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Alistair Nairn

Alistair Nairn

Edinburgh,Midlothian

Summary

Customer-oriented Principal Consultant known for driving strategic initiatives and delivering high quality solutions. Leading to significant project successes and improved organisational performance.


Strong people skills encouraging a collaborative environment with candour and support.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Prinicipal Consultant

Bravura Solutions
Edinburgh, Midlothian
10.2022 - Current
  • Support transition to more agile ways of working
  • Scrum Master for Orchestrator delivery to BNY
  • Solution Designer for Orchestrator (BPMN) Platform
  • People Manager

Business analyst

M&G Wealth
Bath (Remote), Bath and North East Somerset
11.2020 - 07.2022
  • Support integration of Ascentric platform within M&G Group
  • Support platform enhancements from requirements to implementation liaising with product owners and third parties
  • M&G Wealth Advice rebrand project
  • Capital Gains Tax Tool (COBALT) implementation within AWS cloud infrastructure
  • Launch PruFund on wealth platform
  • Agile methodology using JIRA and Confluence

Business analyst

Royal London
Edinburgh, Midlothian
02.2017 - 11.2020
  • Digital transformation from legacy pension system to Sonata platform including launch of new ISA proposition
  • Gap analysis and requirement documentation
  • Sonata system SME
  • Sonata workflow requirements and design
  • Sonata defect triage
  • Agile Customer Journey support analyst
  • Supporting E2E digital transformation design from UX to API mapping
  • Co-ordination of regulatory change with Bravura

Functional architect

Aegon
Edinburgh, Midlothian
10.2014 - 02.2017
  • Analysis and design of digital platform solutions (ARC)
  • Document requirements and collaborate with both internal teams and 3rd parties (GBST and Dunstan Thomas)
  • Support system and process change for UK pension reforms 2015
  • Support UK regulatory changes impacting the platform
  • Support release lifecycle including triage of defects and post implementation support

Principal consultant

Bravura Solutions
Edinburgh, Midlothian
02.2005 - 10.2014
  • Supported Lloyds Banking Group integration programme system architects on tactical and strategic solutions for various work streams including Ecommerce, Rufus upgrade and migration of HBoS fund register (Threads) to Rufus platform
  • Lead consultant on migration of Standard Life Rufus platform to BNYM TA
  • Supporting renewal commission and fund merger projects
  • Sonata Wealth Platform product specifications and implementation

TEFL teacher

Motril Town Hall
Salobrena, Spain
02.2004 - 02.2005

TESOL qualification

Teaching English to school children

Renovation of Spanish Property

Consultant

Bank of New York Mellon
London, London
01.1996 - 02.2004
  • Worked with Business Users at all levels from management through to administration staff to evaluate business workflows and ensure smooth implementation of software within various financial institutions
  • Liaising between BNYM TA departments and various financial institutions to define effective processes using appropriate technology
  • GAP analysis and managing migration of data between financial institutions

Education

Foundation Degree in Science - Business Information Technology

University of Westminster
London
09.1993 - 05.1995

HND - Business Information Technology

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
09.1991 - 05.1993

Skills

  • Investment product and fund knowledge; Pensions, ISAs, GIAs, OEICS, Equities
  • Rufus, Sonata, Composer, Orchestrator and Cobalt system knowledge
  • Systems development life cycle
  • SQL queries for reporting and data analysis
  • Gathering requirements and GAP analysis
  • Solution Designer, Users Stories and Acceptance Criteria
  • Scrum Master
  • People Manager

Affiliations

  • I enjoy running, cycling and dog walks with friends and family.

Certification

MCR Pathways mentor in Craigroyston high school

Languages

Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Prinicipal Consultant

Bravura Solutions
10.2022 - Current

Business analyst

M&G Wealth
11.2020 - 07.2022

Business analyst

Royal London
02.2017 - 11.2020

Functional architect

Aegon
10.2014 - 02.2017

Principal consultant

Bravura Solutions
02.2005 - 10.2014

TEFL teacher

Motril Town Hall
02.2004 - 02.2005

Consultant

Bank of New York Mellon
01.1996 - 02.2004

Foundation Degree in Science - Business Information Technology

University of Westminster
09.1993 - 05.1995

HND - Business Information Technology

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
09.1991 - 05.1993
Alistair Nairn