Ryan Hunt

Ryan Hunt is a globally experienced digital product leader with over 20 years of expertise in digital, telco, media, and fintech, having worked with renowned brands like Amazon (Alexa), WooliesX, News Corp Australia, and Skype.

He excels in leading diverse teams through technical challenges to deliver innovative consumer-focused products at scale across various mobile and digital platforms.

Notable achievements include delivering News Corp Australia's first chatbot, enhancing Amazon Alexa for the Australia and New Zealand market, and contributing to the development of Woolworth's internal chatbots.

In his current role at School Infrastructure NSW (NSW Department of Education), Ryan has implemented a centralized customer support team to gain valuable insights from asset management customers while overseeing the migration of the 'crown jewel' digital product to the cloud and spearheading a technology upgrade program.

Ryan's creativity, technical acumen, strategic thinking, and global experience from startups to large corporations empower him to quickly adapt to new business models and identify growth opportunities.

With a strong technical background across multiple platforms and verticals, Ryan effectively represents the customer perspective within organizations, from executives to frontline support agents.

Educationally, he holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Business Administration and Management from Sydney Business School @ UOW and a BCompSc in Computer Science specializing in Secure Distributed Systems from the University of Wollongong.

His diverse professional experience includes roles such as Non-Executive Director at De Quincey Co, Director of Business Systems at School Infrastructure NSW, Senior Product Manager in Conversational AI at WooliesX, and various product management positions at renowned companies like Amazon, News Corp Australia, and Skype.