Godalming, England, United Kingdom
Transformation Director and Programme Director with 20+ years’ experience delivering large-scale regulatory, finance, risk, data and technology transformation across Tier 1 global banks and regulated financial services. I operate at Executive and ExCo-adjacent level, trusted by CIOs, COOs, CROs and CTOs to stabilise complex portfolios, design transformation operating models from first principles, and deliver high-risk regulatory change under intense scrutiny. My experience spans: • Enterprise Transformation & Transition Operating Models • Regulatory & Supervisory Driven Change (Finance, Risk, Data) • Finance Regulatory Reporting Transformation (Axiom) • Risk Data & Control Remediation • Large-Scale Platform & Technology Transformation • Multi-Vendor & Global Delivery Leadership • Governance, Assurance & Control Frameworks • Target Operating Model Design • Hybrid Agile / Waterfall Delivery in Regulated Environments Recent leadership roles include: Head of Transformation & Transition Assurance (Servaada) Partner & Head of Regulatory Transformation (Wipro) Programme Director – Finance Regulatory Transformation (Bank of America) Senior Regulatory Change Leadership – Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, UBS I am open to: • Transformation Director • Programme Director • Chief Transformation Officer • Head of Change / Head of Regulatory Change • Enterprise Change Leadership Permanent or contract mandates at Director / MD level. London & South East | Open to Global Roles.
Enterprise accountability for defining, implementing and enforcing the firm’s Transformation & Transition Operating Model across a rapidly scaling regulated financial services organisation. Operating at Executive and ExCo-adjacent level, providing independent assurance, governance oversight and delivery challenge across enterprise transformation portfolios spanning regulatory change, finance transformation, risk remediation, data governance and technology modernisation. Key focus areas: • Enterprise Transformation & Regulatory Change Governance • Finance & Risk Transformation • Regulatory Compliance & Supervisory Alignment • Target Operating Model Design & Implementation • Change Operating Model & Delivery Standards • Programme & Portfolio Stabilisation • Risk & Controls Frameworks • Transition Management & BAU Protection • Executive Steering Committee Reporting • Multi-Vendor & Third-Party Delivery Oversight Designed and implemented transformation standards from first principles, embedding scalable governance, milestone control, assurance and escalation frameworks to mitigate financial exposure and strengthen regulatory confidence. Partner to CIO, COO, CRO and Risk leadership to ensure complex change programmes align regulatory obligations, commercial objectives and operational resilience requirements. Accountable for protecting business-as-usual stability while enabling large-scale regulatory, finance and platform transformation in a high-growth environment
Senior transformation leader accountable for delivering large-scale regulatory, finance, risk and data transformation programmes across Tier 1 global banks including Citi and HSBC. Operating as Executive-level partner to CIO, COO, CRO and Technology leadership, with full accountability for programme outcomes, regulatory alignment and commercial delivery performance. Key areas of leadership: • Regulatory Transformation & Supervisory Remediation • Finance Transformation & Regulatory Reporting • Risk & Control Framework Enhancement • Enterprise Change & Portfolio Governance • Large-Scale Data & Technology Transformation • Multi-Vendor & Global Delivery Leadership • Target Operating Model Design • Hybrid Agile / Waterfall Delivery in Regulated Banking Led complex, multi-geography programmes under regulatory scrutiny, ensuring delivery met mandated supervisory commitments, regulatory deadlines and internal control standards. Accountable for stabilising high-risk portfolios, resolving delivery challenges, and restoring Executive confidence through strengthened governance, assurance and milestone control. Built and led senior transformation teams across onshore and offshore delivery models, embedding sustainable operating structures and disciplined execution across regulatory and finance change portfolios.
Programme Director accountable for global Finance Regulatory Reporting transformation across business, data and technology functions within a Tier 1 US investment bank. Led enterprise-scale regulatory reporting modernisation under heightened supervisory scrutiny, partnering with Finance, Risk, Technology and Regulatory Affairs to deliver sustainable, controlled reporting architecture. Core focus areas: • Finance Regulatory Reporting Transformation • Axiom Implementation & Reporting Platform Modernisation • Regulatory Compliance (Basel, Capital & Liquidity Reporting) • Finance Data Governance & Control Enhancement • Target Operating Model Design • Automation of Manual Regulatory Reporting Processes • Risk & Control Framework Strengthening • Hybrid Agile / Waterfall Delivery in Regulated Finance Directed the implementation of the Axiom regulatory reporting platform, replacing fragmented manual processes with a controlled, enterprise-wide reporting solution aligned to supervisory expectations. Designed and embedded a hybrid change operating model suited to a highly regulated finance environment, improving transparency, governance and delivery predictability. Transitioned finance reporting from manual, spreadsheet-driven processes to automated, digitalised nightly regulatory reporting, materially improving data quality, auditability and regulatory confidence. Partnered with senior Finance and Technology leadership to ensure reporting integrity, operational resilience and sustainable BAU ownership post-transformation.
Senior Programme Director engaged to stabilise and simplify a complex post-acquisition integration portfolio within a global insurance and specialty risk organisation. Accountable for reviewing delivery structure, governance, risk exposure and executive reporting across a multi-workstream transformation programme operating under heightened executive scrutiny. Core focus areas: • Post-Acquisition Integration • Programme & Portfolio Stabilisation • Enterprise Governance Reset • Executive Reporting & Decision Support • Delivery Model Simplification • Risk Identification & Mitigation • Multi-Workstream Transformation Leadership • Operating Model Alignment Conducted a comprehensive delivery review across 22 workstreams, identifying structural complexity, duplicated effort and governance weaknesses impacting delivery confidence. Redesigned governance and reporting structures, improving executive transparency, accountability and decision velocity. Influenced senior leadership to simplify programme scope and delivery sequencing, materially improving focus, delivery predictability and stakeholder confidence. Re-established disciplined milestone control and risk management frameworks, restoring clarity and forward momentum to a high-visibility integration initiative.
Senior Programme Director accountable for large-scale regulatory remediation and risk transformation initiatives within a Tier 1 global investment bank. Engaged under heightened regulatory scrutiny to strengthen vendor risk controls, financial crime safeguards and governance frameworks across enterprise procurement and third-party management structures. Core focus areas: • Regulatory Remediation & Supervisory Alignment • Enterprise Risk Transformation • Vendor Risk & Third-Party Control Frameworks • Financial Crime & Fraud Risk Mitigation • Governance & Control Enhancement • Cross-Bank Control Ownership Embedding • Large-Scale Regulatory Change Delivery Led remediation activity protecting the bank against potential £1bn+ vendor fraud exposure across £11bn of annual vendor spend. Designed and implemented strengthened control frameworks, materially improving oversight, transparency and regulatory defensibility. Embedded sustainable risk ownership across 14 business units, transitioning remediation from reactive compliance response to controlled, durable operating model change. Partnered with senior Risk, Compliance and Procurement leadership to ensure regulatory expectations were met and control enhancements were operationally embedded.