Abhishek Dey
London,United Kingdom
Summary
Senior manager with expertise in large-scale business and technology transformation, specialising in AI and automation. Proven track record of leading diverse teams to drive positive organisational impact and business outcomes. Advanced planning, problem-solving, and leadership skills honed over 14+ years in consulting.
Overview
8
8
Certification
14
14
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Manager, Technology Consulting
EY UK
London
2017.05 - Current
- Lead AI-enabled underwriting transformation programmes for Specialty Insurance and Lloyd’s Market clients, aligning strategy, product delivery and measurable business value.
- Developed underwriting AI propositions, focusing on Generative AI, Agentic AI, and intelligent document processing capabilities to enhance underwriting effectiveness.
- Partner with underwriting, operations and executive leadership to modernise submission triage, risk ingestion, underwriting workflows and decision support.
- Lead product, engineering, architecture, data science and transformation teams with end-to-end ownership of delivery, financials, governance and stakeholder engagement.
- Guided propositions from concept and business case through MVP, mobilisation, client delivery and establishment of enterprise-scale foundations, ensuring alignment with client objectives.
- Executed large-scale intelligent automation engagements for global FS and non-FS clients, driving digital and operational transformation programmes that met specific client needs.
- Built Intelligent Document Ingestion and automation capabilities, including onshore/offshore delivery models and reusable solution playbooks.
Management Consultant, Advisory
KPMG India
Bangalore
2015.08 - 2017.04
- Contributed to KPMG India’s RPA practice by introducing automation capabilities in global shared services and captive operations markets, enhancing operational effectiveness.
- Developed automation roadmaps and Centre of Excellence operating models for multinational organisations, aligning strategic goals with operational execution.
Software Analyst
Accenture
Bangalore
2012.07 - 2015.07
- Delivered enterprise technology solutions supporting finance transformation and CRM platforms integration.
- Worked as a software developer and delivered .NET applications for global clients.
Education
B.Tech - Electronics & Instrumentation
West Bengal University of Technology
KolkataSkills
- Digital transformation
- Workflow automation
- Document automation
- Generative AI and LLMs
- AI governance
- Underwriting strategy
- Commercial management
- Delivery leadership
- Executive collaboration
- Agentic AI framework
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master
- Otera Certified
- Blue Prism Accredited
- UiPath RPA Professional
- Automation Anywhere Certified
- Xceptor Certified
- Microsoft Certified .NET Developer
SELECTED CLIENT ENGAGEMENT
Leading the development and deployment of an enterprise-scale AI-powered underwriting proposition for a leading specialty insurer. Responsible for strategy, execution, and stakeholder alignment from C-suite through delivery teams, translating emerging AI capabilities into measurable business value. Delivering NVIDIA and Microsoft enabled underwriting solution spanning intelligent submission triage, risk insight generation, and decision support, while building the foundations for a scalable underwriting platform and future AI-enabled operating model.
EXECUTIVE VALUE PROPOSITION
- Insurance depth: Specialty Insurance and London Market focus across submission intake, underwriting operations and workflow modernisation.
- AI proposition build: Underwriting AI proposition development across GenAI, Agentic AI and Intelligent Document Processing capabilities.
- Commercial delivery: Converts technology innovation and digital transformation into client propositions, delivery mobilisation, stakeholder confidence and measurable value.
POSITIONING
- Specialty Insurance
- Underwriting Transformation
- Agentic AI
- Automation and Workflow
- Lloyd’s of London Market
SIGNATURE LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS
- Specialty Insurance acumen: Deep London Market focus across submission intake, underwriting operations, risk assessment and market-facing technology transformation.
- AI proposition leadership: Shapes and scales propositions across GenAI, Agentic AI and Digital Transformation, translating complex technology into practical underwriting outcomes.
- Product and GTM mindset: Takes propositions from idea to business case, MVP, implementation and scalable delivery model, with focus on adoption and commercial value.
- Executive stakeholder management: Engages senior business, technology and c-suite leaders, translating ambition into actionable roadmaps and investment cases.
- Delivery and commercial ownership: Combines strategy, governance, commercials and team leadership to sustain momentum across complex transformation programmes.
TARGET ROLE FIT
- Director / Head of AI
- Head of Underwriting Transformation
- Insurance Technology Leader
- AI Product Leader
- Transformation Director
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- Specialty and Commercial Insurance
- Lloyd’s of London Market
- Financial Services
SEARCH KEYWORDS
- AI Strategy
- Agentic AI and GenAI
- Digital Transformation
- Underwriting Transformation
- Specialty Insurance
- Lloyd's of London Market
CAREER NARRATIVE
Technology leader with strong advisory, engineering and delivery foundations; differentiated by the ability to combine insurance domain depth, emerging AI and commercial delivery.
Timeline
Senior Manager, Technology Consulting
EY UK
2017.05 - Current
Management Consultant, Advisory
KPMG India
2015.08 - 2017.04
Software Analyst
Accenture
2012.07 - 2015.07
B.Tech - Electronics & Instrumentation
West Bengal University of Technology