AHMED ABDALLAH
Technical Project Manager
Riyadh,Riyadh
Summary
Technical Project Manager with 5+ years of experience leading large data and software projects in banking and government sectors. Skilled in managing 60+ engineer teams, driving Agile delivery, and ensuring compliance with PDPL and NDMO. PMP, ACP, AWS, and CDGC certified. Strong in automation, process optimization, and cross-team coordination, with a proven record of delivering high-impact results.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
Data Office Project Manager
Arab National Bank
08.2025 - Current
- Led and managed all Data Office projects, requests, and RFCs from initiation to delivery, ensuring on-time closure and full documentation.
- Coordinated between the Data Office, IT, Enterprise Architecture, and business units to maintain alignment, transparency, and smooth project execution.
- Delivered weekly and monthly status updates, performance reports, and progress dashboards for senior management and governance committees.
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies as Scrum Master, including daily standups and steering committee meetings, improving team communication and delivery flow.
- Oversaw and optimized resource utilization for 60+ developers and data engineers across six Data Office domains (Data Governance, Data Platform, Data Privacy, Data Demand, Business Intelligence, Data Quality), improving workload balance and productivity.
Technical Project Manager
Jeddah Central Development Company
07.2024 - 08.2025
- Lead the first on-cloud Informatica Data Management solution at Ejada, integrating 5+ enterprise systems (SAP HANA, ARIBA, SAC, MSSQL, etc.), enabling cross-platform data accessibility and governance compliance
- Automated data validation and profiling checks, reducing manual effort by 40%
- Mentored and trained 4 junior data governance developers, increasing team delivery capacity by 30% and ensuring knowledge transfer across the project lifecycle.
- Integrated governance policies (retention, access, protection) into Informatica tools, ensuring compliance with NDMO and PDPL regulations across all datasets.
- Acted as a liaison between technical and business teams, translating complex data models into actionable insights
Technical Project Manager
AlRajhi Bank
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Led the end-to-end implementation of Informatica EDC, Axon, and IDQ for Al Rajhi Bank Takaful, delivering the project on schedule and ensuring 100% compliance with PDPL and NDMO requirements.
- Identified and mitigated key project risks, reducing potential delivery delays by over 10% and maintaining project continuity.
- Managed a cross-functional team of 3+ engineers, improving collaboration and increasing milestone completion rate by 12%.
- Facilitated 40+ Agile ceremonies—including standups, steering committees, and business analysis sessions—improving team communication and cycle efficiency.
- Improved project transparency by delivering structured weekly progress reports and status dashboards to senior stakeholders, reducing follow-up requests by 20%.
Data Archival Specialist
SNB Bank
01.2021 - 03.2023
- Executed and optimized advanced SQL queries across Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MSSQL databases to support Informatica ILM integration, improving data retrieval and processing efficiency by 30%.
- Designed and implemented data compliance solutions aligned with GDPR, CCPA, and global privacy standards, reducing compliance gaps by over 25% and strengthening data protection practices.
Odoo Full Stack Developer
Ejada
04.2020 - 01.2021
- Integrated and aligned multiple Odoo modules with diverse APIs, improving inter-system communication and reducing manual data handoffs by 40%.
- Developed and optimized SQL scripts, indexes, and complex queries, increasing data analysis and extraction performance by 35%.
Operations Manager
GFC Oil and Gas
07.2018 - 01.2019
- Managed full recruitment and evaluation process for technicians, including interviews and assessments.
- Successfully hired and deployed 37 technicians for international assignments in the oil and gas sector.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Communications & Computer Engineering
Cairo University
Egypt07-2018
Skills
- Project management
- Sprint Planning
- Project planning
- Microsoft Planner
- Team collaboration
- Stakeholder communications
- Agile Methodologies
- Scrum Master
- Advanced problem solving
- Risk management
- Microsoft Planner
- JIRA
Certification
- PMP (Project Management Professional)
- ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)
- AWS-CCP (Certified Cloud Practitioner)
- Informatica Certified Professional CDGC ( Cloud Data Governance and Catalog)
LANGUAGES
Arabic - Mother Tongue
English - Fluent
Spanish - Intermediate
Timeline
Data Office Project Manager
Arab National Bank
08.2025 - Current
Technical Project Manager
Jeddah Central Development Company
07.2024 - 08.2025
Technical Project Manager
AlRajhi Bank
05.2023 - 07.2024
Data Archival Specialist
SNB Bank
01.2021 - 03.2023
Odoo Full Stack Developer
Ejada
04.2020 - 01.2021
Operations Manager
GFC Oil and Gas
07.2018 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Communications & Computer Engineering
Cairo University