Helen Beckford is a remote fractional and project based IT leader who works globally to help scale-ups transform delivery chaos into business outcomes. With a strong background in strategy and execution, she ensures that delivery is always aligned with business strategy. After honing her skills at IBM and Accenture, she stepped into rapid growth environments at Dyson and Elvie, where she saw first-hand how portfolios can stall due to misaligned demand and lack of clarity. Today, she's renowned for her portfolio rescue approach, which involves establishing transparent demand management, right-sizing governance, and restoring flow to ensure the right work gets done at the right time.

Helen's story-led approach combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution across various tech stacks, including Salesforce, SAP, NetSuite, and modern SaaS solutions. She collaborates with CTOs, CFOs, COOs, and founders to revive momentum, refine operating models, and accelerate teams towards scale, all while keeping a keen eye on business strategy and minimizing overhead. Recognized as a Future CIO of the Year finalist and a Best SAP UKI Transformational Change Programme finalist, she brings cross-functional credibility, practical governance, and a calm, repeatable playbook from roadmap through to business as usual (BAU).