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IT CONSULTANT — MAKATI CBD

IT Consultant & Fractional CTO Services in Makati

Engineering leadership and IT consulting tuned for Makati firms — banks, insurance, financial services, and traditional corporate operators. Financial-services context, BSP-regulated environment fluency, on-the-ground availability for Makati offices.

Makati is the Philippines' established financial and corporate district — home to most of the country's largest banks, insurance companies, and traditional corporate HQs. Makati IT consulting engagements differ from BGC startup work: longer decision cycles, more committee-driven approval, regulated industry constraints (BSP, IC, SEC, BIR), and a higher bar for documentation. I bring 15+ years of Philippine IT consulting practice including engagements with regulated financial-services clients.

Makati

On-the-ground availability

BSP

Regulated industry experience

15+

Years PH IT consulting practice

Why Makati firms hire a local IT consultant

1

Financial-services and regulated-industry fluency

BSP regulatory framework, IC requirements for insurers, SEC reporting obligations for listed firms, NPC data privacy implementation for regulated entities — these are baked into how Makati firms operate. Engagements account for the regulatory environment from day one.

2

Documentation and governance discipline

Makati firms operate with stricter documentation expectations than BGC startups — board memos, audit trails, change management records, compliance attestations. Engagements deliver work products that fit those governance norms.

3

On-the-ground availability for Makati office meetings

Makati executive culture still strongly values in-person sessions, especially for board-level work. I am available for Makati office meetings, board sessions, and committee presentations without travel-day overhead.

4

Long-cycle engagements without burning out the relationship

Makati firms often run multi-year transformation programs. Engagement structures are flexible — quarterly retainers, project-based, or steady-state advisory — designed to sustain across the longer decision cycles typical of regulated financial firms.

What this engagement covers

  • Fractional CTO seat for Makati-based financial services and corporate firms
  • Technical strategy and architecture review for regulated financial systems
  • BSP-aligned technology vendor evaluation and risk assessment
  • Legacy modernization roadmaps — from on-prem to cloud or hybrid for regulated workloads
  • Engineering team builds — senior PH dev sourcing for Makati-based banking and insurance tech teams
  • Cybersecurity baseline and DICT cybersecurity guidelines compliance review
  • In-person board meetings, IT steering committee presentations, stakeholder alignment sessions
  • Documentation-grade work products — formal memos, audit-trail compatible reports

Frequently asked questions

Have you worked with BSP-regulated entities before?

Yes — engagements have included Philippine banks, e-money issuers, virtual asset service providers, and insurance companies. Familiar with BSP IT risk management circulars, the SEC reporting requirements for listed firms, and IC technology guidelines for insurers.

What does an IT consultant retainer cost in PHP for Makati firms?

Typical: PHP 50-100k/month for executive advisory (8-20 hrs), PHP 150-300k/month for active fractional CTO engagement (40-60 hrs), PHP 300-600k/month for transformation program oversight. One-time architecture audits at PHP 100-300k depending on scope.

Are you available for board-level presentations and steering committee meetings?

Yes. Board memo drafting, IT steering committee presentations, and direct stakeholder alignment sessions are core to most Makati engagements. I have presented to Filipino bank boards, insurance company exec teams, and corporate IT steering committees.

How do you handle the long decision cycles typical of Makati firms?

Engagement structure adapts. Instead of "ship this in 30 days" tempo, retainers run quarterly with predictable cadence — monthly status reports, quarterly steering reviews, formal annual planning sessions. Documentation is more thorough than startup engagements.

Can you handle vendor procurement for our Makati firm?

Yes — vendor evaluation, RFP drafting, vendor scoring against your criteria, and contract review (with your legal team) are common engagement components for Makati firms procuring software or infrastructure vendors. I bring an independent read on vendor pitches and contract terms.

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