Zaid Mahmoud Ali Al Abdullatif, Senior Executive Manager Retail Banking

Zaid Mahmoud Ali Al Abdullatif

Senior Executive Manager Retail Banking

BankDhofar

Lieu
Oman - Muscat
Éducation
Baccalauréat, BSc. Business Sciences, College of Commerce and Economics. (Major :Information Systems)
Expérience
12 years, 7 Mois

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Total des années d'expérience :12 years, 7 Mois

Senior Executive Manager Retail Banking à BankDhofar
  • Oman - Muscat
  • décembre 2013 à septembre 2014

Senior Executive Manager Retail Banking (December 2013 - Present)
Reporting to Deputy General Manager Retail Banking and assigned to revamp the service delivery in the Retail
Banking Division

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Analyze the functions of each unit and develop new operating models aimed at improving the efficiency of each
unit
• Centralize non business functions with other divisions
• Improve the service delivery at branches
• Work with IT and Central Operations on removing operational tasks from branches by either automating the tasks or centralizing them

Branch Manager (Interim) à BankDhofar
  • Oman - Muscat
  • juin 2013 à décembre 2013

Temporarily assigned to manage the Bank's only branch that operates from 9am to 9pm. The BankDhofar branch at the Muscat Grand Mall is the only full-fledged bank branch that operates 12 hours a day. Assigned to convert the branch from a typical operational branch to a store that provides banking services delivering the ultimate customer experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES
 Analyze and eliminate unnecessary operations
 Develop and adopt a new branch operating model focused on delivering the ultimate customer experience
 Analyze and review the systems used in branches and their effectiveness/ease of use
 Train the staff on all products, services and systems in order to achieve the vision of having a single point of contact for customers
 Analyse and improve service delivery
 Increase the customer base

ACHIEVEMENTS
 Developed a new operating model for evening banking and large branches that has increased employee productivity
 Increase in the number of staff handling customers
 Increased the efficiency of the branch back office
 Improved the work environment at the Muscat Grand Mall Branch
 Improved the Loan Origination System
 Improved the service delivery turnaround time

Head of Retail Projects and Customer Experience à BankDhofar
  • Oman - Muscat
  • janvier 2012 à juin 2013

Retail Banking focal point for process reengineering & for centralization projects
Retail Banking focal point for issue resolution
Member of the Retail Banking transformation team

RESPONSIBILITIES
Electronic Banking (Alternative Channels)
• Implementation of state of the art user friendly electronic channels solutions and services
• Migration of customers from branch banking to electronic banking
• Creation of tie ups with third parties for mobile commerce
• Annual planning (budget proposals) and business case preparation

Process Reengineering
• Reengineering of the credit proposal requests, approvals and disbursements
• Simplification of account opening and service requests
• Simplification of transaction handling at branches to reduce transaction completion time
• Implementation of Straight Through Processing (STP)

Centralization
• Centralization of retail operational tasks with other divisions
• Reengineering of processes scheduled for centralization

Branches
• Reduction of operational tasks handled in branches
• Implementation of a sales culture
• Improving the service delivery in branches
• Staff competency enhancement


Customer Experience
• Ensuring all products and services deliver the ultimate customer experience
• Measuring the levels of customer experience
• Ensuring that re-engineered processes deliver the ultimate customer experience


Technology
• Introduction of solutions to simplify transactions at branches
• Introduction of solutions to simplify self service
• Preparation of road maps to move Retail Banking to the next level of Banking (Bank 2.0 and beyond)

ACHIEVEMENTS
Process Reengineering
• Completely reengineered the housing loan approval process to reduce approval and disbursement from 3 week to less than 5 days
• Simplification of account opening process and electronic channels subscription
• Loan Origination System implementation

Head of eBanking à BankDhofar
  • Oman - Muscat
  • avril 2009 à décembre 2011

RESPONSIBILITIES
e-Banking
 Manage and increase the utilization of BankDhofar’s eServices
 Improve the Call Center’s quality and services
 Grow BankDhofar’s network of self service channels (ATMs, Cash & Cheque Deposit and Bill Payment Machines)
 Introduce new services on all e channels
 Formalize processes related to all e channels
 Provide monthly, quarterly and yearly MIS
 Plan for the introduction of Mobile Banking and Mobile related services
 Increase the number of tie ups with third parties for bill payments
 Ensure branch staff are well trained to sell e services

Core Banking from Dec 2009 to July 2010
 Review all issues related to Retail Banking in the new core banking implementation
 Review all documents related to Retail Banking in the core banking implementation
 Insure that all branch staff have completed the new core banking system training
 Insure that all branch staff have attended the monthly core banking system practice sessions
 Insure that all branches have corrected their data before each and every mock migration
 Insure that the branches are ready for the simulation and parallel system runs
 Review customizations and work around solutions
 Manage the Retail Banking’s staff which have been deputed to the core banking implementation project

Policies and Procedures
 Review and redraft the policies and procedures for all of the Retail Banking units
 Review the Retail Banking’s Operation’s Instruction Manual
 Assist in the development of the Retail Banking’s “Instruction Manual for Retail Products”

Retail Enhancement Projects
 Plan for the introduction of new services based on the capabilities of the new core banking system
 Enhance the services offered in the branches based on the capabilities of the new core banking system
 Introduce technology in the branches to minimize errors and speed up service delivery

ACHIEVEMENTS
e-Banking
 Launched BankDhofar Online, BankDhofar’s Internet Banking offering
 Recruited a new team to support all eBanking channels
 Developed all the operational processes related to e-Banking
 Enhanced customers expectation from BankDhofar e-Banking channels
 Increased the call centre service level
 Reorganized the call centre shifts to capture more calls and reduced abandoned calls while reducing the number of agents
 Increased saving deposits and loans through the call centre
 Introduced new services via BankDhofar e-Banking channels
 Coached all the call centre agents, branch employees and direct sales agents on e channel services.
 Developed the BankDhofar regional workshops program to develop the skills of branch employees.
 Created a tie up with Fuel stations to install ATMs in strategic filling station locations

Core Banking Prior to Going Live
 Took over the core banking project in December 2009 and managed to catch up in a very short period of time
 Took important decisions on behalf of the AGM of Retail Banking related to the implementation during his leave
 Managed a successful simulation and parallel runs

Core Banking Post Going Live
 Assisted in the development of the plans for supporting the branches
 Developed the processes used by the branches to report issues/request for assistance
 Formalized the new set of account/service request forms based on the new core banking system

Policies and Procedures
 My department was the only department in Retail Banking to have all policies and procedures documented
 Assisted all the Retail Banking Units in reviewing and re drafting their policies and procedure
 Analyzed the Retail Banking Lending Portfolio and re wrote the following policies: a) Personal Lending Policy b) Housing Loans Policy c) Credit Cards Policy e) Overdraft Products Policy

Business Development Manager & Contact Centre Projects Manager à MENA BUSINESS SERVICES (OMANLINE)
  • Oman - Muscat
  • février 2007 à avril 2009

ACHIEVEMENTS

Business Development
• Grew the current call center with 4 agents for one entity to a total of 30 Agents providing services for 5 entities in addition to supporting the growth of the company's call centers in region.
• Successfully managed the call center and staff while maintaining a regular business development program for the company.
• Updated the training program and job description for the contact center staff.

Internet and Data Sales Manager à OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY
  • Oman - Muscat
  • septembre 2005 à février 2007

Internet and Data Sales Manager (2006 -2007)

ACHIEVEMENTS
• Managed the new Omantel Key Accounts, The Wave Muscat, Salam Resort and Spa, The Blue City and Muscat
Golf & Country Club.
• Drove Omantel's Microsoft Hosted Exchange service and restructured the existing offering.
• Coached the Omantel Sales Team on how to effectively sell and demo the Hosted Exchange Service.

Senior Sales Expert, Fixed Line Telephony (2005 - 2006)

ACHIEVEMENTS
 Met all 15 assigned Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
 Stopped the decline in fixed line revenue and reversed the trend.
 Drove the development and testing of new value added services and the re-launch of previous services, growing the previously stagnant business by 6% in two months.
 Managed the Omantel call centre to sell additional services. A first for Omantel, reducing queuing and increasing sales

Partner Account Manager à MICROSOFT CORPORATION
  • Oman - Muscat
  • juillet 2004 à août 2005

ACHIEVEMENTS

OEM Sales
• Grew the FY 2005 OEM revenues by 100%, closing the year with more than USD1.2M.
• Grew the number of Microsoft resellers purchasing original OEM packs from local distributors, hence reducing
pirate sales and across the border sales.

National PC Campaign
• Assisted in the development the National Omani PC Campaign for Microsoft and the Ministry of National
Economy to boost PC and Internet usage in Oman
• Worked on establishing a partnership between Microsoft, Ministry of National Economy and a local vendor to produce a low cost PC for the Omani market.

Intel Systems Product Sales Specialist à IBM
  • Oman - Muscat
  • mars 2002 à juin 2004

ACHIEVEMENTS

Sales
• Led a successful win back campaign for a major bank.
• Won back major competitor accounts to achieve the 2003 PC quota.
• Achieved all 2004 quarterly quotas.
• Achieved IBM Sales certification within one year.

Éducation

Baccalauréat, BSc. Business Sciences, College of Commerce and Economics. (Major :Information Systems)
  • à Sultan Qaboos University
  • juin 2001
Etudes secondaires ou équivalent,
  • à The Sultan's School
  • janvier 1997

1983 - 1997 The Sultan's School, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Omani High School Degree

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