Shipra Mahindra
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Adam Frank
Shipra is undoubtedly one of the brightest stars I've ever hired. I knew during my first interview with her that she had the right balance of technical skills, business interest and personability, to make a fine consultant in my team. What's more, I could see the potential she had: I told her in the second interview that she wouldn't stay long in my team, as I knew she'd outgrow and move onto bigger things quickly - and sure enough, she did - moving from my team to a more strategic function in the business within a year. And I couldn't be happier for her to know that she was able to take that step. What makes Shipra a great person on your team? She is proactive. She takes ownership. She delivers. What more do you want, really? I heartily recommend Shipra to anyone who is looking for great talent. It is hard to find, and I feel very fortunate to have played a role in her development along the way.
Tess Sutherland
I had the pleasure of working with Shipra for as part of an internship at Macquarie Group. She brought a positive attitude to solving problems and worked hard to deliver something concrete at every milestone. She was never afraid to raise concerns and ask the right questions. Shipra confidently presented the final solution to the senior executives within the bank. She was an asset to the team and contributed significantly to it's success.
Adam Frank
Shipra is undoubtedly one of the brightest stars I've ever hired. I knew during my first interview with her that she had the right balance of technical skills, business interest and personability, to make a fine consultant in my team. What's more, I could see the potential she had: I told her in the second interview that she wouldn't stay long in my team, as I knew she'd outgrow and move onto bigger things quickly - and sure enough, she did - moving from my team to a more strategic function in the business within a year. And I couldn't be happier for her to know that she was able to take that step. What makes Shipra a great person on your team? She is proactive. She takes ownership. She delivers. What more do you want, really? I heartily recommend Shipra to anyone who is looking for great talent. It is hard to find, and I feel very fortunate to have played a role in her development along the way.
Tess Sutherland
I had the pleasure of working with Shipra for as part of an internship at Macquarie Group. She brought a positive attitude to solving problems and worked hard to deliver something concrete at every milestone. She was never afraid to raise concerns and ask the right questions. Shipra confidently presented the final solution to the senior executives within the bank. She was an asset to the team and contributed significantly to it's success.
Adam Frank
Shipra is undoubtedly one of the brightest stars I've ever hired. I knew during my first interview with her that she had the right balance of technical skills, business interest and personability, to make a fine consultant in my team. What's more, I could see the potential she had: I told her in the second interview that she wouldn't stay long in my team, as I knew she'd outgrow and move onto bigger things quickly - and sure enough, she did - moving from my team to a more strategic function in the business within a year. And I couldn't be happier for her to know that she was able to take that step. What makes Shipra a great person on your team? She is proactive. She takes ownership. She delivers. What more do you want, really? I heartily recommend Shipra to anyone who is looking for great talent. It is hard to find, and I feel very fortunate to have played a role in her development along the way.
Tess Sutherland
I had the pleasure of working with Shipra for as part of an internship at Macquarie Group. She brought a positive attitude to solving problems and worked hard to deliver something concrete at every milestone. She was never afraid to raise concerns and ask the right questions. Shipra confidently presented the final solution to the senior executives within the bank. She was an asset to the team and contributed significantly to it's success.
Adam Frank
Shipra is undoubtedly one of the brightest stars I've ever hired. I knew during my first interview with her that she had the right balance of technical skills, business interest and personability, to make a fine consultant in my team. What's more, I could see the potential she had: I told her in the second interview that she wouldn't stay long in my team, as I knew she'd outgrow and move onto bigger things quickly - and sure enough, she did - moving from my team to a more strategic function in the business within a year. And I couldn't be happier for her to know that she was able to take that step. What makes Shipra a great person on your team? She is proactive. She takes ownership. She delivers. What more do you want, really? I heartily recommend Shipra to anyone who is looking for great talent. It is hard to find, and I feel very fortunate to have played a role in her development along the way.
Tess Sutherland
I had the pleasure of working with Shipra for as part of an internship at Macquarie Group. She brought a positive attitude to solving problems and worked hard to deliver something concrete at every milestone. She was never afraid to raise concerns and ask the right questions. Shipra confidently presented the final solution to the senior executives within the bank. She was an asset to the team and contributed significantly to it's success.
Credentials
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Digital Leadership
AGSM @ UNSW Business SchoolJun, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Professional Scrum Master I
Scrum.orgJun, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Sep, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Phase One Ventures
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New Zealand
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Community Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Startup Mentor
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Octopus Deploy
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Australia
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Product Manager
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Oct 2021 - Present
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Creatively Squared
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Australia
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Product
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Apr 2021 - Jun 2021
Creatively Squared is a visual content production platform that helps marketing teams create original photos and videos at scale while maximising their budget. In my short time at Creatively Squared, I - - analysed recent customer feedback and reprioritised the roadmap accordingly - kicked off a discovery research piece to get a deeper understanding of our target users - recruited engineers for the team - delivered a couple of the most requested features with the team Creatively Squared is a visual content production platform that helps marketing teams create original photos and videos at scale while maximising their budget. In my short time at Creatively Squared, I - - analysed recent customer feedback and reprioritised the roadmap accordingly - kicked off a discovery research piece to get a deeper understanding of our target users - recruited engineers for the team - delivered a couple of the most requested features with the team
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Xero
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New Zealand
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Product Manager
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Feb 2020 - Apr 2021
Translated a long term vision & a broad business strategy for a new Greenfield area into a short term, executable roadmap. Also developed the product vision, strategy and roadmap. Validated the product strategy in collaboration with Design and Research teams. Engaged with multiple product teams to align & execute on the product strategy and roadmap. This included a number of workshops, dependency mapping, clarifying unknowns and establishing ownership. Translated a long term vision & a broad business strategy for a new Greenfield area into a short term, executable roadmap. Also developed the product vision, strategy and roadmap. Validated the product strategy in collaboration with Design and Research teams. Engaged with multiple product teams to align & execute on the product strategy and roadmap. This included a number of workshops, dependency mapping, clarifying unknowns and establishing ownership.
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Canva
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Australia
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Manager
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Apr 2016 - Feb 2020
Define the product strategy for Canva's Mobile apps and manage the priorities throughout planning, development, release and beyond. Understand the needs of our users (both current and future) and be their champion with the company. Lead the product team to ship new features that our users will love. Experiment and implement marketing initiatives that help acquire and retain users. Channels used ASO, SEO, Email, Push notifications, In-App messaging, and more. Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders across the company to deliver an awesome product including design, engineering, marketing, and support. Show less
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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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May 2018 - May 2018
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Squiz
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Digital Solutions Consultant
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Jan 2016 - Mar 2016
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Customer Insights Consultant
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Jun 2015 - Dec 2015
Lead client engagements including pre-sales, delivery and support for CRM and related digital solutions. The focus is on building a single customer view for our Clients. This involved developing value propositions, communicating proposals to senior stakeholders, delivering promised business outcomes within defined constraints and demonstrating commitment to client success.Develop deep understanding of business models and revenue generating functions; identify industry and digital trends; inform clients on relevant best CRM practices to increase customer engagement, operational efficiencies and competitive differentiation. Show less
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Macquarie Group
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Australia
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Strategy Consultant (Intern)
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Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
Delivered a product bundling strategy and framework that focuses on providing high value to the end consumer while emphasising behaviour-based customer segmentation, developing product-market fit and designing a digital experience. This project required research into the latest technology trends and competitive landscape, interviewing staff to understand internal capabilities and creating customer journeys to describe experiences. Delivered a product bundling strategy and framework that focuses on providing high value to the end consumer while emphasising behaviour-based customer segmentation, developing product-market fit and designing a digital experience. This project required research into the latest technology trends and competitive landscape, interviewing staff to understand internal capabilities and creating customer journeys to describe experiences.
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Datacom
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New Zealand
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Lead and Software Developer
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Feb 2010 - Dec 2013
Led and mentored a team of 5 developers to deliver an efficient and a high-quality solution for making managed funds details available to 100,000+ online banking customers Implemented a world-first model of online integration between banking and cloud accounting software, saving more than 10 hours per month for small business customers in accounts admin and payable processing Fostered adoption of Scrum framework and the agile culture within a cross-functional team of 8 people. This resulted in a high performing team which released working software monthly to production in response to external feedback and requirements. Scrum is an iterative and incremental agile framework for managing projects Show less
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The University of Auckland
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New Zealand
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Tutor
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Jul 2008 - Oct 2009
Helping and mentoring younger engineering students to understand software concepts and complete their practical coursework. Providing feedback and reporting difficulties faced by students to the course coordinator. Helping and mentoring younger engineering students to understand software concepts and complete their practical coursework. Providing feedback and reporting difficulties faced by students to the course coordinator.
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Endace
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Computer Networking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern (full-time)
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Dec 2008 - Feb 2009
Developed and implemented a Python based utility. Worked with a company mentor to develop two separate modules within a large-scale, C-based, network management system. This involved gathering requirements, designing, implementing, testing and documenting the modules. Worked with the QA team to iteratively create test cases, carry them out and log bugs. Wrote a technical report and gave a presentation about my work to all company staff towards the end of the employment period. Developed and implemented a Python based utility. Worked with a company mentor to develop two separate modules within a large-scale, C-based, network management system. This involved gathering requirements, designing, implementing, testing and documenting the modules. Worked with the QA team to iteratively create test cases, carry them out and log bugs. Wrote a technical report and gave a presentation about my work to all company staff towards the end of the employment period.
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Education
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2006 - 2009
University of Auckland
Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours), Software Engineering -
2014 - 2015
Australian Graduate School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Weighted Average Mark - 80.6 out of 100 -
2014 - 2014
IE Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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