AI 2025 — Present
Independent Practice
Building a CompanyOS — an operating system that makes an SME AI-native and AI-first across the whole company, from go-to-market (SEO & content) through to coding and delivery.
AI Technology & Operations Leader
I build the systems companies need when the path is unclear.
Founder-operator with 13+ years across product, engineering, operations, and strategy. Founding-team CTO of an ESG / RegTech scale-up taken from zero to acquisition — turning ambiguity into scalable systems, teams, and execution.
13+ Years
15+ Ventures
100+ Projects
01 — Approach
I am strongest when a company has an important but ambiguous problem and needs someone to find the highest-value constraint, create structure, and take ownership across technology, operations, people, and execution.
02 — What I do
I build the systems that help companies operate at their best.
01
AI-Native Operations
I design systems, workflows, and decision loops that let companies leverage AI to its full potential — making it part of how initiatives are planned, executed, reviewed, and improved.
02
Product & Engineering Leadership
I lead product and engineering from architecture to delivery, connecting technical systems to business outcomes.
03
Venture & Operating Leadership
I build ventures, teams, processes, and execution models in ambiguous environments where ownership matters more than job descriptions.
04
Resilient Long-Cycle Leadership
I stay close to the mission through growth, pressure, transition, and complexity — bringing value when things are hard, not only when they are easy.
03 — Where I create value
The teams and companies where I do my best work.
- Founder-led companies needing operational structure
- Scale-ups bringing structure and rigor to product, tech, and execution
- Companies adopting AI at the management & operations level
- Venture builders and studios
- Companies in transition or in strategic complexity
- Units where technology and operations are tightly linked
04 — Selected experience All roles ↗
PG 2025 — 2026
Position Green
Post-merger advisor on the acquisition of Greenomy — led integration, bridged the founding team and acquirer, and safeguarded Greenomy's product, people, and customer commitments inside the larger group.
G 2021 — 2025
Greenomy
Founding team & CTO of an ESG / RegTech scale-up — led product, engineering, and technical strategy from zero to acquisition, with board-level governance exposure. Acquired by Position Green.
M 2014 — 2025
Make it
Founder, CEO & CTO of a startup studio and software-services company — 15+ internal ventures, 100+ customer projects, venture building, and full-stack delivery on AWS / Node / TypeScript.
F 2013
Fig1
Developer at a New York product company early in my career — shipping web-application features across front-end and back-end.
Manifesto
The future belongs to builders of intelligent leverage.
Clarity over noiseSystems over heroicsLeverage over scaleCompounding over growth
05 — Leadership principles
How I lead.
01
Mission over title
I go where the company's highest-value constraint is.
02
Systems over tasks
I build the systems and processes a team runs on — not just the immediate deliverable.
03
Durability over optics
I optimise for outcomes that last, staying close through transition and pressure.
04
Technology as leverage
Engineering, AI, and automation matter when they unlock execution.
05
Trust-based leadership
Teams follow leaders who own outcomes and stay present under pressure.
06 — Executive summary
AI Technology & Operations Leader · Venture Builder · Founder-Operator
Founder-operator and AI-native technology leader with 13+ years building systems, teams, and ventures across product, engineering, operations, and strategy. Founding-team CTO of Greenomy — scaling an ESG / RegTech platform from zero to acquisition by Position Green — and founder of a startup studio that shipped 15+ ventures and 100+ projects. Known for mission-based leadership: identifying the company's highest-value constraint and taking ownership wherever it lives.
Born in Belgium to Bangladeshi parents, married, and father of two daughters. Languages: French native, English fluent, Bengali spoken only.
Let's build what's next.
If you're tackling an important problem where technology, product, or operations need to perform, I'd love to connect.
Get in touch ↗- Based inBrussels
- Open toSingapore
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/sanawar-syed