Experience

Farillio

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Business Development

  • Jul 2018 - Present



FSB Insurance Service provided by Ruskin Square Ltd.

• Project and Operations Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Creation of a completely new entity called Ruskin Square as part of the Joint Venture between Markel International and FSB, from concept all the way to working and running entity. • Working alongside the Managing Director in the reporting to board members of Markel International and FSB on strategy, implementation and budgeting; as well as influencing a number of key directors across the business in order to manage expectations and drive change.• Assisted with FCA application for Direct Authorisation, as well as contingencies if Direct Authorisation could not be achieved by launch date.• Led all implementation for IT systems (Virtual Desktop, 3CX phone system) including hardware; website site front-end and quote and buy back-end (Acturis); sales systems (Acturis); compliance and conduct; HR processes and systems (including hiring of staff); controlling budget along the way with senior directors. • FSBIS set-up on time and under budget, with large cost savings discovered along the way compared to what was originally budgeted, enabling forecasts to be altered for shareholders. • Previously overseeing operational aspects (IT, HR, Compliance & Conduct), GDPR, structuring of MI to board members of FSBIS



LHS Solicitors

• United Kingdom

• Business Development and Project Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2017

  • One of the major contributors to the 'LHS-Solicitors' product (The UK's leading legal platform for the SME market) from creation to its present form. Working alongside the tech side of the business and a variety of internal stakeholders to build it into one of the strongest propositions for the Abbey Legal insurance portfolio. • Involved in strategic reform of LHS Solicitors and the development of the SME facing proposition for the business.• Pitched to complex stakeholders and some of the UK's largest associations Other key units involved in, within the wider Markel/Abbey Group;Abbey HR• Leading the divestment of Abbey HR from the Markel Group due to a management buy-out. • Planning of transition away from Markel systems, as well as on-going support needs for a year after the company left the group.Abbey Tax• Led the creation and management of the online White Label IR35 Insurance Product for accountancy practices across the UK. • Managing a small team of developers and designers in order to produce a white label digital solution in order to compete in IR35 online insurance market• Phase 1 was completed in under 4 months, from initial conception to a working operating product - which could be white labelled and take payments. • Take up of the product drove a large amount of new business into Abbey Tax, as accountancy firms embraced the solution as market leading, and it continues to help drive new business with a large number of White Labelled sites in operation



Blackwell Global

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Analyst

  • May 2012 - Mar 2015