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Abdelaziz Ahmad Hijjawi, Freelancer (Available)

Abdelaziz Ahmad Hijjawi

Freelancer (Available)

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Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electronics (Computer Hardware) and Communications Engineering
Experience
39 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :39 years, 1 Months

Freelancer (Available) at Freelancer
  • Canada - Montreal
  • My current job since May 2019

Strategy, Marketing, Process, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Supplements, Food, Beverage, Events Management, Detergents, Disinfectants, Veterinary, Feed Additives, Feed, Medicine, Vaccine, Biomedical, Cosmetics and Beauty.

Head of Change and Organization and Acting Head of IT at Unite Arab Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2017 to May 2019

- PMO (PMs & SBAs / SSAs) managing E-to-E projects and initiative from Strategy development phase till delivery and closure with projects portfolio of 72 initiatives and 87 RFCs.
- Business Solutions Group (Business Partners, Business Analysts, IT Champions and Enterprise Architect) for Change / Impact Management, BPR and Organizational Restructuring (During Transformation transition and permanent-end stages).
- IT Service Delivery and Governance.
- Application Development.
- Application Management Services.
- Technology Operations.
- Enterprise Solution Architecture and Technical Solutions.
- Information Security.

Head of IT PMO, Governance, Strategy and Projects Quality Control at Finance House
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2014 to May 2017

- Building Corporate Strategy, Governance Framework, Strategy Maps, and Transformation Roadmap across all business units (Support as well as Profit Streams)
- Setting up EPMO organization, processes, governance and tools. Corporate Culture review and change across FHG organization.
- Heading PM and delivery at IT PMO and overall program covering IT alignment projects as well as IT internal projects. Core Banking upgrade, BPM, ECM, ESB MW, HRMS, GCC & US Trading and IVR are sample projects within PMO radar screen

Senior Program Manager - Strategy and Business Solutions at Crowe Horwath
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2011 to October 2014

Overseeing and Managing programs / projects across major industries (Financial Services and Islamic Banking, Family Business and Private Equity, Government, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Education Institutions

Senior Program Manager, Head of IT Strategy, Head of PMO and Transformation, Head of eCommerce at Bank AlJazira
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2001 to July 2011

• Senior Program Manager & Head of IT Strategy
(2008-July, 2011)
• Head of PMO and Transformation Division
(2007-2008)
• Senior Manager- Head of IT eCommerce Division
(2001-2007)
• Several Program Management
(2001- July, 2011) - ECM (Document Management & Business Automation), PMO Management, Core Banking Program, Alternative Delivery Channels Program, Internet and Mobile Banking, Retail and Corporate Banking Program and People Development Projects and Initiatives

Senior Manager at Accenture (Andersen Consulting)
  • United States
  • September 1991 to June 2001

IT & Management Consulting, Advisory and Outsorcing:

Program Manager - eCommerce (International Brokerage)
(October 2000 - June 2001)
Program Advisor - eCommerce (B2B and ASP strategies for ERP)
(November 2000 - June 2001)
Program Manager - eCommerce (eBrokerage Business Model)
(June - October, 2000)
Program Advisor - eCommerce (Local Shares)
(Jan, 2000 - April, 2000)
Program Manager - Banking Systems (Y2K Compliance)
(March, 1998 - April, 2000)
Program Manager - DRC & Business Continuity for Banking Systems
(Oct, 1998 - Aug, 1999)
Program Manager - Electronic Payments Systems
(July, 1996 - March, 1998)
Project Manager - Retail Banking Systems

Technical Support Manager at Texas Instruments and Novell Networking
  • Saudi Arabia
  • March 1985 to September 1991

Analysis, implementation and support of Hardware, System software, Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence (TI Explorer), Application Software, Interfaces, Technical Architecture, Mini Computers, PCs, LANs, Digital Communications, Remote Systems and Intelligent Terminals, Laser & Line & Page Printers, Biomedical Analyzer Systems, Front and Back Office Systems (For Hotels, Hospitals & Banks), Retail Systems and Point of Sale

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electronics (Computer Hardware) and Communications Engineering
  • at UNIV. OF TECHNOLOGY (YARMOUK)
  • June 1984

Very Good with Honor

Specialties & Skills

Consultancy
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Business Solutions
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PMO
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Financial Sector
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Performance Management
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Multi Line Management skills with high level and detailed knowledge in business and tech directives
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Dynamic Leadership, strongly committed to work with executive colleagues to achieve corporate goals
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Total Quality Management Assurance
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Strong Consulting, Business and Systems Integration skills
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Personal Administration, Self Development and Time Management
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Critical Issues Resolution Skills
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Internet Banking and Trading, B2B, B2C and eCorporate Solutions
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Help Desk Setup and Re-Engineering
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Islamic Banking and Islamic Insurance Systems (Takaful) Integration
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Smart “A” performer throughout my career with Banks and Accenture (Andersen Consulting)
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Process and Service Oriented Analysis, Design, Re-Engineering and Implementation
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Analytical, Design and Implementation according to Business Integration and SDLC methodologies
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Vendor Selection and Management
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Overall Projects and Program Reporting and Risk Mitigation
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BESS SWIFTNet & SARIE Payment Systems, MQ and Middleware
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Balanced Score Cards, Strategy Map, Innovative Culture & Skills Development and Implementation
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Visionary, Strategic, and Tactical Financial Services expertise to produce bottom-line results
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Cost Reductions / Revenue Improvements thru reengineering, effeciency, team building and leadership
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Proven Professional Business Enabler and Value Proposition mapping with Value Realization expertise
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Corporate Payroll, Cash Management and eCorporate Solutions
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Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) and Business Continuity
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FSI Consulting, Banking, eCommerce and Multi-Program Management with over 22 years of leadership
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New Services and Alternative Delivery Channels Enhancement and Launching
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Core Banking and Branch Automation
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Recruitment, Skills Development, Training, Knowledge Exchange and Software Library Implementation
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6 years in Systems Integration / Networking, 10 years with Accenture and 6 years bank IT Management
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PM and PMO and Multi Project Leadership according to Accnture BIM, PRINCE 2 and SDLC Methodologies
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Business Strategy implementation
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Strong Technical Background and in-depth eBusiness and eTrading, eBrokerage knowledge
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Entrepreneurship
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Projects and Program Budget Management (Resources and Financials)
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MISYS Equation,Trade Innovation integration and Trade Portal
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Systems and eServices Security and PKI and eTrust Center Digital Certification
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Process Excellence and Efficiency
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Experieced on banking applications & technology infrastructure
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Budget development and amangement of programs and projects financials
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Delivery Focus, Takes ownership and accountability for meeting customers' expectations
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Able to identify and articulate critical priorities in an ever changing environment
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Focused on understanding customers' requirements and managing expectations
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SMS and Mobile Banking and Shares Trading Systems Implementation
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Establishing service level agreements (SLA) between Technology and Business and with vendors
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Understanding of banking operations
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Committed to driving own team's progress and delivering agreed outcomes
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Experienced in finding solutions to issues and overcoming obstacles
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Understanding of Consumer Banking, Wholesale Banking and support functions
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Risk management and HSE
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ERP
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Oracle
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SAP
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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

Jordanian Engineers Association
  • Member Engineer
  • June 1985
Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Member
  • December 2006
ITIL
  • Member
  • June 2007
Saudi Council of Engineers
  • Consultant Engineer
  • July 2011

Training and Certifications

Image Processing, DMS, Enterprise Content Management Systems, Microsoft EPM & Premavera (Training)
Training Institute:
On Job
Date Attended:
September 1991
MISYS Kapiti - Equation & Cashier Banking Systems, Meridian MW & MQSeries, Temenos – Globus / T24 (Training)
Training Institute:
On Job
Date Attended:
September 1991
Oracle ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX & GreatPlains, SAP ERP, MISYS BankFusion-EQ, 3i Infosys Kastle (Training)
Training Institute:
On Job
Date Attended:
September 1991
MISYS OPICS+ Treasury System, EFT Systems, ATM Systems, Bankmaster & Branchpower Banking Systems (Training)
Training Institute:
On Job
Date Attended:
September 1991
Service Excellence & TQM (Training)
Training Institute:
On Job
Date Attended:
April 1986
Change Acceleration Process (CAP) (Training)
Training Institute:
On Job
Date Attended:
April 1985
Prosci's change management methodology (Training)
Training Institute:
On Job
Date Attended:
April 1985
Six Sigma quality improvement (3S wide variance - 6S slim variance) (Training)
Training Institute:
On Job
Date Attended:
April 1985