Omar Alissa, Senior Project Manager

Omar Alissa

Senior Project Manager

Saudi Payments

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Management Information Systems – MIS
Experience
8 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 11 Months

Senior Project Manager at Saudi Payments
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since April 2021

▪ Manage a portfolio of initiatives across multiple lines of business.

▪ Advise, coach, lead and provide feedback to project(s) leads and team members.

▪ Regular review and monitor the projects to ensure they are within acceptable tolerance and toward achieving the desired outcomes.

▪ Participate in establishing and maintaining best practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and increase PMO capabilities.

Project Manager at Saudi Payments
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2020 to March 2021

▪ Manage assigned projects/programs with full life cycle ownership from initiation to closing.

▪ Participate in procurement activities and manage the relation with third party if exist.

▪ Establish trusted advisor relationship and effectively communicate with all stakeholders.

▪ Prepare and maintain regular and ad-hoc reports on project progress, status, risks and issues.

Senior PMO Specialist at Tawuniya Insurance Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2017 to February 2020

▪ Manage several assigned projects and programs in different functions.

▪ Oversee PMO portfolio and provide necessary actions.

▪ Prepare and present regular and exceptional PMO reports.

▪ Provide project management guidelines and advice.

▪ Ensure alignment with project management standards and best practices.

PMO Specialist at Tawuniya Insurance Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2015 to August 2018

▪ Provide day-to-day level support to project managers and PMO team.

▪ Maintain and regularly review PMO policies, procedures and templates.

▪ Facilitate meetings and communications with external parties if any.

▪ Ensure projects adherence to PMO frameworks and all documents are maintained appropriately.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Management Information Systems – MIS
  • at King Saud University , College of Business Administration
  • January 2015

Study combination courses between IT and business sciences

Specialties & Skills

Time Management
Teamwork
Planing
Project Management
Communications
BUDGETING
COMPUTER HARDWARE
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
DECISION MAKING
MANAGEMENT
MEETING FACILITATION
MICROSOFT OFFICE
PROCESS ENGINEERING
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2021
International Certification in IT Skills Foundation. (Certificate)
PRojects IN Controlled Environments. (PRINCE2) (Certificate)
(Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O (Certificate)
(Project Management Professional (PMP (Certificate)