Innovation defines us

You know the kids who cooked up explosive experiments in their childhood garage (like our chairman and founder) or leaped off the side of their house with an umbrella, convinced they would defy gravity and fly (like our CEO)? That was us. (Sorry Mum!) We’re obsessed with solving problems and understanding, on a granular level, how things work. Our lives, both at and away from the office, are defined by curiosity. Tinkering and testing out new ideas or prototypes is a way of life. It’s how we push ourselves and it’s also our idea of a good time. That’s why we frequently find ourselves in industries that haven’t been disrupted by technology yet, industries that say “That’s just the way it’s always been done” and “It’ll never work”. We’re always looking for a new challenge!

People are our foundation

We know –it’s become cliché to say “Our people are everything to us”. That’s why we don’t just say it – we live and breathe it. Our team is a diverse, passionate group of powerhouse individuals from around the world. Nothing we’ve accomplished would be possible without their unique insights and hard work. Yarris products are made possible because our team members roll up their sleeves, ask questions, experiment relentlessly and eventually create solutions for the impossible.

Changing businesses to change lives

We can wax poetic about productivity, software or our deep love of all things enterprise: how they function, their struggles and their triumphs, their metrics and their processes. Our highest purpose is improving our customers’ businesses and that’s why our customers see such great results with our platforms. But, we haven’t just set out to improve productivity and bottom lines, although those are lovely perks of implementing our systems. Our systems help people work better and as a result, they live better, too.

Ian Goddard
Founder and Chairman

I’m the Chair of Yarris Technologies. I founded the company in 1995. My job is to lead the board of directors, set the agenda for the monthly board meeting and chair the meeting.

Katherine King
CEO

I’m the CEO of Yarris Technologies. I’ve been with Yarris Technologies in a variety of roles for 10 years as CEO, COO, Product Owner and co-founder of Dazychain, our legal matter management software.

Danni Robson
Head of Product

I lead a sales, account management and development team to change the way motor insurance claims are handled by insurers and their customers using cloud-based software technology.

Steven Leong
Head of Strategy and Finance

I love to turn complex numbers into simple stories, laying out plans for global domination and working with high energy people.

Satheesh Nunna
Product Owner and Business
Analyst

Having worked with Arnie for over 13 years, I always had the opportunity to engage with Arnie customers, understand their needs and turn them into impeccable features and functionality of the product.

Patricia McIlwraith
Product Owner

I have been the Product Owner for Yarris’ ConSol & LPG products now for nearly 10 years. My primary responsibility is to try to make all things in my little domain run smoothly.

David Thornton
Solution Architect/Lead Developer

I’m the Lead programmer/analyst on the Arnie product whichmanages insurance claims for the auto industry). I manage all aspects from devops AWS cloud infrastructure, to the front end UI to the database.

Lidia Straschko
Head of Customer Experience

I provide ongoing one-on-one customer training sessions so our customer understands exactly how Dazychain will save them time.

Gabriel Grillo
Developer

I really enjoy programming. I love what I do, and in the future, I see myself leading large software projects. What I enjoy most about my job is being able to provide solutions for companies to facilitate their daily work.

Marcus Williams
Head of Product

I am passionate about technology solutions that help field staff perform their work in a way that is efficient and safe.

Frances Gray
Senior Developer

I love that every day is currently a challenge and exploration. I am learning about the two systems I am now working on as well as absorbing the code behind them.

Kathryn McIlwraith
Software Quality and Assurance
and Test Analyst

I appreciate the people I get to work closely with, both internal and our external customers, and the supportive and personal development/growth attitude and encouragement at Yarris.

Amy de Jong
Developer

What I enjoy most about my job is the problem-solving side of things. I like trying to track a problem to its source and developing a solution for it. That moment when you test something you've been trying to fix and it works perfectly is really satisfying.

Mayuri Pendyala
Developer

I am a java developer, working in Consol, Consol Mobile and Legal Panel Gateway to make improvements to solve customer problems.

Zach Kominar
ISMS Program Lead

My role involves working on problems that have many solutions. Understanding the most appropriate solution for the circumstance and environment is the most rewarding part.

Aurora King
Customer Experience Team Leader

I help with assisting customers with training users, writing help guides and making videos. I work in the ConSol and LPG teams.

Nick Hvidberg
Marketing Manager

I love the variety and challenge that each day at Yarris brings. Having to problem solve and think outside the box is always a reality of the job and there are always new things to learn and overcome.

James Fish
Developer

I love being able to work on different technologies which keeps work interesting and very rewarding.