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Deniz Pazarcioglu

@denizpazarcioglu

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CTO and platform engineering leader driving data/AI platforms, product launches, and engineering scale.

United Arab Emirates

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior technology leadership roles where I can own product and platform vision, scale engineering teams, deliver cloud-native data/AI platforms, and drive measurable business ROI in collaborative, growth-focused organizations.

I am a Chief Technology Officer and platform engineering leader with 26 years delivering mission-critical platforms across telecom, fintech, and enterprise software. I combine P&L-level ownership with hands-on architecture leadership to compress time-to-value and drive measurable business outcomes.

I have launched three AI platform products from concept to market (AI Fabric, GenAI Agentic Factory, SubscriberIQ), architected platforms ingesting ~25TB/day for 350M+ subscribers, and scaled engineering organizations from 20 to 130+ engineers. I established Architecture Review Boards, Tech OKRs, SRE scorecards, and FinOps disciplines to improve reliability, delivery velocity, and cost governance.

I own product vision, roadmap governance, and multi-million-dollar technology budgets while leading cloud-native data/AI architectures (Iceberg lakehouse, Kafka/Spark streaming, MLflow/LLMOps) and global engineering teams to deliver measurable ROI and rapid geographic expansion.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Chief Technology Officer

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LigaData

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Own product vision and roadmap for an AI platform portfolio, launching three products (AI Fabric, GenAI Agentic Factory, SubscriberIQ) and architecting hybrid/multi-cloud data platforms serving top-tier banks and telcos. Scaled engineering and GTM functions, driving geographic expansion and executive reporting to CEO and board.

Platform Architecture MLOps Hybrid & Cloud Kafka Kubernetes MLFlow Product Roadmap Strategic Partnerships

Head of Presales & Product Delivery

Nintex

Jun 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 6 months)

Owned product-feedback loop and roadmap governance for Process Intelligence suite, built cross-functional technical teams across 20+ countries, and achieved 125% of target while doubling pipeline and raising RFP win rate to 70%.

Product Management Process Automation Solution Architecture & Customer Success Go To Market Delivery Playbooks

Director, Presales & Technical Delivery

Software AG

Oct 2019 - Jun 2022 (2 years 8 months)

Managed presales, professional services, and customer success teams, driving consecutive annual revenue growth of +172%, +193%, +122% and designing enterprise HW/SW architectures for large fintech and integration programs.

Professional Services Integration API Management IoT Solution Architecture Revenue Growth

Head of Customer Intelligence

SAS

Jun 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 4 months)

Launched an Analytics Center of Excellence that delivered +260% revenue in Year 1 and led regional platform modernization and architecture vision for AI/ML and data management initiatives.

Customer Intelligence AI ML Data Management Go To Market Revenue Growth Regional Architecture

Senior Presales Manager

Pegasystems

Dec 2015 - Jun 2018 (2 years 6 months)

Led regional presales for AI-driven decisioning, BPM/CRM, and RPA solutions, mentoring and scaling solutions engineering teams to support enterprise deployments across Middle East, Turkey and Russia.

BPM CRM RPA Solutions Engineering Regional Leadership Enterprise Sales

Head of Professional Services

Oracle

May 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 7 months)

Directed a 25+ consultant team delivering Vodafone Digital Transformation (largest Oracle Fusion Middleware project in EMEA), overseeing delivery, release governance, and P&L accountability for middleware programs.

Oracle Fusion SOA BPM P&L management Program Delivery Stakeholder Management

Team Head & Expert Architect

Turkcell

Jul 2007 - Apr 2014 (6 years 9 months)

Led 130+ engineering resources to deliver a $100M CRM modernization and SOA platform, pioneered Oracle 11g Fusion Middleware migration, and established architecture governance aligned with TM Forum and TOGAF.

SOA Oracle Architecture Governance Team Leadership Large Scale Programs

Senior IT Specialist

Eczacibasi-Baxter

Sep 2003 - Jul 2007 (3 years 10 months)

Delivered an Enterprise Self-Service Portal consolidating 20 legacy systems that produced ~700% ROI and led Oracle ERP digital transformation and Hyperion Planning implementations.

ERP Oracle ROI Digital Transformation Hyperion Stakeholder Engagement

Senior Software Developer

Telsim

Sep 2001 - Aug 2003 (1 year 11 months)

Built Turkey’s first telecom mainframe-to-web modernization for Customer Care & Billing using Java and PL/SQL, supporting operations at scale for a major mobile operator.

Java Pl SQL Mainframe Migration Application Development Mainframe Migrations

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Yeditepe University

Executive Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

Completed an Executive MBA at Yeditepe University, Istanbul focusing on advanced management and leadership in technology-driven organizations.

Ege University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Ege University, Izmir with foundational training in software engineering and systems design.