Ishraq A.

Technical Director @Probase

London, GB

Managed four companies with an annual budget of over $300 million. Defined and executed enterprise AI strategy by co-developing a 3-year roadmap with executives, aligning AI initiatives with business priorities, and centralizing IT/AI delivery into a shared services model — reducing operating costs by 20% while building trust with partners and senior stakeholders.Led AI and automation adoption across the enterprise by rolling out AI-driven productivity tools (MS Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, Harvey AI), training cross-functional teams, and establishing adoption programs — resulting in 60% higher utilization and measurable ROI in efficiency gains.Strengthened data governance and compliance by leading enterprise-wide risk assessments, embedding legal and regulatory guardrails into AI programs, and implementing monitoring/access controls — achieving compliance standards and reducing operational/IT risk by 55%.Optimized budgets and vendor partnerships for AI enablement by consolidating enterprise contracts, negotiating AI platform licensing (Copilot, Harvey AI), and enforcing performance-based KPIs — saving 15% in spend while reinvesting savings into AI-driven innovation and transformation.Architected and led cross-functional teams to design a framework for developing agentic AI solutions capable of delivering reliable, safe, and complex workflows in regulated environments — ensuring trust, scalability, and compliance in enterprise AI adoption.Enabled an AI-driven decision-making culture by migrating legacy reporting into Power BI with enterprise-wide visualization solutions, embedding AI insights directly into workflows, and increasing analytics adoption by 50%, which accelerated legal and business decision-making speed.