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Project manager, start-up, digital, data-led
Kathryn Neri-steele
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london, United Kingdom
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I am an ambitious, strategic and analytical creative thinker with a proven track record of high achievement. A natural problem-solver, I relish the opportunity to surmount challenges, approaching them with consideration and intelligence. I am an optimist and an uplifting presence in any team. I enjoy leadership and have a highly entrepreneurial outlook.
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United Kingdom
Industries
Language
English
Fluently
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Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
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My experience
2020 - ?
job
Digital Project Manager / Investor Relations
PubX.
Rapidly growing, early stage AI-enabled technology company working with some of the worlds largest digital publishers
Working directly with the founding team to help bring their first product to market, including liaising between global clients
(fandom.com, Times of India group) and remotely distributed development team (Tech advisors in the US, CTO in France, Lead Dev in India) to ensure that the GTM product was delivered on time and met the expected specifications of our first clients (whilst not bending too much to the specific/ non-general demands). Also, assisted the COO in investor
relations (researching and reaching out to Angels and early stage funds, helping create collateral, market analysis, etc)
Key Achievements
- Scoped full project outline with CTO and COO (Inc. producing initial PRD in Confluence), and developing resource
plan to meet this
- Resource management, Assisted in successfully recruiting international team to develop GTM proposition
- As scrum master, oversaw product development timeline (Tracking velocity using JIRA)
- Acted as internal knowledge hub between founding team, new hires and potential customers
- Worked with CRO to build initial GTM commercial pipeline, ensuring potential publishers matched the specific digital
and technology profile the initial product worked with
Working directly with the founding team to help bring their first product to market, including liaising between global clients
(fandom.com, Times of India group) and remotely distributed development team (Tech advisors in the US, CTO in France, Lead Dev in India) to ensure that the GTM product was delivered on time and met the expected specifications of our first clients (whilst not bending too much to the specific/ non-general demands). Also, assisted the COO in investor
relations (researching and reaching out to Angels and early stage funds, helping create collateral, market analysis, etc)
Key Achievements
- Scoped full project outline with CTO and COO (Inc. producing initial PRD in Confluence), and developing resource
plan to meet this
- Resource management, Assisted in successfully recruiting international team to develop GTM proposition
- As scrum master, oversaw product development timeline (Tracking velocity using JIRA)
- Acted as internal knowledge hub between founding team, new hires and potential customers
- Worked with CRO to build initial GTM commercial pipeline, ensuring potential publishers matched the specific digital
and technology profile the initial product worked with
Confluence, Manager, International, Ai, Development, Cro, Cto, Resource management, Investor relations, Project Manager, Technology, Management, SoMe, Scrum master, Jira, Product development, Scrum
2018 - 2020
job
Senior Project Manager
Thomson Reuters Corp.
One of the world's largest, unbiased providers of business intelligence, news and information for professional markets.
I have complete oversight across the life-cycle production of business intelligence (technical conferences, white papers, webinars, etc) to service professional markets, with a specialism in global project insight, international regulation
changes and technological advancements, inc. creation of project scope, schedule and finances (and managing any amendments). Activities range from researching and validating the concept and work scope to developing the content
schedule/ itinerary; website creation, sourcing and on-boarding digital partners, overseeing (and running) the marketing;
recruiting speakers; and leading the digital or on-site experience for attendees. I have loved the opportunity to work
autonomously whilst managing multiple (often conflicting and senior) stakeholders in an incredibly fast-paced,
international environment.
Key Achievements
- Project managed numerous website builds, and report creation leading agile teams across developers, sales and designers
- Procured and managed 70+ digital suppliers, and renegotiated contracts delivering 25% YoY cost reduction
- Implemented agile project management and increased velocity for product shipping by 12%
- Varied stakeholder management inc. establishing relationships with international government departments and coordinated their participation and cross-promotion of the events around shared strategic objectives
- Developed new processes to increase operational efficiencies and hit 79% profit margin for conference
- Created start-up only event-streams to highlight ecological tech improvements within decommissioning and facilitated relationship building/ information sharing with C-suite at Dragons Den style pitch-events
- Used Quantitative (read-rates, un-subs, sales rates etc) and Qualitative (industry surveys, phone research etc)
data analysis for commercial agenda setting, informing marketing decisions, and creating vertical-specific copy
- Created strategic partnerships with start-up academies, research hubs, and associations to create technical
content (white-papers, webinars, events), and strengthen the brand image
- Full budgetary control, managing P&L in conjunction with the finance team, and final say on £200K of expenditure
- Commissioned and edited the following white-papers; '2019 Global Decommissioning Regulatory Roadmap', and
'Canadian Petrochemical construction outlook; technological changes, regulatory insight and project updates'
- Exceeded Revenue target by 23% (and increased revenue by £76k from last year). This included personally
selling £276k of Delegate revenue and managing the SPEX sales team to deliver £200k in revenue
- Managed the marketing funnel, including strategy for delegates, speakers, and exhibitors, and did all Copywriting
for all owned channels (websites, social media, weekly e-shot to 60,000 readers, etc)
- Mentored members of team on IT and data best practices, recruited and on-boarded members of the team
I have complete oversight across the life-cycle production of business intelligence (technical conferences, white papers, webinars, etc) to service professional markets, with a specialism in global project insight, international regulation
changes and technological advancements, inc. creation of project scope, schedule and finances (and managing any amendments). Activities range from researching and validating the concept and work scope to developing the content
schedule/ itinerary; website creation, sourcing and on-boarding digital partners, overseeing (and running) the marketing;
recruiting speakers; and leading the digital or on-site experience for attendees. I have loved the opportunity to work
autonomously whilst managing multiple (often conflicting and senior) stakeholders in an incredibly fast-paced,
international environment.
Key Achievements
- Project managed numerous website builds, and report creation leading agile teams across developers, sales and designers
- Procured and managed 70+ digital suppliers, and renegotiated contracts delivering 25% YoY cost reduction
- Implemented agile project management and increased velocity for product shipping by 12%
- Varied stakeholder management inc. establishing relationships with international government departments and coordinated their participation and cross-promotion of the events around shared strategic objectives
- Developed new processes to increase operational efficiencies and hit 79% profit margin for conference
- Created start-up only event-streams to highlight ecological tech improvements within decommissioning and facilitated relationship building/ information sharing with C-suite at Dragons Den style pitch-events
- Used Quantitative (read-rates, un-subs, sales rates etc) and Qualitative (industry surveys, phone research etc)
data analysis for commercial agenda setting, informing marketing decisions, and creating vertical-specific copy
- Created strategic partnerships with start-up academies, research hubs, and associations to create technical
content (white-papers, webinars, events), and strengthen the brand image
- Full budgetary control, managing P&L in conjunction with the finance team, and final say on £200K of expenditure
- Commissioned and edited the following white-papers; '2019 Global Decommissioning Regulatory Roadmap', and
'Canadian Petrochemical construction outlook; technological changes, regulatory insight and project updates'
- Exceeded Revenue target by 23% (and increased revenue by £76k from last year). This included personally
selling £276k of Delegate revenue and managing the SPEX sales team to deliver £200k in revenue
- Managed the marketing funnel, including strategy for delegates, speakers, and exhibitors, and did all Copywriting
for all owned channels (websites, social media, weekly e-shot to 60,000 readers, etc)
- Mentored members of team on IT and data best practices, recruited and on-boarded members of the team
Regulatory, Service, Sourcing, Website, Content, Shipping, Agile project management, Surveys, It, Sales, International, Production, Contracts, Social, Processes, Manager, UP, Social Media, Finance, Management, Event, C, Stakeholder Management, Agile, Contracts, Websites, Research, Business Intelligence, Project Manager, Project Management, Data Analysis, Copywriting, Marketing
2017 - 2018
job
Project Manager
LHH Penna.
The UK's leading integrated talent and outplacement service
My role at LHH Penna encompassed both Project Management and Client Services. I personally ran our largest account,
billing £800k annually, as well as simultaneously running 20+ other accounts. I was quickly promoted after excelling on
smaller projects. As the company had grown quickly, there were often issues with process management between
individuals and teams. I developed new systems to help ensure projects were managed more efficiently, and in some
cases rescued client relationships that were on the brink of collapsing.
Key Achievements
- Conceived and managed the conversion of a face-to-face talent development project for Salesforce to one that was
digitally delivered, increasing profit margin by 40%
- Developed surveys and used qualitative data-analysis of participant responses to inform programmatic changes
- Developed and implemented crisis management strategy to prevent loss of dissatisfied clients, retaining billings
- Developed workflow solutions to increase team capacity, meaning more revenue could be managed by fewer people
- Project managed multi-strand, multi-location programmes for change management, accelerate change, leadership
consulting and organisational development
My role at LHH Penna encompassed both Project Management and Client Services. I personally ran our largest account,
billing £800k annually, as well as simultaneously running 20+ other accounts. I was quickly promoted after excelling on
smaller projects. As the company had grown quickly, there were often issues with process management between
individuals and teams. I developed new systems to help ensure projects were managed more efficiently, and in some
cases rescued client relationships that were on the brink of collapsing.
Key Achievements
- Conceived and managed the conversion of a face-to-face talent development project for Salesforce to one that was
digitally delivered, increasing profit margin by 40%
- Developed surveys and used qualitative data-analysis of participant responses to inform programmatic changes
- Developed and implemented crisis management strategy to prevent loss of dissatisfied clients, retaining billings
- Developed workflow solutions to increase team capacity, meaning more revenue could be managed by fewer people
- Project managed multi-strand, multi-location programmes for change management, accelerate change, leadership
consulting and organisational development
Organisational development, Manager, Outplacement, Programmatic, Development, Surveys, Workflow, Crisis management, Service, Change management, Management, Consulting, SoMe, Leadership, Salesforce, Project Manager, Project Management
2017 - 2017
freelance
Volunteer Growth Officer
Balloon Ventures.
An NGO aiming to defeat poverty through enterprise by coaching entrepreneurs to business-readiness backed by UK
Foreign Aid micro loans
I worked on a four-month programme in Mbale, Uganda, coaching 5 individual entrepreneurs to move their businesses from the informal sector to become functioning SMEs, with the ultimate goal of wealth creation through sustainable
development. The main day-to-day focus was developing 'investor-readiness' with the end goal being for the
entrepreneurs to pitch for growth capital for their enterprises. I had to work strategically across the full gamut of business
skills, from concept validation, to testing product market-fit, building business/ finance models, and developing their pitch
decks. The role involved multiple challenges to help the entrepreneurs in a short timeframe and overcome cultural
boundaries.
Key Achievements
- 100% of my entrepreneurs achieved funding (against benchmark of 60%)
- Invited to join grant committee
- Creation of pitch documents with the entrepreneurs
- Presented results of the programme to Government Select Committee once back in London
- Boosted revenues of one entrepreneur by 500% in 6 weeks
- Developed one entrepreneur's business from being a sole trader to having 5 employees
- Developed network of Ugandan government officials to help bring products to market
- Influenced product development through market research and A/B testing
Foreign Aid micro loans
I worked on a four-month programme in Mbale, Uganda, coaching 5 individual entrepreneurs to move their businesses from the informal sector to become functioning SMEs, with the ultimate goal of wealth creation through sustainable
development. The main day-to-day focus was developing 'investor-readiness' with the end goal being for the
entrepreneurs to pitch for growth capital for their enterprises. I had to work strategically across the full gamut of business
skills, from concept validation, to testing product market-fit, building business/ finance models, and developing their pitch
decks. The role involved multiple challenges to help the entrepreneurs in a short timeframe and overcome cultural
boundaries.
Key Achievements
- 100% of my entrepreneurs achieved funding (against benchmark of 60%)
- Invited to join grant committee
- Creation of pitch documents with the entrepreneurs
- Presented results of the programme to Government Select Committee once back in London
- Boosted revenues of one entrepreneur by 500% in 6 weeks
- Developed one entrepreneur's business from being a sole trader to having 5 employees
- Developed network of Ugandan government officials to help bring products to market
- Influenced product development through market research and A/B testing
Coaching, Product development, Market research, Research, Finance, Network, Growth, Testing, Development, Enterprise
2017 - 2017
internship
Analyst internship
Real Time Bidding technologies in Native Advertising.
A native, programmatic advertising agency
I worked with the Data Science team at Platform360 who were developing a neural network and full advertising tech
stack to increase advertising effectiveness and price efficiency in Real Time Bidding technologies in Native Advertising.
Key Achievements
- Honed skills in data analysis and programming in 'R'
- Produced market reports to develop forward-looking benchmarking of advertising costs in real-time market
- Helped deliver algorithms to buy most cost-effective advertising
I worked with the Data Science team at Platform360 who were developing a neural network and full advertising tech
stack to increase advertising effectiveness and price efficiency in Real Time Bidding technologies in Native Advertising.
Key Achievements
- Honed skills in data analysis and programming in 'R'
- Produced market reports to develop forward-looking benchmarking of advertising costs in real-time market
- Helped deliver algorithms to buy most cost-effective advertising
Data Analysis, Advertising, Data Science, R, Algorithms, Network, Analyst, Programmatic, Science, Native, Native advertising, Internship
My education
2014
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2017
Exeter University
Bachelors, Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Bachelors, Politics, Philosophy and Economics
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2014
Nonsuch Grammar School
Secondary, Government and Politics
Secondary, Government and Politics
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