Jovan Franco | Technology & AI Leadership | LATAM

Technology & AI Transformation Leader

Leading complex technology transformation across enterprise environments — from infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity and resilience to AI governance, PMO and working enterprise products.

15+years leading
16LATAM countries
$5.7M+documented value
AI-nativeproducts with deployed systems
02 Executive Profile

Leadership grounded in execution.

My work sits at the intersection of technology strategy, enterprise operations and execution.

Jovan Franco - Technology and AI Transformation Leader
Executive ProfileJF · 2026

Over 15+ years, I have led technology across complex and multi-country environments, working across infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, resilience, service management, transformation and project delivery.

My focus has progressively expanded toward AI governance, technology portfolios and AI-enabled operating models. The common thread is turning complex technology problems into operating models that can actually be executed.

What differentiates my profile is that I do not approach transformation only from frameworks or vendor strategy. I also design and build working products to explore how those operating models can become real systems.

“Technology earns its seat at the executive table when it translates into resilience, risk reduction, better decisions and delivered value.”
Operating since 2010 · Based in LATAM · Working globally
06 Executive Business Cases

Three cases that show leadership at scale.

Representative career cases that make the operating evidence explicit: regional leadership, efficiency without CAPEX and complex enterprise delivery for banking clients.

NielsenIQ

Regional IT operations across LATAM

16named LATAM countries
3direct reports
Indiaglobal support coordination
Role scope

Regional IT lead connecting LATAM execution, global India support, senior operations stakeholders, privacy/security priorities and business continuity.

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Nielsen

600-server consolidation and 50% processing-time reduction without CAPEX

600servers consolidated
50%faster processing
0additional CAPEX
Role scope

LATAM IT Manager / Service Delivery lead aligning infrastructure optimization, workload rationalization, finance impact and regional continuity.

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Econocom

BBVA 5PB migration, Santander DR and $3M USD revenue contribution

5PBBBVA migration
18people coordinated
$3MUSD revenue
Role scope

Technical, presales and delivery leadership coordinating technical teams, projects, customer stakeholders and commercial outcomes.

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Leadership + Execution

I also build the systems I design.

Enterprise transformation often fails in the gap between strategy and execution. My product work explores that gap by translating governance models, business processes and executive decisions into working software systems.

These products do not replace my enterprise leadership experience. They demonstrate my ability to move from strategy and operating-model design into architecture, product design and execution.

Selected Products

Enterprise products that turn operating models into working systems.

Three products showing AI governance, AI-native business operations and governed agentic autonomy from operating-model design into working software.

Enterprise AI Governance & Risk Platform

AI Governance Control Tower

Govern enterprise AI with visibility, accountability and human control

Understand AI initiatives, risks, controls, evidence, accountability and decisions requiring human oversight.

AI GovernanceRiskResponsible AI
Explore Product
AI-Powered Commercial Operations Platform

Aloria Commerce OS

Manage commercial operations from opportunity to verified outcome

Coordinate opportunity discovery, prospects, proposals, client activation, follow-up and AI-assisted workflows in one operating platform.

SaaS StrategyProduct LeadershipAI-enabled Operations
Explore Product
Governed AI Revenue Operations Platform

Aloria Autonomous Revenue Engine

Coordinate complex B2B revenue workflows with bounded AI autonomy

Use AI to support qualification, conversations, negotiation and revenue operations while policy and execution controls retain authority.

Agentic AIRevenue OperationsHuman Oversight
Explore Product
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Leadership Model

How I approach technology transformation

The same principles connect enterprise leadership, AI governance and product execution.

01

Business first

Technology should solve an operational or strategic problem, not exist for its own sake.

02

Governance by design

Authority, accountability, risk and evidence should be built into the operating model.

03

AI with boundaries

AI can assist reasoning and execution, but consequential authority must remain explicit.

04

Evidence over assumptions

Unknown, simulated and planned states should not be represented as verified outcomes.

05

Execution matters

Strategy becomes valuable when it survives implementation, operations and change.

11 Career Impact

Business outcomes, not technology for technology's sake.

Six outcomes that recur across mandates - measured the way the executive team measures the business.

Cost optimization & financial discipline

Delivered $3.5M USD in infrastructure and licensing savings plus $2.2M USD through storage reduction and SharePoint migration.

$5.7M+USD captured

Operational resilience & continuity

Enabled remote work for 900+ users in Mexico during a critical continuity period and led disaster recovery work for Santander Mexico and Spain.

900+users enabled

Operational efficiency without CAPEX

Reduced production processing times by 50% through infrastructure redesign, without requiring additional capital expenditure.

50%faster processing

Cloud modernization & enterprise scale

Led consolidation of 600 servers into Nielsen's U.S. Data Center and operated large-scale environments with 1,500+ virtual servers.

1,500+virtual servers

Enterprise migration delivery

Delivered 5PB enterprise storage migration experience for BBVA Bancomer and data-center migration work across banking environments.

5 PBmigrated

Executive visibility & AI governance

Builds operating models that connect AI, cloud and cybersecurity to ownership, controls, evidence, risk and executive decision support.

42001inspired principles
12 Selected Credentials

Executive judgment, supported by credentials.

Selected credentials reinforce delivery, architecture, security, governance and AI transformation leadership. All ISO-related credentials shown were issued by CertiProf and are labeled with that issuer to avoid incorrect attribution.

Executive education
2014 - 2017

Universidad Anáhuac México

MBA · Business Administration and Management

2012 - 2014

Universidad Tecmilenio

Master in Information Technology Management

2024 - 2025

CESA

International Leadership and Management Program

2020

Universidad Iberoamericana

Innovation for Digital Transformation

14 Public Leadership

Published perspectives with executive relevance.

Two public pieces that reinforce leadership in cybersecurity, AI transformation and risk-aware execution.

TownhallLinkedIn post

Cybersecurity as a strategic pillar in NielsenIQ LATAM

Public evidence of executive presence as a cybersecurity townhall panelist, focused on digital trust, human risk, phishing awareness and shared security culture across LATAM.

CybersecurityExecutive PresenceLATAMDigital Trust
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ArticleLinkedIn article

AI in the Tech Industry

Frames AI adoption as a leadership challenge: workforce transition, cross-functional collaboration, strategic value and responsible change management.

AI TransformationLeadershipChange
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Executive Focus

Executive Leadership Focus

My strongest positioning sits at the intersection of technology leadership, AI transformation, enterprise governance and execution.

Technology Director / Head of IT
AI Transformation Director
CIO-track Leadership
CAIO / AI Governance Leadership
Technology Platform & Infrastructure Leadership
PMO / Transformation Leadership

Product-building depth is a differentiator — not a developer job-family positioning.

Contact

Let’s talk about technology transformation.

For leadership opportunities, AI governance, technology transformation and strategic product conversations.

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