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My name is Armando Sanchez.

With over two decades of experience driving change across business and technology landscapes, I help organisations deliver meaningful and tangible transformation.

Let’s connect and explore how we might work together.

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Ready to help your business make the most of the AI revolution

Fully up to speed with recent AI developments, I can help redesign and deploy transformation operating models, leveraging LLMs, AI agents, RAG and agentic workflows, to help complex organisations accelerate change and unlock new capabilities.

Prudential plc
HSBC
M&G Investments
Barclays
Sony
Morgan Stanley

Proven track record guiding complex organisations through technology adoption, change initiatives, and modernisation programmes.

Partnering with leading organisations to deliver strategic transformation and meet regulatory requirements with confidence.

Extensive experience establishing, refining, leading and assuring transformation management functions across complex organisations.

Supporting organisations in re-engineering their business and technology transformation functions to maximise return on investment.

Data Driven Decisions

Proactive Portfolio Management

Risk Based Approach

Performance Driven Delivery

Lean & Agile Approach

Tech Enabled Efficiency

20+ years timeline.

Over two decades’ experience supporting Strategy, Transformation, and Technology-led business change—alongside critical functions such as Risk (Second Line of Defence) and Internal Audit (Third Line of Defence).

Tech & Business Transformation / Principal Consultant / MD (Contracting)

SANER Consulting LTD

- UK Crown Prosecution Services (CPS)

- Direct Line Group

- Prudential Plc

- London Clearing House / LCH

Nov 2016 -
Present

Mar 2014 -
Oct 2016

Head of Portfolio Programme Management Office (PPMO) & Delivery Assurance, Business Change

M&G plc (formerly M&G Investments)

Internal Audit Change, Corporate Banking & Global Payments

Barclays

Feb 2013 -
Mar 2014

Mar 2012 -
Jan 2013

EMEA Technology PMO Senior Manager

GE Capital

Programme Standards Manager / Deputy Head of Global PMO - Finance Change

HSBC

May 2008 -
Dec 2011

Aug 2006 -
Apr 2008

Technology Quality Assurance / Test Lead Architect, Operations / Middle Office

Morgan Stanley

Technology Senior Consultant, UK Delivery Centre

Accenture

Feb 2005 -
Jul 2006

Nov 2001 -
Mar 2005

Software Quality Assurance Manager, European Software Development Centre

SONY (Brussels)

Junior Roles in Software / Technology Delivery & Quality Assurance

Schulmberger (Paris)
Meta4 (Madrid)

Jul 1999 -
Nov 2001

Strategic Business Alignment

Effective Programme Management

High Performance Focus

Technology Enabled Change

Safe Transition to Live / Prod

Benefit Realisation Focus

Data, Tech & Cloud Driven Changes

End to End Platforms & ERP Rollouts

Regulatory & Remediation Changes

Extensive experience spanning the full lifecycle of major technology deployments and business transformation programmes—from strategy through to delivery and assurance.

elping organisations mobilise strategic programmes—from initial business case through to change delivery and benefit realisation.

Graduated from prestigious education institutions

Master of Science in Information Technology, Software Engineering Management.
2003 - 2007

Bachelor Science, Computer Science / Computer Engineering.
1995 - 1999

Practitioner Certifications: Management of Portfolios, Managing Successful Programmes, Prince 2, Sony Six Sigma

Carnegie Mellon University
Los Andes University

Experienced Deploying Methods & Frameworks (Best Practice)

Learning & experimenting with my Home Lab​

And a bit more about me...

A hardworking, tech fan & confessed family-man

Married with Two Children

Born in Colombia Based in the U.K

English & Spanish Speaker

Persuader Personality Type

Have Lived in
5 Countries

Integrity, Hard & Smart Working

Technology & Gadget Fan

Motion Pictures (Drama) Fan

Enjoy Mentoring Others

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