Women In Tech: Joanna Parke on Creating Clarity from Complexity
Episode notes
In this episode of She Who Leads, we sit down with Joanna Parke, Chief Talent Officer at Thoughtworks and former COO, who has spent more than two decades shaping the future of technology and leadership. With a career spanning from software engineer to C-suite executive, Joanna brings a rare dual perspective — blending commercial acumen from running a $250M business unit with people-first leadership as the company’s first-ever Chief Talent Officer.
We explore how she navigated Thoughtworks’ evolution from private to public to private again, the lessons learned in steering a global workforce through change, and why she believes leadership development must go beyond skills into values, purpose, and time mastery. Joanna shares how she creates clarity from complexity, her take on reskilling for the AI revolution, and her advice for building authentic, resilient leadership in fast-changing times.