Aleksandr Safronov

Executive co-lead on the ongoing McKinsey re-architecture programme. Full P&L, technology, and delivery accountability for DSV's €2B revenue-generating Supply Chain Management platform.

• Led the SCM delivery turnaround: rebuilt the engineering org, established a dedicated Testing function, and restored predictable release cadence with measurably higher quality.
• Delivered ~3× platform scalability ahead of the Schenker integration — DSV's largest strategic milestone in a decade.
• Owning the multi-year McKinsey re-architecture: dual-track execution that ships business-critical change while modernising the core for the next decade of growth.
• Embedding Agentic AI use cases into core SCM workflows and pioneering AI-first delivery practices across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Re-engineered observability, incident management, and stood up an Infrastructure Stability Task Force to retire systemic risk.

• Built the Air & Sea Digital Department from zero to 50+ engineers, architects, and product managers.
• Defined the digital strategy for the Air & Sea business line and shipped 10+ products: Quote Provider, RAFT AI, Sea Carrier, Profit Share, Event Hub, Event Broadcaster, SSCC Labeling, Booking Enrichment.
• Drove a 30% cost reduction in product development and operations after department merger; served as IT Platform Owner for the regulated pharmaceutical vertical.

Founded an AI-native coaching platform targeting the intermediate ‘language plateau’ — built zero-to-one with an AI-first delivery model.

• Shipped end-to-end from ideation to production using AI across the full product lifecycle.
• Designed the adaptive feedback loops that get learners off the plateau, and the tutor analytics that personalise teaching.
• Owned product vision, architecture, engineering, GTM, and customer development — proving fluency across executive and execution layers.

• Set up and scaled the global architecture team inside the IT division.
• Delivered architecture for recruitment, middle-office, and digital channel products (mobile, chatbot, marketplace).
• Introduced foundational engineering practices supporting enterprise-wide digital transformation.

• Netcracker's primary engineering representative; member of T-Mobile's architecture board.
• Defined the B2B fixed product roadmap and led migration of key components to AWS.

• Owned roadmap, backlog, and technical delivery across major CRM B2B workstreams.
• Led performance improvement and post-merger integration workstreams.

• Established agile practices for a large-scale OSS transformation programme.
• Delivered the second functional release with 90% predictability.

• Rebuilt client trust through roadmap stabilisation and process redesign.
• Delivered 14 releases; personally recognised by Swisscom's CTO and Head of Development for programme turnaround.

• Led technical pre-sales for four major strategic opportunities; closed two contracts.

• Led technical delivery for provisioning and fulfillment systems across international telecom clients.
• Managed development teams and served as lead engineer on mission-critical projects.