Ahmad Alangari

Senior Portfolio Director; April 2018 to date
Portfolio Director; April 2017 to April 2018
Business Development Manager; October 2015 to April 2017
Senior Project Manager; September 2014 to October 2015

Takamol is a quasi-governmental organisation operating under the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. Its role is to fill the gap between the public and private sectors through the introduction of innovative job-market solutions and initiatives

• Currently leading the national Musaned Program, acting as Program Director with 80 employees.
• The Program improves the KSA labor market - acting between the private and public sectors - introducing innovative solutions and e-services for both service providers and consumers. The program scope involves seven countries (the international component of the program is called eTawtheeq and includes negotiations with overseas governments, international system development / deployment and international technical training), 1.5m employers (agencies and end-employers), documents more than 386k contracts and enables labor-providing countries to monitor and control any labor contract before the final departure of their citizens. Musaned also provides detailed information about each contract and thorough reports about employees. Employees can apply for KSA roles online. The solution is flexible, comprehensive and customizable and self-sustainable.
• Develops program strategy and translates it into workable and effective operational delivery plans.
• Oversees day-to-day delivery and reports on progress / KPIs to senior Takamol leaders.
• Develops processes and frameworks to govern the various projects / work streams within the program.
• Closely monitors potential risks & issues and escalates to senior management as required.
• Establishes projects and work streams priorities.
• Liaises with senior stakeholders (governments/employers etc) to ensure buy-in and continued support.
• Identifies training and development needs to support the professional development of individual employees in the program.
• Worked in a business development role earlier at Takamol and has also worked on various other projects.
• The program has been recognized as the most successful program in Takamol; 2015.
• The program services have been evaluated by the National Center of Performance Measurement (Adaa) and received a "high satisfaction" rating.
• Received a letter of appreciation from the CEO; 2017

• Managed sales, marketing and client retention.
• Build a high-performing Sales Team through new hires and developing existing employees.
• Promoted to Team leader after just six weeks.

Working as an Project Manager and handling the following responsibilities:

• Developed and implemented a new communication strategy.
• Established a timeline for each phase of the project and monitored progress.
• Identified required project resources including people and materials.
• Initiated / designed the new e-Learning website.

• Built innovative business model from scratch for a cutting-edge IT solutions.
• Researched market competitors and industry trends to identify potential new products and services.
• Established and maintained more than 10 business accounts.
• Hired and trained new employees.

Senior Marketing Specialist; December 2008 to February 2010
Senior Sales Engineer; March 2005 to December 2008
Planning Engineer; January 2004 to March 2005

• Worked on marketing plans and budgets, situational analysis, event management, marketing programs, digital marketing and business development.
• Played a key role in the generation of a pipeline of more than SAR 26m in net new opportunities.
• Worked in the Structural Steel Business; negotiated deals, managed projects, helped prepare quarterly forecasts, prepared marketing reports and member of the Strategy Planning Team.
• Scheduled new factory orders, served on Divisional Operating Committee, worked with the Sales Team to explore new opportunities and carried out market analysis.