Merle V.

I'd like to think I'm a strategic, collaborative, and results-driven thoughtleader. Currently bringing behavioural science to product management, in the domain of investing specifically, for Australia's biggest bank. In addition to working at the bank, I also continue to research and publish on the intersection of behavioural science and personal finance management, both academically and commercially. I also maintain my strong attachments to academia, by lecturing across the fields of Behavioural Science and Payment Systems, across Australia's top universities. Last, I have always been an avid science communicator, having hosted the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, still hosting and writing for Money on the Mind, and I am always open to public speaking opportunities to further develop behavioural insights and applications. I have a background in behavioural science, personal finance management, payment systems and consumer finance, holding a PhD researching the effect of different payment methods on the perceptions and handling of money, from the Warwick Business School. I have successfully built and managed projects focussing on further developing the understanding of the mental and behavioural processes underlying money management, as well as applying them to a business context, predominantly focused on banking. • Multi-method research and experimentation • Business product, content and strategy development • Business and academic (science) communications • Cross functional team engagement • Data Analytics • Analytical problem solving, customer discovery, and actionable insight • Cross functional team engagement • Cross business collaboration • Facilitating and optimising business and academic collaborations • Talent acquisition, coaching, mentorship • Workshop bulding, leading and teaching • Academic publishing, presenting and dissemination • Public speaking, across a variety of audiences and topics I have experience working internationally across Australia, the UK, the US, and the Netherlands; working with global teams, across multiple time-zones.