Summary
Delon Yau is a seasoned cloud solution architect with nine years at Microsoft, currently serving as Global Cloud Solution Architect in International Customer Success and acting as Azure CTO for major financial groups like HSBC and AXA. He blends hands-on engineering with executive-level technical strategy, having led global Azure adoption projects spanning ML, OpenAI, large-scale AKS, GPU infrastructure and mission-critical banking applications. His background spans manufacturing and cross-industry engagements where he delivered edge ML, blockchain platforms and production AI chatbots, reflecting a rare mix of applied research and enterprise delivery. Educated at Imperial College London and UCL, he routinely bridges product teams and Azure product groups to influence roadmaps while driving technical relationships from C-level to engineers across APAC. Notably, he co-founded a startup and teaches fintech at HKU, signaling strong entrepreneurial and academic ties beyond his corporate role.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Science, Science at Cheung Chuk Shan College
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London
A Level Mathematics Further Mathematics Physics Computing Economics, A Level Mathematics Further Mathematics Physics Computing Economics at Brighton College
University College London
English, Chinese, Chinese