Experience

mx51

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Magnus is currently the COO of mx51, Australia's first Fintech to develop a bank-grade, modern, Payment as a Service platform. He oversees the strategy, finance, international business development, M&A, commercial & legal functions. Magnus is currently the COO of mx51, Australia's first Fintech to develop a bank-grade, modern, Payment as a Service platform. He oversees the strategy, finance, international business development, M&A, commercial & legal functions.



Liquid Instruments

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Shareholder

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Liquid's Moku:Lab puts the power of multiple instruments at your fingertips. Moku:Lab can be reconfigured in a matter of seconds to perform an entirely different function. Switch between an oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, waveform generator, phase meter, data logger, or lock-in amplifier right from the intuitive Moku:Lab App for iPad, with many more instruments coming soon. Together with former PhD colleagues, Magnus co-founded Liquid Instruments to transform the test and measurement… Show more Liquid's Moku:Lab puts the power of multiple instruments at your fingertips. Moku:Lab can be reconfigured in a matter of seconds to perform an entirely different function. Switch between an oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, waveform generator, phase meter, data logger, or lock-in amplifier right from the intuitive Moku:Lab App for iPad, with many more instruments coming soon. Together with former PhD colleagues, Magnus co-founded Liquid Instruments to transform the test and measurement experience. Liquid has experienced strong sales growth and recently completed a Series A funding round. Show less Liquid's Moku:Lab puts the power of multiple instruments at your fingertips. Moku:Lab can be reconfigured in a matter of seconds to perform an entirely different function. Switch between an oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, waveform generator, phase meter, data logger, or lock-in amplifier right from the intuitive Moku:Lab App for iPad, with many more instruments coming soon. Together with former PhD colleagues, Magnus co-founded Liquid Instruments to transform the test and measurement… Show more Liquid's Moku:Lab puts the power of multiple instruments at your fingertips. Moku:Lab can be reconfigured in a matter of seconds to perform an entirely different function. Switch between an oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, waveform generator, phase meter, data logger, or lock-in amplifier right from the intuitive Moku:Lab App for iPad, with many more instruments coming soon. Together with former PhD colleagues, Magnus co-founded Liquid Instruments to transform the test and measurement experience. Liquid has experienced strong sales growth and recently completed a Series A funding round. Show less



Zai

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager Strategy, Finance & Commercial

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2020

  Assembly Payments is a payments fintech scale-up (~140 employees) that provides flexible payment solutions to enable banks to create extraordinary in-store and online payment experiences for their end customers. Magnus developed the strategy that resulted in Westpac’s investment in Assembly Payments as a strategic response to disruption in transactional banking. He transitioned from Westpac to Assembly as part of the management team to execute on the Westpac-Assembly… Show more Assembly Payments is a payments fintech scale-up (~140 employees) that provides flexible payment solutions to enable banks to create extraordinary in-store and online payment experiences for their end customers. Magnus developed the strategy that resulted in Westpac’s investment in Assembly Payments as a strategic response to disruption in transactional banking. He transitioned from Westpac to Assembly as part of the management team to execute on the Westpac-Assembly partnership. Current accountabilities: - Corporate strategy - Commercial transactions & legal - Finance - Pricing - Banking process design & implementation

• Head of Strategy

  • Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Accountabilities: - Corporate strategy - Commercial and contractual transactions - Design and implementation of new sales and service capability



Westpac Group

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Group Strategy and M&A

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2017

  Developed the strategy that resulted in Westpac’s investment in Assembly Payments as a strategic response to disruption in transactional banking. Transitioned to Assembly Payments as part of the management team to execute on the Westpac-Assembly partnership.

• Senior Strategy Manager, Group Strategy and M&A

  • Dec 2015 - Mar 2017

• Strategy Manager, Group Strategy and M&A

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

  Led a range of strategy projects covering Wealth Management and Business Banking, notably: - BT Digital Strategy: developed the digital strategy for the insurance, super and investments businesses - Small Business Banking Strategy: growth strategy for the SME segment which was subsequently backed by new CAPEX funding - Cashflow lending: developed new online based cashflow-backed lending capability for SMEs - Board Strategy Review Additionally, I led the recruitment drive… Show more Led a range of strategy projects covering Wealth Management and Business Banking, notably: - BT Digital Strategy: developed the digital strategy for the insurance, super and investments businesses - Small Business Banking Strategy: growth strategy for the SME segment which was subsequently backed by new CAPEX funding - Cashflow lending: developed new online based cashflow-backed lending capability for SMEs - Board Strategy Review Additionally, I led the recruitment drive for Group Strategy, resulting in the hire of 5 new team members. The average time-to-decision was c. 2 weeks.

• Senior Analyst, Group Strategy and M&A

  • Apr 2013 - Oct 2014

  Worked across a range of strategy projects covering the Australian Financial Services (AFS) and Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) businesses, notably: - Institutional Banking Strategy: 5-year strategy for the corporate & institutional banking business - Service Revolution: customer service innovation and growth initiatives - Board Strategy Review: Group-wide strategy review and investment prioritisation



National Measurement Institute of Australia

• Sydney, Australia

• Staff Scientist

  • 2010 - Mar 2013

  Project management skills and client-consulting experience: • Provided consulting services to various government and commercial clients. • Selected for and completed a Career Development Program to develop the management skills of high-potential employees. Technical skills and experience: • Experience with data analysis in various software environments. • Contributor to NASA’s GRACE Follow-on Mission to map the gravitational distribution of the Earth. • Responsible for… Show more Project management skills and client-consulting experience: • Provided consulting services to various government and commercial clients. • Selected for and completed a Career Development Program to develop the management skills of high-potential employees. Technical skills and experience: • Experience with data analysis in various software environments. • Contributor to NASA’s GRACE Follow-on Mission to map the gravitational distribution of the Earth. • Responsible for the dissemination of Australian measurement standards to other Federal Government agencies, state government departments and commercial entities. Show less Project management skills and client-consulting experience: • Provided consulting services to various government and commercial clients. • Selected for and completed a Career Development Program to develop the management skills of high-potential employees. Technical skills and experience: • Experience with data analysis in various software environments. • Contributor to NASA’s GRACE Follow-on Mission to map the gravitational distribution of the Earth. • Responsible for… Show more Project management skills and client-consulting experience: • Provided consulting services to various government and commercial clients. • Selected for and completed a Career Development Program to develop the management skills of high-potential employees. Technical skills and experience: • Experience with data analysis in various software environments. • Contributor to NASA’s GRACE Follow-on Mission to map the gravitational distribution of the Earth. • Responsible for the dissemination of Australian measurement standards to other Federal Government agencies, state government departments and commercial entities. Show less



The University of Queensland

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager, ARC Postdoctoral Fellow

  • 2009 - 2010

  Awarded the Australian Research Council's Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship. Proposed and developed a greenfields high-technology project, based at the University of Queensland. I secured seed funding for the project to develop a super-resolution micro-endoscope for in vivo imaging and medical applications. Mentored and co-supervised a team of junior researchers working on multiple research projects. Awarded the Australian Research Council's Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship. Proposed and developed a greenfields high-technology project, based at the University of Queensland. I secured seed funding for the project to develop a super-resolution micro-endoscope for in vivo imaging and medical applications. Mentored and co-supervised a team of junior researchers working on multiple research projects.



Defence, Science and Technology Organisation

• Adelaide, Australia

• Summer Intern

  • Dec 2002 - Feb 2003

  Modelling of fibre-based micro-optical sensors using sophisticated numerical packages. Modelling of fibre-based micro-optical sensors using sophisticated numerical packages.