Sasha Pantic, MSITM, MBM

CIO · VP Technology · IT Director | Stabilising & Modernising High-Stakes IT Estates | Sovereign · Regulated · AI Governance | ITIL · SDLC · SIAM | 25+ Yrs UAE / Europe / Global

18.0 yrs experienceComputer Software

Jan 2024Added yesterday

The move

MoveConfidential → Space42

TitleHead of Technology Delivery & Operations → Head of IT Delivery & Operations — Advanced Technology

LocationDubai → United Arab Emirates

Career arcRecent arrival

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Native languageSerbian, English

Years in UAE8.0

Total experience18.0 years

Space42 headcount501-1,000 employees

Space42 industrySpace Research and Technology

Space42 HQAbu Dhabi

Space42 typePrivately Held

Career arc

Head of IT Delivery & Operations — Advanced TechnologyJan 2024 — Present
Space42· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Head of Technology Delivery & OperationsJan 2022 — Jan 2024
Confidential· Full-time
Head of Infrastructure Operations & Delivery — UKIIMEA RegionJan 2016 — Sep 2021
DXC Technology· Dubai· Full-time
Senior Infrastructure Consultant- Development and OperationsMay 2014 — Jul 2015
Humanity· Serbia
Deputy Chief of Operations & Senior Project EngineerMay 2013 — Jan 2014
XL.net· Greater Chicago Area
Head of ITNov 2010 — Jun 2013
Računarski fakultet· Serbia
IT Country ManagerNov 2008 — Jul 2010
LLAKESHORE ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.· Greater Houston
Enterprise Architect | Senior Sales ConsultantNov 2006 — Nov 2008
GONET ISP & RTVS

Education

Valjevska Gimnazija
High School Degree · Mathematics and Computer SciencePresent
Faculty of Business and Law, Union - Nikola Tesla, Belgrade
Master of Business and Management · Information Technology ManagementPresent
Faculty of Business and Industrial Management - Informatics Management
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA · Information Technology ManagementPresent

Languages

Top skills

IT GovernanceOperational Excellence & Strategic PlanningPayment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)TelecommunicationsService DeliveryAgile Methodologies & Stakeholder Engagement

About

Operating-model-first technology executive. 25 years taking complex, regulated IT estates to executive-grade operating maturity — across sovereign cloud, AI and data, and mission-critical workloads serving government, defence, financial services, and large enterprise.SIGNATURE ACHIEVEMENTS• USD 50M+ IT portfolio under stewardship • 100% SLA — five consecutive years (DXC UKIIMEA region)• 50%+ cost optimisation via multi-tenant consolidation into a unified sovereign Azure operating model• 150 FTE — largest department directed• Audit-ready governance across NIST, ISO 27001/2/3, CIS, PCI-DSS, US Export Controls• Zero-incident operating record across regulated government environmentsWHAT I DOI design the operating model first — service catalogue, OLA/SLA framework, RACI, SIAM orchestration, aud

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