Kate Goryunova

Kate Goryunova has a diverse range of work experience in various roles and companies. Kate's most recent role is as a Product Director at Unloan, starting in April 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Unloan as a Senior Product Manager from August 2022 to April 2023.

Kate also has experience at Athena Home Loans as a Senior Product Owner from September 2021 to June 2022. In this role, they were responsible for customer and internal user engagement and experience through the home loan origination process. Kate designed the target state for home loan origination automation and delivered the first slice of automation. Kate also developed a home loan tracker for customers to track their application progress in real-time and received recognition as the People's Choice winner of the 2022 Athena Hackathon.

Before working at Athena Home Loans, Kate was with Nano Home Loans in two roles. From January 2021 to September 2021, they served as a Product Owner, transforming the Founder's vision into a digital home loan application and origination product. Kate also developed a go-to-market strategy that resulted in AU$100m in approved loans in the first month since the product launch. In addition, they worked as a Business Analyst from July 2020 to January 2021, where they designed and delivered a call center capability and integrated with a vendor decision engine for real-time credit decision capability.

Kate's previous experience includes working at Volt Bank as a Business Analyst from April 2019 to June 2020. Kate collaborated with various stakeholders and led the go-to-market strategy for a B2B2C product. Kate also produced detailed user stories, business processes, and architecture diagrams for lending and deposit products.

Prior to Volt Bank, Kate worked at Westpac Group in two roles. From October 2017 to April 2019, they served as a Support Lead, planning resources and maintaining service levels in Asset Finance Operations. Kate also built a high-performing team that provided excellent customer experiences. From November 2015 to October 2017, they were an SME & Quality Analyst, performing quality checks, implementing process improvements, and managing a project for offshore business partners.

At the beginning of their career, Kate gained experience at Arc @ UNSW as an Accounts Assistant and Food and Beverage Administrator from February 2014 to November 2015. Kate also interned at UNSW Australia from February 2014 to June 2014.

Overall, Kate Goryunova has a strong background in product management, business analysis, and team leadership in the financial industry, with a focus on home loans and digital applications.

Kate Goryunova completed their Bachelor's Degree in International Economics at the Higher School of Economics from 2007 to 2012. Kate then pursued a Master's Degree in Business/Commerce, General at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) from 2012 to 2014. In addition to their formal education, they obtained the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification from the Scrum Alliance in August 2021.