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Riyadh, Sa

Riyadh, Sa

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Deliver leadership to facilitate strategic planning, establish new lines of business, and expand client base while lowering cost, boosting revenue growth, and elevating employee productivity. Lead a team to achieve set KPIs, including employee performance. Steer large-scale projects by fostering stakeholder communication (including clients and executive leadership). Increase customer loyalty by optimising operational standards and transforming operational processes.𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 - Positioned Abrar as a trusted company in technology, communication, innovation, and aviation, elevating brand image through marketing initiatives.𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 - Drove cost reduction, streamlined business scheduling, avoided risks, elevated revenue, and ensured operational excellence by creating financial and budget plans.𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - Achieved a 90% employee retention rate and drove career growth by training new talent, monitoring KPIs, and conducting appraisals.𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 - Appointed as a board member; formulated strategic plans and policies / procedures to facilitate the company's public listing in the financial market.𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 - Endowed with several awards for enhancing company governance and promoting business diversity.𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 - Accomplished a 6-time increase in company sales and revenue by (2017).

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Delivered leadership to establish and oversee end-to-end operations of Project Management Office (PMO) from the ground up. Hired talent, controlled budgets, and managed tendering / pricing aspects while steering projects.𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Provided strategic direction to drive bottom-line results enhancing transparency, decreasing unnecessary staff, and driving cost savings / increased revenue.𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Directed a cross-functional team (project, IT, sales, and marketing) to ensure project completion within time and budget while achieving customer satisfaction.𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Maintained a high-performance work culture by providing coaching and mentorship.𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: Drove data-driven decision-making and enabled project performance tracking by developing and executing a reporting scheme and a dashboard.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Created company vision, defined clear direction, and established robust governance procedures, ensuring alignment with long- and short-term goals. Achieved business growth by expanding organizational service portfolio. Drove business and process excellence, bolstered revenue, and reduced operating costs.𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗯 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Established the prefab factory for mobile activities / new settlements, which raised productivity within and outside the office.𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Accomplished company growth and expansion across public and private sectors by retaining the highest standards for real estate development.𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Drove career growth of staff members and improved employee retention𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Led a SAR 180M project to build two subsidiaries of King Fahad University in two cities.𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: Delivered best-in-class services to customers, improving the company's brand image within the market. Defined clear direction, and established robust governance procedures, ensuring alignment with long- and short-term goals. Drove business and process excellence, bolstered revenue, and reduced operating costs by facilitating the development of new cost-efficient solutions through research-based projects.

Led a team to manage sales and partnerships; oversaw branded card relationships with STC, Saudi Airlines, and AlHokair. Managed schemes, campaigns, offers, and contracts with key partners, such as Master Card and Visa.𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Highly commended by executive management for reaching sales targets in less than a year for the first time in five years.𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵: Ideated and launched a new Saudia Airline branded card (Alfursan).

Master Of Technology - Mtech, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration