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Executive leadership. Practical delivery.

Fractional, interim and contract technology leadership for growth, transformation and turnaround. Each engagement starts with the problem and ends with a measurable outcome.

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What we help with

Fractional and Interim Technology Leadership

The problem: You need senior technology leadership, but not a full-time hire, or you need it now.
How we help: James steps in as fractional or interim CTO, sets direction, aligns technology with the business plan and leads delivery.
The outcome: Clear ownership, a credible roadmap and a team that delivers.

Business and Digital Transformation

The problem: Growth, acquisition or change has left systems, journeys and operations out of step.
How we help: Evaluate the whole business, agree the goals, then redesign technology, customer journeys and workflows together.
The outcome: Simpler operations, better conversion and a business ready to scale.

AI Adoption and Engineering Productivity

The problem: AI promises speed, but without structure it creates risk and inconsistent code.
How we help: Practical AI strategy and documentation-led, AI-assisted engineering, with human review built in.
The outcome: Faster, more consistent delivery with less repetitive work and fewer avoidable errors.

Data Governance, Security and Regulatory Resilience

The problem: Sensitive financial or health data needs protecting, and regulators and auditors need to see how.
How we help: ISMS aligned with ISO 27001, GDPR controls, access governance, specialist security oversight and audit readiness.
The outcome: Defensible controls, audit-ready evidence and lower regulatory risk.

Programme Recovery and Operational Integration

The problem: A programme has stalled, or an acquisition has left several brands, systems and teams to combine.
How we help: Rapid diagnosis, a credible roadmap and clear accountability, then hands-on delivery.
The outcome: Delivery back on track, costs saved and operations running as one.

Product Strategy, Platforms and Customer Journeys

The problem: Customers drop out, and the platform behind the journey cannot keep up.
How we help: Define the proposition, design the journey and build or integrate the platform behind it, including credit decisioning and data.
The outcome: Higher conversion and a platform that grows with the business.

Technical Due Diligence and Acquisition Support

The problem: You need to know what you are buying, or how to integrate it.
How we help: Technical and operational review of platforms, data, security and teams, then integration planning.
The outcome: Clear risks before you commit and a smoother integration after.

AI with human oversight

James's AI experience runs from early AI-enabled credit decisioning to modern generative AI and documentation-led software engineering.

Valifi

Structured product and technical documentation guides AI-assisted coding, so output is more consistent and reviewable. It improves development efficiency and reduces repetitive manual work and avoidable errors.

Caerus Capital

AI-enabled credit decisioning, SMS and WhatsApp customer chat, data migration, analysis and management information.

People review every AI-assisted change. Data protection comes first, and the aim is commercial value, not novelty.

Data security and governance built into delivery

James has been accountable for protecting sensitive financial and health data in regulated organisations. Security and governance are designed into the work from the start, not added at the end.

Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) aligned with ISO 27001

GDPR and data protection

Data governance and access controls

Specialist security oversight and audit readiness

Secure AWS infrastructure and data migration

Risk management and regulatory resilience

No reportable data breaches during James's leadership.

How to engage

Fractional

Ongoing executive leadership for businesses that do not require a full-time appointment.

Interim

Time-limited executive leadership during transition, turnaround, growth or recruitment.

Contract / Project

Defined transformation, programme recovery, advisory or delivery assignments.

Case studies

Client	Headline result	What happened
George Banco	£53m sale	Transformed core systems, credit decisioning and customer journeys, supporting growth and the sale. Systems scaled to 4,000+ applications a day. Helped secure £2.5m of funding and contributed to acquisition due diligence.
Everyday Loans	Over £1m savings	Rescued a stalled platform programme. Integrated Everyday Loans, George Banco and Trust Two across £100m in assets, with the LEO CRM forming the technology bridge between the brands.
Valifi	Concept to profit in under 12 months	FCA-authorised credit-data platform now processing over 1 million sensitive credit profiles. Integrated credit bureaux, introduced documentation-led AI-assisted engineering with human oversight, and established ISMS and security governance.
Advancis (Buddy Loans)	Shareholder-led turnaround	Appointed by shareholders to the board and executive turnaround team. Helped stabilise losses and delinquency (delinquency down 20%, drop-off 40% lower), secure £3m of funding and strengthen regulatory resilience. Delivered automated decisioning, open banking affordability and cloud migration.
Caerus Capital (Choose My Car)	AI-enabled credit decisioning	Led technology, data migration, analysis and MI across credit, CRM and operations. Implemented AI-enabled decisioning and SMS / WhatsApp customer chat, and improved lender routing and customer journeys.
Goodbody Health (now Goodbody Wellbeing)	50+ testing sites	Interim CTO. Led technology for nationwide health-testing operations, consolidated sensitive data, built a CRM MVP in under four weeks, stabilised core systems and recruited a successor CTO.

George Banco

£53m sale

Transformed core systems, credit decisioning and customer journeys, supporting growth and the sale. Systems scaled to 4,000+ applications a day. Helped secure £2.5m of funding and contributed to acquisition due diligence.

Everyday Loans

Over £1m savings

Rescued a stalled platform programme. Integrated Everyday Loans, George Banco and Trust Two across £100m in assets, with the LEO CRM forming the technology bridge between the brands.

Valifi

Concept to profit in under 12 months

FCA-authorised credit-data platform now processing over 1 million sensitive credit profiles. Integrated credit bureaux, introduced documentation-led AI-assisted engineering with human oversight, and established ISMS and security governance.

Advancis (Buddy Loans)

Shareholder-led turnaround

Appointed by shareholders to the board and executive turnaround team. Helped stabilise losses and delinquency (delinquency down 20%, drop-off 40% lower), secure £3m of funding and strengthen regulatory resilience. Delivered automated decisioning, open banking affordability and cloud migration.

Caerus Capital (Choose My Car)

AI-enabled credit decisioning

Led technology, data migration, analysis and MI across credit, CRM and operations. Implemented AI-enabled decisioning and SMS / WhatsApp customer chat, and improved lender routing and customer journeys.

Goodbody Health (now Goodbody Wellbeing)

50+ testing sites

Interim CTO. Led technology for nationwide health-testing operations, consolidated sensitive data, built a CRM MVP in under four weeks, stabilised core systems and recruited a successor CTO.

What clients say

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James combines sharp commercial instincts with exceptional technical expertise. He has a natural ability to identify, develop and inspire talent, building strong, loyal teams and lasting relationships with external partners. The fact that talented people have chosen to follow him across multiple businesses we've worked on together speaks volumes about his leadership and the respect he commands.

George Thomas
CEO, Goodbody Wellbeing

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