ثامر الريس, Senior Strategic Planning Advisor at Saudi Telecom

ثامر الريس

Senior Strategic Planning Advisor at Saudi Telecom

Saudi Telecom Company

البلد
المملكة العربية السعودية - الرياض
التعليم
بكالوريوس, Management Information Systems
الخبرات
31 years, 2 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :31 years, 2 أشهر

Senior Strategic Planning Advisor at Saudi Telecom في Saudi Telecom Company
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الرياض
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ نوفمبر 2002

-Participated in the development, business case justification and MC/BoD approval of a Group Digitization Strategy to transform the organization from a connectivity provider into a total solution and business enabler across emerging horizontal and vertical customer segments.

-Managed the development, business case justification and MC/BoD approval of a Group Sales Operating Model Strategy to transform sales organization from product centric into an integrated customer centric sales model while optimizing sales channel mix and leveraging International footprint for maximum sales across all Consumer and Business segments.

-Managed the development, business case justification and MC/BoD approval of a revised group level broadband strategy in order to deploy the infrastructure and capabilities necessary to capture and monitize the broadband business opportunity.

-Managed the implementation of the Broadband Strategy projects portfolio through leading the team of project and program managers representing the Business and functional units of Saudi Telecom responsible for the strategy implementation.

-Participated in the design, organization and implementation of the Saudi Telecom Group Corporate Strategy PMO in accordance with international best practices.

- Managed the transformation of STC IT sector into a Shared Services organization through Business Process Reengineering based on Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).

- Led the STC IT strategic planning team responsible for the definition of the IT sector goals and objectives while tracking performance with Balanced Score Card.

- Led the STC IT Strategic planning team in the design and implementation of a financial analysis and costing model for tracking the cost of investment, management and ROI of IT assets.

- Conducted the evaluation of the electronic bill payment system (Sadad) proposal by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) to facilitate e-commerce and e-government for the country.

Information Technology Consultant في National Industrialization Company
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الرياض
  • يناير 1996 إلى نوفمبر 2002

- Planned, and managed the implementation of IT strategy to support corporate mission and ensure alignment with its vision and strategic objectives.

-Provided ongoing consultancy and support to subsidiaries in planning and implementation of a cohesive IT strategy in order to achieve synergy with the group as a whole.

-Conducted thorough analysis of NIC and subsidiaries business operations and explored Business Process Re-engineering options to maximize Return On Investment of IT solutions.

-Managed the implementation of ERP solution at and supported other ERP implementations at subsidiary level.

-Developed and implemented the Internet strategy for the holding company and supported subsidiaries in similar effort to take maximum advantage of Internet technology in order to gain competitive advantage.

-Managed the migration of NIC shareholder system from legacy application to more robust client-server and Oracle based technology in order to improve shareholder service.

Project Manager في Motorola International Cellular Infrastructure Division
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الرياض
  • أبريل 1995 إلى يناير 1996

- Managed implementation of voice and data wireless communications systems projects.

- Participated in business development through active involvement in the proposal, presentation and follow-up of system solutions based on customer requirements.

Business Analyst / Consultant في Origin Technology In Business
  • الولايات المتحدة
  • سبتمبر 1992 إلى أغسطس 1994

- Researched and analyzed the business requirements for clients in light of their overall objectives and translated those requirements into IT solution proposals.

- Managed the allocation and monitoring of IT resources to ensure optimum utilization and prevent slippage in project targets and deadlines.

الخلفية التعليمية

بكالوريوس, Management Information Systems
  • في The Ohio State University
  • يونيو 1990

Major GPA: 3.25/4.0 Course work: well-diversified training in Computer Science, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, Business Management, Finance and Marketing.

Specialties & Skills

Synergy
Strategic Planning
Marketing
Utilization
System Integration Management
Business System Analysis
Project Management
(CRM) Customer Relationship Management
e-business
Organizational
Communication
Market demand and multidimentional segmentation
Financial performance reporting and Analysis
Sales and Operating Model development
Strategy Development
Trends, Benchmarking and PEST/SWOT analysis
Financial Analysis and Business Case Development
Business Planning
Marketing and Business Model Development

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس
الفرنسية
متوسط
الاسبانية
متوسط
اليابانية
مبتدئ

العضويات

Saudi Computer Society
  • Active Member
  • January 1996