Description

Vision-led product & platform engineering leader with 26+ years across telecom, fintech, and enterprise software. Builds high-performing engineering orgs, turns strategy into roadmaps, and ships platforms at scale (Cloud/Data/AI). Blends enterprise architecture with hands-on platform leadership (Kubernetes, Iceberg lakehouse, Kafka/Spark, MLflow/LLMOps) to deliver measurable outcomes, faster time-to-value, and revenue growth.

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Product & Platform Strategy • Org Design & High-Performance Teams • Enterprise Architecture & Tech Roadmaps • Cloud Platforms (GCP/Azure/AWS) • Data/AI Platforms & MLOps • API Economy & Ecosystems • SRE & Reliability (SLA→SLO→SLI) • InfoSec by Design • Cost & Performance Engineering • GTM & Value Engineering

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

LigaData—
Field CTO / VP Solution Engineering
January 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
• • Define and execute the technology vision and product roadmap for Telco & Fintech AI applications; serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO on market trends, tech investments, and C‑level engagement.
• • Spearhead 0‑to‑1 innovation for next‑gen, LLM‑driven AI applications via partnerships with GCP, Azure, AWS, Cloudera, and FICO; accelerate time‑to‑PoV and value realization.
• • Lead global Presales/Solution Engineering while owning product & architecture strategy for top-tier US banks and 30+ EMEA telcos; drove geographic expansion into Asia & LATAM with a 50%+ conversion on qualified pursuits.
• • Create and maintain presales & GTM collateral to reduce opportunity cost and increase win rate; support proposals, presentations, demos, and Proof‑of‑Value efforts.
• • Scale the channel and partner ecosystem with continuous enablement and tailored GTM motions.
Data science Product management artificial intelligence Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy IT Architecture
Nintex
Head of Presales, Process Intelligence –
June 2022 - December 2023 (1 year and 6 months)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• • Achieved 125% of quota and doubled the pipeline by directing solutioning and enterprise architecture strategy across the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, CEE, and CIS.
• • Acted as the central point of contact for Process Intelligence product vision, aligning field feedback with R&D/Product Marketing to sharpen roadmap and competitive posture.
Product management RPA AI Automation customer success Process facilitation
Software AG
Presales Director
October 2019 - June 2022 (2 years and 8 months)
Turkey
• • Delivered YoY growth of +172%, +193%, +122% by running end‑to‑end motions from strategy through customer success for API, Integration, Streaming & IoT portfolios.
• • Managed and directed the Presales, Professional Services, and Customer Success teams, championing digital transformation journeys in Hybrid Integration, API Management, AI/ML, and IoT.
• • Built presales→delivery playbooks; instituted success KPIs and executive QBRs; awarded "Top Presales of EMEA" (consecutive years).
Digital Transformation AI and Advanced Analytics API Microservices Kubernetes