Louis Karam, Strategy & Analytics Manager MENA

Louis Karam

Strategy & Analytics Manager MENA

Empire International

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Certified Business Analyst Professional Workshop
Experience
16 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months

Strategy & Analytics Manager MENA at Empire International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since July 2017

- Manage the Strategy & Analytics team
- Plan and develop the company’s strategic goals in GCC and Levant territories, lead the evaluation of new opportunities
- Lead analytical exercises related to performance assessment and enhancement, discovering patterns and trends, market
development, market monitoring and competitive landscape
- Lead budgeting exercises
- Build financial and forecasting models
- Improve the department’s data capabilities through conceptualizing and managing the implementation of an advanced
data visualization and analytics platform
- Lead initiatives related to optimization of data flow
- Assist in marketing campaigns analytics, testing and optimization
- Ensure on-time and accurate analytical deliverables to the company’s major clients

Senior Market Developer – Strategy and Planning at Alfa Telecom
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2011 to June 2017

- Analytics and Strategy advisor to the Board of Directors
- Researched new opportunities, assisted in setting company’s roadmap
- Innovated, studied, priced and executed customer centric products and services (Value proposition, product
positioning and strategy, business cases, project management and go to market strategies)
- Mentored the team, validated their work and business cases
- Followed up on marketing activities and ensured that product is in line with the initial vision and positioning
- Managed tariff modeling and budgeting activities
- Developed promotions and marketing campaigns driving take up and revenues

Reporting, Research and Pricing specialist at Alfa – Managed by Orascom Telecom
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • December 2008 to April 2011

- Performed market and competitive trends research and analysis
- Elaborated studies and business cases related to new and existing services
- Provided statistics, insights and recommendations to the Board of Directors
- Monitored company key metrics
- Handled budget analysis and forecasting

Business Analyst at LevantNet
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2008 to November 2008

- Analyzed, developed and maintained key applications
- Translated business needs into tangible solutions

Education

Diploma, Certified Business Analyst Professional Workshop
  • at American University of Beirut
  • November 2017
Master's degree, Business Computer
  • at Lebanese University, Faculty of Business
  • August 2009

Specialties & Skills

Opportunity Assessments
Creative Work
Project Management
Analysis
Strategy Work
Adobe Creative Suite
Marketing
Creative presentations/animations
Word,Power Point,Excel, Access
Project Management
Data mining and analysis
Strategy
Consulting
Data Scientist

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert