Santhosh Palanisamy

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DISC Type : Dc

Principal Data Science and AI at Rio Tinto

Greater Perth Area, Australia

Overview

Santhosh is an Enterprise AI and Data Leader at Rio Tinto, specializing in converting data, GenAI, and modern AI systems into tangible capabilities. His expertise lies in AI strategy, agentic systems, and moving organizations from experimentation to scalable execution. He earned a professional certificate from Columbia University and is a Certified ScrumMaster®.

He is described by colleagues as having a calm, can-do attitude, combining technical expertise with commercial acumen to deliver results. He is also recognized for his thought leadership in uncovering meaningful customer behavior and building a supportive team culture.

Santhosh won the SAP Australia/New Zealand Dashboard Design Competition during his university studies.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Objective Thinker

Generally Skeptic

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise AI Strategy
He leads the development of enterprise AI strategy, platforms, and architecture at Rio Tinto, ensuring the scalable adoption of modern AI.
Agentic AI
His professional focus and headline highlight a specialization in the shift toward agentic and autonomous AI systems in enterprise environments.
Scalable AI Execution
He is focused on helping organizations move beyond early ideas and experiments to achieve scalable and effective AI implementation.

Media Appearances

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Work History

11-2021
Principal Data Science and AI at Rio Tinto
9-2020 - 11-2021
Senior Data Scientist APAC West at Rio Tinto
3-2018 - 9-2020
Data Science Manager at Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (Kleenheat Division)
7-2015 - 3-2018
Analytics and DataScience at Pioneer Credit Limited
3-2014 - 7-2015
Advanced Analytics Analyst at Accenture

Education

2020 - 2021
Data Science for Executives - Professional Certificate from Columbia University
Master of Business Information Management from The University of Western Australia

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Insights For Selling To Santhosh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Santhosh is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Santhosh

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Santhosh move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Santhosh take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Santhosh

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