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Qasim Nadeem, Strategic Information Technology PMO

Qasim Nadeem

Strategic Information Technology PMO·Bank Albilad

Saudi Arabia

High school or equivalent, Computer Science

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 5 months

Strategic Information Technology PMO

August 2025 - Present

Bank Albilad

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2025 - Present

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Banking

Senior IT Manager

January 2014 - Present

ABANA Enterprises Group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2014 - Present

Planning & execution of IT strategy by establishing current and long-term objectives, Policies, Delivery of IT services through scalable, reliable, and high available IT infrastructure, Digital transformation by automation and Information security governance. IT budgets, and optimized utilization of IT assets across the group thus reducing idle IT assets. Improving the IT service quality by implementing enhancements in the IT infrastructure and applications.
• Developing the company’s strategy for using technological resources and making executive decisions on behalf of the company’s technological requirements and staying on top of technology trends and developments. Ensure that technological resources meet the company’s short and long-term needs.
• Managing technology budgets/financial and time frames aspects of the IT Division, including vendor selection/management and oversight of all IT-related purchasing and budget usage.
• Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements
• Manage IT infrastructure and software development plans, projects, policies, and procedures.
• Communicate with executive management and all users of information services and systems.
• Managing a large team, and providing effective leadership, including hiring, training, evaluation, guidance, discipline, and discharge
• IT Service Management (ITSM): Established KPI Metrics to help in remediating and Deliver KPI’s against active ITSM processes.
• Experience with development and deployment of ITSM process in a medium size environment.
• Ensuring technologies are used efficiently, and securely. IT Service Management (ITSM)
• Applying cybersecurity strategy within IT Infrastructure & Operations function.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Management

IT Project Manager

January 2014 - Present

ABANA Enterprises Group,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2014 - Present

Apart from Sr. IT Manager role, I had shown expertise in end-to-end project execution and delivery on time with
significant cost savings exceeding expectations and satisfaction of stakeholders in adherence to international
(PMP) guidelines.
• Coordinated and implemented new IT projects or initiatives to meet departmental/business goals.
• Maintained open communication channels between team members, vendors, and all stakeholders during all
phases of the project life cycle.
• Provided technical guidance in the development of project objectives, scope, deliverables, timeline, and
milestones.
• Documented project requirements, processes, and procedures and identified potential risks to develop
contingency plans.
• Projects management with agile/scrum methodologies with CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Developed and managed work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Management

Senior IT Manager

January 2014 - Present

(ABANA Enterprises Group,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2014 - Present

Planning & execution of IT strategy by establishing current and long-term objectives, Policies, Delivery of IT services
through scalable, reliable, and high available IT infrastructure, Digital transformation by automation and Information
security governance. IT budgets, and optimized utilization of IT assets across the group thus reducing idle IT assets.
Improving the IT service quality by implementing enhancements in the IT infrastructure and applications.
• Developing the companys strategy for using technological resources and making executive decisions on behalf
of the companys technological requirements and staying on top of technology trends and developments.
Ensure that technological resources meet the companys short and long-term needs.
• Managing technology budgets/financial and time frames aspects of the IT Division, including vendor
selection/management and oversight of all IT-related purchasing and budget usage.
• IT Governance: Acted as the custodian of IT governance and IT process governance frameworks, ensuring
alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements
• Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating outcomes; identifying
problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements
• Manage IT infrastructure and software development plans, projects, policies, and procedures.
• Communicate with executive management and all users of information services and systems.
• Managing a large team, and providing effective leadership, including hiring, training, evaluation, guidance,
discipline, and discharge
• IT Service Management (ITSM): Established KPI Metrics to help in remediating and Deliver KPIs against active
ITSM processes.
• Experience with development and deployment of ITSM process in a medium size environment.
• Ensuring technologies are used efficiently, and securely. IT Service Management (ITSM)
• Applying cybersecurity strategy within IT Infrastructure & Operations function.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Management

IT Project Manager

January 2014 - Present

(ABANA Enterprises Group,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2014 - Present

Apart from Sr. IT Manager role, I had shown expertise in end-to-end project execution and delivery on time with
significant cost savings exceeding expectations and satisfaction of stakeholders in adherence to international
(PMP) guidelines. Tools used JIRA, MS Project
• Led 15+ IT projects, achieving 95% departmental goal attainment via Agile/Scrum frameworks and
stakeholder-aligned roadmaps and leveraging Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint reviews) and tools
(JIRA, Confluence).
• Facilitated cross-functional communication across 10+ teams/vendors, ensuring 95% alignment.
• Maintained open communication channels between team members, vendors, and all stakeholders during all
phases of the project life cycle.
• Provided technical guidance in the development of project objectives, scope, deliverables, and timeline.
• Documented project requirements, processes, and procedures and identified potential risks to develop
contingency plans.
• Defined project scope/deliverables with technical guidance, driving 98% on-time milestone completion.
• Mitigated 30% project risks through contingency planning, process documentation, and compliance
• Implemented CI/CD/DevOps practices, reducing deployment errors by 25% and accelerating release by 40%.
• Developed and managed work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Management

Application Unit Manager

January 2011 - December 2013

ABANA Enterprises group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2011 - December 2013

• Architected and led the development of high-traffic B2C platform.
• Optimized software development processes, implementing Agile methodologies.
• Manage software development team to support multiple digital transformation initiatives.
• Collaborated with business analysis and systems analysis teams, ensuring accurate requirement gathering and efficient software development.
• Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of all IT systems & applications, including SQL, ERP, CRM.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies related to application development and provided guidance and advice on best practices for developing secure applications.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

Application Unit Manager

January 2011 - December 2013

ABANA Enterprises Group Co, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2011 - December 2013

• Architected and led the development of high-traffic B2C platform.
• Optimized software development processes, implementing Agile methodologies.
• Manage software development team to support multiple digital transformation initiatives.
• Collaborated with business analysis and systems analysis teams, ensuring accurate requirement gathering and
efficient software development.
• Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of all IT systems &
applications, including SQL, ERP, CRM.

Company industry:
Telecommunications

Sr. Software Engineer

January 2009 - December 2010

ABANA Enterprises group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2009 - December 2010

Company industry:
Computer Hardware & High-Tech Manufacture

Sr. Software Engineer

January 2006 - December 2010

ABANA Enterprises Group Co,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2006 - December 2010

• Architected and led the development of high-traffic B2C platform.
• Optimized software development processes, implementing Agile methodologies.
• Manage software development team to support multiple digital transformation initiatives.
• Collaborated with business analysis and systems analysis teams, ensuring accurate requirement gathering and
efficient software development.
• Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of all IT systems &
applications, including SQL, ERP, CRM.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies related to application development and provided
guidance and advice on best practices for developing secure applications.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

Software Engineer

January 2007 - December 2008

ABANA Enterprises group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2007 - December 2008

• Performed code reviews to ensure quality standards were met by development teams.
• Developed and implemented software solutions for various business needs using latest technologies.
• Mentored newly hired software engineers through routine coaching and training opportunities.
• Reviewed software documentation to maintain adherence to industry standards.
• Collaborated with other developers to integrate multiple systems through APIs.
• Maintained databases by writing complex SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Developed and implemented software solutions utilizing Agile, JS, HTML, CSS and React.js.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

Software Engineer

January 2006 - December 2008

ABANA Enterprises Group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2006 - December 2008

• Performed code reviews to ensure quality standards were met by development teams.
• Developed and executed software solutions for various business needs using latest technologies.
• Mentored newly hired software engineers through routine coaching and training opportunities.
• Collaborated with other developers to integrate multiple systems through REST APIs.
• Sustained databases by writing complex SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Developed and applied software solutions utilizing Agile, JS, HTML, CSS and React.js.

Company industry:
Computer Hardware & High-Tech Manufacture

Software Developer

January 2006 - January 2007

ABANA Enterprises Group Co,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2006 - January 2007

• Performed code reviews to ensure quality standards were met by development teams.
• Developed and implemented software solutions for various business needs using latest technologies.
• Mentored newly hired software engineers through routine coaching and training opportunities.
• Reviewed software documentation to maintain adherence to industry standards.
• Collaborated with other developers to integrate multiple systems through APIs.
• Maintained databases by writing complex SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Developed and implemented software solutions utilizing Agile, JS, HTML, CSS and React.js.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

Higher Education Commission (HEC)

January 2006

January 2006

High school or equivalent, Computer Science

Pakistan

Hajvery University

April 2005

April 2005

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Pakistan

GPA (point): 3.67 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.67 out of 4

4 years BCS(Hons.) with 3.67 GPA out of 4

Hajvery University

April 2005

April 2005

High school or equivalent, Computer Science

Pakistan

GPA (point): 3.67 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.67 out of 4

BCS(Hons)

Hajvery University

April 2005

April 2005

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Pakistan

GPA (point): 3.67 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.67 out of 4

4 Years Degree in Computer Science

Hajvery University

April 2005

April 2005

High school or equivalent, science

Pakistan

Skills

Software Development Management
Expert
Software Development Management
Expert
ERP
Expert
ERP
Expert
IT Project Management
Expert
IT Project Management
Expert
Digitization
Expert
Digitization
Expert
IT Strategy
Expert
IT Strategy
Expert
Global Technology Strategy & Roadmap
Expert
Global Technology Strategy & Roadmap
Expert
Enterprise Architecture / Infrastructure
Expert
Enterprise Architecture / Infrastructure
Expert
Operational Team Leadership & Collaboration
Expert
Operational Team Leadership & Collaboration
Expert
Risk, Impact & Change Management
Expert
Risk, Impact & Change Management
Expert
Client & Stakeholder Relationships
Expert
Client & Stakeholder Relationships
Expert
Governance & Oversight
Expert
Governance & Oversight
Expert
3rd Party / Vendor Management
Expert
3rd Party / Vendor Management
Expert
Digital transformation
Expert
Digital transformation
Expert
Information Technology Innovation
Expert
Information Technology Innovation
Expert
SDLC processes
Expert
SDLC processes
Expert
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
IT GOVERNANCE
Intermediate
IT GOVERNANCE
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
AGILE METHODOLOGY
Intermediate
AGILE METHODOLOGY
Intermediate
CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER
Intermediate
CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER
Intermediate
WATERFALL METHODOLOGY
Intermediate
WATERFALL METHODOLOGY
Intermediate
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Intermediate
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Intermediate
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Intermediate
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Intermediate
DATABASE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
DATABASE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
MULTITASKING
Intermediate
MULTITASKING
Intermediate
TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING
Intermediate
STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING
Intermediate
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE
Intermediate
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE
Intermediate
CYBER SECURITY
Intermediate
CYBER SECURITY
Intermediate
IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate

Social profiles

Personal Website
Personal Website

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Intermediate

Memberships

ISACA

Member

October 2019

PMI

Member

March 2023

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Problem Solving and Decision Making
ISO 9001-2015 QMS & Risk Management Training
CISM (certified information security manager) training & certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure fundamentals
Certified Technology Specialist
Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 ERP
ITIL certified
PMP certified
MCS Equivalent Letter
CISM
Jan 2025
MCIT
Jul 2014
ITIL
Mar 2018
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Mar 2023

Hobbies and interests

Cricket