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Riyadh, Sa

Saudi Arabia

Middle East

Managed Temenos existing business in KSA and Egypt, being the largest banking solutions customer-base in the region.- Led relationship with Temenos clients, working as client's advisor for digital transformation initiatives.- Ensured value realization and satisfaction of clients, acting as client's advocate.- Work collaboratively with team to drive growth with existing customers.- Develop plans to define strategies and tactics that align to deliver customer business… Show more Managed Temenos existing business in KSA and Egypt, being the largest banking solutions customer-base in the region.- Led relationship with Temenos clients, working as client's advisor for digital transformation initiatives.- Ensured value realization and satisfaction of clients, acting as client's advocate.- Work collaboratively with team to drive growth with existing customers.- Develop plans to define strategies and tactics that align to deliver customer business outcomes.- Managed end-to-end sales cycle, for business targets achievement. Show less

Egypt

• Managed Financial Services accounts in Egypt territory, aligned with business units to build pipeline to achieve signing and revenue targets. • Lead end to end selling activities encompassing opportunity identification, validation, drafting proposals and contract releasing.• Render consultancy to clients in preparing digital transformation journeys encompassing strategy definition to execution and value realization.• Work closely with the senior leadership team of clients for… Show more • Managed Financial Services accounts in Egypt territory, aligned with business units to build pipeline to achieve signing and revenue targets. • Lead end to end selling activities encompassing opportunity identification, validation, drafting proposals and contract releasing.• Render consultancy to clients in preparing digital transformation journeys encompassing strategy definition to execution and value realization.• Work closely with the senior leadership team of clients for collating and evaluating requirements, advising on transformational changes, and rendering customized solutions.• Advise and work with clients in building digital strategies and transformation roadmaps.• Help clients realize their strategic and tactical goals through successful execution of their transformation plans. • Manage implementation & delivery of project, supporting various stakeholders – bank business, operations, finance, IT vendors, Payment solution providers, etc.• Provided consultancy during implementation & delivery of project, supporting various stakeholders – IT vendors, Technology solution providers.• Build value propositions by working closely with IBM technical experts in different areas, focusing to industry trends, to position IBM strategically in clients’ transformation roadmaps. Show less

Egypt

• Guided the digital business automation team in IBM MEA Client Innovation Center to assist clients through the digital transformation journey by utilizing IBM’s digital business automation solutions.• Ensured alignment of headcount to projected business volume. Managed delivery of automation programs through a team of 30+ multi-disciplined practitioners and consultants.• Involved in conducting new business development activities to effectively penetrate European and Middle East… Show more • Guided the digital business automation team in IBM MEA Client Innovation Center to assist clients through the digital transformation journey by utilizing IBM’s digital business automation solutions.• Ensured alignment of headcount to projected business volume. Managed delivery of automation programs through a team of 30+ multi-disciplined practitioners and consultants.• Involved in conducting new business development activities to effectively penetrate European and Middle East markets. Developed and maintained effective client relationships with major accounts.• Functioned as business analysis focal point and profession lead in IBM Egypt Client Innovation Center.• Focused on planning and implementing long-term and short-term approaches for enhancing team capacity and delivering core consulting capabilities course. Show less

Egypt

- Employed business analysis and process analysis techniques to define and improve business operations and processes.- Assessed and defined the roadmap for the digital transformation. - Enhanced performance in various business areas with re-engineering and automation of key business processes.- Functioned as a client adviser involved in rendering consultancy and managing business relationships. - Led business analysis, process analysis and re-engineering activities.

Cairo, Egypt

Taught modules of an IIBA endorsed business systems analysis training course, including requirements analysis, requirements management, risk management and stakeholders’ analysis.

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Significantly reduced operating cost by leading the development of an integrated custom secondary market refinance platform with challenging capital investment. Slashed many of the associated operational risks with automated collateral evaluation and integrated electronic documents management. • Involved in end to end management of the business systems life cycle from inception to operations in coordination with business stakeholders, IT teams and software vendors.• Maintained effective… Show more Significantly reduced operating cost by leading the development of an integrated custom secondary market refinance platform with challenging capital investment. Slashed many of the associated operational risks with automated collateral evaluation and integrated electronic documents management. • Involved in end to end management of the business systems life cycle from inception to operations in coordination with business stakeholders, IT teams and software vendors.• Maintained effective business solutions acquisition process and vendor relationship aimed at seamless implementation of information technology projects.• Business applications planning that is aligned with business strategy, information systems budget planning. Show less

Cairo, Egypt

- Managed end-to-end information technology projects.- Liaised between business stakeholders, IT teams and software vendors.- Transformed business needs into business requirements document (BRD), and request for proposal (RFP).- Focused on requirements validation, requirements verification, and user acceptance testing. Prepared and maintained information technology budget plans.

Cairo

- Led the MFF transformation initiative, to redesign and automate business processes.- Assessed the gaps between business needs and existing technology capabilities.- Developed roadmap for technology solutions acquisition in alignment to the organization's strategy.- Prepared RFPs, managed vendor selection, and monitored execution.

Cairo, Egypt

- Elicited business and technical requirements for migration from legacy to modern core banking.- Gathered, analyzed and modeled requirements for complex and regulatory bank reports.- Analyzed, documented and communicated requirements to business stakeholders and development team.- Technologies: Crystal Reports, MS.NET, MS SQL Server.

Cairo, Egypt

 Developed modules for a financial back-office software solutions including the:o Accounts payable.o Accounts receivable.o Human resources management.o Payroll and compensation management. Designed database, user screens and programmed business logic layer.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Business Information Technology, Distinction (First Class Honors)

Thesis: " Business and information systems alignment for competitive advantage"

Bachelor'S, Computer Engineering

Taught courses covered: Software Engineering, Programming Languages Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Computer Interface.