Stuart Watson Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Rio Tinto is building a world-class internal software engineering capability focused on high value, strategic products that will enable the digital transformation of their global business.Responsible for both product planning and internal product marketing ensuring establishment and widespread recognition of the internal products and platform suites. Coordination of the Product Owner team in managing the products throughout the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering teams, to deliver valuable products across the wider Rio Tinto organisation.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Prospection provides healthcare data analytics software & services that help pharmaceutical companies identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes using real-world data.Responsible for the evolution of Prospection products as the business transitioned from a legacy application, expanded internationally, and built out the product management function. Lead a team of Product Managers and Business Analysts across several development teams to implement our product strategy and achieve our business objectives. Reported to the Chief Product Officer.Role Highlights:Delivered the standalone version of Prospection’s new global analytics application.-Worked closely with design & UX leaders to engage directly with customers on market research, design validation and user testing activities as part of the new platform implementation.-Developed and communicated the product vision and roadmaps that help Product Managers and Designers make key product decisions, while keeping the rest of the business aligned on our direction.-Hired, established and mentored a team of Product Managers & Business Analysts as they worked with engineering teams to execute on our roadmap following Agile practices.-

Melbourne, Australia

The Lens Lab Pty Ltd created consumer mobile applications with a focus on creativity, design, and photography. The company was self-funded, fully independent, and produced apps that were featured by Apple and reached the top charts in 50+ countries.Responsible for growing the business through app market analysis, business model planning, concept design, product management, and marketing. Established and coordinated a talented team of designers & engineers in various parts of the world to bring app ideas to market.Role Highlights:Created #1 app in Australia in June 2014 with ‘Little Moments’ app (and Apple’s Editor’s Choice).-Created top-ranked photo journaling app in the US app store with the ‘Collect’ app.-Developed a strong knowledge of mobile app development, design and marketing.-

Melbourne, Australia

Aconex (since acquired by Oracle) provides a collaborative software platform that supports large construction projects. The B2B SaaS application is used globally by the biggest construction and engineering companies to share information and important documentation on their projects. Responsible for delivering delivering stronger commercial results from new product development encompassing the entire Aconex portfolio. Role required collaboration and engagement with numerous stakeholder groups across the business throughout the product lifecycle. Reported to the Head of Product and Co-Founder.Role Highlights:Increased module upsell on top of core product from 10% to 23% over FY11.-Implemented stronger commercial processes around new modules & products.-Responsible for mentoring and coaching other Product Managers in their roles.-

Melbourne, Australia

Hired as the first Product Manager to bring robustness and structure to the process of enhancing the Aconex products. Responsible for guiding Aconex product direction in line with company strategy. Role Highlights:Managed the evolution of the product set, from long term vision, through high-level feature definition and launch of new releases and modules. -Contributed to the initial adoption of Agile software development practices.-Gathered and analysed market data, competitor product information, and client feedback in order to understand market needs and discover new business opportunities.

Houston, Texas Area

Visean (acquired by Weatherford) provided real-time data and document management services that assisted oil companies make critical operational decisions when drilling for oil and gas. Responsible for growth in the Americas region following a re-organization resulting from the Weatherford acquisition of Visean. Performed the role of Key Account Manager to Weatherford responsible for driving internal business growth and supporting internal integration.

Houston, Texas Area

Visean (acquired by Weatherford) was an Australian-based startup in the oil and gas industry providing real-time drilling data management and visualisation. Clients included major oil companies across Australia, Asia, Europe and the USA.Served as a key member of the senior management team responsible for service delivery to all clients around the world. Relocated to Houston, USA in alignment with the company growth initiative. Reported to the Managing Director and Founder.Role Highlights:Established and then provided leadership for a globally distributed operations team of 12 employees.-Identified and implemented new concepts, technologies, and processes to drive operating efficiency and excellence in customer service.-Continued to improve on customer service with inexperienced team (<1 yrs average tenure). Results proven by high customer satisfaction and recognition for our level of service and quality of performance.-Visean was acquired by Weatherford in December 2006.-

Melbourne, Australia

Hired to establish and build the service delivery function after initial product development. Responsible for project managing the implementation of new operations and the provision of 24/7 customer and operational support. Role Highlights:Established the company’s solid reputation for service delivery and customer support. Evidenced by excellent customer feedback and referral-based business growth.-Contributor in the ongoing development of product with overall responsibility for development of back-end system management tools.-

Held various field and technical postions in the Well Services division of Schlumberger, one of the world’s largest global oilfield and information services companies. Worked in Australia, USA, Indonesia and Argentina.