Twenty-seven years turning enterprise ambition into measurable outcomes.
Business and technology leader. I build the executive relationships, the teams, and the operating models that let large organizations move — through digital transformation before, and through the AI era now.
I grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and graduated from Auburn as a chemical engineer — then started at Accenture in Atlanta in 1998 as an analyst. Twenty-one years later I'd been a Managing Director on two continents, and the through-line had nothing to do with chemistry. It was this: large organizations don't struggle because the technology is hard. They struggle because change is hard, and someone has to make it feel possible.
In 2007 I moved to Melbourne and spent twelve years working with Australia's banks and telcos — ANZ, Westpac, NAB, Telstra. I built and led Accenture's Cloud First group across Australia and New Zealand from a standing start — an idea to 75+ practitioners in two years. I came home to Atlanta in 2019.
Since then I've carried portfolios in banking and financial services at Slalom and Tenarai, and my focus has shifted to where the disruption actually is now: helping enterprises translate AI ambition into outcomes they can put a number on. I'm also building Amber Paths.
What I'm known for is less the strategy deck and more the room — creating the conditions where smart people from a client and a partner stop protecting position and start building something together.
Trusted executive relationships that convert into durable P&L — not one-off wins. I've carried industry portfolios at three firms and grown them by being the person clients call before the RFP exists.
Twenty-seven years of delivering change at global scale — AT&T, Telstra, ANZ Bank, Truist, Equifax, Global Payments. Deep industry depth in banking, financial services, technology, and communications.
Standing up capability where none existed — new practices, new teams, new offers. Cloud First in Australia & New Zealand went from an idea to a full practice — 75+ practitioners — in twenty-four months.
Senior relationship lead for a portfolio of leading enterprises, accountable for translating each client's business ambitions into measurable AI-driven outcomes — orchestrating engineering talent, domain expertise, and agentic AI platforms so clients turn industry disruption into competitive advantage.
Portfolio lead for the Financial Services industry group in Atlanta. Sales and P&L ownership across some of the largest financial institutions and payments companies in the Southeast.
Twenty-one years, analyst to Managing Director. Led the Emerging Technology group and the Technology Advisory group for Financial Services across Australia & New Zealand, and created the Cloud First group there — growing it from an idea to 75+ practitioners in two years. Delivered transformational results at leading global enterprises.
Board of Directors for a not-for-profit community organization committed to supporting fathers and strengthening families across Australia.
I'm a daily meditator, a coach, and a dad to three. I love exploring and experiencing life with family, friends, and complete strangers — and I'll happily talk barbecue longer than anyone needs me to.
Daily practice. It's the reason I'm useful in hard rooms.
Always building something. Currently: Amber Paths.
Yes, competitive. Yes, it's serious.
The other place I do my best thinking.
My wife and three kids — the actual point of all of it.
Former board member, Dad's Group Inc., Melbourne.
Partners, investors, and recruiters — I read everything that comes in, and I answer. Tell me what you're building or looking for.
matt@mattpayne.ai