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Dubai, Ae

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Business Development & Strategic Growth- Spearheaded business development initiatives, creating a continuous pipeline of new brand and product ideas across automotive segments (passenger cars, commercial vehicles, two-wheelers).- Strategically linked incubation projects with the overarching business strategy, ensuring alignment across brands and markets.- Worked closely with c-level and business leaders to assess market potential, refine strategic project roadmaps, and prioritize high-impact initiatives for launch.Innovation & New Brand Ideation- Led ideation sessions to conceptualize and commercialize new business ventures, driving growth in emerging markets and segments.- Conducted market analyses to validate concepts, aligning new brands with current and future business portfolio and consumer needs.- Established structured processes for evaluating brand potential and integrating these insights into the development pipeline.Agile Project Execution for Strategic Initiatives- Implemented customized agile methodologies to accelerate development phases—exploration, validation, and execution—for each strategic project.- Conducted strategy workshops to define business vision and ensured each project’s strategic alignment with business growth goals and timeline.- Prepared robust business cases to secure executive buy-inP&L Management & Financial Strategy- Managed P&L forecast for incubation projects and new brand ventures- Partnered with finance and businesses to ensure projects were resourced strategicallyCross-functional Leadership & Team Development- Coached and guided managers and subject matter expert in project setup, execution, and continuous improvement.- Served as a strategic advisor for senior management, fostering collaboration across departments to ensure aligned, efficient project execution.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Strategy Implementation: - Shaping strategy and transformation agenda, incl. new opportunities across the Group with CTO, Business Presidents, and leadership teams.- Managing Program Managers, guiding activities and developing transformation approaches to be adopted across the Group and Divisions- Driving the formulation of Divisional strategy in collaboration with senior leaders. Tracking and reporting the execution of strategy and its implementation across the relevant division.- Help conducting business planning and set the leadership strategic agenda. Working with senior leaders to identify new business opportunities as part of the strategy formulationPlanning & Transformation:- Identifying transformation needs and opportunities across the organization. Developing business cases by analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations- Building and shaping of overall transformation plans for divisional turnaround. Set the transformation agenda and prioritize top transformation projects. Help accelerating projects or course correct projects that are off track

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Key skills developed include Multi-stream project management, Story line creation, Creation and leading workshops, Presentations for executives, identification of value adding activities processes, project planning, lean management. Achievements and Responsibilities:- Identifying and leading Lean Transformations for clients in MENA region in automotive, operations, retail and financial service sector- Program scope creation, planning and leading client workshops, leading presentations for C-level executives, identification and implementation of value adding processesMain Focus:- Leading the implementation of an in-house consultancy for the Toyota KSA finance division in Jeddah, KSA (50 weeks deployment)- Identifying and hiring of 10 Saudi nationals, responsible for performance development from graduate to consultant level in 12 months and handover of department to client- Implementation of Toyota Auto Transformation strategy 2022 by utilizing, managing and mentoring the resources of newly developed consultants - Focus on improving After Sales, IHF, Online Auctions and Used car trading processes by using Lean Management methodology

Manama, Kingdom Of Bahrain

Achievements and Responsibilities:- Support Head of Project Management in setting up a new SIEMENS entity in Bahrain. Developing resource planning with the Senior Management, screening of resources, attending and leading job interviews- Leading the construction project team, overseeing construction planning and monitoring.- Managing engineering, procurement, logistics and installation of equipment- Defining projects plan documents in adherence with SIEMENS project management best practices, including scope and financial plans, schedule, and risk management plans

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Thesis:"Process analysis in Project Management of high-voltage turnkey substations at Siemens LLC, Middle East"

Executive Diploma, Sustainability

Master Of Science - Msc, Business Psychology

Bachelor Of Engineering, Iem - Industrial Engineering And Management