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Mohamed ShafiMS

Mohamed Shafi

Management consultant

€984/day
London, GB
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Mohamed

I am a fractional Programme and Transformation Delivery Lead with extensive experience delivering complex, enterprise-scale technology and operating model change across regulated, multi-vendor environments. I support senior leaders in stabilising delivery, establishing effective governance, and translating strategic intent into executable, outcome-driven programmes.

My experience spans programme mobilisation, delivery reset and recovery, PMO setup and optimisation, and executive-level delivery assurance. I have led multiple workstreams within large transformation programmes, coordinating cross-functional teams, vendors, and offshore delivery partners to manage risk, dependencies, and critical milestones. I am comfortable operating across agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery models, and frequently work in environments where delivery confidence is low and clarity, pace, and ownership are required.

I am regularly engaged to resolve delivery challenges such as missed milestones, fragmented ownership, unclear governance, and inconsistent reporting. My approach is pragmatic and hands-on: quickly diagnosing issues, implementing fit-for-purpose controls, and providing clear, decision-oriented insight to senior stakeholders. I place strong emphasis on stakeholder alignment, delivery cadence, and transparent communication to restore predictability and confidence.

Typical engagements include fractional programme or delivery leadership (1–2 days per week), programme mobilisation or reset, PMO and governance uplift, delivery assurance and independent health checks, and executive support during high-risk or time-critical phases. I have particular strength in coordinating complex, multi-vendor delivery and supporting organisations through critical phases of transformation.

Clients value my ability to bridge the gap between strategy and execution, bring structure to complex delivery landscapes, and operate credibly at board, executive, and delivery levels.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Urdu

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • (HSBC)
    Application Migration lead
    December 2024 - Today (1 year and 6 months)
    • • European bank audit regulation programme aiming to enhance infrastructure for HSBC critical applications.
    • • Led the end-to-end delivery of 20 plus complex application migration projects across HSBC's global estate, including cloud migrations (AWS, Azure), data centre exits, and legacy platform decommissioning
    • • Managed cross-functional teams comprising infrastructure, application, security, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless migration execution with minimal disruption to operations.
    • • Developed and maintained detailed migration plans, risk registers, and cutover strategies to ensure delivery within scope, budget, and compliance with regulatory standards.
    • • Oversaw the assessment, remediation, and migration of critical business applications, ensuring alignment with HSBC's global technology and security frameworks.
    • • Acted as primary point of contact for senior stakeholders, providing regular progress updates, managing escalations, and facilitating governance reviews.
    Stakeholder management
  • (HSBC)
    BAU Process lead/ Automation lead
    March 2024 - December 2024 (9 months)
    Reply, Lima, Peru
    • • European bank audit regulation programme aiming to enhance infrastructure for HSBC critical applications.
    • • Responsible for defining new process to migrate applications to the enhanced infrastructure and identifying opportunities for automation.
    • • Led on scoping, designing and delivery of automations to streamline the fulfilment and build of new apps post programme delivery.
  • (Client X)
    Head of application migration
    September 2023 - March 2024 (6 months)
    • • Responsible for migration of all on prem apps in client's data centre in France to MS Azure or SaaS.
    • • Led conversations with 3rd party vendors in France and UK to agree strategy to migrate application to the cloud and commercials.
    • • Responsible for design and migration of 32 apps over a period of 4 months with aggressive schedules as Data centre shuting down
    • • Worked with client to draft functional and non-functional requirements and prioritised. Lead delivery of the migration coordinating 3rd party vendors, infrastructure PM's and client SME's. Designed and delivered UAT to satisfaction of the client.
    • • Designed cutover plan and implemented on time to ensure smooth delivery experience for client leading to extension of the migration programme.

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Education

  • BSc 2nd
    Queen Mary University of London
    2012
    BSc 2nd
  • PRINCE 2
    2016
    PRINCE 2

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