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About the principal

Twenty years on the floor. Still shipping.

Waleed Ahmad is a senior strategy and transformation leader who has steered $10B+ in deals, portfolios and programs across financial services, industry, the public sector and digital assets — from MBB and Big 4 alliances to operator seats inside global ISVs.

Bio

Waleed has led C-suite initiatives across strategy, M&A, GTM, EPMO, ESGRC, enterprise architecture and product — with engagements spanning US, UK, EU, MEA and JAPAC.

His portfolio includes $100M+ in directly-led revenue, 500+ resources stewarded across onshore and offshore captives, and program responsibility on transformations totalling $2B+ — at Equifax, Multibank and PwC.

He is a Subject Matter Expert in bureau data, credit risk, decisioning, tokenomics, MDM/PIM and Industry 4.0.

Career

From silicon to strategy.

A career built across product, delivery, operator and board seats — never specialised into a single lane that boards regret hiring later.

  1. 2025 — present

    DigiDevo

    Principal Partner — Programs & Transformations

  2. 2026 (term)

    Allied Bank Ltd

    Advisory — Products & Innovation

  3. 2024 — 2025

    Constellation Software / AutoSoft Dynamics

    Chief — Products & Business

  4. 2023 — 2024

    Avanceon AE / Octopus Digital

    Global Director — Products & Solutions

  5. 2022 — 2023

    PwC

    Consultant — Transformation Program

  6. 2021 — 2022

    Multibank Group

    Chief — Technology & Transformation

  7. 2019 — 2021

    KIA (Lucky Motors)

    Project Partner — Operating Principal & PE

  8. 2019

    NSW Government

    Solutions Architect — Products & Integrations

  9. 2018 — 2019

    MUFG

    Project Manager — Solutions & Delivery

  10. 2016 — 2018

    Equifax

    PM & Solutions Consultant — Cloud, GRC, Decisioning

  11. 2015 — 2016

    Innovit

    Applications Engineer — GRC & ERP

  12. 2014 — 2015

    University of Melbourne

    Adjunct Faculty

  13. 2012 — 2015

    Compare & Connect

    Enterprise Architect

  14. 2007 — 2011

    Siemens · Unify · Atos · Mitel

    Solutions Consultant

Recognition

Selected awards & appointments.

  • CSI 2024Constellation Software — VMS practitioner & SME (AI, GTM, Product)
  • AVN 2023Avanceon — BowTie Operating Model practitioner & coach
  • KIA 2021Business leader — built & operated a $50M+ BU
  • Equifax 2018Global Program Hero — $2B+ transformation
  • GS1 2015Global Alliance Partner — Professionals & Industry Standards
  • Siemens 2007Global Business Professional — B2B SMB & Large ICT
  • GIKI 20061st prize — MIPS-32 ISA on FPGA (BAT capstone)

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