Promoted to CTO:
- Took accountability for the 60-person Product, Design and Engineering group, as the organisation approached fundraising.
- Led the cross-functional initiative to achieve profitability per-booking. Achieved within 3 months, reducing unit costs by 80% and increasing profit margins by 30%.
- Personally identified and resolved a critical overbooking issue, reducing booking failure rates by 90%
- Led the team through a significant organisational restructure, reducing the headcount by 50% while maintaining operational continuity and velocity
VP of Engineering:
- Scaled and led the Engineering team post Series-B from 8 to 40 engineers
- Led the launch of a greenfield API product within 6 months, following a major organisational pivot
- Achieved 95% team retention over 3 years, building a connected, cohesive and motivated engineering group
- Defined and executed a technical strategy aligned to company objectives and growth plans
- Introduced a high-performance culture and rigorous performance management process, raising the bar for engineering quality and output
- Migrated data ingress and processing from services to a dedicated cloud solution (Airflow), drastically improving the refresh rate and reliability of ingested hotel rates