Juliet Harrington
Portrait of Juliet Harrington

Welcome

Juliet Harrington

Chief Technology Officer · Australia · Global perspective

Engineering the platforms on which the future is built.

I build technology organisations that can turn a strong idea into a dependable product and a durable platform.

Happy to discuss
  • Board appointments
  • Advisory roles
  • Speaking invitations

A personal note

Engineering choices shape what a product can become. I invest in architecture, technical leadership and developer effectiveness so teams can move with confidence. Reliability and delivery speed are decisions to design together, with trade-offs made explicit.

With warm regards,Juliet

Subjects I care about

The conversations I am always glad to have.

  • 01Technology strategy
  • 02Platform engineering
  • 03Responsible AI
  • 04Product innovation

40 M

Users on the platform

6×

Release frequency

1,200

Engineers led

23

Patents granted

Stories from the work

Each began with a difficult question.

01Platform transformation

A successful product was reaching the limits of its original platform. I worked with product and engineering leaders to identify the constraints that mattered most to customers, establish service boundaries and sequence migration without forcing a single high-risk cutover. The roadmap connected technical investment with the product capabilities it would unlock.

02Engineering scale

Engineering growth had introduced inconsistent delivery practices and unclear ownership. We clarified team missions, invested in shared development infrastructure and made reliability part of the product conversation. Technical leaders gained a common framework for decisions while teams retained the autonomy to solve problems within their areas of responsibility.

03Innovation programme

The organisation had many promising experiments but no consistent route from prototype to supported product. I introduced review points that considered user value, operational readiness, security and long-term ownership. The process helped teams distinguish an interesting demonstration from a capability the business could responsibly depend on.

Kind words

From people I have worked beside.

Builds platforms the business can bet on, and engineering teams people want to join.
Elena MorettiChief Executive, Lumen Payments
Brought rigour and humanity to our AI decisions in equal measure.
Kenji ArataChair, Kestrel Systems

Along the way

Where I have led

  • Chief Technology OfficerAldermoor Group · 2020 — Present
  • Vice President, EngineeringFairhaven Holdings · 2016 — 2020
  • VP Engineering, PlatformsLumen Payments · 2013 — 2018
  • Principal EngineerKestrel Systems · 2007 — 2013

Around the table

Boards I serve

  • Kestrel SystemsNon-Executive Director · 2023 — Present
  • The Open Standards AllianceTechnical Steering Committee · 2021 — Present

Conversations

Thoughts I would love to discuss with you.

An invitation

You are warmly invited to a conversation.

Over coffee or across a boardroom table — Juliet welcomes thoughtful conversations about leadership, boards and what comes next.

Open to
  • Board appointments
  • Advisory roles
  • Speaking invitations

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