Lokesh Sah - Chief Executive Officer - Albatross AI — CEO
Transformation Leader | Driving Digital Innovation | Cloud Strategy to deliver Business Value at Scale and On-Demand | Enterprise change Leader |Product Monetisation | Security, Regulatory, Compliance & Resilience | Responsible AI (ISO 42001, EU Act, NIST, FIPS etc.) | Agile delivery (SAFe, Nexus, Spotify, LeSS etc) | ITSM (ITIL V3 &4) A dynamic leader with 25+ years of global experience in spearheading technology-driven business transformations across diverse sectors—Energy & Utilities, Retail, Banking, Insurance, Telecom, Transport, Pharma, Government, and more. I specialise in aligning technology strategy with business objectives, including sustainability to unlock digital excellence, growth, and innovation delivering business value at scale and on-demand. Renowned for architecting and leading large-scale digital and cloud transformation programs, I bring hands-on experience of business and IT enabling business value-based outcomes through modern operating models, new product development, product evolution frameworks, automation, ITSM, Agentic AI/ Gen AI/ AI/ML Ops, SRE, NRE, FinOps, SRE/ NRE and many more. I thrive in fast-paced, complex environments and am passionate about cultivating a culture of learning, innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement. Core Strengths: Strategic business & IT planning, pursuit management, leadership, client relationship management, digital operating models, infrastructure engineering, network operations, service design, automation strategy, AI, GenAI, FinOps. Hand-on with AI product Development, Data services. Select Achievements: - Designed & implemented cloud (Azure) operating model for UK Rail Infra (onsite and offshore GDC(s)), cutting maintenance costs by 41% through AI / ML based predictive & preventive maintenance (£900M program). - Designed and implemented GCP Operating Model (Req to Production) for Global Health insurance provider - Delivered £3M savings using FinOps in just 3 weeks for a public sector client (Azure). - Scaled team size by 800% and revenue by 1000% in 1 year at Capgemini Invent. - Led IT re-architecture for automation utilising Agentic & GenAI tools for a global fashion retailer, improving CX and IT agility. - Recognised at Google Next (GCP) for leading a globally showcased “Best Project” in Developer Experience. - Set-up and led global automation CoE (AL, ML, NLP, RPA) for UK largest energy and utility provider (onsite and offshore GDC) - Achieved 91% opportunity-to-business conversion success.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Transformation Leader with expertise in AI and Digital Innovation across multiple industries.
Location: Delhi, Delhi, India
Experience: 24 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Cloud Strategy
- Emerging Technologies
- Cloud Operating Model
- Digital Technology Consulting
Career Highlights
- Led £900M AI-driven predictive maintenance project for UK Rail.
- Achieved 800% team growth and 1000% revenue growth in one year.
- Recognized globally for 'Best Project' at Google Next.
Work Experience
Albatross AI
Chief Executive Officer (9 mos)
Freelance
Freelance AI / Cloud/ Technology Advisory (4 mos)
Capgemini Invent
UK head of cloud operating model & CCoE (1 yr 7 mos)
Consulting Director - Head of Cloud Operating Model (1 yr 7 mos)
Cognizant
Director - Consulting (GGM Market Leader - Digital Technology Consulting) (1 yr 10 mos)
Consulting Director - Global Growth Market (13 yrs 11 mos)
Sr Manager - Consulting (Associate Director) (12 yrs 1 mo)
AXA
AXA Way Black Belt (1 yr 3 mos)
HCL Technologies
Quality Head (5 yrs 4 mos)
Aakriti Info Tech
Software Developer (1 yr)
ITIL
Software Engineer (8 mos)
Education
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at Cybersecurity
Lean Champion at McKenzie Co
Manager Quality/ Organizational Excellence at ASQ
CMMI Appreciation Program at Cognizant Academy
Certified Train The Trainer at NIS
Certified BPO Quality Analyst at QAI
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Motivational Pathway
High School at Govt higher secondary school Itanagar
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at AXA WAY Paris
Change Management Practitioner at QAI
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at QAI
Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology