Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Languages
Timeline
Accomplishments
STRATEGIC VALUE
References
STRATEGIC VALUE
Personal Information
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Jeff Tarbitten

Grove/Wantage,United Kingdom
Jeff Tarbitten

Summary

AI TRANSFORMATION & DELIVERY LEADER
Driving enterprise AI from strategy to measurable operational impact.
AI transformation leader with over 20 years’ experience delivering complex, cross-functional technology programmes across global and regulated environments. Executive MBA-qualified with a proven track record of owning AI initiatives end-to-end—from opportunity identification through to execution, adoption, and measurable business outcomes.
Specialises in identifying high-value AI use cases, driving rapid delivery, and embedding AI into operational workflows. Combines strong stakeholder leadership with deep understanding of AI, automation, and governance to deliver solutions that are both high-impact and scalable.
Demonstrated success delivering measurable results including 38% operational efficiency improvement, 73% reduction in support resolution time, and 63% reduction in compliance effort. Experienced in driving adoption, shaping organisational readiness, and embedding governance-by-design aligned to ISO/IEC 42001.

Overview

30
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
14
Certificate

Work history

Planet IT

Enterprise AI Delivery Lead (AI Programme Owner)
2024.06 - 2026.03 (1 education.year_Label & 9 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Owned delivery of enterprise AI initiatives end-to-end, from discovery and opportunity identification through to implementation and measurable outcomes
  • Defined and executed AI roadmap priorities, identifying high-impact opportunities across generative AI, knowledge intelligence, and workflow automation
  • Led cross-functional teams spanning business, operations, and technology to deliver AI solutions aligned to strategic and operational goals
  • Drove AI adoption across the organisation, implementing onboarding strategies, training engagement, and stakeholder alignment to address low utilisation
  • Established performance metrics and KPIs, enabling measurement of adoption, efficiency gains, and business value
  • Acted as the primary interface between technical teams and senior stakeholders, translating complex AI concepts into clear, actionable insights
  • Removed delivery blockers and managed dependencies, ensuring projects maintained pace, focus, and alignment to outcomes
  • Implemented governance-by-design, ensuring all AI initiatives were compliant, auditable, and aligned with the EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 42001 principles

    Key Outcomes:
    38% improvement in operational efficiency
    73% reduction in customer support resolution time
    63% reduction in compliance documentation effort

Planet IT

Senior Technical Project Lead / Transformation
2018.11 - 2024.06 (5 education.years_Label & 7 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Delivered complex, cross-functional technology programmes across global enterprise environments, ensuring alignment to business objectives and operational priorities
  • Led project delivery under tight timelines and high-pressure conditions, maintaining pace while managing risk, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations
  • Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams across infrastructure, security, and application domains to deliver transformation initiatives
  • Drove execution across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring consistent delivery standards and outcome focus
  • Engaged senior stakeholders across business and IT, providing clear communication, status reporting, and decision support
  • Identified inefficiencies and process gaps, implementing improvements to increase operational performance and service delivery effectiveness

ASKA Consulting Ltd

Founder & Managing Director
2014.01 - 2019.03 (5 education.years_Label & 2 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Founded and led a Green IT and OT consultancy delivering sustainable technology transformation programmes across public and private sector organisations.
  • Designed and implemented virtualised and cloud-based architectures leveraging IaaS, DaaS and SaaS platforms to improve scalability, operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.
  • Delivered infrastructure modernisation programmes including system migrations, enterprise integration initiatives and digital transformation projects supporting long-term organisational performance and carbon reduction goals.
  • Provided strategic consultancy across SharePoint, business intelligence and enterprise IT governance, enabling data-driven decision-making and improved organisational digital maturity.
  • Led consulting engagements, financial management and client relationships while coordinating cross-functional engineering teams across multiple enterprise transformation initiatives.

Expert Networking Group Ltd
, Oxfordshire

Systems Implementation & Deployment Consultant
2009.04 - 2013.11 (4 education.years_Label & 7 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Managed enterprise system deployment and infrastructure integration projects, utilising Microsoft SCCM, MDT, and Novell Zenworks platforms, to address the diverse needs of complex customer environments.

Oxfordshire County Council

Systems Engineer
2005.04 - 2008.10 (3 education.years_Label & 6 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Delivered infrastructure modernisation projects across more than 600 council sites supporting over 12,000 users and led enterprise domain consolidation initiatives improving security and identity management.

Various

Infrastructure Engineering & International Technology Projects
1996.01 - 2004.01 (8 education.years_Label)

Job overview

  • Led IT event technology logistics for FIFA tournaments and global events, ensuring delivery of mission-critical systems within high-pressure, globally visible environments.
  • Delivered IT and operational technology consulting engagements for British Airways, contributing to enterprise system performance, resilience, and operational efficiency improvements.
  • Held systems engineering responsibilities across financial trading platforms in Switzerland and the UK, supporting high-availability, low-latency environments with strict performance and reliability requirements.
  • Contributed to advanced technical engineering projects with Xerox and ETH Zurich, supporting enterprise-scale systems, research-driven innovation, and complex infrastructure deployments.

Education

Institute of Management, Technology and Finance (IMTF)
Lisbon, Portugal

Executive MBA from Executive Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation
2024.01 - 2025.01 (1 education.year_Label)

University overview

GPA: A - Final Score: 100%

Alison

Diploma of Higher Education from ISO/IEC 42001:2023 - AIMS

University overview

GPA: Score: 96%

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
India

Advanced Diploma from Managerial Skills for Interpersonal Dynamics

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Advanced Diploma from Business Support Systems Strategies
2023.08 - 2024.03 (7 education.months_Label)

Alison

Diploma from ISO Integrated Management Systems

ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland

Field Services Engineering Diploma from Software Engineering

Skills

  • AI Strategy & Use Case Prioritisation
  • End-to-End AI Delivery & Execution
  • Stakeholder Engagement & Executive Communication
  • AI Adoption, Training & Change Management
  • Cross-Functional Programme Leadership
  • Performance Measurement & ROI Tracking
  • AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 42001 aligned)
  • Generative AI, Automation & Knowledge Systems
  • High-Pressure Delivery & Rapid Execution Environments

Certification

  • Certified Product Strategist — Section — Issued Oct 2025
  • Certified Strategic Leader — Section — Issued Oct 2025
  • Generative AI Business Strategy — Section — Issued Oct 2025
  • Product Leadership
  • Measuring Product Success
  • Proving Business Value
  • Building OKRs — Section — Issued Oct 2025
  • Develop Generative AI Solutions with Azure OpenAI Service — Microsoft — Issued Sep 2023
  • Provision and Manage Azure AI Services — Microsoft — Issued Sep 2023
  • Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals — Microsoft — Issued Jul 2023
  • AI in the Cloud — Intel Advanced Partner Technical Pro — Issued Jun 2025 (Expires Jun 2028)
  • Information Systems Risk Manager — Mile2 Cybersecurity Institute — Issued Mar 2024
  • ITIL v3 Foundation — APM Group — Issued May 2008
  • Ongoing development in AI transformation, enterprise adoption frameworks, and responsible AI

Affiliations

  • Sport
  • Travelling
  • Languages, Culture and Cuisine

Languages

English
German
French

Timeline

Enterprise AI Delivery Lead (AI Programme Owner)

Planet IT
2024.06 - 2026.03 (1 education.year_Label & 9 education.months_Label)

Institute of Management, Technology and Finance (IMTF)

Executive MBA from Executive Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation
2024.01 - 2025.01 (1 education.year_Label)

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Advanced Diploma from Business Support Systems Strategies
2023.08 - 2024.03 (7 education.months_Label)

Senior Technical Project Lead / Transformation

Planet IT
2018.11 - 2024.06 (5 education.years_Label & 7 education.months_Label)

Founder & Managing Director

ASKA Consulting Ltd
2014.01 - 2019.03 (5 education.years_Label & 2 education.months_Label)

Systems Implementation & Deployment Consultant

Expert Networking Group Ltd
2009.04 - 2013.11 (4 education.years_Label & 7 education.months_Label)

Systems Engineer

Oxfordshire County Council
2005.04 - 2008.10 (3 education.years_Label & 6 education.months_Label)

Infrastructure Engineering & International Technology Projects

Various
1996.01 - 2004.01 (8 education.years_Label)

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Advanced Diploma from Managerial Skills for Interpersonal Dynamics
2025.03

Alison

Diploma from ISO Integrated Management Systems
2023.12

Alison

Diploma of Higher Education from ISO/IEC 42001:2023 - AIMS
2025.10

ETH Zurich

Field Services Engineering Diploma from Software Engineering

Accomplishments

MVP - Planet IT - 2022

Silver Start Award for IT Service Management - Getronics - 2007

STRATEGIC VALUE

  • Define and execute enterprise AI platform strategies aligned to business objectives.
  • Launch production-grade generative AI platforms delivering measurable operational improvements.
  • Embed governance-by-design aligned to ISO/IEC 42001 AI standards ensuring transparency, accountability and traceability.
  • Bridge product strategy, engineering delivery and executive leadership to drive enterprise AI innovation.

References

References available upon request.

STRATEGIC VALUE

  • Define and execute enterprise AI platform strategies aligned to business objectives.
  • Launch production-grade generative AI platforms delivering measurable operational improvements.
  • Embed governance-by-design aligned to ISO/IEC 42001 AI standards ensuring transparency, accountability and traceability.
  • Bridge product strategy, engineering delivery and executive leadership to drive enterprise AI innovation.

Personal Information

Languages

5,6,6

References

References available upon request.
Jeff Tarbitten