Consulting

I work with teams building complex platforms where the architecture has to be right — and the product still has to ship.

Eleven years at the intersection of enterprise architecture and hands-on engineering means I can engage at the level where things actually go wrong: the gap between strategy and execution, between what the roadmap says and what the system does, between “architecturally sound” and “commercially viable.”


What I Offer

Enterprise Architecture

TOGAF-informed roadmaps. Capability maps linked to OKRs. Architecture Review Board setup and facilitation. Technology portfolio governance. LeanIX-style views that connect technology health to business outcomes — readable by executives, actionable by engineers.

Product Leadership

End-to-end product strategy for technical founders and platform teams. OKR frameworks, RICE prioritisation, dual-track agile, GTM alignment. Product thinking for engineering-led organisations that need to stop building and start shipping what matters.

Systems & Trust Architecture

Compliance-grade platform design. AI governance frameworks. Blockchain integration patterns. API-as-a-product. Reference architectures for regulated domains — payments, KYC/AML, VAT compliance, energy traceability. The hard problems that need to be right the first time.


How I Engage

Advisory Sessions 90-minute focused sessions on a specific architecture or product challenge. Good for: decision reviews, design critiques, roadmap pressure-testing, second opinions on critical technical choices.

Workshops Half-day or full-day working sessions. Good for: capability mapping exercises, OKR alignment, integration pattern design, architecture education for cross-functional teams.

Architecture Audits Structured review of existing systems against your stated goals. Produces a written assessment with prioritised recommendations, risk identification, and a clear path forward. No slide decks padded with methodology diagrams.

Retained Advisory Monthly engagement for ongoing guidance. Good for: sustained architectural oversight, CTO/VP-level support, board-facing technology narrative, long-horizon transformation programmes.


Domains

Blockchain / DLT AI Governance Enterprise Architecture Payments & Compliance Telecom SAP Integration Cloud-Native Platforms Energy / ESG API Strategy DevOps & Platform Engineering

Example Engagements


Let’s Talk

If you’re building something that needs to be architecturally sound, compliance-ready, and actually delivered — reach out.

Email Karthik Connect on LinkedIn

I typically respond within 48 hours. For urgent engagements, LinkedIn is faster.