20+ years leading mission-critical infrastructure, tech operations, digital transformation, and regulated platforms across Saudi Arabia and Europe. Scaled teams from 15 to 130+ engineers, managing €5M+ budgets and delivering zero unplanned downtime on national-scale systems.
Three roles, one throughline: making critical systems more resilient, and moving faster while doing it.
Architected an InsurTech platform end-to-end and embedded AI-augmented development into the core engineering workflow.
View trajectory →Directed the zero-downtime migration of Saudi Arabia's national payment rails into the KAFD data center.
View trajectory →Centralized pan-European IT operations into a single hub, scaling the team from 15 to 130+ engineers.
View trajectory →Four habits that show up in every project, whether the deliverable is a national payment migration or a weekend AI prototype.
Regulatory framework, budget, timeline — understood before a single system diagram gets drawn. SAMA, CITC and NDPL compliance isn't a phase at the end, it's a design input from day one.
A structurally lean team with AI-augmented workflows ships faster than a large one waiting on process. Headcount grows only where it compounds — the way it did from 15 to 130+ at BNP Paribas.
Risk isolation protocols, rollback plans, and a business-continuity mindset — because when the system is a national payment rail, "mostly working" isn't a result.
Effective technology leadership requires enough technical depth to challenge assumptions, evaluate trade-offs, and ensure the roadmap is grounded in delivery reality — not wishful thinking.
I moved to Riyadh in 2020 to contribute directly to the transformation of the region's digital economy.
My commitment to Saudi Arabia extends far beyond a short-term assignment. Having spent the last several years building critical infrastructure here, my intent is to continue driving 0-to-1 impact within the Kingdom's most ambitious giga-projects and PIF-backed organizations.
Two decades of technology leadership — from mission-critical national payment systems to InsurTech platforms — distilled into an executive CV.