Hamid Syed, Senior Researcher

Hamid Syed

Senior Researcher

Nielsen

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, MSc Management and Marketing (Major in Marketing)
Experience
14 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 9 Months

Senior Researcher at Nielsen
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since October 2015
Business Analyst at Mobily - Etihad Etisalat
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2013 to September 2015

Achievements:
• Successfully conducted and completed the Business Unit (BU) budgeting exercise for 2014 and 2015 for all direct and indirect costs
• Designed and developed the operational plan for sales whereby the segment level targets were defined based on newly implemented verticalized segments
• Prepared the BU collection plan and targets for 2015 for the collection team based on the bad debt and cash flow analysis

Responsibilities:
• Conducting the annual budget preparation and approval exercise for complete Business Unit of Mobily
• Preparing the sales operation plan
• Preparing the BU Product level KPIs and evaluating its performance on periodic basis
• Quarterly reporting of Business Unit achievements to Etisalat Group
• Analyzing the Saudi Arabian ICT Market, its dynamics, major players, competitive analysis, and opportunities for Mobily to become an integrated ICT player
• End to end project management for the assigned on going and ad hoc projects
• Monitoring and analyzing pre and post-execution data of promotional campaigns and formulating future action plan accordingly
• Member of the BU Business Innovation Board and actively involved in Mobily Innovate Your World Program

Marketing Specialist at Alistithmar Capital (The Saudi Investment Bank)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2009 to September 2012

Achievements:
• Successfully conducted primary and secondary research “Customer Feedback Program” by visiting 19 ICAP trading lounges in Riyadh and held in depth interviews with customers. Received appreciation from Head of Marketing and CEO on the success of the program and the suggestions put forward
• Redeveloped and redesigned the Account Opening Term and Conditions contract
• Revamped the Alitithmar Capital IVR script and navigation, account opening and activity based trading text message scripts

Responsibilities:
• Leading projects from Advertising conceptualization to final implementation
• Execution and post execution analysis of advertising campaigns
• Complete designing, script writing and developing marketing material
• Proof-reading copy and liaising with the advertising agencies
• Monitoring competitors’ marketing activities

Education

Master's degree, MSc Management and Marketing (Major in Marketing)
  • at Birmingham City University
  • November 2008
Master's degree, MBIT (MBA Marketing)
  • at University of the Punjab
  • April 2007
Bachelor's degree, BBIT (Major in Marketing)
  • at University of the Punjab
  • March 2006

Specialties & Skills

Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Excel
Adobe Illustrator
Microsoft Office
Adobe Photoshop
Ms Office & Internet
Creative Skills

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner