Ryan Paulsen, Business Operations Manager - Middle East

Ryan Paulsen

Business Operations Manager - Middle East

Confidential

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Master, Business Administration
Expérience
20 years, 5 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :20 years, 5 Mois

Business Operations Manager - Middle East à Confidential
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis janvier 2015

Role: Business Operations Manager supporting the Technology Consulting practice at PwC Middle East, responsible for executing the strategic, tactical and operational activities across a fast-growing region covering the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar growth markets.

Responsibilities:
• Defined the Management System to promote team engagement and discussion, formalize business reviews and streamline information-sharing across the region
• Establish key processes to provide a consistent platform for business operations across the region, due to its high rate of growth at +20% YtY.
• Organize and manage team building and annual event to unite a diverse and dispersed regional team to operate as a coherent unit
• Develop the 2016 Strategy for Growth business plan in conjunction with all Senior Partners
• Focal point for communication and execution of team activities and business unit co-ordination

Business Operations Leader - Middle East & Africa à IBM
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • janvier 2008 à janvier 2015

Role: Trusted Advisor to Vice-President. Managed Standard Operating Procedures and execution of Sales & Revenue Targets across MEA. Responsibilities: • Trusted advisor to the VP and Senior Management for business performance • Defined key processes: e.g: Opportunity-to-Order (O2O) and Opportunity-to-Cash (O2C) • Managed pipeline to final sale, registration in corporate financial systems and the delivery to secure revenue. Previous Roles: • Sales Management Advisor - CEO Jan 2011 - Sep 2012 • Sales Operations Manager - Services Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 • Executive Advisor - Global Tech. GM Jan 2009 - Jan 2010 • Business Analyst - Global Business Svcs Feb 2008 - Jan 2009 Highlight: participated in Corporate Social Responsibility program in Xiamen, China. Selected as 1 of 12 members from +400, 000 employees. Proud to contribute to society and learn about Chinese culture and traditions.

Field Market Executive à Samsung Mobile SA (Pty) Ltd
  • Afrique du Sud
  • janvier 2007 à janvier 2008

Previous Employer: Samsung Mobile SA (Pty) Ltd
Period Employed: Jan-Jan 2008
Position/s Held: Field Market Executive

Contributions & Achievements:
• Maintained key Client Relationships through regular engagement to ensure adequate supply and support
• Provided performance headlights to Samsung Leadership and their clients in order to improve sales outputs
• Efficient and consistent staff training improved Sales output by 32% year-to-year

Specialist Sales à Leegra Marketing CC
  • Afrique du Sud
  • janvier 2004 à janvier 2007

Previous Employer: Leegra Marketing CC
Period Employed: 2004, 2005 & 2006
Position/s Held: Specialist Sales

Contributions & Achievements:
• Organize and host show stands at large events; such as Expo's and Golf Days, etc
• Training of Staff and co-ordinating sales activities
• Achieved award for Top Salesman during 2005

Éducation

Master, Business Administration
  • à USA or UK based Instition
  • décembre 2016

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Upcoming studies

Baccalauréat, BCom Financial Management
  • à University of Johannesburg
  • janvier 2006

Name of Institution: Univ. of Johannesburg (former Rand Afrikaans Univ. (RAU)) Qualification attained: BCom Financial Management (2006) Top achievement / contribution - Student Representative Council member

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Mathematics, Business Economics
  • à La Salle College
  • janvier 2003

Primary & High School Education: La Salle College, Johannesburg, South Africa Qualification attained: Grade 12 (Matric) Certificate (2003) with Disctinction

Specialties & Skills

Team Leadership
Organisational Transformation
Integrity
Data Analysis
Business Acumen
Business Development
Business Operations
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Project Management

Langues

Afrikaans
Expert
Anglais
Expert
Arabe
Débutant

Adhésions

IBM Middle East (FTZ) LLC
  • Business Operations Leader
  • January 2008

Formation et Diplômes

(Certificat)
Date de la formation:
May 2014
IBM Business Leadership (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
May 2009
Valide jusqu'à:
December 2015
IBM Global Sales School (GSS) (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
December 2012
Valide jusqu'à:
December 2015

Loisirs

  • Architecture and Design
    Designed my own house and helped during the construction of it.