Program Manger
Gulf International Bank - Saudi Arabia
Total des années d'expérience :22 years, 8 Mois
Managing the Digital Transformation Program/Projects at enterprise level, including
the Retail and corporate banking
Undertake detailed strategy planning for implementation of ISO/SWIFT, e-invoices,
Open Banking, e-KYC, (defining program deliverables, success criteria, benefits
management, dependencies, change control, risk management) including escalating
risks & issues as required.
Establish project teams, Vendor evaluation, Project Planning, Executions,
Project/Product transitions.
Building the Project/Program budget estimations, costing, Total cost of ownership,
AMC etc
Bridging the gap between functional head and technical teams
Coordinates activities of the offshore and onshore project team, athoutites SAMA,
Tadawul, CBB, identifies necessary resources and develops schedules to meet
completion deadlines. Ensure that deliverables, objectives and outcomes of the
project(s) are achieved as specified, within timescales, to budget and agreed quality
standards
Lead board meetings and facilitate workshops as required, producing & presenting
written and oral reports/management information to Senior Management and other
groups as appropriate.
Identify functional and technical risks their mitigation plans and actions.
Closely monitor project, product progress, performance, and quality, including
evaluation and benefits realization
Providing technological direction; proposing budgets for programs and projects,
purchases and upgrades, supervising sme’s, specialists, vendors
Architect
Key Result Areas:
Providing technological direction; proposing budgets for programs and projects,
purchases and upgrades, supervising SMEs & specialists
Spearheading planning & budgeting of IT infrastructure operations, control of
operational & capital costs, technology implementation, transition & service delivery
Creating execution roadmaps for budget controls, IT infrastructure, security, crisis /
disaster & business continuity plans, software development/implementation to
reduce overall operational costs of resources, infrastructure and applications
Highlights:
Designed & implemented, Oracle, SAP, MFG/PRO ERP & DB2 application databases
o Involved with Warehouse Database for Holiday Autos website in London, for
Last Minute (Travel website) and Saber Inc. in travel domain with Sabre
Updated project status on project server/SharePoint; interfaced with stakeholders
for proper communication about the project progress
Migrated the datacenter & version migration for Progress/Oracle Database; migrated
the datacenter from UK to Cyprus with 1 datacenter in US
Extended 24x7 live site support (L1, L2 & L3
Implemented, administered & tuned a 1000+ GB database for UK & Ireland based
offices of Marks and Spencer ERP
Extended production support of various store applications, including General
Merchandise (Mainframe) applications, SAP basis, Oracle DB
Ensured adherence to customer quality policy for PMBOK/PMO/PMI process
Involved with implementation & support of the following:
o Oracle-ERP/Progress database of PeopleSoft ERP instances for Schneider & GE
Electrical, France
o Progress-ERP database & data warehouse system with >2 TB 1200 database
instances; worked as a
DBA/ERP Leader)
Highlights:
Administered the APEC division for implementation of QAD’s MFG-PRO customized
ERP
Extended post-implementation customization support for MFG/PRO eB2 data center;
maintained database for offshore development & testing
Supported all servers (UNIX, Windows, Web Servers, Tomcat, and Apache) and
interfaces (Command Line, GUI, Web interface) for online demo and imparting
training to clients using the B2B approach
Designed & implemented MFG/PRO ERP for Uttam Galva
o Implemented standard modules of MFG/PRO eB2, while managing the MFG/PRO
environments setup in Unix AIX 5.3 cluster environments with Desktop 2.8 (Web
interface)
Apr ’06 - Nov ‘07 Nov ’07 - Jun ‘09 Apr ’15 - Jul ‘16Jun ’09 - Mar ‘15 Aug ‘16 - Present
Khaleeji
Commercial
Bank
Working with cross-functional teams for developing customized projects as per the
client’s requirements
Building & leading a high performing team of 20-25 members; enhancing cross-
functional collaboration & guiding them through the project lifecycle
Designing, implementing & providing support for infrastructure, solution integration,
databases & various technologies such as SAP, Oracle, ERP & BI tools
Working closely with third-party vendors to manage and coordinate projects with
the business units and other IT departments
Aligning IT with business strategy, designed & driving IT solutions and translating
complex business requirements into innovative technology solutions
Highlights:
Worked on various projects in the retail banking, paid finance domains, including a
critical project for Central Bank of Bahrain, delivered well within the timeline
Pivotal in streamlining various processes at an organizational level, by undertaking
various strategic measures
Delivered a critical projects within a strict timeline of 30 days, leading to cost-savings
of USD 250K
as IT
for long-term reliability of solutions in a complex, globally distributed environment
Acquired national & international experience for developing customized
solutions for domain including Manufacturing, Finance, Travel, ERP, IT
Manager, E-Commerce & so on
Translated business requirements into functional specifications and conducted client
assessments and requirements gathering for scope definition; improved existing
business by increasing profitability and client satisfaction
Managed delivery frameworks and new technology implementation projects
for streamlining related activities as per delivery quality standards
Led multi-cultural cross-functional teams for delivering digital transformation
roadmaps while adhering to organizational framework
Provided business solutions for achieving corporate goals, aligning vision & steering
growth initiatives; ensured alignment between business / technology plans &
strategic initiatives at the top level
Career Timeline (Recent Experience)
Project & IT Management
PMP (Project Management Professional)
MBA in information System
M Sc in computer Science
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