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Saad Karim Leghari

@saadkarimleghari

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I architect production GenAI platforms and transformation mandates for regulated enterprises.

United Arab Emirates

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead GenAI and cloud transformation opportunities for regulated enterprises, combining C-suite advisory, presales, and hands-on delivery of governed production AI platforms.

At DigyCorp, I lead AI advisory, presales, and end-to-end GenAI delivery for regulated enterprises across the GCC. I translate C-suite priorities into AI roadmaps, business cases, and production platforms.

I build multi-agent, RAG, and NLP systems using Azure OpenAI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, FAISS, and Pinecone. My work includes a KAUST coral-restoration digital twin for a Saudi Vision 2030/NEOM programme and a secure Azure ML platform for NATS UK's AI-powered airspace digital twin.

Previously, I led cloud and AI architecture at Safaricom, shaped regulated cloud transformation engagements at PwC Abu Dhabi, and delivered AI-ready AWS and Azure platforms at Infopool UK. I bring 20+ years of enterprise architecture leadership, Responsible AI governance, and cloud delivery across financial services, telecommunications, aviation, and public sector environments.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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AI Solution Architect & Advisory Lead

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DigyCorp

Jun 2023 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Lead AI advisory, solution shaping, and end-to-end delivery for enterprise clients across the GCC. Engage C-suite and senior stakeholders to position GenAI opportunities, drive pipeline growth, and architect production AI systems for regulated environments.

GenAI NLP Azure OpenAI Lang Chain LlamaIndex RAG Faiss Pinecone Agentic Workflows MLOps Azure ML GitHub Actions CI CD Responsible AI Zero Trust TCO Modeling Pre Sales Solutions Architect

Lead Enterprise Architect — Cloud & AI

Safaricom Kenya

Feb 2022 - May 2023 (1 year 3 months)

Led enterprise AI and cloud architecture strategy supporting ML workloads across a 50M+ subscriber base, including data and analytics foundations for M-Pesa mobile money. Shaped AI and cloud opportunities at executive level and established a Cloud Centre of Excellence.

Cloud Architecture AI Strategy MLOps CI CD Infrastructure as Code Responsible AI Mentorship Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Migration Solution Architect

PwC Abu Dhabi

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year)

Shaped and positioned cloud and AI transformation propositions for regulated enterprise clients across financial services and public sector. Led executive-level opportunity shaping, producing HLD/LLD documentation, TCO models, and responsible cloud adoption assessments.

Cloud Migration Azure AWS Solutions Architect Pre Sales TCO Modeling Security Compliance Landing Zones

Solution Architect (Consulting)

Infopool UK

Feb 2015 - Jan 2020 (4 years 11 months)

Delivered AWS and Azure AI-ready platforms for enterprise clients across financial services, retail, and public sector. Shaped technical proposals and presales engagements for cloud modernisation and data platform mandates.

AWS Azure Kubernetes DevOps Cloud Modernization Data Platform Pre Sales Solutions Architect