Simon Bickers

Director of Alliances & Business Development | eMBA Candidate | Executive Leader

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

About

I’m a commercial leader with 20+ years across CPaaS, technology, finance, and professional services. I am Director of Alliances & Business Development with Image Analyzer and an Executive MBA candidate at Massey University. I’m motivated by building strong partnerships, solving problems with a practical lens, and helping organisations grow sustainably. Before joining Image Analyzer, I helped lead Modica’s channel growth in NZ, supporting multi-million-dollar ARR growth. Alongside that, I supported the Senior Leadership Team with a commercial focus, working closely with government, banks, insurers, and emergency services. I’m a firm believer that leadership is about people first—building trust, creating clarity, and lifting team performance. The Executive MBA is equipping me with new tools to align that mindset with strategy, governance, and big-picture thinking. Looking ahead, I’m keen to contribute in broader executive and governance roles where I can combine commercial acumen, digital trust expertise, and a collaborative approach to help organisations navigate disruption and create long-term value. Image Analyzer Our Vision: “To create a safer digital world through advanced AI-based visual threat intelligence to detect and prevent the spread of harmful visual material, protecting individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. Our Mission: "To supply our advanced AI-based visual threat intelligence technology to OEM software partners, enabling them to provide organizations with the tools to detect and prevent the spread of harmful visual material.”

Experience

  • Director of Alliances & Business Development at Image Analyzer
    Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    Building and scaling strategic partnerships with software vendors, hardware manufacturers, and technology companies. Driving the business development function.

  • Member at Pavilion
    Aug 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Pavilion is a private membership organization for high-growth operators who are looking to thrive in today's evolving business world. Members can openly discuss business-critical issues with the comfort of privacy and confidentiality.

  • Channel Manager at Modica Group
    Oct 2020 - Dec 2025 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    In my role at Modica Group, I lead strategic partnerships with New Zealand Telcos and service providers, delivering enterprise CPaaS solutions including messaging solutions, open banking solutions, video solutions, across government, finance, health, insurance and emergency services. • Contributed to significant multi-million-dollar ARR growth through channel expansion and client development • Helped shape go-to-market strategies while keeping a strong focus on client success and long-term relationships • Manage cross-functional teams and indirectly lead account/service managers to ensure seamless delivery • Support the Senior Leadership Team with commercial insight to guide decision-making

  • Enterprise Account Manager at Ricoh New Zealand Limited
    Jul 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2014, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,924 billion yen (approx. 22 billion USD). The majority of our company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. We are known for the quality of our technology, the exceptional standard of our customer service and sustainability initiatives.

  • Client Relationship Manager at Tax Management New Zealand
    Dec 2016 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos