Consulting / Advisory
White-label IT due diligence, value-creation planning, carve-outs & integrations — built for PE & Big 4 teams.
View Consulting CVAbout Me
Hello, I'm Jamal Al-Sheikhly. I'm a seasoned technology consultant and fractional executive with deep experience across data management, visualization, business transformation, and M&A programs. I bridge communication from engineering to the boardroom, keeping high-stakes programs calm, on-track, and value-focused.
- San Francisco, USA · United Kingdom national
- Current: Director, FTI Digital Science / Technology Transformation
- Email: jamal@sheikhly.co.uk
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamalalsheikhly
📊 50+ Projects
Integrations, carve-outs, ERP and data initiatives delivered.
⏳ 15 Years
Experience delivering IT change across Europe & North America.
🌍 7+ Countries
Programs delivered across EU, UK, US and beyond.
💰 $500M+ Value Protected
Synergies captured and risks mitigated in PE deals.
🔒 Cyber & Compliance
Proven audit readiness and risk reduction under pressure.
🤝 PE & Portfolio Expertise
Trusted partner for investors and management teams.
Experience
Senior Director, Technology Transformation — FTI Consulting
2021 – Present
- Lead M&A technology programs for PE-backed firms (carve-outs, integrations, IT due diligence).
- Own value protection and synergy realization across separation and Day-100 execution.
Director, Technology Transformation — FTI Consulting
2017 – 2021
- Delivered modern technical, analytical and modelling solutions to drive productivity and profitability.
- Built governance and reporting to align executives, vendors and delivery teams.
Assistant Manager — Deloitte UK (Banking & Capital Markets)
2015 – 2017
- Analytics and modelling for financial clients; scaled data-driven solutions for critical business issues.
- Partnered with stakeholders across risk, finance and IT to operationalize insights.
Data & Insight Analyst — Capita
2012 – 2015
- Designed and implemented a statistically robust RCT for the UK Automatic Enrolment programme.
- Laid foundations for national-scale analytics and reporting.
Role-Based CVs
Explore tailored versions of my experience for different audiences.
Interim / Fractional CIO
Separation leadership, ERP/data modernisation, cyber uplift, and IT cost optimisation for portcos.
View CIO CVIT Due Diligence & M&A
Fast red-flags, quantified risks, TSA sizing, and Day-1/Day-100 plans that inform valuation and post-close.
View M&A CVProblems You're Facing
Carve-Out Chaos
Separation looming with unclear TSA scope? I design and govern clean transitions, ensuring Day-1 stability and early TSA exits.
Integration Overload
Multiple acquisitions straining IT? I create pragmatic integration roadmaps that capture synergies without breaking operations.
Rising IT Costs
No clear IT P&L? I build transparency and control, often finding double-digit savings while maintaining service levels.
Cyber Exposure
Audit pressure or ransomware risk? I baseline security controls, remediate quickly, and prepare you to pass audits.
Case Studies
Carve-Out
Global Manufacturing — Carve-Out & TSA Exit
Context: Separation of a multi-country division under tight deadlines.
What I did: Built the Day-1 blueprint, designed TSA catalogue and glidepath, ran readiness drills, and managed vendor novation.
Impact: Achieved a clean Day-1 with zero critical incidents and accelerated TSA exit by two months.
Integration
Healthcare — Multi-Entity Integration
Context: Multiple acquired businesses needed to be unified into a single operating model.
What I did: Designed integration roadmap, harmonized applications and infrastructure, and aligned operating processes across entities.
Impact: Delivered synergy realization of 15% opex savings while maintaining service continuity.
IT Due Diligence
Private Equity — Buy-Side IT DD
Context: Sponsor needed clarity on IT risks and investment requirements pre-close.
What I did: Conducted rapid assessment of IT stack, vendors, scalability, and cyber exposure. Quantified remediation and growth investment required.
Impact: Provided $50M risk-adjusted view that informed valuation and bid strategy.
Cyber
Financial Services — Cyber Uplift
Context: Business faced heightened audit and regulatory pressure after a merger.
What I did: Introduced MFA, refreshed incident response, implemented controls baseline, and delivered board-ready reporting.
Impact: Achieved first-time regulatory audit pass and materially reduced ransomware risk.
ERP
Industrial — Global ERP Migration
Context: Large-scale migration of ERP to cloud platform during ongoing carve-out.
What I did: Ran program governance, cutover planning, and hypercare, ensuring finance and operations stability.
Impact: Protected month-end close and stabilized order-to-cash in under three weeks.
Data
Energy — Executive Analytics Platform
Context: Leadership lacked unified KPIs and relied on siloed reporting.
What I did: Designed and delivered a modern BI stack with executive dashboards tailored to deal KPIs and board needs.
Impact: Cut time-to-insight by 35% and gave board real-time visibility into performance.
Insights
IT Due Diligence: Beyond the Checklist
In M&A, IT DD isn’t just ticking boxes. It’s about quantifying hidden risks and value blockers.
- Uncover under-invested infra inflating TSA costs.
- Check vendor lock-ins and licensing cliffs.
- Stress-test scalability vs. growth thesis.
- Highlight cyber debt that could derail exits.
Value: Protects valuation, informs bids with risk-adjusted numbers.
Carve-Outs Without Chaos
Most carve-outs leak value. A structured approach preserves stability and accelerates separation.
- Day-1 playbooks that secure payroll, comms, identity.
- Clear TSA catalog with cost transparency and glidepath.
- Sequenced separation to avoid cliff-edges.
Result: Smooth separation, early TSA exit, preserved confidence.
Technology Transformation in Portcos
Transformation is about ROI, not buzzwords. PE-backed firms need pragmatic roadmaps.
- Invest where tech drives EBITDA growth.
- Rationalize vendors and consolidate spend.
- Modernize data for KPI visibility and reporting.
- Balance innovation with resilience: cloud, security, automation.
Outcome: Improved margins, visibility, and readiness for next deal cycle.