Harnessing the power of agentic AI: Striking the balance between autonomy and oversight 

4 MARCH 2025 I Deep Dive

Saima Shafiq

SVP, Software Engineering Director, Head of Applied AI Transformation PNC

Saima is a seasoned technology leader with strong track record of strategy, management, and engineering execution across various business verticals, who demonstrates motivating leadership skills with 20+ years of experience in connecting businesses and technologies from ideation to implementation. She is recognized as an influential and results driven executive with heavier focus on artificial intelligence, data science, software engineering, and digital transformation solutions. She is experienced in identifying, prioritizing, launching, and driving critical initiatives to transform operations and enhance customer experience by effectively leading large teams with exceptional agility and organization skills. She has served various industry verticals with most experience in financial services focusing on corporate, Institutional, commercial, consumer, wealth, real estate, capital markets and treasury management.