Malin Perera
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Robert Szczechowicz
I have worked with Malin for more than 10 years. He is like an oracle to his team, holding a wealth of knowledge, able to answer any question at any time. He has the ability to simplify complex business requirements and provide guidance, often stepping in to resolve the toughest challenges. At team meetings he asserts progress, offers insight and provides in-depth business knowledge to keep the team in line with target dates. Malin co-ordinates interaction between the business, architects, developers and testers and is highly sought after by all involved. He has excellent communication skills and the ability to explain requirements at a level appropriate to the designated audience. Malin never lets anyone down and I think that instils confidence in the team to succeed. His commitment is exemplary and his work ethic commands respect. Malin also has strong technical skills, particularly with SQL and data analysis. He is the nicest person to work with and his light-hearted demeanour contributes to a fun and engaging working environment for all involved. He would be an invaluable addition to any team.
Andrew Horsley
I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Malin for over 12 years. He consistently impresses me with his energy, focus and attention to detail. His has amassed a vast breadth and depth of knowledge across both business and full-stack technology domains and is regularly called upon by Mastercard’s global loyalty teams for his expertise and guidance. He conceptualises quickly and can easily move from deep technical discussions with tech leads / architects to detailed discussions with engineers to business outcome discussions with global product management teams. Importantly, Malin builds deep relationships with business and technology peers and readily shares his skills and knowledge to help others. He is a very good communicator and has developed a reputation for producing high quality documentation, diagrams and user stories. He brings people together. I highly recommend Malin.
Robert Szczechowicz
I have worked with Malin for more than 10 years. He is like an oracle to his team, holding a wealth of knowledge, able to answer any question at any time. He has the ability to simplify complex business requirements and provide guidance, often stepping in to resolve the toughest challenges. At team meetings he asserts progress, offers insight and provides in-depth business knowledge to keep the team in line with target dates. Malin co-ordinates interaction between the business, architects, developers and testers and is highly sought after by all involved. He has excellent communication skills and the ability to explain requirements at a level appropriate to the designated audience. Malin never lets anyone down and I think that instils confidence in the team to succeed. His commitment is exemplary and his work ethic commands respect. Malin also has strong technical skills, particularly with SQL and data analysis. He is the nicest person to work with and his light-hearted demeanour contributes to a fun and engaging working environment for all involved. He would be an invaluable addition to any team.
Andrew Horsley
I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Malin for over 12 years. He consistently impresses me with his energy, focus and attention to detail. His has amassed a vast breadth and depth of knowledge across both business and full-stack technology domains and is regularly called upon by Mastercard’s global loyalty teams for his expertise and guidance. He conceptualises quickly and can easily move from deep technical discussions with tech leads / architects to detailed discussions with engineers to business outcome discussions with global product management teams. Importantly, Malin builds deep relationships with business and technology peers and readily shares his skills and knowledge to help others. He is a very good communicator and has developed a reputation for producing high quality documentation, diagrams and user stories. He brings people together. I highly recommend Malin.
Robert Szczechowicz
I have worked with Malin for more than 10 years. He is like an oracle to his team, holding a wealth of knowledge, able to answer any question at any time. He has the ability to simplify complex business requirements and provide guidance, often stepping in to resolve the toughest challenges. At team meetings he asserts progress, offers insight and provides in-depth business knowledge to keep the team in line with target dates. Malin co-ordinates interaction between the business, architects, developers and testers and is highly sought after by all involved. He has excellent communication skills and the ability to explain requirements at a level appropriate to the designated audience. Malin never lets anyone down and I think that instils confidence in the team to succeed. His commitment is exemplary and his work ethic commands respect. Malin also has strong technical skills, particularly with SQL and data analysis. He is the nicest person to work with and his light-hearted demeanour contributes to a fun and engaging working environment for all involved. He would be an invaluable addition to any team.
Andrew Horsley
I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Malin for over 12 years. He consistently impresses me with his energy, focus and attention to detail. His has amassed a vast breadth and depth of knowledge across both business and full-stack technology domains and is regularly called upon by Mastercard’s global loyalty teams for his expertise and guidance. He conceptualises quickly and can easily move from deep technical discussions with tech leads / architects to detailed discussions with engineers to business outcome discussions with global product management teams. Importantly, Malin builds deep relationships with business and technology peers and readily shares his skills and knowledge to help others. He is a very good communicator and has developed a reputation for producing high quality documentation, diagrams and user stories. He brings people together. I highly recommend Malin.
Robert Szczechowicz
I have worked with Malin for more than 10 years. He is like an oracle to his team, holding a wealth of knowledge, able to answer any question at any time. He has the ability to simplify complex business requirements and provide guidance, often stepping in to resolve the toughest challenges. At team meetings he asserts progress, offers insight and provides in-depth business knowledge to keep the team in line with target dates. Malin co-ordinates interaction between the business, architects, developers and testers and is highly sought after by all involved. He has excellent communication skills and the ability to explain requirements at a level appropriate to the designated audience. Malin never lets anyone down and I think that instils confidence in the team to succeed. His commitment is exemplary and his work ethic commands respect. Malin also has strong technical skills, particularly with SQL and data analysis. He is the nicest person to work with and his light-hearted demeanour contributes to a fun and engaging working environment for all involved. He would be an invaluable addition to any team.
Andrew Horsley
I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Malin for over 12 years. He consistently impresses me with his energy, focus and attention to detail. His has amassed a vast breadth and depth of knowledge across both business and full-stack technology domains and is regularly called upon by Mastercard’s global loyalty teams for his expertise and guidance. He conceptualises quickly and can easily move from deep technical discussions with tech leads / architects to detailed discussions with engineers to business outcome discussions with global product management teams. Importantly, Malin builds deep relationships with business and technology peers and readily shares his skills and knowledge to help others. He is a very good communicator and has developed a reputation for producing high quality documentation, diagrams and user stories. He brings people together. I highly recommend Malin.
Credentials
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Agile Certified Product Manager and Product Owner Credential (ACPM)
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Certification of Product Management Excellence
MastercardSep, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Certified in SAFE Agile BA
MastercardMar, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager
Scaled Agile, Inc.Aug, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®)
Scrum Alliance®Dec, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Product School
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United States
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Professional Training and Coaching
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700 & Above Employee
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Featured Speaker
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Apr 2022 - Present
Product School is a global leader in Product Management training with a community of over one million product professionals. As a featured speaker, I help inspire the next generation of Product Managers to create innovative products and apply best practices in their work. My first Webinar --> https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6915366201552433152/ Product School is a global leader in Product Management training with a community of over one million product professionals. As a featured speaker, I help inspire the next generation of Product Managers to create innovative products and apply best practices in their work. My first Webinar --> https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6915366201552433152/
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Mastercard
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Product Manager
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Nov 2019 - Present
Key Achievements Migrated all rewards programs to Global rewards platform successfully saving significant costs to the company in managing multiple reward systems as was previously the case. Changed the program migration strategy to reduce the risk and to save millions of additional build effort
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Technical Product Manager
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Mar 2017 - Nov 2019
Key Achievements Represented as the “Go To” person in the Asia Pacific Region for Rewards Migrated IVR system from legacy tech to the latest tech Migrated Call Centre application to Global Rewards Call Centre application, so that single call centre app can be used around the globe for Loyalty customer needs Represented as both Product Manager and Architect for client delivery projects where the team had no UAT / Production issues on delivering complex projects.
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Product Owner
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Feb 2015 - Mar 2017
Key Responsibilities Migrate applications from legacy data centre to Mastercard new data centre Lead BA for the project which brought Australian Rewards applications into Mastercard global standards Prioritise product features and user stories based on the cost benefit analysis Migrate data from a legacy platform to a new platform from end to end (dev, design, test) Review test plan and test cases Create Requirement Traceability Matrix Create Gap analysis documents Review and accept user stories and features Conduct Post Implementation Verification Activities to ensure all functionalities behave in desired mannerKey Achievements Delivered Loyalty projects with extremely tight deadlines which led banks to choose Mastercard as the payment gateway Moved applications and underlined infrastructure components from Australian Rewards Data Centre to Mastercard standard Data Centre to reduce the maintenance cost of having two Data Centres in Sydney Key player in establishing a Disaster Recovery environment for Australian Rewards platform
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Senior Technical Business Analyst
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Oct 2013 - Feb 2015
Key Responsibilities Lead BA for Mastercard/ Pinpoint Corporate integration and Oracle Financial Integration projects Lead BA for ensuring AU Rewards systems comply with UNICODE requirements Design and Build Data Analytics tool from end to end which can feed data into Salmat (third party tool) Migrate legacy power builder applications to .Net platform Migrate rewards customer communication platform from legacy rewards platform to a new rewards systemKey Achievements Integrated Pinpoint applications to function on Mastercard resources using various solutions (XenApp etc) Integrated Pinpoint Epicor financial system with Mastercard Oracle ERP to bring all finance activities into single application Unicode upgrade across all rewards platform, which allowed on-boarding of multi-lingual rewards programs Built a Data Analytic tool and integration with Salmat Enhanced customer communication platform and integrate with EasyLink Part of the team who brought rewards applications to PCI compliance
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Technical Business Analyst
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Feb 2012 - Oct 2013
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Solutions Designer
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Nov 2008 - Feb 2012
Key Responsibilities Design robust, scalable, restart able, dynamic, de-couple, efficient solutions Prepare detailed design documents for applications, database, automated services and file specifications Identify the minimum design change but with highest quality and create high level process flow diagrams Prepare Functional specification for testers and business users Present the solution which is readable for technical and non-technical audience Break down projects into epics/features and user stories Primary design and architect contact for high severity production issuesKey Achievements Enhanced rewards platform to support the complex joint account structures and also enhanced rewards system to award points on multi-tiers on either cumulative or single earning spend Integrated Epicor ERP system with Warehouse Minder (third party applications) Deployed rewards systems in India, China, Taiwan and Japan by meeting each countries rules & regulations
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Livingstone International
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Australia
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior System Analyst
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Mar 2007 - Nov 2008
Company - Livingstone is a business organization which supplies medical, health & beauty and many other consumable products for both local and international markets. Key Responsibilities Allocate tasks for overseas dev teams by identifying key skills of overseas programmers Hold multiple roles of BA, Architect , Project Manager Gather requirements from top level directors and also from end users through meetings, walkthroughs ,observations and from previous CRM Breakdown requirements into development components Set milestones and check progress of the development activities/ Project management reports Key Achievements Successfully build the new CRM Successfully integrate new CRM with Manhattan warehouse system
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Education
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2004 - 2006
University of Western Sydney
Bachelor of Computing (Hons ), IT
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