Experience

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  Accenture

  Aug 2000 - Nov 2010

  A world leading consultancy company with more than 700,000 employees in 120 countries. Led the product function of Accenture’s Supply Chain Outsourcing Services Team, providing Supply Chain Collaboration and Integration services to large international clients such as: Nestlé, Danone, Henkel and L’Oréal.Led development of a SaaS web-based Supplier Portal. Over the following two years after launch, the Supplier Portal onboarded 1,000 supplier companies, establishing it as a key component in the B2B e-commerce programs of Accenture's clients. Show less

  • Head of Product - Supply Chain Collaboration & B2B Integration

    Mar 2005 - Nov 2010

  • Business Analyst / Consultant - Supply Chain

    Aug 2000 - Mar 2005
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  Touch1st

  Nov 2010 - Jul 2012

  Head of product (founder)

  Touch1st is the internet start-up I founded designing digital entertainment and retail products for the soccer enthusiast market. I recruited and led a 20-strong cross-functional team to launch an innovative social network for soccer fans. I actively managed social network in terms of user engagement, user retention and virality.Identified the need for the organisation to adopt an Agile development framework (Scrum) to drive the software development lifecyle (SDLC).

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  Accenture

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  Manager - eprocurement & einvoicing

  Managed a RFP process for Teva Pharmaceuticals, a global leading company of generic pharmaceuticals with more than $18billion in revenues aiming to acquire an eInvoicing and eProcurement solution and implement it worldwide.Drove the RFP process from end-to-end. Led workshops and functional discussions with the global Heads of Accounts Payable, Procurement and IT. Created the RFP and shortlisted service providers. Analysed RFP responses and presented conclusions and recommendations to Teva's project managers and c-level executives. Show less

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  Prs for music

  May 2013 - Mar 2016

  Business systems analyst - ecommerce

  Largest UK society of songwriters, composers and music publishers licensing organisations copyright music on behalf of its members and collecting more than £750 million in royalties.Led business analysis for a new web-based application that enabled users to select songs from PRS' music catalogue, create a music licence and pay for the licence online

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  Green man gaming

  Mar 2016 - Aug 2016

  Product manager - ecommerce

  Global digital retailer providing video games and community services in 190 countries.Led discovery of the company’s Subscription and Loyalty Programs. Worked with the UX designer on new user-friendly experiences and created prototypes for gathering feedback from users and business stakeholders. Created and prioritized a validated Product Backlog.

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  The bio agency

  Nov 2016 - Jan 2018

  Product owner - ecommerce

  The BIO Agency is a Tech Mahindra company offering digital innovation and transformation programs to large multinational clients.I increased the average basket value and reduced the cart abandonment rate of the e-commerce platform of Arrow, a $26 billion-in-revenue, global retailer of electronic components by leading a cross-functional team in enhancing and refreshing their e-commerce platform.Worked with the UX/UI designer on new features and customer experiences. Launched experiments with clickable prototypes to gather input from stakeholders to test customer value, business viability and to estimate development options with engineers. Show less

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  Ey

  May 2018 - Dec 2019

  A world-leading professional services firm with more than 320,000 employees providing assurance, tax and consultancy services in 150 countries.Led a workforce of 150 IT professionals at EY Global Innovation that delivered 6 cloud-based, AI-powered applications in one year.Identified opportunities of new products with business counterparts. Drove ideation stage, defined the product strategy, and managed the product portfolio. Led development of multiple AI-powered web-based applications that automated and enhanced auditing processes for the use of both clients and internal functions. This included creating an advance service that allowed EY clients to automatically identify the VAT code for their hundreds of thousands of invoices.Brought a failing project back on track. Increased visibility, productivity, and business stake-holder trust by implementing Agile and Product Management best practices.

  • Head of Product - Artificial Intelligence and Automation

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Product Manager - Artificial Intelligence and Automation

    May 2018 - Jan 2019
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  Vanquis bank

  Oct 2020 - May 2022

  Head of product delivery - credit cards & loans

  A financial institution providing credit cards and loans to 2 million customers.Expanded the product team from 4 Product Managers to 14 Product Managers and 2 Portfolio Planners to address the growth needs of the bank.Reduced time to market for new business initiatives by 20% through the implementation of Agile and product management best practices. Identified the challenges hindering a seamless Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), devised improvement initiatives, gained buy-in from Directors and peers, and led implementation efforts. Show less

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  Energy33

  Jan 2024 - now

  Product strategy consultant

  A consultancy company providing development, engineering and advising services in the Energy sector.Partnered with business stakeholders to devise the product offering. Created business cases for new product opportunities. Sourced and short-listed partners in local countries to deliver business initiatives. Coordinated Request for Proposals (RFPs) for partner selection.