Summary
Oarabile Mudongo is a technology and commercial leader with nine years’ experience building policy-informed AI products and SaaS platforms, currently heading product, engineering and go-to-market for Synchro Systems, an AI-powered HR and reward management platform. He blends hands-on technical roots as a former software developer with deep expertise in AI governance, data policy, and digital rights gained through roles at HSRC, Research ICT Africa and Consumers International. Oarabile has led cross-border investigations into AI-driven workplace surveillance and contributed to global benchmarks on data governance, demonstrating a rare mix of product commercialization and evidence-based policy research. Based in Gauteng, he is a Mozillian and FOSS enthusiast who leverages agile leadership to make scalable, user-centric solutions commercially viable while engaging investors and stakeholders.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma Network Engineering, Diploma Network Engineering at Botho University
Postgraduate Certificate Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods, Postgraduate Certificate Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods at University of the Witwatersrand
Citizen Lab Summer Institute, Citizen Lab Summer Institute at University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Bachelor’s Degree Computing, Bachelor’s Degree Computing at Teesside University
ikalanga, English, Tswana