Dr.Naseem Akhtar

Commander
DISC Type : D

Technical Product Development Senior Specialist at JLR

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Dr. Naseem Akhtar is a senior specialist in automotive cybersecurity and functional safety at Jaguar Land Rover, leading teams on projects for Software Defined Vehicles. An expert in innovation and intellectual property strategy, he holds a PhD from Cranfield University and an MSc from Imperial College London.

Interesting fact: He won the Abu Dhabi Municipality Innovation Award for developing a novel weight estimation technique for trucks.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Decisive

Candid & Clear

They are not always relationship oriented.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

Automotive Cybersecurity
Leads threat assessment and mitigation for critical systems at JLR, including steer-by-wire and securing vehicle ECUs through methods like remote attestation.
Software Defined Vehicles
Currently leading functional safety and cybersecurity analysis for JLR's next-generation Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) architecture and its new customer experience simulator.
Innovation Strategy
A guest speaker on innovation and a venture builder within JLR. He has authored papers on radical innovation and exploring uncontested "Blue Ocean" market spaces.

Media Appearances

Dr.Naseem has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Technical Product Development Senior Specialist at JLR
10-2021
Research Cyber Security Lead Engineer & Venture Builder at JLR
7-2018 - 11-2021
Group Leader Cyber Security and Functional Safety at JLR
3-2017 - 6-2018
Research Strategy at JLR
3-2013 - 2-2017
Group Leader Strategy and Innovation at JLR

Education

1992 - 1993
MSc from Imperial College London
2006 - 2010
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from Cranfield University

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 27 Location : Coventry, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Junior Designation : Technical Product Development Senior Specialist at JLR
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Dr.Naseem

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dr.Naseem is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dr.Naseem

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dr.Naseem move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Dr.Naseem take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Dr.Naseem

Personality Compatibility


Other JLR Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.