Abdullah AlYabis, Senior Manager of Retail Banking Technology and Enterprise Solutions

Abdullah AlYabis

Senior Manager of Retail Banking Technology and Enterprise Solutions

The Saudi British Bank - Sabb

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
14 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 3 Months

Senior Manager of Retail Banking Technology and Enterprise Solutions at The Saudi British Bank - Sabb
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2019

Managing 3 major units
1- Business analysis and support unit.
Managing business demands and building the detail requirements.

2- System integration (ESB)unit.
Managing system integration, gateways and API Managment.

3- Business Process Management(BPM) unit.
Business process Managment, electronic forms and digital journeys.

IT Strategy Manager in IT Planning and Excellence at Alinma Bank
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2018 to February 2019

• Primary responsibility is Business Relationship Management and Demand Management for all bank entities acts as a connector, orchestrator, and navigator between IT Group and other business units.
• Plan all bank technology growth and enhancement.
• IT short and long term strategies and IT group vision and objectives.
• Technology yearly capital and operation expenditures.

Branch Transformation & PMO Project Manager at SABB (Saudi British Bank)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2015 to August 2017

Primary responsibility is to drive and manage implementation projects related to branch transformation program and other projects impacting Retail Banking and Wealth Management technology and process optimization while adhering to time and budget requirements.

Optimize current services and processes in order to automate them. And ensure that all projects are aligned with Bank strategic vision.

In addition to managing and owning branch Transformation program, we act as supportive PMO for other Retail Banking projects and teams.

Technical Manager at Bank Albilad
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2013 to June 2015

• Defining and maintaining the project management framework within the department, ensuring that this is in-line with the overall project management framework across the IT Group.
• Overall responsibility for project managing the delivery of all CRs and projects from IT S&D Department.
• Monitor day-to-day activities of the project team and ensure work is progressing as planned. Work with project team and be actively involved in the work..
• Communicate and document project status and strategic recommendations to clients, team members and senior management on a regular basis; escalate issues accordingly via the appropriate channels.

System Integration Manager at Bank Albilad
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2011 to September 2013

• Implement project management procedures to ensure timely completion of projects and apply knowledge of communication

• Tracked daily, ensuring proper manpower and route planning to ensure lesser response time and faster speed of service

• Also, review project plans and resolve onsite problems.

• Handling external communities with other bank departments and third parties.

Middleware Developer at Bank Albilad
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2009 to October 2011

• Developed, Tested and Deployed IBM EAI Middleware Flows using Message broker and MQ series EAI tools for Effective integration Between all Front end and Back end Systems used in Bank AlBilad Technical environment.
• Write technical reports in Arabic and English Languages.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at Prince Sultan University
  • January 2013

Master of Business Administration major in Finance. Accounting Managment, Financial Managment, Business Managment, operation Managment, information Managment and Business Law

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
  • at King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals
  • June 2009

Computer Engineering, networking, heterogeneous systems, Java programming language, database, electronics, project Managment and business Managment

Specialties & Skills

Communication Skills
Project Management
System Integration Testing
Middleware
Business Development
Project management professional
Well developed Oration, Social, Leadership, Research and Problem Solving skills.
Communication skills
Microsoft Office
MS Project

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute
  • Member
  • March 2017

Training and Certifications

Scrum Agile Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Robertson Consulting
Date Attended:
October 2016
Duration:
24 hours
Project Managment Professional PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2017
ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2014
Valid Until:
January 9999
WebSphere Message Broker (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011
Valid Until:
July 2011
Project managment Preparation for PMP Exam (Training)
Training Institute:
TQP
Date Attended:
March 2013
Duration:
35 hours