IssamΒ Hijazi
Founder at Loyal VC
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Top SchoolIssam Hijazi is a technology leader and founder with a track record of delivering data-driven platforms and AI-enabled solutions across APAC, ANZ, and EMEA. Based in Sydney, he is the founder of UpScrolled, a social platform, and an advisor at Loyal VC, guiding portfolio companies on data strategy, AI, cloud infrastructure, and scalable architectures. Formerly, he led Data Management Solutions for APAC at Quantexa, building unified data views to power KYC/AML, fraud prevention, and risk analytics. His prior roles include Director of Solution Engineering & Architecture for APJ at Hitachi Vantara and Principal - Data, AI & Transformation for IBM ANZ, where he steered governance, data integration, and cloud-led transformations. With an MBA from INSEAD (2023) and a Graduate Certificate in Machine Learning & Computer Vision from ANU (2021), Issam combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical depth and a proven ability to scale engineering teams and complex platforms in fast-moving environments.
8 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Australian National UniversityHigh School, Scientific Stream, High School, Scientific Stream at Modern American SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General at INSEADBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of Jordan
English, Arabic
Github Skills (42)
ios10
flutter-plugin10
windows10
cross-platform10
desktop10
material-design10
android10
mobile10
macos10
dart10
flutter10
web-framework9
mobile-development9
widgets9
integrate9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ihijazi/python-for-data-science
Nov 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:28 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
ihijazi/my_camera_app
May 2024 - May 2024
Contributions:4 PRs, 12 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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