General Manager
Financial Academy
Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months
Highlights:
• Joined the organization as Manager of the Training Department at the financial institute, under the supervision of the Monetary Agency and earned a promotion to the position General Manager of the Financial Institute with increasing responsibilities of managing 2 institutes named monetary agency and the market authority.
• Played a vital role establishing a Financial Academy and appointed general supervisor for developing the strategic plan, designing organizational structure of the Academy.
• Played a vital role in the reviewing the staff capabilities and select the best match employers to sign with the financial academy under the CMA.
• Leading effective Human Resource within the Financial Academy for managing progressive roles in the Saudi Financial Sector.
• Expertise in boarding training partners from leading worldwide institutes and experts in the industry and facilitating the customization of learning and development initiatives.
Responsibilities:
• Recorded success in launching the Financial Academy under the umbrella of the Capital Market Authority, having board members from both The Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority and Capital Market Authority.
• Nominated as a key representative of the Financial Academy in the committee that is signed by the Council of Ministers to separate the Financial Academy to be an independent entity.
• Handpicked by management team to become the General Manager of the Financial Academy to spearhead staff evaluation and selection of the team to transform the financial institute to the financial academy.
• Commanding all operational activities of the academy including the preparation and transfer of contracts and agreements from the Corporation to the Authority.
• Planning and implementing organizational structures, systems and policies as per changing market trends, current/ proposed business activities/ plans and set-up the Financial academy for the sector
• Providing active support in the selection and recruitment of staff which meet the corporate standard as well as hiring employees; to ensure the right people with the desired level of competence are brought into the organization.
• Delineating business goals and conducting training need analysis to precisely outline areas of performance/ skill shortfall that can be optimized via learning and development programs.
Responsibilities:
• Imparted training courses in the field of information security, project management and information systems analysis and developed appropriate techniques, skills and methodologies.
• Identify curriculum and develop training initiatives, facilitate Strategic Planning, Mentoring, and Change programs using blended learning.
Other Professional Experiences:
• Coordinator of Quality management (2012- 2014)
Designation Chronology:
• 2017- 2018: Assistant of Chief of Operations Officer (COO)
• 2016- 2017: Head of Training Department in the Business Center
• 2015 - 2016: General Manager of Programs Designing & Development Department
Accomplishments:
• Inducted as General Manager of Programs Designing & Development Department and moved up the career trajectories to merit promotion to the position of Assistant of Chief of Operations Officer (COO), through dedicated efforts.
• Selected as of the key team for the participation of the Institute of Public Administration in Vision 2030 and for the initiative to build a national training framework
• Served as Member and Secretary of the Training Activity Committee with the accountability of comprehensive training activity in the Institute of Public Administration.
• Nominated as member of a working group, to identify how the Institute of Public Administration cooperating could collaborate with the private sector in implementing training programs.
• Selected as Member of the team preparing the recommendations of the Administrative Leadership Conference in light of the economic challenges implemented in the Institute of Public Administration in Nov 2016
• Designated as team member for the Gulf region to set the criteria for accrediting the trainers and develop a methodology for selecting and accrediting the trainers. This methodology was successfully adopted by the directors of the general management institutes in the Gulf.
• Conducted an impactful workshop for all human resource managers in government agencies for implementing the effective methodology for identifying training needs.
Responsibilities:
• Contributed significantly to incorporate The Institute of Public Administration business center for delivering paid services of the Institute of Administration and proffered inputs in designing the center’s strategy, organizational structure, procedures manual, etc.
• Served as a representative during meetings with government and private agencies to determine their training needs and recommend suitable programs to their employers. Provided strategic inputs to develop the structure and Customized training programs and devised methods of program delivery to effectively translate strategic business goals into human performance requirements.
• Built the human capital capability by training numerous government employees to achieve performance indicators and develop leadership teams to drive growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Developed/ monitored annual training plan and project as well as implementation of requirements for vision-making offices in government agencies on managing change.
Other Significant Responsibilities:
• Key thought leader in conceptualizing strategic of training programs and preparatory programs (diplomas) and training programs provided to leaders.
• Formulated practical and technical standards for designing training packages, set the curriculum and approved the training packages.
• Spearheaded a team and lead a project to establish a structured methodology for identifying training needs in cooperation with a team from the American Management Association (AMA).
• Empowered the Training members of the Training Authority to design innovative and effective training programs by dexterously identifying training needs.
• Played a pivotal role in embedding a culture of excellence through trainings for diverse government agencies within Saudi Arabia.
• Defined program goals, reviewed and refined the program to maintain the integrity and coherence of a program as well as create high awareness of the developments on training projects and implementation.
• Significantly contributed to the development of learning environments and the ongoing development, support for training excellence.
Responsibilities:
• Commanded a very huge project to accredit the Institute of Public Administration from National Center for Academic Accreditation and evaluation.
Master of Computer Science, University of New England, Australia (2011)
Bachelor of Information System, King Khaled University, Saudi Arabia (2007)
