Strategic Technology Advisor | Interim and Advisory CIO/CTO

Candidate Description

Driving enterprise technology transformation from strategy through execution, this professional is a CTO, interim CIO and strategic technology advisor with leadership experience across enterprise AI, ServiceNow, cloud and digital workplaces. This professional has held CTO roles at several technology services and consulting companies and most recently advised the CIO at a university. Platform expertise spans ServiceNow, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, SAP, Oracle and Salesforce. Experience covers government, higher education, utilities, logistics and technology consulting across ANZ, APJ and APMEA. This professional combines enterprise architecture and technical authority with commercial judgement, procurement expertise and executive stakeholder engagement. The candidate has owned technology budgets and transformation programs above $20M, delivering on time and on budget.

A defining strength is turning enterprise AI ambition into governed, production-ready services. At the university, this professional delivered the Baxter employee AI assistant, supported by 114 AI skills, 30 agentic workflows and 19 AI agents. ServiceNow experience covers ITSM Pro, CSM Pro, Field Service Management, HRSD, custom applications and Now Assist, alongside reference architecture, governance and operating-model design. This professional secured $3M in platform savings while increasing capability and governed an $18M transformation program. At a technology services company, this professional shaped and delivered the solution for a $400M South Australian whole-of-government contract, then reduced core workplace costs by 30%, equivalent to $36M. The delivery approach combines agile execution, integration strategy, reusable solution development and strong technical assurance.

Across senior leadership roles, this professional has built and directed large delivery, architecture and pre-sales teams, including onshore and offshore capabilities. At a technology consulting firm, this professional launched an AI Centre of Excellence, produced 20 new offerings and reusable IP, and closed the company's largest deal at $7.7M. At a technology services company, executive solution shaping supported major enterprise wins and regional pipeline growth exceeding 700%. This professional brings board and C-suite influence, keynote speaking experience and advisory board participation with technology companies. Recognition includes a global modern-work partner award in 2024 and a worldwide partner-of-the-year award from an enterprise platform provider in 2023. As the author of Bridge The Value Gap, this professional offers a commercially grounded leadership approach focused on accountable AI adoption, adaptable operating models and realised business value.