IturnAIstrategyintooperatingreality.
Not a specialist. A blank collar.
Open to a senior operating role (COO / Chief Transformation Officer / AI-transformation lead) in Switzerland or remote-friendly Europe. Board and advisory work, selectively.
A pattern, not a wander. I go deep on one transformation at a time: integrate it, make it run, hand it off cleanly, then take the next hard problem. I'm drawn to the unglamorous part: the integration after the deal, the year-two hiring call, the workflow nobody wants to touch. That's where lasting outcomes are made.
I'm not looking for a title. I'm looking for a hard operating problem to close, and the room to close it properly.
Born and raised in Germany. Built across six countries. Based in Zürich.
One transformation at a time: integrate, make it run, hand off, then the next.
2024 to Present
Co-Founder & Board Member
Cybersecurity · Switzerland
Founded
Agentic cybersecurity and compliance platform for SMBs. Cybersecurity made simple, no IT team required.
2024 to Present
Co-Founder & Board Member
Media · Switzerland
Founded
Media agency opening up programmatic advertising across Digital, TV, OOH and Radio for Albanians and the Albanian diaspora. First of its kind in the market, partnered with Magnite, Ringier and Ströer.
2024 to 2025
Chief Operating Officer
Banking · Switzerland
Led
Operating role at the sustainable banking holding after Radicant's acquisition of Numarics. Integrating the two technology stacks under one roof.
2020 to 2024
Co-Founder & CXO
Fintech · Switzerland
Founded
AI-powered finance and accounting platform for Swiss SMEs. Empowering every SMB with out-of-the-box AI financial operations. Acquired by Radicant Holding (2024).
2019 to 2023
Chief Transformation Officer, Switzerland → SVP EMEA → EVP / Global Executive Director, Business Transformation
Consulting · Switzerland → EMEA → Global
Led
Three escalating roles across Dentsu: Chief Transformation Officer for Dentsu Switzerland, then SVP EMEA, then EVP / Global Executive Director, Business Transformation.
2017 to 2018
Managing Director
Market Research · Switzerland
Led
Led YouGov (formerly LINK) through the analog-to-digital transformation of the Swiss research market.
2014 to 2018
Director Operations & Innovation, Americas → Global Head Business Operations
Creative · USA → Global
Operated
Operations and innovation leadership at Gyro, the global B2B agency of the Dentsu network. Americas first, then globally.
2011 to 2014
Head of Digital Services / Head of European Digital Expansion
Creative · Switzerland / Europe
Operated
Built Havas Digital Switzerland from the ground up: team, clients, market positioning.
2008 to 2011
Director of Business Development
Social Network · Switzerland / Europe
Built
Business development at the leading Swiss social network of its era. Built the sales engine and expanded the European footprint.
Recognition for the companies I co-founded and built, and for the work itself.
Co-founder · Cybee.ai
Co-founder · Numarics
Co-founder · Cybee.ai
Personal
Co-founder · Numarics
Co-founder · Numarics
Co-founder · Numarics
Co-founder · Cybee.ai
The Blank Collar is the idea behind how I work. I coined the post-AI worker in 2016 and built the Framework, the book and the practice around it. In the ten years since, I have put it to work: transforming enterprises and building AI-native companies. I keep refining it with everything I learn, so it stays current and open for anyone to use.
The manifesto, the Framework and the book on the post-AI worker.
Five variables, one output, every variable counts.
Open-source agentic OS
The teaching, open to everyone
The model for AI startups
One idea, three engines that apply it.
The Blank Collar Equation · first edition 2023, second summer 2026
For partnerships, speaking engagements, board roles, investments or just a coffee in Zürich, pick your channel. The agent above can also answer most questions instantly.
kabashi@me.com
