The people you’ll
work with.
Most agencies put their best people in the pitch, then hand you off to whoever’s available. We do it differently.
When you work with Khiliad, you work with Naz and Jimmy. We’re in the meetings, we’re making the decisions, and we’re accountable for what gets delivered.
That’s not a promise we’ll outgrow. It’s the whole point.
2017 by Jimmy Skowronski. Joined by Naz Keceli in 2021. Built on decades of experience across law, enterprise technology, and consulting. We are based between London and Kent, with growing roots in Bristol.
UK-led partnership with near-shore engineering in Poland. Senior leadership on every project. Direct access, no layers.
The person in the pitch should be the person doing the work. Seniority is the differentiator. Honesty is the strategy.
The biggest risks
aren’t technical.
Here’s something most agencies won’t tell you: the biggest risks in software projects are human. Miscommunication. Scope drift. Decisions made by people who won’t live with the consequences.
Scope that drifts because no one has the hard conversation
Most project failures start with someone avoiding a difficult truth. A timeline that’s unrealistic. A requirement that doesn’t make sense. A budget that won’t stretch. We have those conversations early, before they become expensive problems.
Decisions made by people who won’t live with the consequences
When the person making the technical decision isn’t the person explaining the outcome to you, incentives get misaligned. We make the decisions and we stand behind them. Same people, start to finish.
Technical teams who don’t understand business context
A lawyer who understands technology risk. A technologist who understands business outcomes. That’s why we built Khiliad the way we did — so both sides of the conversation are always in the room.
Not technologists.
Not salespeople.
Thinkers.
Naz spent over a decade as a litigation lawyer — first in private practice, then at the Government Legal Department handling complex, high-stakes cases. She knows what it means to prepare for scenarios you hope never happen, and to protect clients from risks they haven’t thought of yet.
When she joined Khiliad in 2021, it wasn’t to learn about technology. It was to bring the same rigour she applied to legal work: clear contracts, honest assessments, and a focus on what could go wrong — not just what everyone hopes will go right.
As CEO, Naz handles operations, client relationships, and the difficult conversations that other agencies avoid. If something isn’t working, you’ll hear about it from her before it becomes a problem. If we can’t do something, she’ll tell you directly rather than letting it drift.
Jimmy started writing code over 30 years ago. Since then, he’s been a developer, an architect, an agile coach, a delivery manager, and a CTO — at McKinsey, IBM, and across dozens of client engagements.
He’s seen what works and what doesn’t. He’s watched big offshoring providers make promises they couldn’t keep. He’s sat in rooms where technical teams said “yes” to timelines they knew were impossible, because no one felt safe saying “no.”
He started Khiliad in 2017 because he knew it could be done better. Not with magic or new methodologies — just with honesty, experience, and the willingness to have difficult conversations early.
Adventure-tested.
Resilient.
We’ve built a life together, not just a business
Khiliad isn’t a side project or a stepping stone. It’s the company we chose to build with the experience we spent decades accumulating. We’re not going anywhere.
Guided motorcycle tours in Iceland
Our second company. Big adventure bikes, remote highland trails, and the kind of logistics that require real partnership. If you can navigate Iceland’s interior together, you can navigate a software project.
When decisions need to
be made, these are our
guiding choices.
We value both sides, but we prioritise the one on the left.
We build lasting, trust-based relationships where your success is our success. With McKinsey and IBM roots, we bring strategic thinking and disciplined delivery, focusing on long-term value.
Short-term engagements, one-off builds, vendor relationships with no shared stake in the outcome.
You work directly with the developers and designers building your product. No middle layers, no lost context. Fast, clear decisions and a shared sense of ownership.
Account managers, project coordinators, and escalation paths that add cost and remove accountability.
Our leadership is UK-based, close enough to meet in person and understand your market. Our European teams keep quality high and costs sensible, without the gaps of distant offshoring.
Time zones that make communication difficult, cultural gaps that cause misunderstandings, and quality that varies unpredictably.
We use AI to speed up delivery and catch issues early, but always under expert human oversight. Software that’s built quickly, built well, and built to last.
Volume-driven development where speed comes at the expense of quality, maintainability, and genuine understanding.
Like the Agile Manifesto, ours compares two things we value. We value both — but we prioritise the one on the left.
The right people
at the table.
We bring deep expertise, but we also know when to bring the right people in. Our partners help us move faster, go deeper, and deliver smarter solutions.
My Oxygen
Our delivery partner and sister company in Bristol. Extended engineering capacity when projects need it.
Alpha Renewable
Specialised energy and commodities procurement services.
AWS
Cloud infrastructure partner for scalable, secure deployments.
Microsoft
Azure cloud services and Microsoft 365 integration.
Esri
Geospatial and mapping platform integration.
Their commitment to vision is evident in the quality of the MVP delivered, laying a strong foundation for our future success.Jesse MooreVP of Construction and Project Management, Uniper
Tell us what your
business needs to do.
You’ll talk to us directly — the same people you’ll work with throughout. No handoffs. No surprises. “I’m not sure what I need” is a perfectly good starting point.
Fixed price. No obligation. Plain English, always.
Let’s start a conversation
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