Nawaf Al Zadjali

General Manager - Customer Experience & Innovation at Riyadh Airports | Strategy & Corporate Affairs

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About

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Experience

  • Riyadh Airports (3 yrs 5 mos)
    • General Manager - Customer Experience & Innovation
      Sep 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    • Sep 2026 - Present · 3 mos
      Present

      Experience Development (Design, Engagement & Innovation) Experience Delivery (Experience Management Office) Experience Monitoring (Experience Qualitative Assurance & Experience Command Centre, Experience Analysis) Experience Oversight (Unified Inspection - Enablement & Execution)

    • Committee Member - KKIA Arts & Culture
      Jan 2026 - Present · 11 mos

    • Jan 2026 - Present · 11 mos
      Present

    • Senior Director - Customer Experience Strategy, Design & Monitoring
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos
      Present

    • Member - King Salman Airport Establishment Committee
      Sep 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Sep 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos
      Present

    • Head - Riyadh Air Establishment Working Committee
      Sep 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Director - Customer Experience Strategy
      Jul 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • ALTANFEETHI (2 yrs 5 mos)
    • Deputy Chief Operations Officer (VP) for Centre of Excellence & Customer Experience
      Jan 2022 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Chairman - Strategic Management Committee
      Dec 2021 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Chairman - Enterprise & Operational Risk Management Committee
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

    • Chairman - Guest Compensation Management Committee
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

    • Director - Strategic and Experience Management
      Mar 2021 - Dec 2021 · 10 mos

      Member - Corporate Establishment, Start-up & Set-up Team In-Charge - The Transition Plan (Migration - Transformation - Fit) Supporting Lead (HR Migration & Finance Migration) Lead - Experience Management Framework Set-up & Execution (Guest, Product, Brand, Employee, User) Lead - 5 Years Strategy Development (Strategic Review - New Strategic Framework, Initiatives Roadmap, Business Plan) Lead - Corporate Governance & Corporate Performance and Reporting Lead - Strategic Partnership & Business Excellence and Improvement Member - ORAT & Readiness of Dammam, Jeddah and Red-Sea Executive Terminals

    • Acting General Manager ICT
      Mar 2021 - Jun 2021 · 4 mos

      Acting GM ICT & In-Charge of the Digital Migration (ERP, Microsoft 365, CRM, Website, Mobile App, Data, Active Directory, Systems & Infrastructure)

  • Customer Experience & Transformation Advisor at Riyadh Airports
    Nov 2020 - Mar 2021 · 5 mos

    Service Standards, Guest Satisfaction and +12 skills

  • Oman Airports Management Company (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Customer Experience & Market Intelligence Manager (Strategic Planning)
      May 2018 - Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Manager Services (Corporate) | Service Delivery
      Feb 2018 - Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • Acting Change Manager - Program & Performance (Strategic Planning)
      Jun 2019 - Dec 2019 · 7 mos

      Acting Manager - PMO Implementation, Annual Budget Support & 5-Yrs Business Plan Development

    • In Charge - Trials Operation (Readiness)
      Aug 2017 - Apr 2018 · 9 mos

    • Manager - Terminal Operations Readiness
      Apr 2017 - Apr 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Highly Involved in all New Muscat International Airport (NMIA) Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer duties as follow; * ADM Readiness * Team Leader - NMIA TOPS Readiness * In Charge of NMIA Trial Operations (Basic, Functional, Element, Limited Advance & Advance Trials) * Project Manager - Airlines Readiness and Engagement Plan * Manager of 3rd Parties and Stakeholders Readiness: - Governmental Authorities: VIP Services/Ministry of Tourism/Ministry of Manpower/Ministry of Agricultural and Fisheries/Ministry of Commerce - Stakeholders Readiness: Royal Oman Police (ROP)/Internal Security Services (ISS) - Ground Handlers Readiness: Ground Handler1 (OAHC)/Ground Handler2 (Swissport) - Commercial Readiness: NMIA Advertisement/Commercial Services & Facilities * Manager of TOPS Planning: - TOPS Operations Concept - SOPs Writing and Verification - Operational Concepts * Manager of TOPS Procurement (RFQs and Tenders): - Trolley Management and Porter Services Provision for NMIA - Forecourt Management of NMIA - Customer Service Provision (May I Help You) for NMIA - Shuttle Service Provision for NMIA (Landside and Airside/Staff and Pax) - Electric Carts (C.S, Ambulance, PRM, ESVs) - Pax Flow Management System for NMIA - Security Awareness Video for NMIA - Interactive Wayfinding System for NMIA - Pre-Landing IFE Video of NMIA - Trolleys and Wheelchairs Provision for NIMA - Tensile Barriers Provision for NMIA * Manager of TOPS On Field Operations: - Orientation Training - SOP Training - O&M Training - ICT Systems Training - Airport Snagging * Member of NMIA ORAT Interface Team * Member of NMIA Car Parking Planning and Allocation * Member of NMIA Signage Committee * Member of NMIA Stakeholders KPI Committee * Member of NMIA Evacuation Plan * Member of NMIA Media Roadshow and Campaign: - NMIA Advance Trials Roadshow Program - Staff Booklet and Manual

  • Aviation Lecturer & Faculty Member at Modern College of Business and Science
    Oct 2014 - Dec 2019 · 5 yrs 3 mos