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I ​am a global technology executive with over 20 years of experience. I am currently Director of Software Engineering at Amazon, leading the Access Management Systems space within Amazon Security.

Over my career, I'm honored to have delivered award-winning transformational initiatives that have created competitive advantage, enabled business growth, and exceeded customer expectations.

Known as a forward-thinking problem-solver ― skilled in both business and technology strategy ― I adapt and plan for evolving market needs, delivering initiatives with speed and agility. I am also deeply passionate about building, developing, managing, and leading high-performance teams. A strong communicator and relationship builder, I partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and am a trusted advisor within the company.

Ever since I stepped into my first managerial role, more than a decade ago, I quickly realized the profound impact strong leadership has on individuals, teams, and organizations. From that moment, I made it my mission to empower others in their leadership journeys, guiding them to reach new heights in their careers.

In support of this mission, I have developed a community on LinkedIn of over 89K+ like-minded professionals with whom I actively support, engage, and share daily content on leadership, management, and career. I have been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice (Blue Badge) and ranked #1 LinkedIn Arab World Creator in Management and Leadership. 

Outside of work, I am passionate about everything automotive, especially F1 racing (Forza Ferrari!). I enjoy sports in general, both playing and watching. I also have a keen interest in collecting fragrances, working out with a focus on strength training, and all things food—from learning about it and exploring new cuisines to preparing dishes and hosting gatherings. 

Languages: English 🇺🇸 Arabic 🇱🇧 French 🇫🇷

Omar Halabieh

Ehsan Ali 🚀

Top-Ranked Australian Career Coach | Helped 100+ Senior IT Pros Land $200K–$400K+ Roles | 2–4 Level Jumps. 30%–120% Raises. | Take the 3-Min Quiz & Uncover Your Hidden Growth Blockers

You’ve spent 15–25 years building a strong IT career.
Delivering programs, shaping architecture, driving transformation, and leading senior delivery or engineering functions.

Yet somewhere in the second half of your career, momentum slowed.

Progress became harder.
Roles took longer to secure.
Compensation plateaued.
Visibility dropped.

Not because your capability declined.
But because how your value shows up in the market quietly fell out of alignment.

In senior careers, growth is driven by three levers:

CLARITY

A sharp understanding of your true value, direction, and target market.
When this is unclear, the market mislabels you or positions you below your capability.

COMMUNICATION

How you articulate your impact at an executive level.
Many senior IT professionals struggle to translate experience into language hiring leaders recognise and trust.

CONNECTION

Access to the right relationships before roles go public.
Without this, you remain invisible in the hidden market where director-level roles are shaped and filled.


I lived this myself.
After 22 years in IT and $100M+ in programs delivered, I still hit a ceiling until I realigned these three levers and made my value unmistakable.

Today, I help Indian-origin Senior IT Professionals in Australia realign these same levers and step into $250K–$400K+ leadership roles without wasting years on job boards or guesswork.

Over 120 professionals have achieved outcomes they once thought were out of reach:

• Project Managers moving from ~$120K to ~$260K+
• Architects crossing from sub-$200K roles into $600K+ leadership positions
• Senior S/W Engineers going from layoffs to senior principal and director roles within months
• Directors becoming global thought leaders 

This work is built on the Value Amplifier Method™:

• CLARIFY your true value, direction and your target market
• COMMUNICATE it in away decision-makers can’t ignore you
• CONNECT to the decision makers before roles go public

If you want to understand what is currently blocking your next-level role, start here:

👉 Take the Growth Readiness Quiz (careely360.scoreapp.com)
(2 minutes. No fluff. Used by 1,200+ senior professionals.)

If your situation is time-sensitive, send me a DM and mention "time-sensitive" so I can respond appropriately.

Podcast Host & Producer

Australia's 1st Business & Career podcast featuring inspiring stories of Indian Expats who either successfully transitioned into entrepreneurship or excelled in their careers beyond the perceived limitations and ceiling

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12 “Lazy” Habits That Skyrocket Your Career 
(While Others Grind) 

It took me 25 years to learn this.
You’ll get it in 5 minutes.

High achievers don’t hustle harder.
They win by working smarter. 
Quietly. Deliberately. Consistently.

While others grind for hours...
They use these “lazy” habits to create leverage and rise.

1. The "Minimum Effective Dose" Rule

→ Do less, but better.
→ Focus on the 20% that drives 80% of results.

2. The "Effortless Influence" Technique

→ Solve high-value problems quietly.
→ Let the right people see, without bragging.

3. The "Career Arbitrage" Strategy

→ Spot industry shifts before others do. 
→ Move where demand is high and competition low.

4. Cross-Pollination Mastery

→ Blend skills across domains.
→ That’s how you go from replaceable to rare.

5. The "Lazy" Networking Formula

→ Skip events. Master meaningful digital outreach.
→ Build deep trust without leaving your desk.

6. 10-Minute Power Planning

→ End each day by mapping tomorrow.
→ Start with clarity. Execute with intent.

7. The "High-Leverage Focus" Rule

→ Say no to low-impact work. 
→ Prioritize tasks that compound your value.

8. The "Lazy" Leadership Hack

→ You don’t need to dominate meetings.
→ Lead with one smart question. Let it ripple.

9. The "Swipe File" Hack

→ Save winning templates, responses, assets.
→ Repurpose fast. Deliver smarter.

10. Automate or Eliminate

→ If it’s repeatable, automate it.
→ If it’s not valuable, eliminate it.

11. The 2-Minute Rule

→ Do it now if it takes under 2 minutes.
→ Prevent tiny tasks from piling up.

12. The Power of ‘No’

→ Your time is your edge.
→ Protect it like your career depends on it. Because it does.


Hard work isn’t the secret. Smart work is.

Which one are you already using?
Which one will you try next?

♻️ Repost to help someone break free from the grind
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Career Strategist for Indian-Origin Senior IT Professionals | $250K–$400K+ Tech Leadership Roles | 120+ Breakthroughs | Value Amplifier Method™

12 Lazy Habits That Skyrocket Your Career

* TRUTH BOMB *

Age 40–60 is the prime career time.

You’ve seen patterns.
Made hard calls.
You know what actually works.

Yet most careers stagnate quietly by 40.

Not because experience expires.
But because ambition gets trained out.

Nobody starts a long career aiming for average.

Yet most accept it.

They don’t fail.
They adjust expectations.

They stop asking hard questions.
They start explaining things away.

“Market is tough.”
“Ageism is real.”
“I should be grateful.”

After speaking with 2,000+ professionals
and helping 140+ rebuild their careers,
here’s the truth:

It’s not talent.
It’s conditioning.

Be reliable.
Wait your turn.
Don’t rock the boat.

That’s what slowly stagnates careers.

The ones who break through at 45, 50, 60
aren’t louder or luckier.

They choose strategy. 
Early.

If you’ve spent 15+ years in IT, delivered complex programs, and still feel underutilised, this is for you.

This month only, I’m sharing the same growth strategies my mid–senior IT clients pay $2,500+ per month for.

3 closed-door, small-group roundtables.
Free. By invitation only.

If your career feels slower than your potential,
DM me ROUNDTABLE.

♻️ Repost this for someone with decades left.
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7 Things Your Boss Needs to Hear If You Want to Grow

Your boss doesn’t promote the hardest worker.
They promote the one they see as a leader.

And leadership?
It’s not just in what you do.
It’s in what you say.

After 20 years in IT and coaching, I’ve seen it all:
Talented pros left invisible.
Smart players passed over.
Leaders-in-waiting ignored.

Not because they lacked skills.
But because they stayed silent.

If you want your boss to notice you, start here:

1️⃣ “I have a suggestion to improve X.”
Leaders show vision, not just execution. Elevate.

2️⃣ “I’d like to take on more.”
Ambition speaks louder when paired with a plan.

3️⃣ “I made a mistake.”
Trust grows when honesty comes before excuses.

4️⃣ “I need help with…”
Strength isn’t silence. It’s seeking growth with solutions in hand.

5️⃣ “Thank you for trusting me with this.”
Gratitude builds loyalty more than results alone.

6️⃣ “Can we discuss my career goals?”
No one will own your future if you don’t.

7️⃣ “Can you give me feedback?”
The fastest growth comes from listening.

These aren’t just words.
They’re signals that tell your boss: I’m ready for more.

Which of these have you said out loud this year?
And which one still feels hardest to bring up?

I’ll be unpacking how and when to have these conversations in a small career roundtable this month.
DM ROUNDTABLE to join. Spots are limited.

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7 Conversations That Get You Seen as a Leader

If you’re a 40-year-old IT professional,
You likely have 20+ years of career left.

Pause on that!

If you already feel stuck or under-recognised today,
What do you think the next 20 years would look like?

Staying in roles that don’t stretch you.
Hoping restructures don’t touch you.
Accepting work below your capability.

And if you’re laid off?

Update the CV.
Apply.
Wait.
Hear nothing.
Repeat.

How many times will you repeat that cycle
over the next 20 years?

That’s not a career.
That’s survival.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth:

Most professionals don’t get stuck because they lack talent.
They get stuck because they stop believing more is possible.

“I don’t know if I still have what it takes.”
“I didn’t keep up with the market.”
“I should be grateful.”
“I don’t want to rock the boat.”

Those quiet self-talks end more careers than failure ever will.

Most people wait for the market, their boss, or the next restructure
to decide their future.

What if instead, you took control?

Designed the next 20 years on your terms.
Built recognition, income, and titles intentionally.

That’s exactly what I’ll unpack in a small, private roundtable this Saturday.

It’s a strategy I’ve refined over the last 4 years,
and the same one my clients used to create outcomes they once believed weren’t for them:

• $200K → $650K+
• Engineer → Director (3-level jump)
• 18 months jobless → two $300K+ offers in 10 weeks
• Unknown → global Top 100 recognition

This isn’t for everyone.

It’s for senior IT professionals
who don’t want to spend the next 20 years in mediocrity and regrets.

If this felt uncomfortably familiar,
DM me ROUNDTABLE.

♻️ Repost this to help a senior IT professional who needs to read it
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I’ve watched some of the most capable professionals in IT slowly switch off.

They didn’t struggle with the work.
They weren’t unskilled.
They just stopped being noticed.

Here’s the truth about leadership:
Appreciation isn’t about being nice.
It’s proof that you see effort.

It shows if their ideas and work matter, or if only results do.

Most leaders think:
"They’re paid. That’s enough."
Wrong.

When people feel unappreciated, they don’t complain.
They pull back.

They stop raising issues.
Stop volunteering solutions.
Stop owning outcomes beyond their role.

Work still gets done.
But leaders lose the energy, ideas, and loyalty that push teams forward.

Here’s what actually happens:

❎ Effort vanishes
❎ Feedback dries up
❎ Innovation stalls  
❎ Top performers quietly leave

This isn’t a people problem.
It’s a leadership failure.

Appreciation isn’t “good job” after it's done.
It’s noticing effort in the moment, not just after a win.

People who feel seen give more.
People who don’t… hold back.

Strong leaders don’t squeeze results.
They make people want to step up.

Question for leaders:
Do your people feel judged or truly seen?

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If you’re struggling to move to the next level in your career,
You already know this:

✅ Job boards don’t work
✅ The best roles go to people already in the circle

So you try to “network.”

But it feels off.
You sound like a job beggar.
They ghost you.
You start doubting yourself.

Then what?

You pull back.
Tweak the resume.
Update LinkedIn.
Apply again.
Even though you know it won’t work.

Meanwhile, your confidence fades.

Here’s the truth no one teaches you:

💥 It’s not your experience.
💥 It’s not your resume.
💥 It’s your conversation strategy.

Because at $250K–$400K+?

You don’t chase roles.
You build trust first.
You get invited in.
You shape offers around your value.

That’s why these private conversations matter.

They’re not casual chats.
They’re strategic career moves.

Top performers use them to:
– Unlock unlisted roles
– Build trust with decision-makers
– Get pulled into opportunities before they’re public

If you’re not having these conversations,
You’re not “early.”
You’re invisible.

That’s exactly what we break down inside my private senior-level roundtable.

Real scenarios.
Real conversations.

You’re not learning in isolation.
You’re pressure-testing your thinking with peers who already operate at this level, and seeing where your approach breaks.

No theory.
Just honest calibration on how these conversations actually land.

DM “ROUNDTABLE”
This is where stalled senior careers get unstuck.

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Resumes Don't Open Doors. These 7 Conversations Do

You didn’t hit your 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠.
You learned to 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 under it.

I’ve seen this with 𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎+ 𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐓 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.

Not because you lack talent.
Not because you didn’t work hard.
But because you adapted.

To safe roles.
To being “reliable”.
To what felt realistic.

So when you speak to me, you say:

“I’m probably too late.”
“It won’t work in my market.”
“I’ve already tried everything.”

I’ve heard this from:
• An architect 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 $𝟐𝟎𝟎𝐊
• A senior director 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟖 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬
• An analytics and AI pro 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞

And yet:

• $200K → $𝟔𝟓𝟎𝐊+
• 18 months jobless → two $𝟑𝟎𝟎𝐊 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 in 10 weeks
• Invisible → Global 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏𝟎𝟎 thought leader

Same people.
Same markets.
Different approach.

Here’s the 𝟓-𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬s I use to take clients from 

“𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞”
to 
“𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐈 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟.”
1️⃣ Career ≠ job
2️⃣ See your real power
3️⃣ Package your experience
4️⃣ Tell your story properly
5️⃣ Network like a pro
I break each step down in the carousel. 👉

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The 5-Step Method I Use to Accelerate Career Growth

Nobody tells senior IT professionals this:
Being “reliable” is often why your career stagnates.

Not early on.
Later, when the stakes are higher.

You do everything right.

You deliver.
You clean up messes.
You don’t complain.

You become the person leaders depend on.

And then something strange happens.

You stop moving.

Same-level roles.
Same pay bands.
Same conversations.

Meanwhile, people with less experience leapfrog you.

And you’re left wondering:

“What am I missing?”
“Why does this feel so hard now?”
“Why am I stuck when I’m clearly good?”

Here’s the uncomfortable truth most won’t say out loud:

At senior levels, reliability is assumed.

Everyone works hard.
Everyone delivers.
Everyone is capable.

What actually separates progression from stagnation isn’t effort.

It’s a decision trust.

Who leaders trust to:
• shape direction
• simplify complexity
• influence outcomes before execution begins

Most careers stall because people keep optimising for delivery,
long after delivery stopped being the differentiator.

Nothing is wrong with you.

You’re just playing the game that used to work.

I broke this down in today’s carousel:
5 signs being “reliable” is holding your career back.

If it felt uncomfortably accurate,
that’s not a coincidence.

♻️ Repost if someone you know is too experienced to still feel stuck.
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5 Signs Reliability is Holding Your Career Back

Today’s private career roundtable confirmed something uncomfortable.

Most senior IT professionals are not steering their careers.

They’re being steered.

By their boss.
By restructures.
By whatever role shows up next.

It feels safe.
It feels responsible.
It quietly limits what’s possible.

Careers don’t collapse at senior levels.
They drift.

Not because people lack talent.
But because no one taught them how to design a career on purpose.

That drift compounds.
Over 20, 30, 40 years.

In income.
In options.
In confidence.

I’m opening two final private roundtable sessions
(Thursday and Saturday).

After that, no more free sessions.
No more 2026 career planning rounds.

If you’re a senior IT professional and If this resonated, check the registration link in the comments.

♻️ Repost to help a senior IT professional who might need this perspective.

This is not a webinar.
And it’s not for everyone.

Most senior IT professionals aren’t stuck because they lack skill.
They’re stuck because they’re using rules that no longer work.

I’m hosting a private, closed-door virtual roundtable where I’ll walk through the proven framework I’ve used for the last 4 years with my clients.

The same framework that has helped them create results they once thought were impossible:

 → $200K to $650K+ career moves
 → 18 months jobless → two $300K+ offers in 10 weeks
 → Invisible professionals → recognised global Top 100 thought leaders

What we’ll reframe:
 → Why being “reliable” quietly caps senior careers
 → Why CV tweaks, mass applications, and referrals fail at this level
 → How to reposition your LinkedIn in 15 minutes so better roles find you

Small group. Real discussion. Live Q&A.
No replay. Limited seats.

If you’re ready to change how you play the game for the next 20 years of your career, this will be valuable.

👉 Register only if you’re serious.

View event: Private Virtual Roundtable for Senior IT Pros (limited seats. no replay) 

Private Virtual Roundtable for Senior IT Pros (limited seats. no replay) 

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