Ahmed Bin Madhi
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Innovative, professional, and goal-oriented Program Manager, with more than 11 years of experience and excellent resource management, communication, leadership, and planning skills that benefit in overseeing the operational aspects of ongoing projects and leading, organizing, budgeting, and managing staff. Proven ability to adapt and leverage fresh perspectives and breakthrough ideas to solve problems, improve processes, and drive solutions. Passionate about creativity, innovation practices and technology-related business development, with a vision for creating digital products and startups. Highly skilled at executing strategic business plans, with a keen eye for detail, and a disciplined approach to execution. Managed 4 projects with a budget exceeding 40 million SAR.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager
Elm
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
08.2021 - Current
- Administrate day-to-day portfolio activities and establish working plan for each project phase
- Identify any misalignment between projects, and strategic objectives
- Develop and execute portfolio management methodologies and best practices to build on the team's skills and abilities
- Analyze and assess sales methods, costs, and results
- Counsel clients about their accounts, market conditions, and economic trends
- Maintain new and existing client relationships and meet with them to discuss their portfolio performance and objectives
- Generate detailed records and files of all portfolio activity
- Escalate concerns and issues that threaten portfolio and project success
- Determine and define project scope, objectives, and budget
- Plan and design programs, proactively monitor their progress, resolve issues, and initiate appropriate corrective action
- Work with other departments to develop budgets and plans for the programs and establish delivery priorities
- Meet with stakeholders to discuss program status and goals
- Manage vendors throughout the whole project life-cycle
- Utilize Agile and Waterfall methodologies to ensure project deliverables are met within set timelines.
Product Owner
Coaching Marketplace Platform
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
06.2021 - Current
- Led end-to-end development of digital product, orchestrating successful soft launch.
- Product ideation and conceptualization, spearheaded ideation and collaborated cross-functionally to define goals and features.
- Development and iterative prototyping, translated ideas into actionable plans, overseeing Agile development for on-time delivery.
- Soft launch and user feedback, executing strategic soft launch, managing beta testing and refining based on user feedback.
- Market entry and preparing for Go-Live, developed go-to-market strategy for successful product launch. And crafted compelling pitches.
Manager
Elm
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
04.2019 - 08.2021
- Was a member of the People and Culture team, which was assigned to study Tabadul and Elm employee engagement
- Planned and implemented employee engagement activities and initiatives to reduce COVID-19 impact
- Supported executive managers to identify and execute engagement action plans through coaching and mentoring
- Conducted workshops, and presentations and facilitated team discussions with high satisfaction records
- Managed and oversaw the department's projects
- Prepared budgets based on the scope of work and resource requirements
- Established a change management plan for organizational structure changes.
Assistant Manager
Elm
Riyadh
04.2017 - 04.2019
- Designed and executed employee engagement programs and activities to reduce the impact of COVID-19
- Participated as a member of the People and Culture team, which was assigned to study Tabadul and Elm employee engagement
- Supported executive managers to identify and execute engagement action plans through coaching and mentoring
- Mentored and advised managers to achieve career integration
- Assigned tasks to internal teams and assisted with schedule management
- Prepared and conducted workshops, presentations and facilitated team discussions with high satisfaction records
- Established budgeting plans, and oversaw the department's projects and consultation requirements from scope to delivery
- Created and maintained detailed project documentation, plans, and reports.
Project Manager
Elm
Riyadh
03.2014 - 04.2017
- Defined project roles and responsibilities and allocated project resources to tasks accordingly
- Prepared and presented stakeholder meetings, including those with the Minister of Agriculture and key stakeholders from the Ministry of Agriculture
- Conducting business process design and analysis for the agricultural centre operating model for farm registration
- Managed a team of three members, including team activities, training requirements, performance, and morale, to deliver department objectives
- Analyzed the best practices of agricultural data utilization for business and economic development
- Designed and developed agri-data products, to address local business needs
- Analyzed and designed data quality systems for agricultural data flow.
Project Specialist
Elm
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
03.2012 - 03.2014
- Developed the technical aspects of Request for Proposal (RFP) with estimated budget of 300+ Million SAR.
- Interviewed, trained and supervised data collectors
- Transferred Dutch best practices in agricultural data collection and analysis
- Used surveys, opinion polls, discussion groups, and questionnaires to collect data on farms and farming activities
- Liaised with managers to define project requirements, scopes, and objectives
- Worked on an end-to-end pilot project for collecting and utilizing farm data
- Coordinated internal and external resources, ensuring that projects remain within scope, schedule, and budget
- Monitored project progress and handled any issues that arose.
Education
Master's Degree - Business Administration
Saudi Electronic University
Riyadh06.2022
Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science
Arab Open University
Riyadh09.2023
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Egineering
King Saud University
Riyadh06.2011
Skills
- Leadership
- Product Management
- Innovation
- Project Planning
- Digital Transformation
- Business Development
- Program Management
- Systems Operations
- Digital Products Development
- Quality Management
- Problem-Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Strategic Planning
- Critical Thinking
- Procurement
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Program Leadership
- Performance Monitoring
- Communication
Accomplishments
- Managed 4 projects with a budget exceeding 40 million SAR
- Managed Enterprise resource planning (ERP) Project | Sep 2022
- Worked with 5 government entities to launch ERP systems.
- Revenue targets achieved
- End-to-end projects (scoping till closing)
- Launched the home visits system for the Ministry of Human Resources.
- Launched product and inspection system for Tabuk Municipality, operation and development management and new requirements.
- Managed and oversaw operation, development and new requirements of Asir Municipality.
- Best Employee Engagement scores and participation rate in 5 years | Elm
Timeline
Program Manager
Elm
08.2021 - Current
Product Owner
Coaching Marketplace Platform
06.2021 - Current
Manager
Elm
04.2019 - 08.2021
Assistant Manager
Elm
04.2017 - 04.2019
Project Manager
Elm
03.2014 - 04.2017
Project Specialist
Elm
03.2012 - 03.2014
Master's Degree - Business Administration
Saudi Electronic University
Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science
Arab Open University
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Egineering
King Saud University
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