Kendra Vant Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bespoke strategy and implementation consulting for companies of any size looking to use data, AI and Gen AI to create value.DM me to talk about fractional exec services. I am also an in-demand speaker for board and executive teams education days.

AirTree is one of the largest venture capital firms in the ANZ region with over a billion dollars under management. Their key mission is to back the most ambitious Australian and Kiwi founders, building the iconic technology companies of tomorrow.As an Operating Advisor I provide advice to AirTree's portfolio companies’ founders and executives to help them unlock their biggest pain points.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mentor Walks is a not for profit initiative that connects young people with senior women from a diverse professional community for an hour long walk every month. As mentors and mentees walk and talk, we discuss challenges, successes, aspirations, and lessons learned.

Australia

Canberra, Australia

Appointed by the National Data Commissioner of the Australian Federal Government to advise on ethical data use, community expectations, technical best practice, and industry and international developments. The NDAC helps the National Data Commissioner to find the right balance between streamlining the sharing and release of data and ensuring the protection of privacy and confidentiality.

Australia

The Industry Forum assists the National AI Centre to develop a long-term vision and plan for a thriving Australian AI sector that is globally competitive.

Melbourne, Australia

I led data globally for Xero, spanning our commercial data strategy, AI product portfolio and investment roadmap, AI literacy, and responsible data use by both Xero employees and customers. → AI Innovation - Product Development & Patent GenerationI play a key role in driving Xero’s vision for ‘seamless, simpler, smarter’ solutions for its small business customers, leading the AI product roadmap that has delivered multiple new products and features to market and established a fast-growing AI-related patent portfolio. Xero was named one of Australian Financial Review’s Most Innovative Companies in 2022. → AI Thought-LeadershipI provide AI thought-leadership both internally and externally to investors, analysts and the media on Xero’s AI product strategy, current and emerging market trends, and the fast-evolving regulatory landscape.→ Responsible Data Usage Xero is a leader in responsible data usage within the small business economy. I established and chair the Responsible Data Use Advisory Council, which is comprised of experts and thought-leaders globally, and aims to set best practices in data sharing and leveraging data to benefit small businesses and their advisors. → LeadershipMy talented team of wonderful humans are leaders in their field with a powerful blend of skills and expertise. I work hard to foster a culture of growth and impact that ensures they are developed and nurtured.

Melbourne, Australia

I led end-to-end design and delivery of a number of AI products for SEEK’s employment marketplaces, building a high-performance team of eight that created a robust, maintainable and horizontally scalable machine learning ecosystem. Key initiatives included design of DeepMatch, a Deep Learning based candidate-to-job matching algorithm, and subsequent delivery of the Top Applicant feature which became visible to candidate and hirers using SEEK AU & NZ web and mobile apps. I actively built AI literacy across SEEK’s developer and product manager population, designing and delivering courses that reached hundreds of attendees. In addition, I established the Melbourne Deep Learning Practitioners’ Forum, a cross-sector initiative that grew an active member base from companies and tertiary institutions.

Melbourne, Australia

I joined Telstra to drive the adoption of predictive analytics at scale, building on the new Big Data platform established within the Chief Technology Office. My focus was on experience personalisation for the mass market consumer, extracting insight from sources that have previously been out of reach to traditional technologies and techniques. My team worked on the full cycle of insight generation from hypothesis formation and data gathering, through feature engineering and model training, model scoring, integration to channel and results measurement.

Melbourne, Australia

As a Director within the Decision Science & Analytics practice, I worked with leaders of major financial services, fintech, and telco organisations, to transform their businesses through applied analytics and data-driven decision-making.I was instrumental in shaping new practice offerings around advanced analytics, big analytics and operational analytics, and played a key role in developing the Deloitte DS&A brand across the region, as regular sponsor, host, and speaker at industry events.I was instrumental in creating and selling the practice offerings around for clients in FinTech, financial services, e-commerce and telecommunications.

Auckland, New Zealand

I led design and implementation of core customer analytics foundations, including data stores, toolsets, partners and internal capability within Marketing. As Head of Customer Experience, I was responsible for competitor analysis, market research, data analytics / modelling, digital marketing and campaign analysis, with results driving marketing spend and distribution strategy.

Sydney, Australia

Stakeholder management and needs analysis across Marketing, Finance, Risk, and Retail divisions of the bank, including investigation and roadmap planning for Group Reference Data and Operational Master Data. I led the trans Tasman collaboration with ASB to unify core reporting for the group entityIn addition, I was appointed interim lead of the BI / DW architecture team.

Auckland, Kuala Lumpar, Sydney

Progressing through the ranks of business analyst to general management roles, I ultimately held full P&L control of business units in New Zealand and Malaysia.In addition to oversight of client projects for some of the region’s largest corporations, I led review and analysis of business units, providing recommendations on investment or divestment opportunities to senior management.

Los Alamos, New Mexico

I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at one of the US’ premier research institutions, as a member of the team pursuing technological breakthroughs in the hardware required for large-scale quantum computation.

Phd, Physics

Activities and Societies: MIT Women in Physics, Graduate Student Volunteer Group I worked in an interdisciplinary collaboration.

Msc, Physics

Activities and Societies: Auckland University Tramping Club, Teaching Assistant

Bsc, Physics

Activities and Societies: Auckland University Tramping Club, Teaching assistant