Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
A well accomplished Technical and Management Consultant with over 15 years of broad experience, including a decade of specialization in the Saudi Arabia market across diverse sectors such as Banking, Insurance, Information Technology, Consulting, Energy, and Retail. Well-versed in data management, data governance, data quality, master data management, business intelligence (BI) and analytics, DevOps, and middleware. In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Saudi Arabia market, with a proven track record of delivering tailored solutions to clients in different sectors. Successfully navigated the local business landscape, adapting strategies to align with cultural and regulatory requirements. Demonstrated expertise in data management maturity assessments, strategies, frameworks, and best practices. Skilled in designing and implementing data governance programs, ensuring data quality, and establishing master data management processes. I have strong hands-on experience in all the phases of EDW lifecycle starting from requirement gathering, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, integration, maintenance, and performance tuning. I have a solid understanding of DevOps and BI projects lifecycle and good knowledge and working experience on diversified data management technologies and platforms. I have a proven ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, react to problems quickly, understand complex issues and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines. I have strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and confidently with business partners at all levels of the organization. I am capable of understanding complex business requirements and business problems and implementing solutions to address them. Specialties: • Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog • Informatica Axon Data Governance/ Data Marketplace • Informatica Data Quality Management • IBM Rational DOORs Next Generation (RDNG) • IBM Rational Quality Manager (RQM) • IBM Rational Software Architect (RSA) • IBM Rational Source Control Management (SCM) • IBM Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) • IBM Data Power • T-SQL – stored procedures, functions, triggers • SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) • SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) • SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) • IBM Cognos (Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Cognos Workspace, Cognos Workspace Advanced, metadata modeling, and Framework Manager) • Advanced skills in Excel, Access • SAS 9.21
• Perform Data Management and Governance reviews • Conduct current state data maturity assessments using industry standard frameworks, evaluate assessment results, and design a target operating model for Data Management Office • Facilitate the development and implementation of data quality and data protection standards across an organization • Work with diverse business users to understand the requirements and develop a robust data model that will meet data management strategy and future business growth
• Responsible for the end to end design, development and implementation of data warehouse and business intelligence solutions in KSA region. • Responsible for putting IBM Rational tools and technology together to meet the customer needs and in many cases must help implement the solution at the customer environment. • Providing technical design/architecture & solutions for customization with respective to Jazz applications • Installing, upgrading and maintaining Enterprise CLM deployments. • Data migration from other tools/platforms to IBM Jazz CLM Enterprise platform. • Capture, manage and trace requirements throughout the Application development lifecycle. • Provide Rational tool support for issue resolution, training/mentoring and best practices. • Provide build, stream strategies to development teams in RTC • Participate in design reviews and provide input to the design recommendations; incorporate security requirements into design; and provide input to information/data flow, and understand and comply with Project Life Cycle Methodology in all planning steps. • Fine tuning Rational CLM environment (Monitoring, Server issues) • Engage in DevOps/ BI pre-sales activities. • Designing & building sophisticated & interactive BI dashboards. • Configuring and upgrading Cognos BI content from IBM Cognos BI version 8+ to IBM Cognos BI 10+. • Working with diverse business users to understand the requirements and develop a robust data model that will support the current requirements and future business growth. • Create and manage Framework Manager models.
• Supervising a team of analysts and responsible for managing the whole liabilities analytics and BI reporting. • Work with senior retail management to identify and prioritize BI projects and reporting to support the retail banking initiatives. • Prepare liabilities forecast models to produce analytical findings with focus on revenue maximization and portfolio performance. • Prepare scorecards, and dashboards for performance monitoring. • Collaborate with product managers and liabilities head to refine and prioritize new requirements. • Perform industry analysis of all the leading banks in Pakistan.
• Responsible for the end to end design, development and implementation of data warehouse and business intelligence solutions to support the sales, logistics, supply chain and finance functional areas of the clients. • Design and development of BI dashboards using different BI platforms. • Install, configure, customize and troubleshoot BI tool problems. • Development of ETL packages. • 3 tier Cognos installation and configuration. • Configuring and upgrading Cognos BI content from IBM Cognos BI version 8+ to IBM Cognos BI 10+. • Development of dashboards and reports with different type of visualizations using TIBCO Spotfire. • In house training of other teammates to make them more professionally competitive and well groomed.
• Providing ad-hoc analytics to retail liabilities, Finance, Compliance, country management on need basis. • Performing any changes that could impact the regular analytics and reporting. • Handling and resolving the issues of internal customers related to retail liabilities. • Working closely with Policy to develop tactical recommendations to enhance profitability. • Facilitate country management and finance by providing numbers with different dimensions that can help them track the business. • Developing, testing, and delivering reports using Teradata to meet business requirements. • Analysis and interpretation of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). • Developing and controling structure and automated processes in order to ensure accurate and timely deliverables. • Partnering with the business to provide insight and support to achieve financial targets. • Reporting (management reporting, transfer pricing, and product/segment performance) • Monitoring business performance (financials and commentary) on a regular basis, including monthly business reviews, product/segment performance report and analysis. • Business planning, budgeting, financial analysis and project & strategy initiatives. • Partnering with senior management & scrutinizing the plans, forecasts and performance of different areas of the business. • Incentive calculation for relationship managers and collection officers. • Developing complex, graphical business analytic reports using Cognos BI tool.