Mark Ballinger

Global Head of Product
Payapps

Mark has 30 years’ experience in technology-driven solutions, with a proven track record of leading entrepreneurial businesses through substantial organic growth. Since 2014, Mark’s focus and passion has been the growth of the Payapps business from a pre-revenue “great idea with potential” to an award-winning, market leading software business that has become the industry standard across Australia and the UK.

Payapps streamlines the submission, assessment and certification of construction progress payments, introducing efficiencies and reducing risks in an historically paper-based and complicated process. Speed to market, technical quality and scalability of all facets of the business are critical to Payapps’ success.

As a co-inventor of the Payapps product, Mark led the establishment, development and growth of the Product, Technology and Customer Success functions of the business. An uncompromising focus on customer outcomes, team collaboration and fostering a fun work environment are key cultural tenets.

Mark started his career in IT consulting with PwC Consulting and IBM, leading teams on large technology driven transformation programs, predominantly in financial services. In 2006 he joined an Irish insurance tech startup (Allfinanz), heading up their expansion into Australia and Asia Pacific, which contributed significantly to their trade sale to Munich Re three years later. It was this experience that ignited Mark’s passion for working in entrepreneurial businesses.