Enterprise architecture consultancy

Where complexity
meets clarity

Proxima partners with automotive OEMs and enterprise organisations to architect connected systems, navigate digital transformation, and unlock new markets β€” with precision.

15+ Years experience
5 Global markets
4 Practice areas
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Four practice areas.
One integrated perspective.

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Connected Car Architecture

End-to-end architecture for connected vehicle platforms across the automotive industry. From predictive maintenance to over-the-air updates, we design systems that scale across markets and regulatory boundaries.

Automotive OEM Predictive Maintenance OTA Digital Manual
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GCC Market Advisory

Strategic advisory for organisations entering or expanding in Gulf Cooperation Council markets. Navigating Vision 2030, data localisation, regulatory compliance, and sovereign technology requirements with on-the-ground expertise.

Middle East Vision 2030 PDPL Market Entry
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Fractional Architecture Leadership

Senior architecture leadership on a retained basis β€” embedding within your programme without the overhead of a permanent hire. ARB governance, stakeholder alignment, and technical decision-making at executive level.

Solutions Architecture ARB Governance Retained
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Programme Assurance

Independent assurance across complex cross-regional technology programmes. Compliance frameworks, data protection architecture, and delivery governance spanning EMEA, NAR, China, and Middle East deployments.

GDPR EU AI Act PIPL Cross-regional

A boutique firm
built on deep craft

Proxima was founded by two practitioners who spent over a decade inside the world's most complex automotive and financial technology programmes. We don't consult from a distance β€” we embed, deliver, and leave organisations materially better than we found them.

Our work spans connected car ecosystems across global automotive OEMs, GCC sovereign digital initiatives, AML and regulatory reporting at tier-one investment banks, and smart infrastructure programmes across Europe and the Middle East.

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Umar Mohamed
Chief Technology Officer
Enterprise architect with deep expertise in connected vehicle platforms, cross-regional digital programme delivery, and financial services technology. Brings VP-level architecture experience across investment banking, regulatory compliance, and automotive technology sectors.
Automotive Technology Connected Car Investment Banking GCC Advisory
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Shahin Hassan
Chief Vision Officer
Strategic advisor with extensive experience in enterprise transformation and GCC market entry. Combines commercial acumen with deep technical fluency to deliver outcomes that matter to boards and programme sponsors alike.
Enterprise Strategy GCC Markets Digital Transformation

Depth where it counts

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Connected & Electric Vehicles

OTA architecture, predictive maintenance, digital twin, in-vehicle services, consent and activation frameworks, data residency across EMEA, NAR, China and Middle East.

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Identity & Compliance

GDPR, PIPL, PDPL, EU AI Act. Identity verification design, customer and dealer onboarding journeys, KYC/AML frameworks at global investment bank scale.

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API & Integration Architecture

OEM integration layer design, cross-tenant cloud architecture, REST and event-driven patterns, MuleSoft, Azure API Management, and AWS API Gateway.

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Data Platform & AI Governance

Data residency architecture, GPAI compliance, AI Act risk classification, data protection impact assessments, and cross-regional data transfer frameworks.

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Enterprise Architecture Governance

ARB process design, architecture decision records, technical position documents, stakeholder engagement, and cross-programme architecture alignment.

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GCC Digital Infrastructure

Vision 2030 technology alignment, Saudi PDPL compliance, UAE digital economy strategy, Islamic finance technology, and sovereign cloud requirements.

Global reach.
Local depth.

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United Kingdom
Headquarters
Home base. Registered and operated from the UK.
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Europe
EMEA programmes
Automotive OEM programmes across the European market.
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Middle East
GCC Β· Vision 2030
Saudi Arabia, UAE and wider GCC advisory and delivery.
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North America
NAR programmes
Connected vehicle and digital mobility across NAR.
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Rest of World
Global delivery
Flexible engagement model for global programme delivery.

Let's build
something remarkable

Whether you're navigating a complex architecture decision, entering a new market, or need senior technical leadership β€” we'd like to hear from you.

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