Strategy into outcomes
I sit with executive teams to turn technology and data strategy into a roadmap with clear milestones, then brief boards and senior leaders as the work moves.
Arnab Panigrahi · Senior Technology Program Leader
I turn complex technology programs across data, analytics to real, measurable business value.
I work with executives and delivery teams across Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific, on enterprise platforms, data and AI, with the governance that keeps a large program honest.
My Personal Projects with AI
I also build AI products of my own with Claude and agent tools. In each one an agent does the work and a person makes the decision.
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AP’s Roadmap Atlas
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Typestead
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Something new
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What I do
Enterprise platforms and SAP
I've planned and run SAP programs end to end, from S/4HANA and SuccessFactors to integration and analytics, for government agencies and national retailers.
Data before AI
I built an enterprise data operations program from the ground up so executives could decide on governed, real time data. That groundwork is what lets AI do useful work later.
Governance that helps
I set up program offices and decision-making frameworks, with executive reporting that gives senior leaders a clear view and lets delivery teams get on with it.
Vendors and value
I manage vendors and partners from procurement through to delivery, and I look for overlap, such as consolidating SaaS tools onto one platform, which frees money for the work that matters.
People
I lead mixed teams of architects, analysts, delivery leads and project managers, and I mentor postgraduate students at RMIT.
How I work
- Many of my best conversations start informally, over a coffee or a chance meeting in the lift.
- I state the purpose of a program plainly, so everyone knows why the work matters.
- Each planning cycle I weigh business as usual against new initiatives and I'm open about the trade-offs.
- I'd rather raise a risk early than explain it late.
- Solutions have to be stable and work in live environments, even when that means a trade-off on best practice.
Experience in brief
I started as a developer and moved into SAP, first building and then designing end-to-end business processes. Solution architecture and technical project management came next, then program and portfolio leadership.
Most recently I ran a program office for a large federal government SAP engagement. Before that I led enterprise data and customer technology for a major resort and entertainment group, and delivered programs for national retailers on the vendor side.
- Sectors
- Retail, gaming and entertainment, manufacturing and supply chain, utilities, education, and federal and state government, including health and human services.
- Technology
- SAP, Salesforce, Azure, AWS and Google Cloud, data and analytics, cyber security, AI and automation.
- Credentials
- Executive MBA, PMP, PRINCE2, Leading SAFe and Professional Scrum Master, with study in cloud and AI product management.
- Beyond work
- Outside work I mentor Master's and PhD students at RMIT, and I spent several years as an Australian Red Cross emergency services volunteer.
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Get in touch
If you're working through something similar, I'm happy to chat.
Based in Australia. Open to Head of IT and CIO roles across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific.
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