About

Ari Tandabany is a seasoned General Manager with over 16 years of experience in global business operations, program management, partner management, and people analytics. He is a strategic thinker with a strong bias for action, who has repeatedly demonstrated his ability to build strategic partnerships, provide innovative solutions, energize teams, and take on new challenges fearlessly. Ari's core skills include business operations, service operations, program management, and partner management. He has a proven track record of generating synergies, creating value, and driving growth for large and niche players in software, cloud, telecom, and network tech & ops. He is a trusted advisor for senior management and customers, and he harnesses the power of digitization to transform outcomes and reduce costs. Ari has also set up and ramped software engineering and operations centers from the ground up, organically and with partners, in record time. Ari is a natural people leader and relator, who nurtures teams and creates an environment of continuous learning. He is excited about crafting exceptional employee experiences and building strong employer brands. He is driving conversations on culture and shaping a culture of innovation, transparency, and learning. Ari believes that great teams create winning cultures and awesome customer experiences. Innovation is at the heart of Ari's professional experience, and he has a proven history of challenging the status quo and having the courage to dream of futuristic solutions. He has set the right frameworks for success across multiple areas, including Workforce Management, Communication, Recruitment, Learning & Development, Platform Management, and Engineering Practices. Ari is also driving smart, sustainable facility transformation with a focus on sustainability. Ari is passionate about disruptive digital technologies, sustainability, and development of teams. He is a certified Scrum Master and Product Owner, and an avid reader, sportsman, and trekker. Ari holds several degrees and certificates in management information systems, data science & business analytics, finance, agile training, project management fundamentals, ITIL service management, technical writing, computer science, and more. He is also a Certified OKR Practitioner (C-OKRP)™. Currently, Ari is the General Manager of People Analytics at Dish Network, where he is responsible for driving strategic workforce planning & optimization, contract management, assurance, delivery, sales support, site set-up, recruitment delivery, transition planning & execution, product conception, and plan & build. In the past, he has also held leadership positions at Telstra and