About Kyle Burke
Turning complex transformations into measurable outcomes and lasting value. Over 20 years of experience bringing strategy, technology, people and delivery together across government, regulated industries and FTSE100 organisations.
Delivering What Matters
Kyle Burke
Director of Global IT, Digital Services
Kyle Burke is a senior digital transformation, technology and enterprise delivery leader based in Swansea, South Wales, with two decades of experience across global industry, consulting and government. His career spans complex, highly regulated environments, from government to FTSE100 organisations.
He has led large scale digital services and transformation portfolios, directing hundreds of specialists across multi-disciplinary teams and bringing together product, engineering, architecture, data, AI, cloud, service management, change and delivery capabilities. His experience includes shaping operating models, strengthening governance, modernising services and leading major transformation programmes across organisations including AstraZeneca, CGI and UK Government.
Kyle combines strategic leadership with a practical, hands on approach to execution. He is experienced in working with senior executives, partners and delivery teams to turn complex challenges into clear priorities, scalable solutions and measurable business outcomes.
His focus is on building high performing teams, improving organisational performance, enabling innovation and creating digital capabilities that deliver lasting value for organisations, customers and users.
Career History
Managing Director , Global IT, Digital Services & Enterprise Business Agility
A hands-on delivery leader with accountability for large scale, multi-domain transformation across Operations, IT, Business and Manufacturing, directly leading major digital projects and programmes while running and growing a global digital portfolio through data-driven insights.
Providing operational management and thought leadership supporting trusted senior leadership advisory. Strengthened governance, delivery discipline and led use of AI, cloud, automation and robotics with research and data to improve customer and user experience.
People managed a team of 30 Senior Managers and Directors, established new Digital Services capability for over 600 specialist technical and delivery members and an Enterprise AI unit, delivering digital programmes that support thousands of colleagues and partners and reach millions of customers and patients worldwide.
Led the shift from project-based delivery to an AI-enabled, product focused digital delivery operating model through clear portfolio direction, senior leadership alignment, and stronger governance, prioritisation and performance measures that improved flow, reduced friction and increased delivery confidence.
Delivered a 45% increase in operational cost efficiencies, alongside annual nine-figure supply-chain cost efficiencies aligned to AstraZeneca's global strategy and better healthcare for customers.
Developed delivery and change management frameworks across global operations and IT, strengthening regulatory compliant governance and continuous improvement.
Established leadership forums and cross-functional think-tanks to speed up decisions and resolve dependencies, improving engagement and alignment through OKRs and enterprise roadmaps.
Built an AI focused capability to scale proven delivery patterns, increase adoption and embed repeatable practices across portfolios.
What I Stand For
Integrity
I say what I mean and do what I say. Clients always get my honest assessment, even when it is not what they hoped to hear.
Excellence
I hold myself to the highest professional standards in everything I deliver, from a board-level presentation to a project status report.
Collaboration
I work alongside your teams, not above them. Building internal capability is as important to me as delivering the immediate outcome.
Clarity
I cut through complexity to give you clear direction and confident decision-making, with no jargon and no unnecessary process.