Experience
Strategy & Finance Manager
KlimaDAO | klimadao.finance
August 2022 - Present
- Currently focused on accelerating the growth and maturity of KlimaDAO across the end-to-end business lifecycle, from strategy and financial planning through to operating model execution and performance reporting
Product Owner
ARCx Credit | arcx.money
November 2021 - September 2022
- Launched the world’s first credit score-based DeFi lending protocol in August 2022 (launch post here)
- Performed focused design sprint to understand needs / pain points for sophisticated DeFi borrowers and lenders
- Designed app UX/UI from scratch (learning UI design skills as I went) and configured credit score calculation rules that balanced UX with Risk
- Worked with a team of 4 engineers to plan, scope, QA and release through an agile development cadence.
- Defined marketing strategy, including product positioning / copy, user onboarding, awareness campaigns, and KPI monitoring and reporting
Product Manager
Cheddar (DV Venture) | getcheddar.com.au
January 2021 - September 2021
- Led a team of 8 engineers and 4 designers through a 30-week agile build from idea to launch in July 2021
- Owned the product vision, strategy and roadmap, and facilitated a cross-functional process to drive alignment
- Designed lean experiments throughout Alpha and Beta pilots and iterated the direction according to new learnings
- Analyzed 150+ companies and conducted ethnographic research to inform product ideation, positioning and prioritization efforts
Senior Venture Architect
BCG Digital Ventures | bcgdv.com
April 2020 - November 2021
- Conducted user research to uncover frictions and validate propositions across multiple ‘innovation-stage’ engagements
- Modeled financials to better understand startup unit economics, validate business viability and make investment decisions
- Pitched both high-level concepts and detailed solutions in ‘shark-tank’ style presentations with senior client stakeholders
Strategy Manager
Afterpay (acquired by Square) | afterpay.com
December 2018 - July 2019
- Led Afterpay’s first global multi-year strategic planning process, aligning the founders and exec team on a path forward
- Designed and helped implement an op model for Finance, getting critical buy-in from the team, the CFO and the Board
- Developed an enterprise portfolio management tool to support the COO in maintaining visibility over large programs of work
Management Consultant
Monitor Deloitte | deloitte.com
November 2016 - April 2020
- AgTech SaaS client new market entry - Helped launch an Australian livestock management SaaS product in the US after identifying and validating a US$150M whitespace revenue opportunity
- Fintech client new product development - Supported design and modeled financial impact from the decision to build a new mobile app under various pricing and product packaging scenarios
- Automotive client strategic transformation - Modeled ~AU$100m P&L impact from major business model change (from a franchise to an agency model), driving board approval and investment
- Pharmaceutical client growth strategy - Defined growth strategy for consumer health business unit, modeling ~US$200M uplift from 20+ initiatives identified through market analysis and interviews
- Technology client operational transformation - Tracked and reported on key performance metrics to support elimination of customer order backlog and optimize technician truck rolls
- Retail client strategic review - Co-developed brand consolidation strategy in response to competition, modeling ~$15m in annual cost savings through closure of ~20 retail locations
Education
Bachelor of Law and Finance
University of Adelaide | adelaide.edu.au
Class of 2016
UI / UX Design Specialization
California Institute of the Arts | coursera.org
Completed in June 2019