Hammad Rafiq Email & Phone Number

Pakistan

Pakistan

Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

Leading the biggest student-run finance society of Pakistan with a general body of 94 members and 9 departments. We conduct annual flagship event, virtual stock trading competition, panel talks, and publication of finance magazine.

Pakistan

Led the External Partnerships-Networking Department for improving the external image of FINTRA Society. Responsible for collaborating with fintech start-ups, organizations, alumni, and faculty to arrange talks and webinars, leading a team of 2 Assistant Directors and 8 members. Achieved the following during my tenure:1. 5 podcasts with the leading industry professionals with 500+ attendees. 2. Invited 8 judges for Phoenix from exceptional backgrounds. 3. Collaborated with CIMA for the CIMA Business Case-Study competition.

Pakistan

Led a team of 7 members as the Assistant Director of the Networking department for arranging the guest speaker’s sessions, coordinating with incubators like NIC and other external organizations. We succeed in arranging the finance-related webinars by inviting industry experts and coordinated with other departments to meet the yearly goals of the department.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Networked with the potential judges for Phoenix and finance podcasts. Helped the department of 10 members with meeting the yearly goals of the society by actively participating in all the events.

TA-ed for the third time with the same instructor and took the responsibility of conducting weekly tutorials, marking exams, holding office hours. and assisting instructor for the smooth running of the class of 55 students.

TA-ed for the second time and took the responsibility of conducting weekly tutorials, marking exams, holding office hours.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Explored Trade Star Project of 1825 shops in the Lahore region for proposing the revised mechanics of the rental program across General Trade and Modern Trade outlets. Monitored Visibility KPIs like MSL, SOS, OOS to ensure visibility. Discussed the gap-analysis with the ASMs, TSMs, and front-line heroes to propose the revised mechanics of the trade-star project; including;1. A one-model investment rental program for all the Trade Star shops. 2. Monthly and quartely sales targets evaluation for the shops, in addition to the SOS. 3. Transition from value to carton growth for better evaluation in the period of inflation. 4. Category wise target setting with an individualized focus on shops at the TSM level.

Diligently performed the responsibility of conducting weekly tutorials, marking exams, and assisting instructor as instructed in the job description.

Berlin, Germany

• Secured 500+ Shopify enterprise level businesses maintaining 5 star reviews on Shopify app store. Pitched the product deck- leading a team of 5 people to build strong market footing.• Improved the web organic clicks by 200% and free-version subscription by 15% in 3 months. Worked on B2B SEO, animated ads, testimonials, influencer marketing to grow the target market reach.

Pakistan

• Executed a strategic partnership with Al-Baraka Bank Pakistan to provide Shariah advisory, research and development. Networked with the head of Strategic Partnership department to present the mutually benefited collaboration.• Partnered with universities and organizations to hold 10 seminars in 3 months reaching an audience of 500 students. Towards the pursuance of goal to promote state-of-the-art Advisory Consultancy and Islamic banking Education among the masses.

Pakistan

• Involved myself many marketing and growth tasks, including identifying marketing needs, designing marketing materials, and working with team members to evaluate current marketing efforts. Accomplished a growth of 25% in the company's online presence as a fellowship team. • Responsible for managing and leading the start-up Ambassador program. Generated brand awareness through word-of-mouth marketing and promoted the brand via my personal social media accounts.

Pakistan

Identification of the business cases where the research methods and tools can add value and report bugs in the company's AI-based software to the relevant authority daily. Worked as a reliable, dedicated team member and played a vital role in accomplishing daily, weekly, and monthly project goals. Actively participated in meetings with higher management to suggest improvements.

Pakistan

Responsible for managing all SEO activities such as content strategy, link building, and keyword strategy to increase rankings on all major search networks. Had the opportunity to develop a solid understanding of online marketing, content creation, off-site promotion, and meeting industry leaders. Accomplished an increase of organic traffic by 20% and reduced bounce rate by 8% in a period of 15 weeks.