Tony Young Consulting
Senior Technology Leadership & Ways‑of‑Working

Tony Young Consulting

Technical leadership, advisory and coaching for software founders, CEOs and PE owners.

Tony provides independent technology leadership, transformation and advisory support for organisations where technology and product sit at the core of the business.

He has led engineering, product and operations teams of up to 250 people and $100m budgets, and has turned around culture, delivery and architecture in payments, accounting and high‑availability software.

His work focuses on fixing delivery, aligning strategy, and modernising engineering and ways of working in business‑critical and regulated environments.
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Bio

Tony is a senior technology leader (CTO / GM / VP Engineering) with over 20 years’ experience in payments, accounting and other business‑critical B2B software. He has led large engineering, product and operations teams, driven ways‑of‑working transformations, and modernised platforms towards Cloud/SaaS in regulated environments.

His work focuses on ways of working, culture, and the connection between strategy, product, technology and delivery – helping organisations achieve ~90% on‑time delivery, materially improve engagement, and increase the value of their technology assets.

  • CREDENTIALS

    Master of Business Administration
    Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)
    Certified Scrum Product Owner
    Certified Scrum Master
    Sixth Element Leadership, MYOB
    Working As One Exec Leadership, Linkly

How we can work together...

Ways‑of‑Working

A focused 90‑day review of how strategy, product, technology and delivery fit together – and a practical roadmap to improve how work gets done.

Outcomes:

  • Board‑ready view of delivery capability, architecture, risk and ways of working.

  • 3–5 highest‑impact changes to restore trust and predictability.

  • Clear sequencing of initiatives with indicative cost/benefit.
WoW Product Sheet

Planning & Delivery Rhythm

A hands‑on engagement to design and embed a quarterly planning and delivery cadence across Technology, Product and the business, using Lean/Agile principles.

Outcomes:

  • Shared quarterly priorities across executives and teams.

  • Transparent progress and automated reporting.

  • Improved on‑time delivery and renewed trust between teams and leadership.​
Rhythm Product Sheet

Leadership Coaching

1:1 coaching for current and emerging CTOs, Heads of Engineering and GMs who are leading change in software‑driven organisations.​

Focus areas:

  • Stepping into a new CTO / Head of Engineering role and establishing credibility.

  • Leading culture and ways‑of‑working change without burning people out.

  • Communicating effectively with boards, executives and non‑technical stakeholders.
Coaching Product Sheet

Case examples... 

TRANSFORMATION

At Linkly, Tony led a business‑wide technology and culture transformation across three offices, modernising platforms and ways of working for payments products serving 170,000+ terminals and over 10 million daily transactions.

He doubled engineering capacity, introduced a product‑led Agile operating model, improved reliability, and helped lift EBITDA growth to high single digits while rebuilding trust between technology, the business and the board.

SCALING LEAN/AGILE

At MYOB, Tony helped transform the Practice division (~250 people, $100m budget) from desktop products to Cloud/SaaS by redesigning the organisational structure and scaling Lean/Agile practices across 28 teams.

Under his leadership, delivery capacity tripled, monthly releases increased from 10 to 300, and engagement scores rose from ~40% to over 80%, supporting a major strategic shift in how accountants and bookkeepers were served.

STRATEGIC ADVISORY

As a Consulting CTO and Transformation Consultant, Tony has advised product accelerators, investors and software companies on technology strategy, ways of working and M&A.

Recent work includes technical due diligence for PE/VC‑backed deals and a business‑wide ways‑of‑working uplift at Wilcom, where he introduced a quarterly cross‑division planning cadence that achieved ~90% on‑time delivery and restored owner and board confidence in engineering.

What people say...

Tony was instrumental to establishing a modern culture, based on transparency, empowerment and trust. He stabilised the team and ensured business continuity in turbulent times. Linkly became a unified company from its three predecessor companies through lots of Tony's work, incl. All Hands and Showcases, Hackathons and social events. Meanwhile, Tony continuously coached his leaders and key IC's, and role-modelled strong leadership and processes within the senior leadership team.

CEO AT LINKLY

I thoroughly enjoyed Tony's coaching and mentorship, as I felt he had a good balance between providing guidance and allowing me to figure things out on my own. Tony helps individuals acknowledge and appreciate their strengths and helps them create their own path to uplift themselves

DEV MANAGER AT MYOB

I worked under Tony's leadership whilst at Linkly and learnt a lot from his exceptional leadership, technical expertise, and forward-thinking approach. He fostered a collaborative environment across the business and was outstanding in breaking down the silos between technology and business stakeholders that often exists in organisations, committed to ensuring we were all aligned on Linkly's strategic vision. On a personal level, Tony was a wonderful mentor and always generous with his time.

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Contacting Tony...

You can contact Tony in any of the following ways:

Meet in Sydney & Central Coast, NSW

+61 425 270 256

info@tonyyoungconsulting.com.au

https://calendly.com/tonyyoungconsulting/catchup