Firas Bouz

Global Technology Executive | Scaling SAP, Cloud & AI Businesses | GTM, Alliances, Customer Engineering & Solutioning | Inventor on 15+ Patents

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Kyndrylex-IBMex-University of Louisiana at Lafayette

I build and scale growth businesses through Go-to-Market transformation, customer engineering, and strategic

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For more than 20 years, I have helped global organizations create growth where no established playbook existed; launching new initiatives, transforming go-to-market motions, building strategic partner ecosystems, and leading customer engineering and technical sales organizations at global My experience spans enterprise applications, cloud, AI, data, and digital transformation, with leadership roles across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. Throughout my career, I have operated at the intersection of business strategy, technology innovation, and commercial execution, helping organizations navigate change while delivering measurable Today, I lead Kyndryl’s global SAP go-to-market mission, responsible for building and scaling a global growth business focused on Cloud ERP modernization and AI adoption. Previously, I led the company’s Applications, Data & AI GTM and Solutioning mission following the IBM spin-off, helping establish new operating models, partner strategies, and growth engines for the newly formed I am particularly energized by situations that require building from 0-to-1, operating in ambiguity, and aligning teams across organizational and ecosystem boundaries. Colleagues often describe my leadership style as calm, deliberate, and steady during periods of significant transformation. I'm also an inventor on 15+ patents.

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  1. Job: IBM — Director of Complex Services Solutions · 2016-04 – 2018-02
  2. Job: University of Louisiana at Lafayette — Software Engineer / Research Scientist · 2002 – 2005
  3. Job: IBM — Vice President, Solutions, Services Integraton Hub (East) · 2018-03 – 2021-09
  4. Job: Kyndryl — Vice President, SAP Go-to-Market · 2024-08 – present
  5. Job: Kyndryl — Vice President, GTM and Solutioning - Apps, Data, and AI · 2022-06 – 2024-08
  6. Job: IBM — Software Engineer / Senior Application Architect · 2005 – 2012-11
  7. Job: IBM — Senior Technical Staff Member · 2012-11 – 2016-04
  8. Job: Kyndryl — Vice President, Solutions Integration Hub · 2021-09 – 2022-06

Skills

SAP ProductsCross-cultural TeamsSAP ERPStrategic AlliancesCloud ApplicationsSolution BuildingCustomer EngagementPerlDistributed SystemsSoftware DevelopmentIntegrationGlobal Go‑to‑Market LeadershipEnterprise Transformation & ERP ModernizationComplex Deal Solutioning & Commercial StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cross-functional Team LeadershipLinuxJavaUnixC++

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