Khaled Karouni Email & Phone Number

Cyprus

-Monitoring the project progress by managing its resources/staffing and budget, and executing necessary corrective actions, where needed-Ensuring the quality of the project’s execution and deliverables.-Preparing a contingency plan and management of various issues that may jeopardize the project's success (business and project risks)-Preparing Monthly Project Progress Reports or various Stage Gate Reports to Murex management and to the client's management-Executing any other actions deemed necessary to ensure the project's success-Taking and guiding effective decisions, explaining clearly how the decision has been reached-Working in and managing diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognized for their contribution

Nicosia, Cyprus

- Leading demo sessions to prospect clients by showcasing Murex solution from Back Office Perspective- Ensuring solutions stated in the Statement of Work are best practice and in line with client requirements- Managing the sales bid process by responding to RFI’s & RFP’s- Working closely with Business Development to ensure successful closure of the sales process- Liaising with Product Managers to provide feedback from clients about product requirements

Nicosia, Cyprus

- Managing a team of senior consultants by setting their objectives, goals, and staffing on projects- Developing a sense of leadership to be able to manage all types of resources, including people with strong seniority and expertise- Developing a strong identity and sense of belonging for the team- Providing the team with the appropriate training and means to accomplish their responsibilities- Investing time to develop T-shaped expertise profiles- Anticipating staffing needs by closely collaborating with the BUs while considering the Product objectives of the region- Acting as escalation point for the product suitability to the clients on the Processing/Collateral part

Beirut

- Leading the Back Office Presales activity for prospect clients while demoing the solution to C-level executives- Leading the Back Office scoping, design and requirements gathering with the client senior management to help define a clear project scope- Applying CI/CD methodology while setting up continuous integration with Jenkins and Bitbucket using GitBash/Sourcetree tools- Contributing to the design validation and the consistency of the solution across streams- Assisting clients in improving their organizational structure by understanding and rethinking their current process via proposing capitalized alternatives- Managing end-to-end project tasks of 3 team members to deliver as per the agreed timelines while maintaining high standards of quality- Addressing change requests as part of the change control management- Capitalizing and packaging solutions built for certain clients and thus reducing the cost to redevelop similar ones by up to 30%- Leading Islamic Treasury implementations lately for the largest Islamic bank in the world- Leading Collateral implementations for several banks

Lebanon

- Completed successfully 10+ MX.3 project implementations in Iceland, Italy, Germany, Bahrain, Turkey, Egypt & KSA- Worked in Agile project context while implementing user stories defined in sprints- Possess extensive expertise in: - Trade Worfklow Management - Confirmations Module - MxMl Workflows - Settlements Module - Nostro Module - Collateral Module - Islamic Process

FasterCapital is a virtual incubator based in Dubai that helps IT startups through acceleration and incubation programs. Focus on: Logistics, Growth & Sales Strategies, Marketing, NGOs setup, Organisational Procedures and Team development

Beirut District, Lebanon

- Implementing growth and business development strategies which increased the daily number of orders by 30%- Developing the sales process by forging major partnerships with leading corporate clients to increase B2B turnover by 100% in 2 years- Introducing new technologies and platforms to reshape the business, increase efficiency and decrease operational errors and cost such as Tookan, CRM, SEO, SEM and Trello- Setting policies and procedures to better define the flow of work across the company

- Handling Business/NGO Social Media Accounts- Creating engaging posts and captions- Measuring website traffic- Monitoring SEO ROI - Using google ads and analytics to develop targeted ads- Developing strategies to attract new customers- Developing Audience Segmentation/Retargeting for boosting

Beirut

Partner at Yalla Jeye personal assistant startup managed by JK Group. Yalla Jeye is a first of a kind delivery service in Beirut delivering all of your needs.Key Roles:- Launched “Yalla Jeye” delivery service startup in Beirut (Personal Assistant Service)- Established processes and procedures to improve efficiency by reducing the cost by 30% and increasing the salesby 20% through a change of business model- Trained and developed team members to manage professionally different situations that might occur- Set strategies for expansion after starting in Beirut and currently expanding to the Lebanese territory- Worked extensively on building relationships with a large portfolio of businesses and key accounts

Achrafieh, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

Electrical department

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Electromechanical Engineering

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