I am a strategy and transformation director specialising in financial services, risk, and regulatory change, with extensive experience leading large-scale corporate programs and lottery operations. My background includes driving business growth and organizational design for major institutions, alongside serving in board-level governance and advisory roles. I am also an AI model trainer, leveraging my expertise to bridge the gap between complex business strategy and emerging technology.
Business Strategy & Transformation Director
Strategy P
Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs
- Financial Services Transformation | Risk & Regulatory Transformation - AI Model Trainer (LLM Pre-Training & Post-Training Specialist) i.e. Real life human feedback (RLHF) and real life and real life variable rewards (RLVR) - Lottery Operator & Lottery Expert Artificial Intelligence (AI), Microsoft Excel and +1 skill
Director
CJANA Capital Advisors
Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo
Debt Structuring and Advisory M&A / Deal Sourcing Introduction to Investments
Board Participant
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 · 11 mos
Participant at Board meetings, Strategy Days and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) Board Governance, Risk Management and +2 skills
Boardroom Apprentice 2025
Boardroom Apprentice
Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 · 11 mos
Interim Program Lead | Corporate Development & Transformation
Allwyn
Jan 2025 – Mar 2025 · 2 mos
Allwyn Group Brand Transition - Czech Republic, Greece & Austria F1 & McLaren Racing Partnerships Board Governance, Communication and +15 skills
Interim Business Manager | Investment Management COO
Rathbones Group
Apr 2024 – Dec 2024 · 8 mos
Target Operating Model & InvestCloud CRM Implementation Financial Modeling, Communication and +13 skills
Managing Consultant | Strategy & Transformation
Curzon Consulting
Apr 2023 – Mar 2024 · 11 mos
Cuzon is a UK based Strategy and Transformation consultancy. Client engagements included - Aviva - Market Sizing (TAM, SAM, SOM) project and Go to Market Strategy. Identified market opportunity of ~£125m. - Aldermore Bank - £9m cost saving in 7 weeks through Target Operating Model & Organisation Design - Arco: Experts in Safety: Project Recovery of £5.6m AI/ML Platform with 8 generative models and optimisers - Building Society Benchmarking exercise across business, financial, risk and organisation metrics Financial Modeling, Communication and +24 skills
Head of Business Management – CEO Office | Director / Executive Team Member
Allwyn UK
Apr 2022 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr
Allwyn UK is the operator of the UK National Lottery. An £8bn p.a. organisation that contributes to good causes. Part of UK leadership team during its start-up and transition. Role was part Transformation Programme Manager, part Allwyn COO and part Chief of Staff About us | Allwyn UK Exec Team | Parbej Ali - Management Allwyn UK Executive Team - About Us Parbej Ali, Management...
Programme Director | Fourth National Lottery licence Competition (4NLC)
Allwyn
Oct 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos
Programme Manager of the successful Fourth National Lottery Bid - valued at £90bn over 10 years. Allwyn Group is a prominent player in the global lottery market, known for its significant presence across Europe in countries such as UK, Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus and Italy. The company has been successful in funding good causes through its operations in these countries. Parbej Ali - Programme Manager - SAZKA Group SAZKA Group was the Lottery vertical of KKCG (Private Equity Group) and is now branded Allwyn Group since late 2021. Allwyn Bid Team Photos Allwyn named Preferred Applicant for fourth National Lottery licence Financial Modeling, Board Governance and +31 skills
Programme Manager | Group Transformation - Finance Function
Capita
Jul 2019 – Mar 2020 · 8 mos
Co-ordinated activities between Project Randolph (Business Re-Organisation and Disposals Project to streamline the legal entity structure of Capita Plc for better transparency and control as instructed by the Cabinet Office and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following the collapse of Carillion and Capita's share price) and the Smarter Faster Finance Programme which was implementing SAP S4/Hana and Workday in order to streamline costs, offshore resources and implement a new Target Operating Model.
Manager | Retail Banking - Credit Risk & Digital Functions
Apr 2017 – Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos
Parker Fitzgerald Group (Acquired by Accenture) Assigned to Lloyds Banking Group as part of the 2-year MBNA Credit Card Integration Programme. The MBNA business was acquired for £1.9bn with £7.3bn of consumer debt. Held multiple roles during the two-year period. Involved in the programme from prior to the deal completion to post integration. Led workstreams in Credit Risk and Digital functions focused on customer experience, front end upgrades and development, front to back integration (SIAM), historic customer data analysis, customer acquisition, customer lifecycle management, credit risk vendor management, target operating model design and organisation design. Programme delivered as a mixture of tranches and agile deliveries where appropriate. Parbej Ali | Manager | Financial Services | Parker Fitzgerald Parker Fitzgerald was acquired by Accenture in 2019 Skills: Communication, Microsoft PowerPoint, +27 skills
Consultant | Banking & Capital Markets
Nov 2013 – Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Started as Business & Systems Integration Consultant (C1-C2) – Financial Services Industry Core Processes Practice. Transferred to Capital Markets practice after strong performance on Credit Suisse project (2014-2015). Also took on a practice role as Training Lead for UKI FS QA & Testing Committee of Practice (2015 – 2017). Clients included: UBS Investment Bank, RBS Corporate & Institutional Banking, Credit Suisse, Lloyds Banking Group, Clydesdale Bank & Santander Skills: Communication, Microsoft PowerPoint, +31 skills
Consultant
KPMG UK
Jan 2013 – Nov 2013 · 10 mos
Business Analyst | SME Derivatives | Credit Cards & Loan Products
Lloyds Banking
Nov 2011 – Nov 2013 · 2 yrs
Microsoft PowerPoint, Remediation and +13 skills
Consultant | Outsourced LTSB Complaints & Remediation Programme
Deloitte
Nov 2011 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos
Team Leadership, Cross-functional Collaborations and +14 skills
Analyst | Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
Capita
Aug 2010 – Nov 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos
Financial Modeling, Remediation and +7 skills
Case Handler
Loughborough University
Sep 2006 – Jun 2009 · 2 yrs 9 mos
Computing Services - Hall Network Advisor
Employer Mentoring Scheme
Accenture
Oct 2007 – Oct 2008 · 1 yr
Placed with Accenture Information Management Solutions (AIMS)
Master of Business Administration at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Jul 2021 – Apr 2023BA Hons Politics and Economics at Loughborough University
Sep 2005 – Jul 2009Additional Certifications: - Top Graduate Management and Consulting Skills (October 2007 - November 2007) - Insight to Management (April 2007)
A-Level & GCSE at Gravesend Grammar School
1998 – 2005A-Levels: - Economics - Government and Politics - Information Communication Technology (ICT) - Applied Mathematics