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Auckland, Nz

Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is a government agency dedicated to empowering New Zealand businesses on the global stage. By offering strategic advice, market insights, and connections to global networks, NZTE plays a pivotal role in helping businesses unlock new opportunities in international markets.In my role as Director of Digital Products reporting to the GM of Digital and Data, I am responsible for:- Leading the team of Product Managers and Product Owners- Owning… Show more New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is a government agency dedicated to empowering New Zealand businesses on the global stage. By offering strategic advice, market insights, and connections to global networks, NZTE plays a pivotal role in helping businesses unlock new opportunities in international markets.In my role as Director of Digital Products reporting to the GM of Digital and Data, I am responsible for:- Leading the team of Product Managers and Product Owners- Owning the strategic direction and development of our software offerings- Moving the organisation towards being product led- Fostering a culture of innovation and high performance- Co-leading the organisation's Digital Transformation strategy Show less

United States

• Promoted to report directly to the VP of Product. Managing team of 7 product managers. Took on additional HR capital management portfolios in the areas of: pre-hire and leadership assessment, learning management and skills management (all SaaS). Bringing total portfolio responsibilities across seven products to over $100M USD annual revenue• Responsible for new product R&D, technical vision and roadmap, go to market strategy and end-to-end business plan including P&L for the entire… Show more • Promoted to report directly to the VP of Product. Managing team of 7 product managers. Took on additional HR capital management portfolios in the areas of: pre-hire and leadership assessment, learning management and skills management (all SaaS). Bringing total portfolio responsibilities across seven products to over $100M USD annual revenue• Responsible for new product R&D, technical vision and roadmap, go to market strategy and end-to-end business plan including P&L for the entire product portfolio• Influenced roadmap of other product offering leaders to ensure portfolio consistency• Implemented an agile model leveraging Design Thinking for market opportunity identification, established an ideation funnel to discover and prove customer problems, and target and evolve the new product concepts• Successfully re-directed the vision and roadmap of the Assessment business to ensure on-going profitability and success, including launching the product in self-service and 3rd party marketplaces• Subsequently lead successful divestitures of employee engagement survey IP and aging Assessment content IP• Negotiated and secured commitments from ecosystem partners (suppliers, contractors and external developers)• Created ad-hoc agile team to explore and develop AI technologies used to promote Diversity and Inclusion through bias reduction. Delivered to IBM HR who are deploying the solution internally to IBM• Lead a Call for Code project team to deliver two production ready solutions leveraging AI addressing racism in media content creation• Co-authored IBM white paper on the role of AI in mitigating bias• Co-invented IBM invention regarding a method and system for racial bias detection and classification Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand and United Sates (migrated to USA in 2017)• Promoted to US role to take on global ownership of engagement survey products• Lead global team of Product Managers• Total portfolio revenue in excess of $40M USD• Responsible for three distinct products in the global Employee Engagement market • Responsible for leading the evolution of the survey business to incorporate continuous listening technology and consulting approaches including self service capabilities –… Show more New Zealand and United Sates (migrated to USA in 2017)• Promoted to US role to take on global ownership of engagement survey products• Lead global team of Product Managers• Total portfolio revenue in excess of $40M USD• Responsible for three distinct products in the global Employee Engagement market • Responsible for leading the evolution of the survey business to incorporate continuous listening technology and consulting approaches including self service capabilities – a first for the business • Accountable for driving financial results for portfolio offerings• Responsible for collaborating with sales, development, implementation, services, support, and consulting to successfully implement and deliver survey offerings• Developed science-based consulting offerings utilizing the best of IBM Exceptional Web Experiences, IBM Watson Talent Insights and Kenexa solutions to differentiate IBM Smarter Workforce in the marketplace• Played a central role in client relations and business development functions globally Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

• Held business leadership responsibilities: - Leader of Product Management Team - Leader of Project Management Team - One of three members of the Smarter Workforce New Zealand leadership team• Successfully went to market with a new mid-market employee survey offering• Captured strong market presence with 50% market share in the government sector• Implemented product and process efficiency resulting in increased project speed, efficiency and accuracy resulting in… Show more • Held business leadership responsibilities: - Leader of Product Management Team - Leader of Project Management Team - One of three members of the Smarter Workforce New Zealand leadership team• Successfully went to market with a new mid-market employee survey offering• Captured strong market presence with 50% market share in the government sector• Implemented product and process efficiency resulting in increased project speed, efficiency and accuracy resulting in dramatic labor cost savings• Highly innovative product, offering significantly reduced time to value, modular sales model, and real-time analytics with imbedded consulting services. First survey product globally to imbed multiple linear regression (a complex statistical technique) into the real-time analytics reporting tool empowering customers with deeper insights• Global product revenue $5m USD, 500+ customers serviced with a team of 20 project managers• Redesigned project work to maximize resources, create a clear succession path, and maximize impact Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

In February 2011, JRA was acquired by Kenexa a global organisation dedicated to helping organisations attract, acquire and retain top talent. JRA was New Zealand’s leading provider of stakeholder surveys and analysis, including organisational climate and employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and internal service surveys.Responsibilities:• Work closely with the business stakeholders to ensure understanding of the Survey-online system’s functional and non functional… Show more In February 2011, JRA was acquired by Kenexa a global organisation dedicated to helping organisations attract, acquire and retain top talent. JRA was New Zealand’s leading provider of stakeholder surveys and analysis, including organisational climate and employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and internal service surveys.Responsibilities:• Work closely with the business stakeholders to ensure understanding of the Survey-online system’s functional and non functional requirements• Collaborate with the business owner in defining the Product Vision• Demonstrate leadership abilities to our clients with the deployment of software upgrades, enhancements and fixes that are coordinated based on release schedules• Provide a software development plan that meets the future needs of our clients and markets, based on the state of the art technologies• Evolve the existing software system applications and architecture in various areas as needed• Coordinate release and sprint planning Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

Responsible for project managing multiple employee engagement and customer satisfaction surveys across New Zealand and Australia. Typically manage between 5 and 15 concurrent projects. Key stakeholder relationships include CEOs, Senior Management, and HR management. Responsibilities:• Thought leadership in project management best practice• Implementing process improvement where needed in order to create greater team efficiency and effectiveness • Developing best practice… Show more Responsible for project managing multiple employee engagement and customer satisfaction surveys across New Zealand and Australia. Typically manage between 5 and 15 concurrent projects. Key stakeholder relationships include CEOs, Senior Management, and HR management. Responsibilities:• Thought leadership in project management best practice• Implementing process improvement where needed in order to create greater team efficiency and effectiveness • Developing best practice processes, guidelines, and documentation for survey delivery both locally and globally Show less

New Zealand

Responsibilities: • Analysing qualitative and quantitative data• Designing and refining psychometric scales, climate and engagement surveys• Administering and generating reports for engagement surveys• Generating and editing 360 degree feedback reports

Ma (Hons), Organisational Psychology

Bcom, Commerce