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Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Strategized the international expansion in Southeast Asia and North America to increase business scope by 75%.• Leading the international expansion project to increase new market penetration by 35% through developing partnerships with external stakeholders, mitigating regulatory challenges, and optimizing services for the new markets.• Designed and conducted capacity-building workshops and training sessions on market research, marketing, business analysis, and project management to 8+ Symm employees to improve employee engagement by 20%.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Established partnerships with major carriers such as Maersk, MSC, Hapag Lloyd, and other SMEs. This resulted in obtaining competitive pricing up to 5% lower and implementing improved processes, reducing quote time by 18%.• Launched insurance, courier services and air shipments as products for international markets and ensured compliance with IATA, Transport Canada through utilizing project management expertise, increasing the portfolio size by 50%.• Provided short and long-term strategic direction recommendation, enabling data-driven strategic decision making.• Oversaw the development and launch of the new website, encompassing copywriting and user interface (UI) design.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Led the market research and insights division comprising 4 cross-functional team members, and received project briefs from clients, developed proposals, and translated them into comprehensive business requirements.• Developed project specific databases through conducting 10+ C-suite interviews to identify knowledge gaps, interviewed 400+ participants and conducted 20+ key informant interviews to gather primary data. Applied qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques on the collected data and secondary data resources.• Formulated long-term market approaches, communication strategies targeting the bottom of the pyramid segment, and business process improvements based on the acquired insights.• Key achievements: Successfully monitored and delivered 5 large-scale projects spanning over 6 months each as the project manager.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Organized camps involving 150+ participants and monitored the camp activities to ensure smooth operation of events.• Led projects incorporating supplementary products and services to the organization’s portfolio as a project manager.• Coordinated the digital media presence to develop a holistic brand identity, increasing recruit applications by 23%.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Designed and implemented a diverse range of marketing strategies for domestic and multinational brands like Apex, Polar, Arla, and Perfetti Van Melle to launch successful brand campaigns in Bangladesh. • Coordinated in a cross-team capacity across creative, finance, and account management departments to efficiently execute planning strategies.

Master'S Degree, International Business, 3.68/4.30

• Received full scholarship to represent HEC Montreal at Mosaic Summer School 2021, partnered with PMI Montreal and developed a project.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.3/4.0