Paul M. Russell Email & Phone Number

North Sydney, New South Wales, Au

As the Head of Product and Strategy, I was in charge in driving our organisation's growth and innovation, working closely with the CEO and the Executive Management Team, my role was at the heart of shaping the product vision, strategic direction, and platform roadmap.Responsible for the implementation of our OKR framework, alignment between strategic objectives and product strategy, and ensuring our technology roadmap enabled effective execution.

Sydney, Au

Launched PMR Management Consulting to help clients with their Digital Products, Strategy and Transformation.Engagements include;• Advised a PE backed software business on new SaaS product strategy and restructure to cannibalise existing products, increase market share and drive revenue growth. Successfully implemented new product design and tech. strategy, development of high-fidelity prototype/MVP, design of go-to-market (GTM) strategy and oversaw the acquisition of 7 beta customers validating market need and pricing.• Developed a multi-year tech. strategy for an Australia Retail Estate Investment Trust (REIT) across two horizons. Successfully implemented horizon one using low-code digital platforms and cloud data integration services to improving asset budgeting and forecasting capability from 2 weeks to develop a 12 month forecast to near real-time 10-year forecasts.• Advised on the development and launch of a new investment analytics and bench-marking digital product in the funds management sector. Successfully provided recommendations on tech strategy and team capabilities enabling the client to achieve its launch timeframe, budget, and go to market objectives.• Advised major Australian Telco on emerging products, markets trends and corporate strategies and development of their 5 year Tech. Business Architecture Blueprint. • Redesign and digitisation of customer, partner, and supplier engagement and communications strategies for global logistics company.• Design and implementation of a custom digital platform for a global logistics company to source agent rates, compile door-to-door move rate quotes based on Geo-location data and automated rates submission via e-tender.

• Launched a Data-as-a-Service platform for Digital Receipts to connect merchants with software providers. Successfully implemented the platform in both the corporate travel and construction sectors.• Partnered with leading Australian expense management software providers, including expense-manager.com, we reduced end-of-month processing times for clients from days to minutes by connecting them to major suppliers such as Accor Hotels, Hertz, Rydo (GM Cabs) and multiple Travel Management companies (TMCs).• In the construction sector, implemented Digital Receipts at Mitre10 connecting direct to accounting platforms such as Xero and Myob, reducing the administration for construction companies by several days per month and providing real-time insights into project profitability.• Exited the business due to COVID impact on travel, construction and consumer retail sectors.

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Internal Assignments• National Portfolio Management Lead – lead role in developing and establishing a national portfolio management capability.Client Engagements• Led a team of 20+ consultants, subcontractors, and client staff to design a target operating model for a multibillion-dollar government technology agency with >1,500 staff to transform its business from a service delivery function to being a strategic planner, procurer and contract manager of outsourced technology services for their customers. The design included redefinition of services strategy, a management restructure, technology strategy, capability framework, and governance structure.• Strategic review of AU$500m+ ERP transformation program for a major listed utility company to assess value delivered against original business case and provide recommendations on maximising the program ROI.• Development of dual horizon strategic plans for state utility provider.• Completed a multibillion-dollar portfolio prioritisation to enable a major government agency to reallocate capital funding to align to changes in their strategic objectives resulting in to meeting funding targets

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Internal Assignments• Led the development of a new product and service offering including market and competitor analysis, development of supporting sales material and proof of concept prototype for business development activities.Client Engagements• Conducted an evaluation of a business transformation including strategic and operational business fit, technical and financial viability assessment for global property management company.• Process reengineering of financial management processes for global construction company across 5 strategic business units in 4 continents including the development of a global shared services function in an ASX top 50 company.• Led a team of 15 business analysts and domain specialists in the development of strategic user stories for a business transformation across multiple strategic business units, corporate finance, and shared services in ASX top 50 company.• Development of a target business operating model for financial transformation in an ASX top 50 company.• Process reengineering of leasing and leasing management for listed property group, development of supporting business case and supporting financial models to deliver a AU$15m front office business transformation initiative across 3 strategic business units. Included third party vendor engagement and negotiation resulting in AU$2m savings

Responsibilities• Operations and support business process top-down analysis and re-engineering.• Designed set of corporate KPIs to track and monitor operational performance and efficiency.• Developed corporate project management methodology based on Prince2 methodology.• Designed service delivery model in accordance to the ITIL service delivery framework.• Resource planning and management, project and client relationship management of client solution delivery.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

(Continued - BNYM Retail Funds aquired by Bravura Solutions)March 2009 – May 2009 (3 months) Sydney Area, Australia

New York, Ny, Us

Integration consultant for the European Retail Funds trading platforms portfolio ensuring conformance to internal and external architecture standards and alignment to strategic goals and risk management profiles.

New York, Ny, Us

Specialist Analyst for Retail Funds business.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Burbank, Ca, Us

Designed and developed dynamic database driven websites, including SEO and marketing strategies, across multiple industries including automotive, travel and tourism and luxury goods.Designed, developed and produced tourism DVDs for retail sale in over 20 regional outlets.

Mba

Msc, Advanced Information Systems

B.Sc, Computer Services Management