Alison Horn

Alison Horn

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  • About me

    Senior Manager, Product Development at MLC (part of Insignia Financial)

  • Education

    • UNSW

      1996 - 1996
      Marketing certificate One Year Part-Time Marketing Course

      Equivalent content to a Marketing Bachelor degreeTop mark in the year with a High Distinction.

    • Macquarie University

      1990 - 1992
      BEc Actuarial
  • Experience

    • MLC

      Feb 1993 - Apr 2001

      Project management, website development, Customer Relationship Management

      • Marketing and Project Manager, Corporate Marketing

        Feb 1998 - Apr 2001
      • Product Manager, Business Superannuation

        Oct 1995 - Feb 1998
      • Actuarial Analyst, Actuarial & Business Superannuation

        Feb 1993 - Sept 1995
    • MLC

      Nov 2001 - Sept 2007

      - Project Manager, Pensions Project, November 2006 – Sept 2007- Project Manager, Statement Remediation Project, May 2005 – Sept 2005- Project Manager, Dollar Disclosure Project, November 2004 – May 2005- Project Manager, Strategic data projects, April 2002 – October 2004

      • Project Manager

        Apr 2002 - Sept 2007
      • National Communications Manager, Distribution

        Nov 2001 - Apr 2002
    • MLC & NAB Wealth

      Nov 2008 - Aug 2013

      Key linkage between the business and the project teams for 2 major business super projects. The first was a product upgrade to our flagship corporate super product and the second was the migration of over 100,000 members to this product and system. Successfully managed change requests, data integrity, insurance migration, issues management, defect prioritisation and post project handover.I also project managed the setup of our MySuper relationship management framework project. Managed a team of 10 people in both Sydney and Melbourne to deliver all MLC's annual statements on time, with quality. Main focus was to improve the process and customer experience each year. Now also available online.

      • Senior Product Development Manager, Business Super

        Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
      • Senior Client Reporting Manager

        Nov 2008 - Aug 2011
    • NAB Wealth

      Aug 2013 - Oct 2016

      Consultant to projects such as - Group Insurance Alignment ( MKBS insurance offering simplification)- ADA- SFT (SEN and new contracts)Including areas such as:Planning and EstimatingIssuesScopingRequirementsData IssuesSEN planningReconciliationsImplementationNew contracts Key linkage between the business and the project teams for Stronger Super projects.Successfully delivered MLC's MySuper product in November 2013, including defect management, reconciliations, issues management and post implementation enhancements.Also worked with the eContributions project and commenced the ADA projects.

      • Consultant, Product Implementation, Superannuation & Investment Platforms

        Mar 2015 - Oct 2016
      • Consultant, Stronger Super, MLC Business Super Projects

        Aug 2013 - Feb 2015
    • NAB Group of Companies

      Nov 2016 - May 2021
      Manager, Product Implementation, Wealth Product/Bank and Wealth Transformation

      Working within Bank and Wealth Transformation to manage projects such as:- MKSF Insurance (adding group insurance to our flagship retail super product)- Tailored insurance (enhancing our corporate super product MKBS to allow alternative insurers)- Insurance in Super program which includes Code of Practice, Protecting Your Super legislation and Putting Members Interests First legislation My role: product owner (agile)Main focus:- Product design and decisions- Prioritisation- Board engagement- Documentation- Issue and risk management- Member disclosure and other collateral Show less

    • Insignia Financial

      May 2021 - now

      Product owner for superannuation projects including insurance upgrades, the Claims guidance note and APRA performance testing

      • Senior Manager, Product Development

        Nov 2023 - now
      • Senior Consultant, Wealth Enablement

        May 2021 - Aug 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC)

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Event Manager

      Issued by The Violet Foundation on Aug 2009
      The Violet FoundationAssociated with Alison Horn
    • Fundraiser

      Issued by Can Too Foundation on Jul 2008
      Can Too FoundationAssociated with Alison Horn