Ra'ad Faraj, Program Manager

Ra'ad Faraj

Program Manager

Al Rajhi Bank

Lieu
Jordanie
Éducation
Master,
Expérience
19 years, 4 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :19 years, 4 Mois

Program Manager à Al Rajhi Bank
  • Arabie Saoudite - Riyad
  • juin 2019 à juillet 2020

▪ Worked as a consultant/project manager for Al Rajhi Bank new core banking implementation project, T24, Agile project management methodology was followed on this project.
▪ Perform quality assurance tasks on all services delivered by the IT to the new core banking system project.
▪ A member on the program architectural committee.
▪ Manage, follow up and oversee all modifications and changes on Al Rajhi Bank legacy systems to integrate with the new T24.
▪ Coordinate & participate in the new core banking system testing committee.
▪ Reporting to program steering committee on weekly basis, stating the progress of the program, highlighting major and key achievements, issues and risks.

Business Development Manager à LAZYWORM Applications Ltd
  • Nouvelle Zélande
  • janvier 2016 à janvier 2018

Lazyworm was established in 2010 as a private entity specialized in offering design and development consultancy services catering for companies looking to deliver world-class mobile solutions that delight and engage customers, empower a mobile workforce or streamline existing business processes.


Key Contributions
•Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction.
•Deliver executive-level services in creating impeccable strategic goals to enhance existing services for clients across the Middle East and New Zealand. Assess and secure potential business deals by contacting new and existing key partners. Develop proposals, negotiate terms and conditions, and implement contractual agreements with accountability for delivering strong financial results.
•Recognised for improving a company's market position and maximising financial growth.
•Secured new business and created negotiating strategies by co-ordinating prospects goals and requirements with company objectives and procedures.

Chief Information Officer à Housing Bank for Trade & Finance (HBTF)
  • Jordanie
  • janvier 2008 à janvier 2016

The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HBTF) was established in 1973 as a public shareholding limited company with a capital amounting to half a million JD. The primary focus of the Bank was to provide housing finance, and hence the name.
After 24 years of operations, the Bank embarked on a new era, when it diversified its scope and became the largest bank in Jordan, a comprehensive bank, providing full commercial banking services.

Key Contributions

•Employed suitable technology to streamline all internal operations and support optimise strategic benefits.
•Spearheaded all activities of computing and information technology department, ensuring all services delivered in accordance with required standards.
• Designed and customised technological systems and platforms to improve customer experience.
•Generated operating policies and approaches for computing and information technology.
• Planned the implementation of new systems and provided guidance to IT professionals and other staff within the organisation.
•Ensured high-level security measures information systems, communication lines, and equipment in line with corporate information security policy.
•Prepared budgets to support the orderly and efficient capture, storage, processing, and dissemination of information.
•Established standards and guidelines to support individual divisions/departments/sites in computing and information technology efforts
•Developed, reviewed and implemented all back-up and disaster recovery procedures and plans.
•Led on the development and implementation of high availability and disaster recovery sites for the housing bank as per international and industry standards.
•Administered the development, design, and implementation of new applications and changes to existing computer systems and software packages.
•Implemented a new core banking system (Finacle-Infosys) at the housing bank within period of 17 months, awarded as the best regional core banking implementation project in the Middle East for 2015 along with the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance, Jordan.
•Led on the consolidation technology landscape development for Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HBTF) to enable a 360-degree view of its customers, improved CRM and service experience. We were also able to reduce the time taken to provide services to customers and increased efficiency by 30 percent. New product launch times were reduced from months to weeks, and reports were generated online using a quicker and easier process by endorsing “Business Objects” as a platform for report generation.
•Led on a major project to enhance and fine-tune HBTF banking operations thru mapping the current process “As Is”, simulate and identify bottle necks and generate the “to-be” process with focus on transfers, trade finance, retail loans processes, the project was executed using ARIS tools from SAP.
•Led, direct and administrate the bank’s assumed accountabilities; Information Technology, Operations and Project management.

CIO à Housing Bank for Trade & Finance (HBTF)
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • janvier 2007 à janvier 2008

Provided executive-level leadership and guidance in critical areas of technology administration, including budgeting, resource development, policy formation, technology evaluation, and service development.
Directed computing and information technology strategic plans, policies, programs, and schedules for business and finance data processing, computer services, network communications, and management information services to accomplish corporate goals and objectives. Lead development and implementation of best practices and standards in process, design, architecture, and operations of all aspects of service-oriented information technology delivery.

Key Contribution:

•Set-up short- and long-term departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
•Created international standard software testing methodologies and devised and IBM software testing tool, providing full fledge testing tool for banking software and applications that include automated testing, and stress testing.
•Developed and implemented market standards for software development, introducing software development lifecycle policies and procedures as per the international standards

Group Manager à Export and Finance Bank
  • Jordanie
  • janvier 1999 à janvier 2006

Since its inception in 1995, Capital Bank has grown to become one of the top financial institutions in Jordan, offering the Jordanian market a comprehensive set of commercial and investment banking services tailored to the needs of individuals and corporate clients alike.
As

Éducation

Master,
  • à New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
  • novembre 2021

Master, MBA
  • à New York Institute Of Technology
  • juin 2006

MBA

Specialties & Skills

BANKING
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
FINANCIAL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
QUALITY CONTROL
STRATEGIC

Profils Sociaux

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Langues

Arabe
Langue Maternelle
Anglais
Expert

Adhésions

PMI
  • member
  • October 2021

Formation et Diplômes

Project Management PMP (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
November 2021