Rahul Anhal

Enigma
DISC Type : dci

Academic facilitator- Cybersecurity Management at University of Melbourne

Australia

Overview

Rahul Anhal is a Senior Technology Manager at David Jones, leading teams across infrastructure, cloud, network security, and automation. His expertise, backed by a Masters from the University of Melbourne, is in enabling secure and modern technology platforms. Colleagues and peers recognize him for his great leadership and collaborative attitude.

Beyond his technology career, Rahul is deeply invested in his community as the President of the Laverton Cricket Club. He is passionate about fostering community spirit, developing pathways for players, and promoting the growth of cricket in the local area through strategic management and partnerships.

He balances a high-level corporate technology role with hands-on leadership of a local community sports club.

Personality Overview

Challenger

Friendly Yet Blunt

Fast Follower

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

AI in Retail
He is actively exploring and implementing AI use cases at David Jones to streamline inventory management, enhance demand forecasting, and automate monotonous tasks for buyers.
Cybersecurity & Resilience
He leads security platform teams and has spoken publicly about strengthening recovery capabilities by modernizing backup strategies and implementing fail-safe replication.
Technology Leadership
He leads multiple cross-functional platform teams at David Jones and previously managed cybersecurity engineers at AGL, focusing on delivering impactful business initiatives.

Media Appearances

Rahul has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2024
Academic facilitator- Cybersecurity Management at University of Melbourne
7-2024
President at Laverton Cricket Club
1-2024
Senior Technology Manager at David Jones
9-2023 - 7-2024
Vice President at Laverton Cricket Club
6-2023 - 1-2024
Cybersecurity Platform Manager at AGL

Education

2013 - 2016
Master of Information System from University of Melbourne
2001 - 2004
Bachelor of Science (BSc) from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU

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Insights For Selling To Rahul

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rahul is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rahul

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rahul move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Rahul take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Rahul

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