Basir Mukhtar

Professional Summary

Programme and portfolio leader with 14+ years turning complex, multi-workstream initiatives into structured, predictable delivery. Operates at group level within the FirstTech / IHC ecosystem, governing the portfolio of digital, technology and business initiatives on behalf of senior leadership and founders. Owns portfolio governance and prioritization, programme delivery across concurrent workstreams, cross-programme dependencies and RAID, and the executive dashboards and decision logs leaders need to steer with confidence. Brings scaled-agile cadence, including PI planning, to delivery; has launched new markets and products from scratch, led portfolios worth tens of millions, and modernized manual operations through enterprise platforms, including in regulated and government-facing environments.

Core Competencies

• Portfolio governance & prioritization
• PMO operating models
• Programme & multi-workstream delivery
• Scaled-agile delivery (SAFe)
• PI planning & train coordination
• Cross-programme dependency management
• RAID & change control
• Executive & founder-level reporting
• Portfolio dashboards & decision logs
• Digital transformation
• Enterprise platform delivery
• Stakeholder & vendor management
• Regulated & government-facing delivery
• Tooling: Jira, Power BI

Selected Achievements

• Governed group-level portfolio delivery, launching a new market and 5 products from scratch within an IHC-group InsurTech.
• Established delivery governance and reporting frameworks that cut go-to-market and change timelines by ~30%.
• Strengthened portfolio governance and leadership alignment, contributing to ~40% cost reduction and avoidance of critical delivery risks.
• Led 7+ large-scale, $30M+ programmes and coordinated $50M+ in technical initiatives across 6 business verticals.
• Drove 200% growth in an internal project & technology portfolio through disciplined delivery governance.

Professional Experience