Info2cell.com FZ-LLC (previously part of Acotel Group) is the leading mobile service provider in MENA. In my position, I was working closely with the CEO, the top management and Acotel team on all matters related to VAS products. In summary:• Creating and maintaining a comprehensive annual roadmap for mobile products and services across MENA and along multiple revenue streams. As well, presenting my org in quarterly business reviews.• Defining and sourcing new business… Show more Info2cell.com FZ-LLC (previously part of Acotel Group) is the leading mobile service provider in MENA. In my position, I was working closely with the CEO, the top management and Acotel team on all matters related to VAS products. In summary:• Creating and maintaining a comprehensive annual roadmap for mobile products and services across MENA and along multiple revenue streams. As well, presenting my org in quarterly business reviews.• Defining and sourcing new business opportunities and revenue streams and working with the other teams on translating ideas into business-oriented value propositions.• Presenting the company in major industry events and maintaining healthy relations with key partners.
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I was acting as the main PMM in MENA and the single point of contact for launching Yahoo! key global properties. My job allowed me to work with globally dispersed, cross cultural teams between MENA and the other offices: The PMM team in Europe [London, Paris and EMEA headquarters in Switzerland], the global PM team in Sunnyvale & New York, the support team in Bangalore, the editors in Cairo and MENA headquarters in Dubai.

As a PMM, I was in charge of executing the product launches to… Show more I was acting as the main PMM in MENA and the single point of contact for launching Yahoo! key global properties. My job allowed me to work with globally dispersed, cross cultural teams between MENA and the other offices: The PMM team in Europe [London, Paris and EMEA headquarters in Switzerland], the global PM team in Sunnyvale & New York, the support team in Bangalore, the editors in Cairo and MENA headquarters in Dubai.

As a PMM, I was in charge of executing the product launches to ensure cross-functional readiness to manage, monetize and support the products. As well, I worked closely with the sales team on the new products, the competitive features and the GTM. Summary of major launches:
• Y! Homepage: Spearheaded the rollout of the global Yahoo! Homepage for MENA (Arabic and English) in less than 3.5 months. Growth in user base exceeded 1000% in the first 6 months of launch.• Y! Mail: Launched the Arabic version of Yahoo! Mail, this resulted in a significant increase in Arabic mail registrations from MENA.• Other: Guided the global PMMs in rolling out the Maktoob version of some key Yahoo! Media verticals; Entertainment, Sports, omg! and more. Show less

Working closely with Maktoob CEO & President on several initiatives, mainly:• Etisalat Portal/ Account Manager: Etisalat is the Middle East’s largest operator and the GCC’s third largest corporation. With a market value of approximately Dhs. 80 billion (USD 20 billion) and annual revenues of over Dhs. 32 billion (USD 8.7 billion) Etisalat is today on the verge of being numbered amongst the top ten operators in the world. I was the digital project manager for Weyak/ Etisalat Community… Show more Working closely with Maktoob CEO & President on several initiatives, mainly:• Etisalat Portal/ Account Manager: Etisalat is the Middle East’s largest operator and the GCC’s third largest corporation. With a market value of approximately Dhs. 80 billion (USD 20 billion) and annual revenues of over Dhs. 32 billion (USD 8.7 billion) Etisalat is today on the verge of being numbered amongst the top ten operators in the world. I was the digital project manager for Weyak/ Etisalat Community Portal and the single point of contact with Etisalat aiming to expand the strategic relationship with the operator. As well, I have managed a healthy business relation with several Etisalat partner companies and solution providers.• Revenue/ Monetization: Manager of Maktoob paid (premium) content and services such as: Mobile, Games, VOIP and other paid services. Responsible for setting and revising the annual targets and growing the revenue and reach.• Business Development/ Partnerships: Developing healthy relations with the mobile operators and facilitating getting premium numbers (shortcodes) for billing the paid services content. As well managing strategic deals with mobile content providers and other Internet partners, such as Skype, Rotana, MediaRing. Show less

Developing & increasing mobile data revenue with emphasis on web applications. Data revenue stream constituted 10% of the overall company revenue at that time. In summary:• VAS Products: Managing Fastlink.jo multi access portal and enhancing its presence with 24/7-uptime and stable environment. As well, launched Mazad Fastlink [online auction/ e-marketplace], other Web and SMS based solutions: SMS Based Mail, MSN Mobile SMS, Web2SMS & Web based premium content.• Partnerships:… Show more Developing & increasing mobile data revenue with emphasis on web applications. Data revenue stream constituted 10% of the overall company revenue at that time. In summary:• VAS Products: Managing Fastlink.jo multi access portal and enhancing its presence with 24/7-uptime and stable environment. As well, launched Mazad Fastlink [online auction/ e-marketplace], other Web and SMS based solutions: SMS Based Mail, MSN Mobile SMS, Web2SMS & Web based premium content.• Partnerships: Managing healthy business relations with solution and content providers and negotiating new business opportunities to increase VAS revenue. Show less

I am a proud member of the original core team that launched Maktoob and increased its commercial value YOY.• Maktoob Launch: Successful commercial roll-out of Maktoob, the First Arabic/English Web Mail solution and part of the team the succeeded in increasing Maktoob community base to more than one million subscribers in less than 18 months of commercial launch.• Launching the Official Web Site of His Majesty the Late King Hussein I of Jordan: Project management and working… Show more I am a proud member of the original core team that launched Maktoob and increased its commercial value YOY.• Maktoob Launch: Successful commercial roll-out of Maktoob, the First Arabic/English Web Mail solution and part of the team the succeeded in increasing Maktoob community base to more than one million subscribers in less than 18 months of commercial launch.• Launching the Official Web Site of His Majesty the Late King Hussein I of Jordan: Project management and working directly and closely with the Jordanian Royal Court, International Press Office and the press secretary of His Majesty. Deliverable was a high-quality website in a remarkable time-frame.• B.O.C. Web Clients: Managing client relationship starting with assessing their online needs, offering consulting and developing their web sites. I was the main point of contact for major of B.O.C. clients. Show less