Systems-Driven Experimenter

Ahmed
Aden

CRO & Experimentation Strategist

I help growth and product teams turn insights into revenue, not just reports. I've scaled programs to 300+ tests a year, built AI tools that cut research time from 7 days to 20 minutes, and generated £1.5m in measurable impact doing it. If your data isn't driving decisions, that's the gap I close.

300+
Annual tests — top 10%
£1.5m
Incremental revenue
+31%
Success rate lift
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Sykes Cottages · Penny Appeal · 5+ Years

Data without action is noise. Action without data is gambling. I build the systems that turn insights into measurable business outcomes — through experimentation, analytics, and AI.

/ Ahmed Aden — CRO & Experimentation Strategist

Most companies don't have a data problem. The data exists. Acting on it is where things break down.

These are the four areas where I've found the most traction across experimentation, analytics, and conversion.

Diagnose before adding more

More tests, more tools, and more dashboards rarely fix the underlying problem. Before anything gets added, it's worth understanding where the current system is leaking. That might be a hypothesis quality issue, a tracking gap, a metric that doesn't connect to anything actionable, or a process that produces insight nobody acts on.

Connect user intent and behaviour to web experiences

Conversion problems are usually understanding problems first. That means looking at how users are actually arriving, what they're looking for, where their expectations break down, where frustration accumulates. From there you can build experiences that meet them where they are.

Put AI where it actually saves time

AI is most useful when it handles the parts of the workflow that are slow, repetitive, and don't require human judgement. "Did we test this before?" used to take days of digging through shared drives and old reports. The right infrastructure answers that in minutes. That recovered time goes back into the work that actually requires thinking.

Make data impossible to ignore

This isn't about better dashboards. It's about the distance between what the data says and what actually gets decided. That distance usually comes down to two things: the infrastructure doesn't connect analytical output to specific actions, or the right people aren't seeing the right numbers at the right moment. Both are fixable. Neither fixes itself.

01
"We're running experiments but the results aren't moving the metrics that matter."
02
"The traffic is there. Something between the landing and the conversion is broken and we don't know what."
03
"We're sitting on more data than ever but none of it joins up into something we can actually act on."
04
"We're using AI tools but we're not sure we're using them in the right places to actually drive performance."
05
"Everyone has different numbers and nobody agrees on what to do next."
06
"It takes us a week to answer a question we've probably already answered."

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Systems built.
Problems solved.

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AI Infrastructure

AI-Powered Insight Hub

From 7 days to 20 minutes - how I built a system that made 1,200 experiments searchable in plain English

7 days → 20min
Insight discovery time
02
Scaling Programs

Scaling Experimentation at Sykes

Built three interconnected systems: Momentum Framework (evidence-based ideation improving success rate 31%), Pre-Decision Analysis (eliminated 3-5 day delays), AI infrastructure + automated reporting (scaled to 300+ tests across 5 squads). Result: £1.5m incremental revenue, sustainable top-10% velocity, peeking effect eliminated.

£1.5m
Incremental revenue generated
03
0→1 Programs

Built Sister Brand Program From Scratch

Sister brand: 2 years of flat/negative conversion, no CRO program. Conducted full audit, ran exclusion tests to identify what users valued vs. noise, held stakeholder workshops that gave teams ownership. Built ground-up program with AI infrastructure, frameworks, statistical guardrails. Achieved 21% conversion rate increase and 23% success rate improvement over tenure.

21%
Conversion rate increase
04
Product Analytics

User Intent Analysis → £500k Revenue

Fundraising page underperforming with high bounce rate. Analyzed keyword data, mapped themes to behavior, identified intent mismatch: users searching "sadaqah" (one-off giving) landed on "Sadaqah Jariyah" (long-term projects). Built dedicated page matching user intent. Generated £500k+ donations, became 2nd highest converting page out of 18.

£500k+
Revenue from behavioral insight

What colleagues
say

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Ahmed is a thoughtful, impact-driven contributor within the CRO team who truly cares about customers. He uses AI and data intelligently to shape decisions, validate ideas, and measure outcomes. On top of that, Ahmed is empathetic, supportive, and a pleasure to work with — someone who elevates both the work and the team around him to create value.

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Simon Cohen
Product Leader · Simon worked with Ahmed on the same team
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It has been a pleasure working with Ahmed over the last few years. His analytical skills are second to none and he has always been available when needed. A consummate professional who always has a can-do mentality towards any project.

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Duane Barkakoti
Performance Marketing Manager · Duane worked with Ahmed on the same team

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Whether you're hiring for a CRO role, exploring a consulting project, or just want to discuss experimentation and AI — I'm open to conversations.

I work with in-house experimentation teams looking to scale velocity while maintaining quality. If that's you, let's talk.