delivery teams. Key Highlights:// Supporting the execution of Xero’s suite of FY24 OKRs //* Creating and operationalising a tool to analyse the health of Xero’s FY24 OKRs* Partnering with GM of Portfolio, Programmes and Projects to coordinate cross-functional support to Objective Leads and KR squads* Providing actionable insights to Chief Operating Officer// Enabling key metrics and ROI to be used in Quarterly Planning to re-allocate Product & Tech resources and Customer Acquisition Cost //* Facilitating the creation of a central 'funding model' system to align stakeholders around how Xero makes investment decisions* Facilitating the key principles and considerations to guide Xero’s Executive team in re-allocation of capital decisions// Streamline tooling for effective Quarterly Planning //* Helping lead the adoption of JIRA consistently and effectively across all Product and Technology teams to reduce planning & delivery toil

Wellington, New Zealand

As a Delivery Coach I work with technology teams and leaders to improve, accelerate and maintain products and services that enable product-engineering teams to deliver value.Key Highlights: // Enabling the Billing sub-portfolio to implement it’s growth strategy //* Helping form and establish new teams to execute strategic pillars of work* Operationalising a cadence for team members to self-select into workstreams* Initiating a structure and operating rhythm for cross-functional leadership of strategic pillars// Establishing an operating rhythm for quarterly planning in product-engineering teams //* Facilitating quarterly planning sessions across multiple sub-portfolios * Creating reusable assets to scale the efficient creation of quarterly plans * Sharing actionable insights as part of a quarterly planning pilot across multiple Product-Engineering sub-portfolios // Supporting capability uplift and continuous improvement in the Platform Technology Portfolio //* Establishing Communities of Practice to foster shared learning around Ways of Working, Product Practice and Engineering Excellence * Co-leading the facilitation and evolution of ‘Turn-the-lights-on’ an organisational health check designed to inspect all aspects of effective delivery and drive healthy continuous improvement habits

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

As Effect's Design and UX Lead I was part of the leadership team, managed the design team and contributed to operational planning, budgeting and strategy. I provided design consultancy to Effect's SaaS and Web development clients including Otago Regional Council, Port Nelson, LAWA and Massey University.Key Highlights: // Delivering the ‘Pelorus’ minimum viable product //* Leading and managing the product design of digital supply-chain tool ‘Pelorus’ * Conducting and analysing quantitative and qualitative data to generate insights and recommendations* Leading the creation of a reusable design system for future phases* Managing the user testing of prototypes and synthesis of research outcomes // Managing the redesign of the Otago Regional Council website //* Consulting on the UI & UX design and information architecture for Otago Regional Council's updated web presence

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

I was the Design Lead in RNZ’s Product Development team. I managed design, data and marketing contractors, while providing creative direction and product design services to the organisation. Key Highlights:* Leading and managing the successful release of the children’s audio story platform storytime.rnz.co.nz* Leading the creative to establish ‘In-depth’ a new long-form journalism offering * Initiating and managing the creation of a reusable design system for product design and development* Establishing and managing internships and secondments* Leading effective cross-functional initiatives between News and Radio departments through the use and promotion of modern product and delivery practices

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

As a Senior UX Designer I was a member of various cross-functional squads across the business before joining a central team focused on the modernisation of Trade Me’s web platform.Key Highlights:* Leading the ‘Search’ function design from research, conception to delivery of a revised search experience across Trade Me’s new responsive platform* Leading the design of the ‘Super-grid’ gallery and premium product model resulting in a 10% growth in marketplace sales* Facilitation of Design Sprints: guiding cross-functional teams to problem solve, experiment and deliver innovative solutions for user and business problems* Art direction for marketing campaigns and digital assets* Mentoring and coaching of junior designers and design interns* Team facilitation of scrum and kanban practices across various squads

I am the founder of Electric Wire Hustle (EWH) – an award winning contemporary soul music group. I co-managed, produced and art directed the successful international release of two albums and E.P’s. I led and established EWH as a global touring act, performing in over 20 different countries at festivals such as Glastonbury, Sonar, Sziget and WOMADKey Highlights: * Tui, Vodafone Music Award for Best Electronic Album,* Best Awards NZ for Packaging Design* Hype Machine #1 single ‘They Don’t Want’ * KCRW albums of the year* Reviews and features by The New York Times and Wax Poetics.