DANA ALSWYAN
Riyadh
Summary
Skilled TMO Program Manager in Strategy Setting, Driving Corporate Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Governance, and Risk Assurance. Strong business development professional with a Master's degree focused in International public policy and management from University of Southern California.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Strategy GM
Saudi Commission for Health Specialti
10.2024 - Current
- Develop and implement strategic plans for special projects, ensuring alignment with the organization's overall strategic direction.
- Co-lead Corporate Strategy Project, aligning business objectives with long-term vision and goals.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Lead cross-functional teams through the project lifecycle, from conception to execution and closure.
- Collaborated with multiple departments to develop effective strategies for case management and resource allocation.
- Monitored global trends and political developments for potential impact on organizational goals or strategies.
Transformation Program Manager
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
03.2024 - Current
- Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively to deliver results on time and within scope.
- Spearheading successful Women Empowerment Program, driving gender diversity and leadership development for health practitioners.
- Leading the integration of ESG principles into core business strategies, enhancing sustainability and governance.
- Conducted comprehensive program evaluations, identifying areas for improvement and recommending actionable solutions.
Senior Strategy Manager
ROSHN
02.2023 - 02.2024
- Suggest improvements to existing business strategies to drive growth within the real-estate sector locally and regionally
- Drive and oversee the progress of key strategic projects
- Lead segments of the business reporting process to the board on quarterly basis
- Build and nurture strong advisory relationships with key external and internal senior stakeholders
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
Strategy Manager
Saudi Space Commission
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Lead the incubation process of the entrepreneurial development initiative in the commission
- Part of the team conducting market structuring for earth observation industry
- Manage team on Strategic communication project at a leadership level and handling all the operational segment
- Plan and develop strategies to lead on other projects associated with policy advising and communication
- Lead the incubation process of the investment team in the entity, from hunting for candidates to cultivating relationships with potential investors
Entrepreneurship Hybrid Program Manager
Saudi Space Commission
06.2021 - 02.2023
- Conducted a policy recommendation for the development of a Space Entrepreneurship Center and submitted it to the Transformation office.
- Lead the strategic benchmarking study for the positioning of the space entrepreneurship initiative and submitted it to the transformation office internally.
- Appointed as a project manager for the entrepreneurship initiative in the space sector internally for 2022.
- Lead the RFP setting of the project and coordinated with international experts in setting accelerator program in Saudi Arabia.
Senior Strategy Specialist
Saudi Space Commission
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Executive Transformation Office-Strategy Track member working on developing the National Space Strategy
- Managed junior level employees and lead teams for strategic activities associated with governance module, market intelligence, and SMO setup.
- Co-Lead the stakeholder engagement team with 65+ governmental and private sector entities.
- Lead the development of an Internal awareness campaign for the National Space Strategy Project.
- Selected as a representative of the Saudi Space Commission in the the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2022.
- Co-lead the project management of the strategic setting process for both national and international teams.
Associate
Consulum
05.2019 - 06.2021
- Apply a change management process and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by assigned project.
- Providing market trends and competitors assessments along with early identification of threats and opportunities during first phases of projects.
- Support the design, development, delivery and management of communications along with conducting impact analyses, assess change readiness and identify key stakeholders.
- Creation of organizational and departmental goals, processes and resource allocation for newly established organizations.
- Presenting findings, projections and recommended actions to upper management and Boards.
Governance Analyst
Public Investment Fund (PIF)
10.2018 - 05.2019
- Experience in drafting governance manuals, internal controls, policies and procedures, and designing delegation of authority matrixes, as well as, board secretariat practices.
- Lead in the nomination and appointment process of Board Members and Committee Members for several Portfolio Companies in various sectors both nationally and internationally.
- Review and improve the PCNC policies and procedures.
- Create dashboard and other tools for reporting purposes in the department.
- Partake in the strategic management and operational management of PIF initiatives and support the lead across the duration of the project phase.
Business Control And Enterprise Risk Consultant
Price Waterhouse Coopers
09.2017 - 09.2018
- Advising directors and officers on director duties on the structuring and requirements of CMA laws and the current company and labor laws, stock exchange, and other regulatory and statutory requirements (both within Saudi Arabia and in other jurisdictions, where appropriate).
- Delivery of corporate governance functions, on the basis of the project's scope, such as corporate policy, statutory corporate reporting, business continuity, committee charter structuring, and other corporate information systems.
- The implementation of corporate governance in the Pre-IPO phase
- Experience in conducting strategic planning assessments and internal control reviews over financial reporting and enterprise-wide risk assessment.
- Preparing presentations for management both internally and externally.
- Prepare reports on a monthly and weekly basis which contains updates on the task handling process.
- Prepare and update the action tracker for several projects on the task conducted by the assigned team.
Consultant
Strategic Consulting Tuolumne Sheriff's Office
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Provide high quality expert advice tithe client's upper management to enable strategic thinking and optimize thestrategic planning processes for the organization.
- Direct the alignment of corporatereporting systems, identification of key performance indicators and high leveltargets, communication and promotional strategies and processes for review andevaluation, to facilitate identification of variations from plan and necessary remedialactions
- Provide strategic advice and highquality tools to the upper management to enable a shared understanding of bestpractice strategic planning and to ensure that planning outcomes are highlyeffective and well aligned with the direction and objectives of the organization.
- Source with the assigned team theconduct of research into political, legislative, economic, social,technological, business and industry trends and analyze and interpret strategictrends to identify likely impacts on the organization and inform the uppermanagement and strategic planning processes.
Research Intern
LA Controller's Office
01.2017 - 03.2017
- Attend LA City Council meetings on behalf of the legislative department.
- Drafting smart city initiatives and environmentally friendly policies and initiatives for the city of Los Angeles.
Co-Op
NCBC National Commercial Bank Capital
12.2015 - 06.2016
- Developed and managed communications strategies, plans and budgets.
- Created and implemented external and internal communications strategies for key company initiatives.
- Drafted and managed print, online and social media communications usage policy.
- Drafted engaging, accurate and effective press releases.
- Conveyed noteworthy information about project successes.
Assistant Educator
American University
03.2012 - 01.2013
- Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support for arabic language.
- Facilitated accurate evaluation of student progress by developing assessment activities, including one on one activities and quizzes.
- Ensured achievement of learning goals, providing detailed and regular feedback to student's progress.
Intern
Huntingdon Chamber of Commerce
01.2011 - 05.2011
- Organizing, drafting, typing letters, and helping other staff members in the chamber.
- upon request.
- Helping staff members in the chamber to organize the events that the chamber is holding.
- Accomplishments.
Education
Master of Science - International Public Policy and Management
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA2017
Bachelor of Science - International Business and ITEC
American University
Washington, D.C. 2015
Timeline
Deputy Strategy GM
Saudi Commission for Health Specialti
10.2024 - Current
Transformation Program Manager
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
03.2024 - Current
Senior Strategy Manager
ROSHN
02.2023 - 02.2024
Strategy Manager
Saudi Space Commission
09.2022 - 02.2023
Entrepreneurship Hybrid Program Manager
Saudi Space Commission
06.2021 - 02.2023
Senior Strategy Specialist
Saudi Space Commission
06.2021 - 08.2022
Associate
Consulum
05.2019 - 06.2021
Governance Analyst
Public Investment Fund (PIF)
10.2018 - 05.2019
Business Control And Enterprise Risk Consultant
Price Waterhouse Coopers
09.2017 - 09.2018
Consultant
Strategic Consulting Tuolumne Sheriff's Office
01.2017 - 06.2017
Research Intern
LA Controller's Office
01.2017 - 03.2017
Co-Op
NCBC National Commercial Bank Capital
12.2015 - 06.2016
Assistant Educator
American University
03.2012 - 01.2013
Intern
Huntingdon Chamber of Commerce
01.2011 - 05.2011
Master of Science - International Public Policy and Management
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science - International Business and ITEC
American University
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