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Santhosh Palanisamy

Judge · DISC type Dc
Principal Data Science and AI at Rio Tinto
📍 Greater Perth Area, Australia

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.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Principal Data Science and AI
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Perth Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Santhosh shows up

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.

Priorities

Topics Santhosh cares 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.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Principal Data Science and AI
Rio Tinto
9-2020 - 11-2021
Senior Data Scientist APAC West
Rio Tinto
3-2018 - 9-2020
Data Science Manager
Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (Kleenheat Division)
7-2015 - 3-2018
Analytics and DataScience
Pioneer Credit Limited
3-2014 - 7-2015
Advanced Analytics Analyst
Accenture
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Education
2020 - 2021
Data Science for Executives - Professional Certificate
Columbia University
Master of Business Information Management
The University of Western Australia
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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