Saaim Khan Email & Phone Number

Gurgaon, In

UpScalio is India’s next generation, data-driven consumer goods company. We acquire e-commerce businesses that sell on Amazon, Flipkart and other marketplaces, and their own websites. We are backed by global hedge funds and VCs.UpScalio unlocks wealth for original founders, by providing a full exit over time. We infuse capital, and our A-team takes full responsibility to grow the business 5-10X, maximizing wealth creation for the founders. If you are an e-commerce brand and this sounds interesting to you, get in touch at grownow@upscal.ioWe’re hiring - if you would like to join our family of Scalers, email us on careers@upscal.io

Boston, Ma, Us

- Comprehensive strategy and enabler development to support localization of strategic materials and services in the energy sector (hydrocarbons, conventional and renewable energy) of a GCC country- Identification of key focus technologies and associated incentive requirements for addressing carbon emissions as part of a major sustainability program - Digital use case design (including business case and operating model ) and implementation for a major GCC utility to improve transmission asset inspections - Portfolio and mandate delineation for two major government entities in a GCC country

Boston, Ma, Us

- Led strategy development and implementation of a major program to support energy transition of a major GCC country

Boston, Ma, Us

- Performed commercial due diligences for major PE funds and strategic buyers across multiple sectors (including consumer retail, F&B, and healthcare)

Boston, Ma, Us

- Developed targeting strategy and refined underwriting strategy and risk appetite for the consumer (retail) banking division of major universal bank in UAE - Performed commercial due diligence for a major investment in the Indian eCommerce sector - Assessed and rationalized multi-billion dollar portfolio of a major real estate entity in the GCC- Supported end-to-end post-merger integration in the energy sector including synergy assessment and realization and design of go-forward organizations across multiple functions - Developed strategic assessment for potential JV between auto majors in GCC - Quantified synergies and distilled opportunity areas for growth; Built integrated financial model to assess future state- Identified USD ~15M procurement savings for key spends of major educational non-profit in GCC

Boston, Ma, Us

- Unlocked potential value of $80M over next 5 years for a multi-billion dollar conglomerate in Qatar with multiple subsidiaries and investments through strategy to refocus portfolio- Collaborated with business heads of subsidiaries to refine their 5‑year business plans; leveraged results to create an integrated financial and business plan for C‑suite to monitor the revised portfolio going ahead

Mendota Heights, Mn, Us

Developed go‑to‑market strategy for entry into ~$350M hospitality and foodservice segments by interviewing 50+ stakeholders in SE and NE, analyzing competitive offerings, restructuring salesforce and redesigning current promotional strategy

Monterrey, N.L, Mx

Selected as part of the Ross Emerging Markets Club's Global Action Projects ProgramExploring the green financial products space in Mexico and identified financial products for SMEs trying to implement energy efficient technologies in their businesses; Developed key criteria to evaluate attractiveness and launch feasibility of these products.

New York, Ny, Us

Promoted to Senior Credit Risk Strategist in 12 months compared to the usual time of 18-24 months. I was responsible for managing the P&L of the $2.4 B customer credit line increase strategy space from the India office. In addition to my project tasks, I was also one of the Culture Team leads of the Mumbai office and drove initiatives to improve engagement of fellow employees in the group. I had multiple interactions with portfolio heads and CROs to not only manage existing initiatives but also come up with innovative ideas to drive growth. I was also responsible for framing solutions to questions posed by regulatorsKey Engagements: - Credit line increase strategy redesign for the entire credit card portfolio- Comprehensive framework design to measure, manage and benchmark risk going forward

New York, Ny, Us

Promoted to Credit Risk Strategist in 9 months compared to the usual time of 18 months. I was responsible for developing strategies end-to-end in the growth space. In addition to my day-to-day project tasks, I was also responsible for mentoring credit analysts and conducting functional training sessions for the entire 90-member group. Additionally, I worked closely with portfolio managers and cross-functional teams such as operations and technology to gain buy-in at each stage of the strategy design and implementation process. Key Engagements: - Account consolidation strategy redesign for the entire credit card portfolio - Hybrid credit line increase strategy to be rolled out across multiple-promotional channels- Incorporation of risk appetite framework in evaluating portfolio performance over time

New York, Ny, Us

Worked on managing growth strategies for $120 B US credit card portfolio of JP Morgan Chase Key Engagements: - Created workflow to manage increased credit line increase volumes during Hurricane Sandy - Dashboard to monitor key risk indicators across the credit line increase space

Worked for one of the largest retail credit card portfolio of Citigroup, developing loss mitigation strategies to manage risk in the high risk segments of the portfolio. Strategies included credit line decreases, closures and card reissuesKey Engagements: - Credit line decrease strategy for high risk segments using behavior on mortgage data- Closure strategy for 13-24 months inactive segments of the portfolio- Reissue strategy redesign and dashboard creation to monitor effectiveness of strategy- Portfolio loss forecasting leveraging macro-economic data and customer behavior

Evanston, Il, Us

Worked across wide variety of practice areas such incentive compensation, sales force targeting, marketing budget planning and call planning for Fortune-500 pharmaceutical clients in US, Europe and AsiaKey Engagements :- Incentive structure design of a Fortune-500 Pharmaceutical firm’s 80-person B2B sales force- Marketing budget optimization for neuroscience unit of a Fortune-500 pharmaceutical client - Sales force strategy for $300MM drug co-promoted by U.S. and Japanese firms in the US - Evaluating effectiveness and identifying opportunities in PTP program of newly launched drug- Measuring effectiveness and goal adherence of 3,000-member pharmaceutical sales force

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Was one of the four students selected from a batch of 75 for a fully sponsored research assistantship in the final year- Refined 15-minute energy load forecasting model for city of Mumbai; Project commissioned by Reliance Infrastructure

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Strategy And Finance

Frm Charterholder

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical Engineering