Copenhagen, Denmark  ·  Danish & English

I make AI, regulation and complex programmes operational.

Senior programme manager executing compliance and transformation programmes in regulated environments. Pharma, finance, telecom, public sector. 20+ years turning stalled programmes into measurable delivery. Currently available for interim assignments in Northern Europe.

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Steven Seidenfaden Wensley
Available now Updated March 2026

Interim Programme Lead for regulated environments.

Looking for my next full-time assignment: Programme Lead, Compliance Programme Manager or PMO Lead. 6–12 months. Pharma, finance, telecom, public sector. Copenhagen-based, Northern Europe. Danish & English.

First 30 days

Governance audit. Stakeholder mapping. Decision rights clarified. Recovery plan on paper.

60–90 days

Delivery cadence running. Vendor alignment. SteerCo reporting established. Risks under control.

Engagement model

Full-time, on-site or hybrid. Freelance via Coys. Immediate start possible.

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The problems I solve

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The EU AI Act deadline is approaching — and you have no plan

You know compliance is mandatory but don’t know where to start. No inventory, no risk assessment, no governance structure.

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Your transformation programme is stuck

Vendors are drifting. Stakeholders are disengaged. SteerCo keeps asking the same questions. You need someone who can get it back on track.

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AI is being adopted faster than your governance can keep up

Shadow AI is already in use across departments. You need policies, oversight processes and accountability structures — before something goes wrong.

I turn these situations into structured programmes with clear milestones and measurable progress.
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The bridge between regulation
and real-world execution.

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I run programmes that other people have given up on. Data centre migrations with 27 sub-schedules. Carve-outs across four countries. Compliance deadlines that no one believed were achievable. I bring an operator's discipline to governance — not a consultant's slide deck.

Danish-British, based in Copenhagen. Fluent in Danish, English and Swedish. Selected clients include pharma, telecom, financial infrastructure and public sector across the Nordics and Europe. Advisory Board member at a Swiss AI startup. Currently focused on the intersection of AI regulation and programme execution.

20+
Years leading programmes
DKK 33M+
Largest programme delivered
4
Sectors: pharma, finance, telecom, public
NIS2 / GxP
Regulated environments

What makes me different.

1

Operator, not advisor

20+ years running programmes — not reviewing them. I sit in the chair, own the plan and report to the board.

2

Governance + execution in one person

I design the governance structure and then deliver inside it. No handover gap between strategy and reality.

3

Regulated environments only

Pharma (GxP), finance (NIS2), telecom, public sector. I know what auditors ask and what boards need to hear.

4

Board-facing and vendor-facing

Equally comfortable in SteerCo presenting to the C-suite and in the war room aligning vendors at 2 AM.

5

Programme recovery specialist

Repeatedly brought in to rescue programmes in crisis. 16-team turnarounds, delayed carve-outs, broken governance.

6

Regulation becomes a programme

EU AI Act, NIS2, GxP — I turn regulatory requirements into structured programmes with milestones, owners and deadlines. Compliance is delivery, not theory.

Where governance meets delivery.

AI Governance

Building governance frameworks that actually work in practice — not just on paper. From policy design to operational implementation across the EU AI Act landscape.

Regulatory Compliance

NIS2, ISO 27001, GxP — navigating the intersection of cybersecurity directives and industry-specific regulation. Practical compliance for complex organisations.

Digital Transformation

Leading large-scale IT transitions and organisational change. Turning strategy into execution with programme management discipline and stakeholder alignment.

IT Infrastructure

Deep operational knowledge of infrastructure environments — from data centres to cloud migration, with a security-first mindset rooted in regulated industries.

Where AI and transformation fail.

Most AI and transformation programmes do not fail due to technology. They fail because decision rights, accountability and risk ownership are unclear.

I work at that intersection — where governance structures meet delivery reality. Clarifying who owns what, who decides what, and who is accountable when it matters.

Track record in regulated environments.

Telecom

Mainframe & Data Centre Transition

Full migration of mainframe and data centre infrastructure between two strategic vendors. Negotiated 27 sub-schedules, planned and executed cutovers, managed hypercare. Coordinated hardware procurement, dark fibre connectivity and SD-WAN integration.

On time. DKK 6M under budget on a DKK 33M programme.
Life Science / Pharma

Global Carve-Out — 4 Countries

Took over a delayed carve-out programme. Nine project tracks, four countries, SAP/MES dependencies, GxP validation requirements. Replanned scope, realigned vendors, ran move groups 1–8 and reported weekly to SteerCo.

8 sprint releases, 3 major go-lives. Zero production downtime.
Public Sector

Programme Turnaround — 16 Teams

Brought in to rescue a transition programme in crisis. 7 infrastructure tracks, 16 teams across 4 countries, no clear governance. Established decision structure, fixed the plan, managed daily status and weekly SteerCo.

Programme back on track. 8 sprint releases, 3 commercial go-lives.
Healthcare / NIS2

AD Tiering & Security Governance

Defined and implemented Active Directory tiering across multiple hospital environments. Ran workshops with infrastructure architects and security specialists. Risk assessments, documentation and SteerCo reporting for NIS2 compliance.

Security governance model delivered on time and accepted.
Delivery track record

Results from real programmes

DKK 6M
Under budget on a DKK 33M programme
0
Production downtime across 3 major go-lives
16
Teams coordinated in a single programme turnaround
4
Countries in a single carve-out programme
Trusted across regulated industries
Pharma & Life Science
Financial Infrastructure
Telecom
Public Sector & Healthcare
Critical Infrastructure (NIS2)
Certifications
PMP PRINCE2 MSP P3O MoP Agile PM ITIL
Professional presence
3,700+ LinkedIn followers
1,000+ Monthly profile viewers
20+ Years in regulated environments

AI Governance — from assessment to operational governance.

A clear service ladder from free self-assessment to compliance programme management. Start where you are, progress at your pace.

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Brought in when.

Governance is unclear — decision rights, accountability and risk ownership are undefined or disputed.
A programme is stalling — missed deadlines, vendor conflicts, no clear plan forward.
Regulation must become operational — EU AI Act, NIS2 or GxP compliance needs to move from strategy to execution.
Steven Seidenfaden Wensley

Need a programme back on track?

I take on full-time programme assignments, typically 6–12 months. If governance is broken or delivery has stalled, I can help.

Available now for programme leadership in regulated environments across Northern Europe.

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