About Systems iO

Systems iO brings together technology, integration and industry knowledge to improve the way complex businesses operate.

Built around the operation.

We help organisations transform and automate business processes that span teams, point solutions and systems of record. The problems are operational: work waiting at handovers, data being re-entered, decisions missing context and manual processes compensating for disconnected systems.

Our role is to understand these processes, then build better ones. We combine intelligent workflows, AI, software engineering, integration and domain expertise, with a focus on insurance, healthcare and logistics.

Engineering that lets the work flow.

Software engineering and integration turn your operating procedures into powerful tools to power your business. We build workflows and applications around the data and interactions your business needs, connecting with existing systems where appropriate.

That includes choosing where dependable rules are enough, where AI can help interpret information, and where human judgement should remain in control. Technology follows the problem, rather than setting the agenda.

Industry knowledge, applied to delivery.

Insurers, clinicians and logistics experts all need different things from their systems. Our domain knowledge helps us understand what the work means, which constraints matter and where a change can create value.

Our client work ranges from digitising broker operations at Tysers, to connecting patient questionnaires at Gillette Children’s, and delivering a management platform for Savino Del Bene. In every case, our sector expertise helped us deliver value rapidly.

Custom software or proven products. Whatever fits best.

We can build a tailored solution from the ground up, or start with one of our own products and configure, extend and integrate it around your business.

There is no default route. We start with the problem, the workflows and the requirements, then choose the approach that gets to the right outcome fastest. That may be bespoke software, one of our products, or a combination of both.

Responsibility from start to finish.

We can stay with a project from discovery and design through to delivery, support and managed operation. That continuity helps keep the business problem, the technology and the day-to-day reality aligned.

We can lead the whole engagement or work alongside your internal teams, with responsibilities shaped around what makes sense for each project.

Our roots.

Founded in 2019, Systems iO began with OutSystems development for the London specialty insurance market. That combination of domain knowledge and engineering remains central to our work.

UK, US and South Africa.

Systems iO can support transformation work across the globe, with a presence in the UK, South Africa and the United States.

Our values.

Practical principles for the way we design, build and maintain software.

Thoughtful design.

We shape interactions and architecture around the people, processes and organisation they serve.

Dependable engineering.

We build carefully, follow robust processes and test against real-world scenarios.

Understand the problem.

We use analysis and domain knowledge to understand requirements, constraints and dependencies.

Built to last.

We favour simplicity and maintainability, so software can evolve with the operation.

Leadership

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Angus Kennedy

Founder/Chief Technology Officer

Angus brings technology leadership and systems integration experience across insurance and other sectors, including CIO and CTO roles in London Market insurance.

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Dan McNamara

Director of Business Development

Dan leads strategic business development, connecting clients’ business objectives with technical solutions. His background includes senior digital-agency roles and building his own agency.

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Werner Jansen Van Rensburg

Director of OutSystems Development

Werner is an OutSystems architect with experience delivering applications for the London insurance market, including reinsurance and broking systems.

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Jakey van Heerden

Business Systems Manager (ZA)

Jakey works across business systems and HR, with a focus on workforce engagement, operational efficiency and collaboration.

Security certifications

British Assessment Bureau ISO 27001 certification
ISO 27001 certified
Cyber Essentials Plus
Cyber Essentials Plus certified
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Technology partnership

OutSystems Gold Partner — Sales and Delivery
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How We Work

From understanding the operation to delivering and improving the system.

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Our Work

Client stories with the scope and reported results of each engagement.

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Connected thinking. Relevant evidence.

Client story

Tysers

Digitised broking processes delivered an estimated 5% efficiency saving across a 200-person operations team.

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Client story

Savino Del Bene

Savino Management System supports employee goals, check-ins and rewards across Savino Del Bene’s South African branches; the platform was delivered in under three months.

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Start with your operation

What would you change first?

Tell us where work slows down, where systems disconnect, or where your people could do more.

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