Paul Rastall

Helped bring new processes and new ways of working into the company across all aspects of software development /Engineering

Assisted with the growth of the IT systems team and sharing out of responsibilities

Been part of a team which successfully created 8 new systems in my first year with them

Established myself as a key member of a very busy team in a fast paced environment

Affected huge amounts of change during a period where adaptability was essential due to the growth of the overall business

• Architected SaaS cloud native mobile first product
• Adapted product pricing strategy to subscription model based on ARR growth
• Prioritised roadmap in order to achieve product goals and market readiness
• Reviewed sales, customer feedback, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions
• Cross functional team management, strong communication and keen presenter
• Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget
• Shared accountability for ;multi-national product and engineering team of 150+ people
• Team player that is happy to dive in and get hands dirty, leading by example - a collaborator through and through.

• Led engineering and product teams to create market leading global school management software
• Prioritised roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics
• Implemented cross-functional teams to launch products on time and within budget
• Reviewed new opportunities to drive business strategy at planning sessions
• Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress
• Thrived in fast-paced, highly-adept team to develop and prioritise product features and build product roadmap
• Achieved 400% growth turnover, customers across 60+ countries leading to successful acquisition.

• Returned ownership of product onshore and built local teams
• Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work orders to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements
• Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions
• Prioritised roadmap in order to achieve product goals
• Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads
• Traveled globally to hold face-to-face meetings with schools
• 40% growth in company size and 60% growth in turnover.

• Worked alongside offshore development team to create Engage school management system
• Visited live customer sites around UK using software to gain feedback on products and to ensure that any obstacles to success were being overcome
• Surpassed all established targets on customer retention and new sales.