Senior technology leadership · Hybrid & Remote
Independent consultancy for SMEs, scale-ups and corporate teams. I manage complex systems, strengthen software engineering and cloud delivery, and put practical governance around AI, privacy and security.
Experience delivering for
Where I add most value
One experienced leader across delivery, engineering and governance: able to see the whole system, make the difficult decisions visible and stay accountable for progress.
Project and delivery management for critical change: bring a programme back into focus, create credible governance and turn complex dependencies into a plan teams can trust.
Strengthen software delivery, team performance and operational resilience with leadership grounded in engineering experience and commercial judgement.
Move from informal experimentation to useful, controlled AI adoption: selecting credible use cases, managing risk and measuring business value.
Put proportionate, defensible controls around data and technology without making delivery grind to a halt. Certified UK GDPR Practitioner expertise is built in.
Measured outcomes
Selected results from cloud operations, commercial management, responsible AI and enterprise automation.
Cloud reliability programme
Commercial and supplier control
Governed workflow adoption
Enterprise process redesign
Selected work
Cloud platform · SaaS
Led backend and DevOps engineers through a GCP and Kubernetes reliability programme, eliminated a recurring service failure and achieved 99.99% uptime: while reducing annual IT costs by 10–15% through stronger commercial control.
Responsible AI · Adoption
Validated the use case, defined controls, coached users and audited the process. The adopted workflow reduced content workload by 27% without reducing quality.
Enterprise delivery · Automation
Designed and delivered process automation that saved more than £100,000 and enabled new chargeable services; other workflow improvements shortened time to market by up to three weeks.
Ways to work together
From a focused intervention to embedded leadership, the engagement can match the scale, urgency and maturity of your organisation.
A focused assessment, recovery plan or delivery outcome with clear outputs, timescale and ownership.
Embedded programme, delivery, engineering or technology leadership for a defined period of change.
Senior technology direction and governance for an SME that does not need a full-time CTO or technology director.
Profile & credentials
I’m Ed Griffiths. My 30-year career spans hands-on software engineering, product and programme delivery, technical consulting, engineering management and VP-level technology leadership.
That progression matters: I can work credibly with engineers and architects, translate complex choices for executives, and keep delivery, commercial value, people and risk connected.
For recruiters & talent partners
Available for freelance, contract, interim and consultancy assignments in London, hybrid or fully remote settings. My strongest fit is work that combines technical complexity, senior stakeholders and accountable delivery.
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