Mohammed Albawardi, Senior IT Development Manager

Mohammed Albawardi

Senior IT Development Manager

The Saudi British Bank - Sabb

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Information Systems
Experience
14 years, 0 months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 0 months

Senior IT Development Manager at The Saudi British Bank - Sabb
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since December 2017

Managing over 25 employees in IT Development team in Corporate IT team handling a portfolio of 50+ projects every year. The unit is handling the systems in terms of Enhancements, Implementation and Production Support for the departments below: • Finance MI, Reconciliations, Cross-Departments Reporting (Cognos, Oracle Hyperion). • Compliance Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions Screening (SAS AML, Oracle Watchlist Screening). • Global Trade and Receivable Finance Letter of Credits, Letter of Guarantees, Import / Export Loans, and Supply Chain Finance. (IBM AS400, Demica SCF MS Azure, SWIFT) • Treasury Operations Intra-Day Liquidity and Cash Management • Institutional Banking Cash Clearing and Derivatives • Investment Banking Stock Order Management System The team includes Project Managers, Back-End and Front-End Developers, Business and System Analysts. As Senior Manager, the role mainly focusses on leading the portfolio and managing the larger programs, as well as Mid and Long-Term Strategy Planning, in addition to Team Leading and Coaching.

IT Enterprise and Security Manager at Hsbc Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2017 to December 2017

Established the Infrastructure Enterprise team to manage the technical resources for HSBC-SA. The team managed Servers OS (Linux and Windows), Databases, and Email Exchange. In addition to the infrastructure management, the team also managed the maintenance and implementation of the Security solutions used by the Information Security Department.

IT Project Manager at HSBC Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • December 2015 to August 2017

- Planning and managing the implementation of IT projects related to Tadawul Interfaces enhancements / Stock Trading channels.
- Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.
- Define project tasks and resource requirements.
- Develop full scale project plans.
- Analyze projects' impacts technically and operationally.
- Assemble and coordinate with project staff.
- Manage project budget.
- Manage project resource allocation.
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones.
- Track project progress and deliverables using appropriate tools.
- Provide direction and support to project team.
- Quality assurance.
- Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders.
- Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions.
- Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
- Project evaluations and assessment of results.

Project Manager at SABB
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • March 2015 to December 2015

- Planning and managing the implementation of IT projects related to Tadawul Interfaces enhancements / Stock Trading channels.
- Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.
- Define project tasks and resource requirements.
- Develop full scale project plans.
- Analyze projects' impacts technically and operationally.
- Assemble and coordinate with project staff.
- Manage project budget.
- Manage project resource allocation.
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones.
- Track project progress and deliverables using appropriate tools.
- Provide direction and support to project team.
- Quality assurance.
- Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders.
- Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions.
- Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
- Project evaluations and assessment of results.

Systems Analyst at SABB
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2013 to March 2015

-liaising extensively with external or internal clients.
-Analysing clients' existing systems.
-Translating client requirements into highly specified project briefs.
-Identifying options for potential solutions and assessing them for both technical and business suitability.
-Drawing up specific proposals for modified or replacement systems.
-Working closely with developers and a variety of end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction.
-Ensuring that budgets are adhered to and deadlines met.
-Drawing up a testing schedule for the complete system.
-Conducting SIT/SAT testing and produce defects reports with suggested solutions approach.
-Overseeing the implementation of a new system.
-Planning and working flexibly to a deadline.
-Writing user manuals.
-Keeping up to date with technical and industry developments.

Head Teller at The Saudi Investment Bank
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2007 to August 2008

In May 2007 I was promoted as a Head Teller, where the position’s responsibilities were to manage and supervise tellers' operations, the branch's cash vault and ATM, as well as approving daily banking operations, communicating with high potential clients and VIP customers, and securing the environment assets.

Teller at The Saudi Investment Bank
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2006 to May 2007

Started as a Teller, the job responsibilities were about dealing in cash operations including customers' deposits and wire transfers, as well as cash withdrawals and currency exchange.
The job also includes international wire transfers and cheques operations.

Technical support technician at Shary Car Rentals
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2005 to January 2006

A contracted technician to act as a technical support for the company’s employees’ technical problems. The job was basically in maintenance in both levels Software and Hardware.

Education

Master's degree, Information Systems
  • at Manchester Metropolitan University
  • November 2013

The course covers main aspects of information systems and business planning, strategy, analysis, design and management. Also includes specialist units such as multimedia authoring, advanced databases and object oriented programming.

Bachelor's degree, Computing
  • at Leeds Metropolitan University
  • July 2012

Bachelor of Science in Computing covered most aspects of object oriented programming, web development and database management/development in terms of analysis, design and implementation. The course also covered project management modules where team management, communication and leadership skills are applied.

Diploma, Computer Networking Technology Diploma
  • at New Horizon Academy
  • November 2004

(MSS) Computer Diploma (2 years) in Network Administration and Maintainance.

High school or equivalent, literary section
  • at Okaz High school
  • July 2002

Highschool diploma.

Specialties & Skills

Web Systems
Information Systems Development
Information Systems Strategy
Business Information
Web Based Systems
Adobe Photoshop
Linux Redhat
System analysis
Windows OS
Mac OSX
Adobe DreamWeaver
Java Programming
XHTML & CSS
PHP Interactive Web Programming
MS Office
MS Project
Leadership
Presentation & Communication

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Banking Essentials Programme (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2006
Valid Until:
April 2006
MS Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2003
Valid Until:
January 2004
Detecting Money Laundering in Banking (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2007
Valid Until:
January 2007
Certified Customer Service Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2006
Valid Until:
December 2006
Principles of Shariah-Compliant in Banking (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2006
Valid Until:
April 2006
Detecting Forgery Methods in Banking (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2007
Valid Until:
March 2007
Customer Service Development Programme (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2008
Valid Until:
May 2008

Hobbies

  • Reading
  • Bowling