Summary
Stephen Maclennan is a founder and CEO with nine years of experience helping businesses adopt and automate SaaS tools like Monday.com and Airtable, blending hands-on technical delivery with strategic financial acumen from his Chartered Accountant (SA) background. He built The SAAS JEDI to provide design, architecture, implementation, training, and integrations that turn fragmented systems into efficient, automated workflows. Previously he co-founded Cherryserve and spent years at KPMG leading operational transformation, cost optimisation, and large client engagements, giving him a rare mix of consultancy rigor and product-minded execution. Comfortable in Python and familiar with JavaScript and Ruby, he combines practical coding enthusiasm with a designer’s attention to system architecture. Based in Guildford, he’s driven by continuous learning and a habit of removing mundane tasks so teams can focus on higher-value work.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Higher Diploma in Accounting (Certificate in the Theory of Accounting), Auditing, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Finance and Taxation, Honours, Higher Diploma in Accounting (Certificate in the Theory of Accounting), Auditing, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Finance and Taxation, Honours at University of the Witwatersrand
High School, High School at Jeppe High School for Boys
English