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Certification
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Sharni Challis

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Summary

Demonstrated experience and reputation in cultivating transformational capabilities and empowering individuals to excel. A servant-leader known for adaptability and proficiency across various delivery disciplines. An advocate for empowering individuals, innovative leadership approaches, adept facilitation, and fostering value delivery through agile methodologies, human-centered design, and continuous improvement practices.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager Delivery Capability

Synergy
11.2022 - 12.2023
  • Developed a strategic roadmap for capability uplifts in delivery domain areas aligned to corporate strategy commitments.
  • Established capability chapter priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance against the capability roadmap.
  • Integrated various capability practices, toolkits and models for delivery in the Digital and Technology business unit.
  • Collaborated with leaders across Synergy to improve awareness and enhance effective delivery approaches.
  • Optimised people allocation by conducting regular performance evaluations and providing development coaching for up to 40 employees and contractors across different domains.
  • Contributed to strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
  • Championed diversity and inclusion efforts within the workplace, resulting in an inclusive environment that fostered creativity and innovation among employees from various backgrounds.

Transformation Chapter Lead (Lean-Agile)

Synergy
07.2021 - 11.2022
  • Developed strategies and roadmaps for organizational transformation initiatives in collaboration with other transformational capability leads.
  • Led transformative initiatives by effectively communicating the vision, managing resistance, and fostering a culture of adaptability.
  • Collaborated with key stakeholders at all levels to ensure alignment and buy-in for transformation efforts.
  • Identified opportunities for process optimization and drove continuous improvement efforts throughout Synergy.
  • Provided training and support to employees to facilitate their transition through Synergy's transformation journey.
  • Established metrics to measure the effectiveness of agile ways of working initiatives and made data-driven decisions to drive progress.

Lean-Agile Lead

Synergy
03.2021 - 07.2021
  • Drove the adoption of lean and agile practices to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and increase responsiveness to customer needs.
  • Provided training and coaching to team members on lean and agile concepts, tools, and techniques.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and removed obstacles to agility.
  • Monitored key performance indicators related to lean and agile maturity and made recommendations for improvement.
  • Supported the transformation lead in developing and executing strategies to embed lean and agile principles throughout Synergy.
  • Built relationships with external lean and agile communities and stayed abreast of industry best practices and emerging trends.

Scrum Master

Synergy
09.2018 - 03.2021
  • Led both technical and non-technical teams in agile principles, values, team building, and ways of working.
  • Designed and coordinated quarterly planning events at the team and program (tribe) level.
  • Grew agile capability outside of core teams through communities of interest meetups and blogs, agile 101 lunch and learns and training development, coaching and mentoring.
  • Key projects included: Synergy Way culture team, Corporate Strategy Implementation team, Digital Frontline, Asset Intelligence, Process Safety and Asset Management project, Anaplan implementation, and a Human Resources and Generation business unit recruitment and retention working group.

Payroll Manager

Synergy
08.2014 - 08.2018
  • Coached, trained, and coordinated activities of the Payroll team.
  • Accountable for managing the fortnightly payroll for 1,000 employees, developing and improving payroll systems, procedures, policies, and controls.
  • Implemented SAP Payroll system, processes, and change management to replace two payroll systems in 2016, leading to financial and employee engagement benefits.
  • Identified and executed internal and external process improvements to enable reduction in manual data entry by 30%.
  • Received annual employee award for accountability in 2017 for the SAP Payroll implementation.

Human Resources Business Partner (Secondments)

Synergy
02.2017 - 10.2017
  • Responsible for providing guidance and advice to managers and employees on day-to-day generalist HR procedures and programs.
  • Produced and presented monthly HR dashboards and adhoc consulting packs to managers.
  • Executed a consolidation and review of internal templates for employment letters.
  • Was accountable for the revision and change management plan for five key HR policies and procedures.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Management, Human Resources Management

Edith Cowan University
Perth, WA
11.2022

Skills

  • Facilitation
  • Goal Setting
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Process Improvement
  • Idea Development and Brainstorming
  • Delivery Frameworks
  • Staff Training and Development
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Team Building
  • Team Leadership

Accomplishments

  • Achieved 100% target in the implementation of Objective Key Results (OKR) methodology for planning in Digital & Technology business unit.
  • Uplifted Digital Leadership in business units, including Corporate Communications, Learning Academy and Human Resources, leveraging the organisations investment in Digital applications.
  • Designed and implemented agile ways of working training, delivered to 30% of the workforce in 6 months, transitioning to online learning during COVID.
  • Managed internal capability uplifts in Continuous Improvement, Scrum Master development and Requirements Analyst development for aspiring Business Analysts.


Certification

  • ICAGILE Agile Team Facilitation, 2018,
  • Business Agility Foundations, 2018
  • Agile Product Ownership, 2018

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Manager Delivery Capability

Synergy
11.2022 - 12.2023

Transformation Chapter Lead (Lean-Agile)

Synergy
07.2021 - 11.2022

Lean-Agile Lead

Synergy
03.2021 - 07.2021

Scrum Master

Synergy
09.2018 - 03.2021

Human Resources Business Partner (Secondments)

Synergy
02.2017 - 10.2017

Payroll Manager

Synergy
08.2014 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Commerce - Management, Human Resources Management

Edith Cowan University

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