Episode #8: Navigating Tech, Parenthood & Leadership With Rajini Carpenter

About this episode

Rajini Carpenter shares her journey in tech leadership and the challenges of balancing parenthood and career.

Had the privilege of recording with the brilliant Rajini Carpenter, CTO at Beforepay Group, for The Leadership Roadmap Podcast! Rajini's path from studying computer science in India (thanks to her dad's guidance!) to leading engineering teams across IRESS, Deputy, and now Beforepay is packed with insights every tech leader needs to hear. What hit me most: Her raw honesty about returning from maternity leave within 3 months (twice!) because of fear of falling behind in tech's fast paceHow s...

People in this episode

Guest: Rajini Carpenter

Topics covered

• technology
• parenthood
• leadership

Keywords

• CTO
• Beforepay Group
• maternity leave
• engineering teams

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Beforepay

Books & works: Navigating Tech, Parenthood & Leadership

Places: India

More episodes of Leadership Roadmap

• Episode #12: Beyond the AI Hype - What Companies Are Getting Right and Wrong · April 20, 2026 · 1h 58m
• Series 2 Episode #1: Scaling E-commerce Technology - Mike Leonard on Replatforming, AI and Teams · January 12, 2026 · 1h 7m
• Episode #10: From AI to Ultra: Glenn Hangan’s Playbook for Grit, Growth & Great Leadership · October 22, 2025 · 1h 17m
• Episode #9: Startups, Setbacks & Strength: Kish Modi on Rebuilding After Cancer · August 5, 2025 · 1h 15m
• Episode #7: From Coding at 5 to Leading at Canva: Tamm Sjödin on Tech, Culture & Breaking Norms · May 19, 2025 · 1h 6m
• Episode #6: From Strategy to Execution: How Matt McKenzie Drives Tech at Scale · May 12, 2025 · 1h 3m