Ali Zafar

Ali Zafar has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Ali currently serves as the Director of Implementation, Financial Productivity (APAC) at BigHand, where they oversee the successful delivery of financial productivity solutions to law firms across the APAC region. Their primary focus is on ensuring maximum value and return on investment for clients, working closely with sales, product, and customer success teams.

Previously, Ali worked at Iridium Technology, now part of BigHand, where they held the position of Head of APAC from January 2017 to February 2022. Prior to that, they served as a Principal Consultant / Developer from January 2015 to February 2022. In these roles, they led the implementation of Iridium BI solutions for global law firms, collaborating closely with management and finance teams to deliver exceptional BI capabilities.

Before joining Iridium Technology, Ali worked at Johnson Winter & Slattery as a BI Systems Analyst. During their tenure from December 2012 to January 2015, they were responsible for requirements analysis, vendor selection, and implementation of the firm's BI platform. Ali also played a key role in business processes automation through SharePoint workflows and managed various SharePoint-based projects.

Ali's earlier work experience includes a role as a Business Analyst at Southern Cross Austereo from September 2007 to December 2012.

Overall, Ali Zafar has demonstrated strong expertise in implementing financial productivity and BI solutions, with a proven track record of optimizing client satisfaction and delivering outstanding results.

Ali Zafar completed their Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics and Information Systems (Hons) from UNSW in the years 1999 to 2002. Ali further pursued their education at Macquarie University, where they obtained a Master of Applied Finance (M.AppFin) from 2007 to 2011, specializing in Applied Finance.