Pavel Veselov

UAE Golden Visa · Dubai / Porto · Available immediately

I take a slice of the CIO’s work — having sat on every side of the IT table.

I know IT from the inside as Head of IT, from the integrator side as a BearingPoint SAP programme lead, and — for the past year — from the builder’s side, hands-on with applied AI. That means I can own delivery, vendors, and transformation without needing the CIO title — or give the CIO a second set of hands that already speaks business, finance systems, SI politics, and what AI really does in operations.

Open as right hand to a CIO, fractional / interim technology lead, independent second look for CEO/CFO, or senior technology leadership and transformation roles.

MBA, University of Cape Town GSBPMPUAE Golden Visa holder
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18+

years inside IT and with integrators

$100M

IT programme portfolio owned end-to-end

$4M+

annual IT budget as Head of IT

6

countries in a live trading operation

60

consultants led on concurrent SAP programmes

How I engage

Three ways CIOs and CEOs use me.

Same person. Different mandate — from clearing a CIO’s backlog to owning the function when the seat is empty.

Take a real slice of the agenda

Right hand to the CIO

Own programmes, vendors, SAP/CTRM delivery, operating rhythm, or a turnaround workstream so the CIO stays on strategy and stakeholders. I am not competing for the chair — I clear the backlog that never fits in one person’s week.

Advisory for CEO / CFO / CIO

Second look at IT

Independent view of roadmap, SI performance, commercial fitness of the stack, AI plans and vendor claims, cyber and delivery risk — useful when the board wants challenge without replacing the CIO.

When ownership is vacant

Fractional or full-time lead

Interim / fractional CIO or selected Head of IT roles for trading, industrial, and multi-entity groups where downtime hits P&L and weak controls attract regulators.

Where I help

Technology leadership when the stakes are commercial.

Every side of the table

Client-side Head of IT, integrator programme leadership, and a year hands-on with applied AI — I negotiate, govern, and deliver without the blind spots of any one side.

Trading & finance systems

CTRM, SAP Finance, Oracle, data warehouse, and the reporting traders and CFOs actually use.

SAP / ERP transformation

S/4HANA, IFRS consolidation, budgeting, CFO reporting, and multi-vendor programme control.

IT operating model

Teams, vendors, infrastructure, cybersecurity posture, AI adoption and governance, and continuity when the business cannot pause.

Selected experience

Trading IT, SAP programmes, delivery at scale — and applied AI.

Independent Applied AI & Product Development

2025–present

Self-employed

Builder side: a year hands-on with generative AI in enterprise technology and digital products.

  • Built and tested AI-assisted workflows, agent-based automation, and product prototypes.
  • Worked hands-on with model selection, integrations, evaluation, deployment, and human-in-the-loop controls.
  • Focused on how AI changes IT operating models, service delivery, and governance — security, reliability, cost, and business value.

Head of Information Technology

2023–2025 · Dubai

Ashon International DMCC

Led IT for an international commodities trading group across six countries: 18-person team, $4M+ budget, mission-critical trading, finance, infrastructure, and reporting.

  • Owned Aspect CTRM, SAP Finance, Oracle infrastructure, data warehouse, and group reporting.
  • Aligned architecture with trading, finance, compliance, and operational continuity.
  • Managed vendors, contracts, and delivery priorities without compromising service levels.

Senior Manager, Finance Architecture

2019–2021 · International

BearingPoint

Integrator side: led SAP S/4HANA finance transformation and CFO systems programmes for large industrial and enterprise clients.

  • Directed multi-vendor teams of up to 60 consultants across concurrent programmes.
  • Delivered IPO-readiness, IFRS consolidation, and executive reporting platforms.

Senior Project Manager

2014–2018

Norilsk Nickel

Client side at scale: managed a USD 100M portfolio of enterprise IT programmes across CFO reporting, analytics, and ERP delivery.

  • Full-lifecycle delivery across multiple vendors, workstreams, and executive stakeholders.

Project Manager / Solution Expert

2005–2014

IBS Holding

Progressed from consultant to senior project roles delivering SAP consolidation, planning, budgeting, and analytics.

  • Delivered Russia’s first SAP Financial Consolidation project; Best Senior Consultant 2009.

AI for CIOs

How I would help a CIO build AI.

A living playbook of 23 steps, from auditing AI spend and shadow AI to governing agents and passing a finance-signed scale gate. Every step rests on research I read and keep current: 11 sources from McKinsey, BCG, HBR, MIT, a16z and Anthropic.

Open the playbookThe research behind it

Contact

CIO needs capacity — or the business needs someone who has sat on every side of IT?

Best fit: a CIO who wants a senior operator on programmes and vendors, or a CEO/CFO who wants a second look without a consulting theatre. UAE Golden Visa holder, based between Dubai and Porto — no sponsorship or relocation needed. Available immediately.

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