Bio

Experienced IT professional and an action-oriented people leader, with almost 20 years of experience in e-commerce, finance, education and telecommunication. Proficient in technical and project management, solution design and architecture, software product development and delivery, leadership and mentoring. I have a track record of directing multiple geographically dispersed teams and building high-performing teams at global, high-scale companies. I'm a big believer in agile principles and champion continuous improvement, through data driven metrics and providing a clear picture of team efficiency. * Migrated a number of services from on-prem to the Cloud (Amazon EC2) and modernised the services platform. * Contributed to enterprise-wide initiatives that directly improved ways of working and platform health with a focus on the target architecture. * Successfully started and set up multiple offshore development teams as part of a £40m regulatory project, promoting trust and collaboration amongst teams * Liaised with investment bankers and senior consultancy partners and adept at converting technical to management speak, with a focus on the strategic vision of the enterprise * Chose the right software for DFS by evaluating multiple vendors and created a framework for build vs buy decision * Mentored and managed various service partner teams to deliver projects to tight timescales * Transformed poor performances in teams and created highly performant, autonomous teams, adapting mindsets and relationships through transformation goals * Partnered with Product Owners to define delivery expectations for strategic initiatives and ensured these are delivered efficiently I’m an active member of various communities in the workplace, promoting positive mental wellbeing for all Women in Tech - and creating a network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry.