The Role
Managed the strategic transition of a legacy compliance portfolio into a next-generation modular SaaS platform. I led the ‘Build vs Buy’ evaluation for cloud-native components and coordinated cross-functional alignment to ensure architectural decisions supported long-term commercial scalability. I focused on revitalising legacy portfolios to drive new annual recurring revenue while maintaining platform stability.
Key Achievements
Portfolio Modernisation & Commercial Growth
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Legacy Portfolio Revitalisation: Applied product life cycle strategies to revitalise legacy maintenance portfolios, transforming them into critical components that generated £10M+ in new annual recurring revenue (ARR).
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SaaS Migration Strategy: Coordinated the end-to-end migration of legacy on-prem products to cloud-native SaaS solutions, aligning technical offerings with market demand to accelerate portfolio growth.
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High-Volume Cloud Migration: Defined the on-prem to cloud migration strategy for enterprise-scale clients, architecting systems to process Millions of daily records while navigating aggressive timelines and complex legacy workarounds.
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Rules Engine Modernisation: Streamlined complex IFRS-9 and IFRS-17 accounting logic by simplifying the rules-engine UI, enabling users to manage thousands of bespoke regulations without sacrificing system power.
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Legacy-to-SaaS UI Transformation: Directed the high-risk migration of a legacy UI to a modern Angular framework by conducting a functional audit and ruthlessly prioritising an MVP scope to meet aggressive deadlines.
Data Engineering & Technical Architecture
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Master Data & Controls: Engineered data structures and Master Data Management (MDM) stores for critical financial variables; including FX rates, instruments, and valuations to support real-time reconciliation and absolute data accuracy.
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Sub-Ledger Architecture: Designed end-to-end data journeys between complex third-party systems and modular platforms, ensuring high-volume event generation met rigorous commercial and regulatory standards.
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User-Centred Validation: Implemented A/B test cycles utilising screen and camera recordings to capture user behaviour, validating technical designs against real-world usage patterns.
Strategy, Compliance & Evaluation
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Build vs Buy Leadership: Directed the evaluation of cloud-native ETL components and conducted market research to integrate white-labelled solutions, accelerating platform maturity while ensuring architectural scalability.
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Audit & Regulatory Integrity: Designed and delivered control systems to meet global standards (SOC 2, ISO27001), providing a foundation of security and compliance that facilitated successful delivery alongside Big 4 audit and advisory teams.