Elham Sharifi, Assistant Banker - Private Banking

Elham Sharifi

Assistant Banker - Private Banking

Emirates NBD

Location
United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
Education
Diploma, Certified Financial Consultant
Experience
21 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 0 Months

Assistant Banker - Private Banking at Emirates NBD
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2014
Assistant Manager, Service Quality - SME at United Arab Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • December 2012 to June 2013

• Support sales team in initiating new accounts and upgrading existing service
• Effectively and swiftly solve customer challenges.
• Maintain quality control and constantly seek new ways to improve customer service.
• Set up processes in line with the bank’s policies to ensure high level of quality in all aspects of work

Promoter/Hostess (Temporary Role) at GITEX - Technology Week
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2012 to October 2012

Promoter/Hostess for the Bahrain Pavilion, inviting traders to all the stands, for the GITEX Technology Week (2012)

Corporate Customer Service Manager - Corporate Banking at HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • July 2010 to May 2011

•Conducting interviews with all new to bank corporate customers and introducing the entire suite of services and products available for their needs.
•Ensuring that all accounts opened are in line with the bank’s acquisition strategy and anti-money laundering guidelines.
•Conducting account opening survey with customers and updating senior management of the results, periodically.
•Ensuring customer complaints are attended to immediately with necessary co-ordination with other units and resolved within appropriate timelines..
•Ensure that the account opening process is seamless for the customer and handhold the customer for the entire onboarding journey until he successfully operates his account.

Sales Support Manager - Business Banking at HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2008 to July 2010

•Managing the sales support team for Business Banking unit in Dubai
•Responsible for the successful implementation of the Onboarding Strategy for the new to bank Business Banking customers thereby improving the account activation rate and contributing to the Non Funded Income of the Bank.
•Responsible for improving the Cross sales ratio by liaising with different business heads and improving the product penetration ratio for Business Customers.
•Setting up performance objectives, periodic monitoring and ensuring fair and transparent performance management process for the team.
•Project Management responsibility in re-engineering of business process to improve efficiency by working concurrently with the Six Sigma team and testing of new applications developed.
•Training and coaching to ensure that the team is equipped with the right skills, knowledge and competencies.
•Delivering timely and accurate sales forecasts to management to ensure that the acquisition strategy and onboarding strategy is aligned and monitored effectively.

Customer Service Supervisor at HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2006 to August 2008

•Responsible for the onboard Customer Service team, for processing inward referrals for Business account opening from customers through different channels and responsible for the outsourced tele-calling team to solicit business account opening from different databases.
•Control of the Business Banking UAE website for corporate customer enquiries and timely resolution of complaints received in all the channels.
•Responsibility of orientation for all new staff to the sales and support team.
•Consolidating sales and incentive reports.
•Responsible for the customer service and escalation contact point for the entire non borrowing portfolio of Business Banking.
•Assist the Senior Management in driving sales performance management by consolidating sales performance measures and preparing incentive reports.

Customer Service Executive at HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2002 to December 2005

•First point of contact for customers starting a corporate relationship with HSBC.
•Analyzing existing corporate customer databases to measure profitability.
•Responsible for business development and solicitation of new corporate clients in the UAE market.
•Assist Department Manager at all levels of work to help smooth running of the department, including regular maintenance of systems and other admin duties.
•Have single handedly prepared the Department Instruction Manual outlining the objectives, strategy and responsibility of the team.

Interviewer (Part time) at RAG ( Market Research Company)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2004 to July 2004

This was a temporary position for which conducting interviews to survey the popularity of a Radio Station in Dubai.

Translator ( Part Time) at TNS NFO
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2004 to February 2004

This was a temporary position where I conducted Farsi to English translations to complete a Market Research project.

Assistant to Stationery Controller at HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • October 2002 to December 2002

-Handling stationery requests from all the HSBC branches and offices in the U.A.E
-Making Purchase Orders for short coming supplies.
-Consolidating monthly reports.

Customer Service Representative at HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • June 2002 to September 2002

- Assist premier customer with all their transactions, opening/closing of accounts, requesting for credit cards.
- Assist the premier manager at all levels of work.
- Handle all admin duties
- Consolidating monthly reports for the department.

Outdoor Sales Executive at Al Quds Advertising
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2002 to May 2002

-Soliciting corporate customers and fixing meetings with them.
-Selling space in an annual documentary book based on the U.A.E

Junior Buyer - Material Pocurement Dept at National Iranian Oil Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • August 2000 to March 2001

- Receive material requests from rigs and refineries in Iran.
-Contact suppliers for their quotations.
-Discuss material specifications/pricing with Iran and make Purchase Orders.

Executive Secretary to the General Manager at National Iranian Oil Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • January 2000 to August 2000

- Conduct day to day secretarial & admin jobs for the office
- Address telephone calls/ emails for the GM
- Co-ordinate between various departments.

Education

Diploma, Certified Financial Consultant
  • at Institute of Financial Consultants
  • September 2012
Diploma, Banking and Finance
  • at London Academy of Management Strudies - UK
  • July 2012
High school or equivalent, High School Diploma - O levels
  • at Ibn Seena English High School
  • May 1998

Specialties & Skills

Problem Solving
Team Management
Communication Skills
After Sales Support
Customer Service
Event Management
Team Management

Languages

English
Expert
Persian
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate