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Graham Hill

@grahamhill

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Senior AI product and software leader delivering compliant, scalable AI solutions across finance and public sector.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I want consulting or software development roles that leverage my AI/product delivery and cybersecurity experience, emphasize regulatory compliance, scalability, and stakeholder impact, with flexible locations.

I am a Senior AI Product Innovation Consultant and hands-on technical leader with a dual foundation in Applied Mathematics (Hons, Cum Laude) and Computer Science. I translate emerging AI capabilities into scalable, compliant products for finance, insurance and public sector clients, advising senior stakeholders across multi-country engagements.

I've led end-to-end AI product delivery including discovery, rapid prototyping, validation and production deployment, and I established a software engineering sub-division after rapid promotion at The Shard. My delivery highlights include IFRS-compliant AI and analytics platforms, forecasting models on 30M+ transactions that unlocked ≈$0.8M/month in margin efficiency, and secure AI/data pipelines for a national health department with HIPAA-equivalent controls.

I combine research and practical engineering experience — peer-reviewed work on LLMs and agentic AI, large-scale delivery on datasets exceeding 2B rows, and a strong hands-on stack (Python, Go, SQL, AWS, Docker, RAG pipelines). I seek impactful consulting or software development roles with flexible assignment locations where I can drive product adoption, explainability, and regulatory alignment.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Architect

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The Shard Pty. Ltd.

Aug 2025 - Present (5 months)

Led architecture and delivery of IFRS-compliant AI and analytics platforms, delivering forecasting and cost-allocation models on 30M+ transactions that reduced manual reporting by 90% and unlocked ≈$0.8M/month in margin efficiency.

Python Go AWS Docker CI CD Data Privacy Regulatory Reporting Azure Cybersecurity Cyber Risk Management

Data Scientist

The Shard Pty. Ltd.

May 2025 - Aug 2025 (3 months)

Delivered forecasting and automation initiatives that enabled promotion to Software Architect within three months; built models and pipelines to support executive decision-making and audit-ready reporting.

Forecasting Time Series Python SQL Data Pipelines

Contract Web Developer

Freelance

Jan 2021 - May 2025 (4 years 4 months)

Designed and delivered user-centric digital products (Vue, Flask, Supabase), increasing user engagement by 200%+ and contributing to 120% sales growth while building reusable data pipelines and self-serve dashboards.

Vue.Js Flask Supabase Javascript Typescript SQL CI CD UX Dashboards

Web Designer & Lead Marketer

LDP Websites PTY. LTD.

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 (11 months)

I worked as the lead graphic desinger and marketer at LDP websites, where I also performed the roles of a web designer creating web pages with an over 70% conversion from social media post to web traffic.

WordPress WordPress Development Marketing Google Analytics Facebook Ads Social Media Marketing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

(ISC)²

Certification: (ISC)² CC (Entry-Level), Cybersecurity

Holds the entry-level cybersecurity certification from (ISC)² and planning to pursue CISSP later in the year.

University of South Africa

BSc. (Hons) Applied Mathematics, Applied Mathematics

Grade: Cum Laude

Completed an honours degree in Applied Mathematics with coursework in advanced numerical methods, machine learning, and optimisation; conferred December 2025.

University of South Africa

BSc. Applied Mathematics & Computer Science, Applied Mathematics & Computer Science

Completed a Bachelor of Science combining Applied Mathematics and Computer Science with coursework in systems programming, algorithms, and data structures; conferred December 2024.