Fiona Sweeney

Experience

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  CBT Systems

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Regional Director, Queensland

  Opened and managed CBT Systems' Queensland branch continuing to achieve significant growth results for the company.

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  SmartForce (formerly CBT Systems)

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Director, Northern Region Australia (NSW, ACT, QLD, NT)

  Led a successful team of Account Managers where we consistently exceeded set goals and targets.

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  SmartForce

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

  Director, Australia & New Zealand Strategic Accounts Team

  Led a team of experienced sales professionals supporting key and strategic organisations within our Australian & New Zealand client base.

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  Skillsoft

  Nov 2008 - Nov 2014

  Regional Account Director

  Supported numerous large organisations, both local and global, to address skills gaps and learning requirements of valued employees. Consistently overachieved set goals qualifying, year on year, for Presidents Club awards.

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  Pluralsight

  Nov 2014 - Oct 2019

  Responsible for establishing Pluralsight on the ground in the APAC region. Grew local high performing team to over 30 staff covering Sales (Commercial & Enterprise), Business Development, Customer Success, Pre-Sales, Professional Services and and Marketing. Proud that our passionate and loyal team over achieved annual goals year on year. Sydney APAC head office with remote staff located in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, New Zealand & Singapore. Pluralsight is an enterprise technology skills platform that delivers a unified, end-to-end learning experience for businesses across the globe. Through a subscription service, companies are empowered to move at the speed of technology, increasing proficiency, innovation and efficiency. Founded in 2004 and trusted by Fortune 500 companies, Pluralsight provides members with on-demand access to a digital ecosystem of learning tools, including adaptive skill tests, directed learning paths, expert-authored courses, interactive labs and live mentoring. Show less

  • Director, Asia Pacific

    Jan 2017 - Oct 2019

  • Director, Australia & New Zealand

    Nov 2014 - Dec 2016
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  Secure Code Warrior

  Aug 2020 - Sept 2021

  Head of Sales, Australia & New Zealand

  Hired to focus on growth of the the ANZ (HQ location) region. Delighted to support and expand a high performing team (Sales, Business Development, Channel, SE/Pre-Sales) as well as partnering with CS and Marketing and successfully achieved triple digit growth!Secure Code Warrior is a global security company that makes software development better and more secure. Our vision is to empower developers to be the first line of defence in their organisation by making security highly visible and providing them with the skills and tools to write secure code from the beginning.Secure Code Warrior have built a powerful platform that moves the focus from reaction to prevention, training and equipping developers to think and act with a security mindset as they build and verify their skills, gain real-time advice and monitor skill development. Our customers include financial institutions, telecommunications providers and global technology companies in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Show less

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  Skills Matter

  Sept 2021 - Aug 2022

  SVP APAC

  As SVP APAC for Skills Matter, I led and partnered with a high performing local and global team significantly scaling our SaaS community platform membership whilst overseeing the highly respected YOW! Conference team.Skills Matter powers the world’s most innovative businesses by bringing together technology creators, users and adopters to learn skills, share expertise, and evolve ideas. We believe that the community ecosystem is the best tool to help developers and engineering teams share ideas, break down barriers, and discover new ways of solving common challenges.With 100,000+ members from 126 countries, we are one of the world's largest communities of software engineers — and the only one that regularly gets together in person to share the latest tech, skills and ideas. Every year we organise hundreds of expert-led talks, conferences, meetups and workshops on the topics that truly matter to engineering teams. And if you can’t be there in person, recordings of our events are available 24/7 in our free online library of SkillsCast videos. Show less

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  Keegan Luiters

  Jul 2023 - May 2024

  Client and Operations Manager

  Supported Keegan Luiters, Team Performance and Leadership Coach, Speaker and Author, who is passionate about lifting the performance of the individuals, teams and organisations that he works with. Keegan's programs are designed to deliver sustained performance outcomes applying evidence based techniques and the latest information.

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  Software Hub

  Nov 2023 - now

  Advisor

  Software Hub simplifies software sourcing. We aim to add value with each interaction with our customers. From initial discovery to researching the most optimal solution, through to implementation and ongoing support. We’ll be your one vendor for your software security needs.Our team will make multiple recommendations based on your desired future state & negotiate agreements with an optimal outcome.We recognise that having the best-in-class software in your technology stack is not enough and we’ve seen many customers invest substantial amounts in procuring software only for it to be ‘left on the shelf’ or not fully utilise. We are committed to helping our customers throughout their buying journey and supporting the adoption and implementation of new technologies. Our Solutions Management team deliver invaluable insights based on adoption, licence utilisation, and establishing metrics to measure success. Our strategic partnerships, with the worlds leading software security companies, allow our customers to build secure software through a simplified, streamlined process. Show less

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  LearnUpon

  Jun 2024 - now

  Director, Asia Pacific

  LearnUpon is a leading cloud-based Learning Management System that empowers organisations to train their employees, customers and partners. Since its launch in June 2012, LearnUpon's rapid growth has been driven by designing and developing a platform that is quick to setup, easy-to-use and backed up by exceptional 24/7 customer support. Today LearnUpon is trusted by over 1,000 companies worldwide.