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Adelaide, Sa, Au

Adelaide, South Australia, Au

FYI delivers a Cloud based document management and process automation, purpose-built capability for accountants.* People and Culture (HR) - Implementing a robust talent management process to attract and retain top talent, enhance employee engagement, establish succession plans for risk management, support scalability, and cultivate emerging talent.* Finance - Driving P&L and financial performance of the business through consistent quality reviews, planning and forecasting.* Security and Compliance - Navigating the evolution of business processes and systems, alongside the development of relevant policies to deliver cutting edge security, scalability and compliance outcomes.* Legal - Continuing to develop and maintain FYI's legal capability, effectively delivering across regions where FYI operates.* Supplier Relationships - Foster mutually beneficial relationships with key partners to optimize long-term commercial success while seeking innovative solutions to address challenges and problems.* Internal Systems - Continuously improving internal systems, maximising security, delivering scalability through automations within a small, non complex, clearly articulated and well integrated group of applications.* IT and Facilities - Improve, manage and maintain owned or operated assets and buildings, providing a secure, safe and functional physical environment for staff, customers and suppliers.

Adelaide, South Australia, Au

Frisk is a software company within Index, Search and Data Analytics.* Collaborated with CEO in setting and driving the Frisk vision.* Evaluated the operational efficiency of Frisk, leading and documenting improvements via the Frisk Operating Model in collaboration with the Executive.* Translated strategy into actionable steps for growth, implementing company-wide goals and values.* Directly oversaw operational strategy and execution within Project Delivery, Application Delivery, Service Delivery, Human Resources and Legal.* Commercialisation of products and services.* Worked with the wider IT industry to identify emerging technologies (cyber, cloud, project delivery frameworks etc.), creating and maintaining key partnerships.* Developed high performance leaders by creating a unique environment dependent on team makeup.* Ensured effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention.* Ensured Frisk has adequate skills for future work, monitoring and reporting on resource utilisation.* Lead the creation and implementation of the company wide training strategy to support emerging technologies.* Oversaw operating expenses and budgeting to help the organization optimize costs and benefits.* Monitored KPIs and budgets to assess performance.* Managed contracts and relations with customers, vendors, partners and stakeholders.* Provided Key Account Management when required.* Oversaw strategic project deliverables (key software projects, culture changes, cyber security, operational uplift).

Adelaide, South Australia, Au

* Responsible for driving a vibrant team culture of circa 50 application and service professionals, providing a sustainable, low maintenance, efficient, quality delivery capability, focused on business value.* Contributed to ADVAM's strategic vision at the executive level, while facilitating and influencing ADVAM's leaders in executing agreed strategies. * Managed the Application Delivery budget, ensuring revenue, capitalization and expenditure meets company expectations while enabling ADVAM's future financial goals.* Developed high performance leaders by creating a unique environment dependent on team makeup.* Provided a communication link between regions (Australia & UK).

Perth, Western Australia, Au

(iiNet acquired Internode)* Negotiated and influenced executives and senior leaders regarding department strategies, project priorities and resourcing.* Led technical teams, focused on business value.* Responsible for large projects across iiNet's diverse portfolio via a blend of Prince 2 and SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise), while executing delivery via Agile (Scrum / Kanban). * Delivered key strategic outcomes under budget and within scheduled time.* Managed the integration and migration of acquired companies information systems with iiNet.

Adelaide, Au

* Application Manager with circa 20 staff including leaders and technical members.* Ensured the software department maintained adequate skills for future work by monitoring and reporting available skill matrices, delivering formal performance reviews, conducting recruitment interviews and identifying training opportunities.* Developed high performance teams by creating a unique environment dependent on team makeup.* Managed a technology work pipeline characterised by low-latency, high-frequency of release, flexibility, demonstrable operational improvement and clear prioritisation.* Developed and implemented Agile methodologies using Scrum/Kanban/DevOps frameworks.* Chaired company wide Leader's meetings which included leaders from Internode's various business areas. The role involved negotiating priorities and managing company expectations.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

* Global EDS Application Lifecycle Management Tools HP Quality Center Workflow Technical Lead* Analysed client requirements, designed solutions, worked with a globally distributed team, managed change requests, liaised with the business globally to prioritise change requests, created accurate work estimates and provided release documents including timelines and configuration items to be modified/created.* Developed individual standalone applications, integrated subsystems and completed modifications to purchased systems.* Developed a Change Management Workflow add-in for Borland StarTeam through the software life cycle, while meeting EDS process standards and CMMi Level 3. Workflow deployed to approximately 10,000 users worldwide.

* Analysed client requirements, developed multimedia applications and delivered system documentation. * Developed standalone applications throughout the software life cycle. Analysed client requirements and identified possible gaps or conflicts.* Provided level three support globally, deployed technical solutions and configured software packages both locally and remotely.* Liaised with global distributors and delivered walk-through training sessions.

Adelaide, South Australia, Au

* Taught multimedia software development for the 2001 University year.