Mag Saad, Mba, Pmp, Nacd.Dc Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, ON, CA

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

As an Executive Consultant, I have led strategic transformation initiatives, PMO implementations, project delivery and change management for a range of clients across various industries.

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Deliver advanced project management courses on “Goal Setting” and “Strategic Planning,” focusing on leadership and industry best practices.
• Develop and implement course materials, fostering an engaging and collaborative learning environment for professional students.
• Assess and provide constructive feedback, driving continuous improvement in student performance.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Led the IT Modernization program, setting up a Transformation Management Office (TMO), developing a roadmap and creating a 3-year plan for the transformation.
• Provided oversight and governance on a $6M budget covering IT Modernization, Operational Systems and Financial Systems Modernization.
• Worked collaboratively with the PMO to enhance governance, processes, tools, templates, and executive reporting for both the TMO and the PMO.

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

• Assisted PMO leaders in transforming the PMO into an enterprise function.
• Designed, planned and executed a Capability Roadmap to complete the EPMO transformation.
• Revamped the Project Intake process, introduced portfolio prioritization and governance.
• Designed a comprehensive Metrics Dashboard for the Enterprise PMO with performance KPIs.
• Standardized the Project Life Cycle, incorporating waterfall, agile, and iterative methodologies.

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

• Led this startup (as president & CEO) from pre-revenue to market launch, overseeing corporate and business strategies.
• Launched an insurance product in 7 months, securing agreements with leading insurance carriers.
• Successfully launched a SaaS collaboration tool in under a year.
• Conducted webinars and presentations for industry associations and law firms.
• Managed marketing campaigns and customer success initiatives.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Guided the organization to profitability and positive cash flow.
• Renegotiated partner and client deals resulting in $350K of additional annual revenue.
• Raised crucial investment funds for the company.
• Led the Development team, Customer Support team, and Sales & Marketing.
• Provided coaching and consulting services to the CEO.

Toronto, Canada

• Oversaw a $5M program delivery of a new IT Operating Model impacting a 400-strong workforce.
• Implemented portfolio management and investment governance.
• Restructured infrastructure, security, and enterprise architecture teams and delivery models.
• Successfully led through rapid change, implementing Agile methodology and disruptive technologies.
• Implemented end-to-end business transformation processes.

Georgetown, Ontario

• Streamlined the business integration of 4 company acquisitions focusing on systems, processes, and people.
• Increased the company's value by 250% in 3 years, preparing it for optimal sale value.
• Won the "Dealer of the Year" and "Gold Family Dealer" awards from the second-largest provider.
• Raised RFP win rate by 50% in 2 years.
• Improved the credit rating with primary vendors and added secondary vendors for competitive pricing.

Greater Toronto Area

• Revamped all governance processes in 6 months to enable the future state of OLG's role.
• Increased the average Milestone commitment's success rate by more than 50% in 4 months.
• Successfully planned and delivered business integration, transition, and change management.
• Introduced Service Level Agreements (SLAs) at multiple levels.

Greater Toronto Area

• Improved the contribution margin by over 20% and orchestrated the Enterprise Portfolio Strategy.
• Renegotiated a $10 Million contract with the client.
• Instituted new KPIs and SLAs for all major vendors and was accountable for the P&L of the account.

Greater Toronto Area

• Led the release of 6 major process releases, improving quality and risk control, and optimizing IT delivery.
• Revamped the vision, objectives, and structure of the IT SDLC and business PMO governance.
• Initiated several improvements to enhance quality while controlling project and financial risks.

Greater Toronto Area

• Dramatically improved project delivery success rate from 29% to 85% in less than a year.
• Optimized the utilization of a $40M Capex portfolio and introduced governance rigor for Opex spend.
• Spearheaded the Strategy team in developing a customized project prioritization model for TELUS.

Greater Toronto Area

• Defined, developed, and instituted PPM life cycle and processes, achieving Level 3 CMM in 10 months.
• Developed PPM strategy, governance, and executive dashboard to effectively manage a $315M IT budget.
• Created financial and non-financial metrics for assessing project performance.
• Leveraged the Prosci process and the ADKAR model to manage change throughout the organization.

Greater Toronto Area

• Instituted a prioritization process to balance strategic alignment, benefits, and costs for a $120M portfolio.
• Pioneered the first successful corporate resource allocation exercise for Sears Canada.
• Revamped PM tools, processes, and best practices to drive top strategic projects.

Greater Toronto Area

• Continually optimized the $77M portfolio investment value, keeping it within 0.4% of budget.
• Successfully completed 3 strategic planning cycles and 2 regulatory filing cycles to OEB.
• Spearheaded the introduction, change management, and governance of COBIT processes to CMM level 3.

Greater Toronto Area

Executive Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Graduated with Honors! Specialization in: * Advanced Corporate-Level Strategy * Data Analysis * Startup Entrepreneurship

Masters Certificate, Project Management

Certificate, Managing It Projects

B. Eng., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Society of Manufacturing Engineers