Samer Francy, AI Product Manager

Samer Francy

AI Product Manager

Productive AI

Lieu
Irak - Arbil
Éducation
Master, Artificial Intelligence
Expérience
24 years, 4 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :24 years, 4 Mois

AI Product Manager à Productive AI
  • Irak - Arbil
  • Je travaille ici depuis avril 2024

I lead the end-to-end development and management of AI product portfolios, collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape product vision, prioritize features, and ensure successful execution. Through market research, I identify customer needs, market opportunities, and industry trends, working closely with engineering, design, and data science teams to prioritize and develop features. With a commitment to customer-centricity, I conduct user research and usability testing, acting as the primary liaison for internal stakeholders and external partners. I continuously monitor key performance metrics, market dynamics, and customer feedback to gauge product success, while staying updated on AI technologies, emerging trends, and industry best practices.

Enterprise Business Head Unit à High Tech
  • Irak - Arbil
  • juillet 2022 à avril 2024

Lead and direct a high-performing team of presales engineers and commercial professionals to drive the design, development, and sales of cutting-edge Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions.
• Spearhead strategic planning and execution of comprehensive ICT solutions, aligning technology offerings with clients business objectives and challenges.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional departments including marketing, research and development, and operations to ensure seamless end-to-end solution delivery.
• Manage the entire sales lifecycle, from solution conceptualization and technical presentations to contract negotiation and post-sales support.
• Provide visionary leadership in adapting to market trends and evolving customer needs.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, fostering a customer-centric approach that enhances customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Mentor and coach team members to enhance technical expertise, sales acumen, and overall professional growth.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement initiatives, resulting in optimized processes, increased efficiency, and enhanced team collaboration.

Account Manager/Country Manager à FranklinCovey Middle Eas
  • Irak - Arbil
  • mars 2014 à juillet 2022

Organizational development consultant responsible for working closely with the team to ensure a
positive customer experience & maximization of revenue. In charge of increasing & maintaining customer satisfaction & ensuring that the individual needs of the customer are met.
• Build strategies for key accounts
• Market research and build business strategy for Iraq market.
• Building up a sales pipeline of business opportunities that will ensure sales targets are met
• Identify and prospect the clients.
• Meeting and build relationships with clients.
• Compiling and delivering winning sales presentations, proposals, and solutions according to the clients requirements.
• Manage the bidding and the negotiation with the clients.
• Events and campaigns management.
• Planning and managing P&L and Cash flow

Delivery Management Department Director à Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
  • Irak - Souleimaniye
  • mars 2012 à mars 2014

Contract Delivery (Revenue) exceeded Hundreds of Million Dollars; Cash Collection exceeded Hundreds of Million Dollars; Managing Organization exceeded 35 Project Managers, Contract Managers, and Key Account Fulfillment Responsible.
• Project Director of 3G, 2G Swap, and MW Modernization Projects of main operators.
• Responsible for End-to-End Delivery (PMO Department) of all the projects (OSP, Full Turnkey, Rollout, Customer Support, Managed Services, Network Performance Improvement, Network Planning, In-Building Solutions, Learning Services, and Enterprise Solutions).
• Responsible for all contract management, administration, fulfillment, and change negotiation (CSO Department).
• Responsible for building the service delivery strategy of Key Accounts including (FR Department) customer relationship, strategy, resources, process… etc.
• Responsible for all Delivery KPI (Revenue, Cash Collection, Unbilled AR, Cost, Inventory, Customer Satisfaction, Profit Rate … etc).
• Responsible for building office annual budget (Revenue, Cost, HR, Inventory, Profit Rate … etc).
• Responsible for Building the PMO/CSO/FRs organization.
• Responsible for the supply chain and logistic from manufacturing center to the site for all contracts beside the Inventory management in warehouse and site.
• Responsible for the procurement/outsource including output procurement SOW, negotiation, supplier selection, and vendor management for all contracts.
• Responsible for the planning for the resources required for the delivery of all contracts.
• Responsible for building and cultivation of the resources (Internal and External) required for the delivery of all contracts.

Main Projects:
• Project Director of Zain 2G/3G Swap and Microwave modernization project in 2013.
• Project Director of Asiacell 2G/3G swap project (phase 1) project during bidding in 2012.

PMO Director à Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
  • Irak - Souleimaniye
  • janvier 2011 à février 2012

Contract Delivery (Revenue) exceeded Hundreds of Million Dollars; Managing Organization exceeded 20 Project Managers.
• Responsible for End-to-End Delivery of all the Projects (OSP, Full Turnkey, Rollout, Customer Support, Managed Services, Network Performance Improvement, Network Planning, In-Building Solutions, Learning Services, and Enterprise Solutions).
• Responsible for all Delivery KPI (Revenue, Cost, Inventory, Customer Satisfaction, Profit Rate … etc).
• Responsible for Building the PMO organization.
• Responsible for the supply chain and logistic from manufacturing center to the site for all contracts beside the Inventory management in warehouse and site.
• Responsible for the procurement/outsource including output procurement SOW, negotiation, supplier selection, and vendor management for all contracts.
• Responsible for the planning for the resources required for the delivery of all contracts.
• Responsible for building and cultivation of the resources (Internal and External) required for the delivery of all contracts.

Main Projects:
• Deputy Project Director of Zain (Jordan) 2G/3G Swap and Microwave modernization project in 2011.
• Support, Control, and Direct as PMO different projects such as ITPC FTTH project (phase 1&2), ITPC DWDM project (phase 2&3), Asiacell MSC pool project (phase 1/2/3), Asiacell MW modernization project, Asiacell BTS Swap project, and Shary Jwan IBS Project.

Delivery and Service Deputy Director à Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd.
  • Irak - Souleimaniye
  • janvier 2010 à décembre 2010

Contract Delivery (Revenue) exceeded Hundreds of Million Dollars per year; Professional Service Sales exceeded Tens of Million Dollars per year; Managing Organization exceeded 300 employees.
• Responsible for End-to-End Delivery of all the Projects (OSP, Full Turnkey, Rollout, Customer Support, Managed Services, Network Performance Improvement, Network Planning, In Building Solutions, Learning Services, and Enterprise Solutions).
• Responsible for End-to-End Professional Service Sales (Full Turnkey, Customer Support, Managed Service, Network Performance Improvement, Network Planning, In-Building Solutions, Learning Services, and Enterprise Solutions).
• Responsible for Building the Delivery and Service organization.
• Responsible for all Delivery and Service Sales KPI (Revenue, Sales, Cost, Inventory, Customer Satisfaction, Profit Rate … etc).
• Responsible for all Contracts Cash Collecting and Invoices.
• Responsible for all Contracts Supply Chain and Logistics.
• Responsible for all Outsourcing, Suppliers, and External Resources.
• Responsible for Customer Relationship.
• Responsible for Delivery and Service Sales yearly Business Plan and Strategy.
• Attending many Key Projects in Middle East Region.

Software Service Manager à Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
  • Irak - Souleimaniye
  • janvier 2008 à décembre 2009

Contract Delivery (Revenue) exceeded Tens of Million Dollars per year; Professional Service Sales exceeded Tens of Million Dollars per year; Managing Department exceeded 25 employees. Focusing on VAS and Charging Systems (Intelligent Network, Billing, Open Charging System, Convergence Billing System)
• Responsible for End-to-End Delivery of all Software Service Projects.
• Responsible for End-to-End Software Professional Service Sales.
• Responsible for all Delivery and Service Sales Software KPI
• Responsible for Customer Relationship.

Application and Software Team Leader à Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
  • Irak - Souleimaniye
  • janvier 2005 à décembre 2007

Focusing on VAS and Charging Systems (Intelligent Network, Billing, Open Charging System, Convergence Billing System)
• Supervising and Attending the Delivery of all A&S Projects: Install and maintain Asiacell IN/VAS/Billing systems in all areas, IN/VAS/Billing systems for all CDMA operators (Kalimat, Itisaluna, Nakheel, Midyatelcom, and Newroztelecom), and IN systems for ITPC.
• Supervising and Attending the Professional Service Sales of A&S.
• Control and Monitor the A&S Department KPI
• Responsible for Customer Relationship.

Main Projects:
• Project Manager of Asiacell Upgrade PrePaid Service V6 to V8 in 2008.
• Asiacell Iraq STP deployment project in 2007/2008.
• Asiacell swap of Signaling systems in Kirkuk project in 2007.
• Asiacell first GSM network in Baghdad Turnkey project in 2005.
• Asiacell swap of Mosul GSM network from Siemens to Huawei project in 2005.

Software Developer à Diwan Co. and Others
  • Irak - Bagdad
  • janvier 2000 à décembre 2004

Developing software applications using different languages, tools, and operating systems.

Éducation

Master, Artificial Intelligence
  • à University Of Bath
  • avril 2024
Baccalauréat, Computer Engineering
  • à Baghdad University
  • juillet 2000

Specialties & Skills

Team Building
Pre-Sales and Bidding
Customer Relationship
Pricing
Presentation
Business/Financial Planning
Competition Analysis
Project Rollout
Telecommunications
Accounting
IT Sales
B2B Sales
Business Management
Project Management
Marketing
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
NEGOTIATION
MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
RESEARCH
PRESENTATIONS
OPERATING SYSTEMS
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
BIDDING
ICT Products and Services Delivery
Training
Business Development
Project Budgeting and P&L
Strategic Planning
Negotiation
Risk Management
Project Management
Contract Terms
Change Management
P&L Management
Procurement
Professional Services Sales
Telecommunications Engineering
Managed Services
Professional Services
Contract Management
Outsourcing
Organization Management
Recruitment
Quality Management
Key Account Management
Inventory Management
Supply Chain
Programming (Python)
Problem Analysis
AI Models Development
Machine Learning
Mathematics
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Robotics and Machine Vision
Research Skills
Ethical Considerations
Probability and Statistics
Backpropagation
Reinforcement Learning
Convolutional Neural Networks
Search Algorithms
Classification Algorithms
Model Compression Techniques

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Arabe
Expert

Adhésions

PMI
  • Member
  • November 2013
Sales & Marketing Executives International
  • member
  • November 2015

Formation et Diplômes

Key Account Management (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Linkedin
Date de la formation:
May 2019
Amazon Web Services - Certified Solutions Architect (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
February 2017
CSE® - Certified Sales Executive (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
November 2015
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999
Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
December 2015
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999
PMP® - Project Management Professional (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
September 2013
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999