Syed Hamdan

Real Estate Strategy & Development Advisory | Institutional Partnerships, Investments & Growth

Keller Williams Realty, LLC · Jamia Millia Islamia

About

As Head of Consulting at Keller Williams Realty KSA, my current role spans real estate advisory, acquisitions, leasing, and commercial strategy across retail, mixed-use, and lifestyle-led destinations in Saudi Arabia. More recently, I have led and supported acquisition and leasing initiatives across lifestyle, F&B, community club, and destination-led concepts, working with malls, mixed-use developments, and prominent sites across key Saudi cities. Alongside this commercial mandate, I lead the consulting practice across development strategy, business intelligence, institutional partnerships, and growth strategy. My work sits at the intersection of real estate, strategy, investment, policy, and operational execution, supporting developers, investors, institutions, and leadership teams navigating complex and rapidly evolving markets. My experience cuts across urban development, real estate, infrastructure advisory, social development, mobility, public realm, and economic transformation. This has involved assessing development opportunities, market positioning, commercial and leasing strategies, stakeholder alignment, and the operating frameworks required to translate long-term ambitions into measurable and executable outcomes. A core part of my work focuses on understanding how market demand, user behaviour, commercial dynamics, institutional structures, and data-driven intelligence influence the performance of places and assets. I approach projects not as isolated real estate or strategy exercises, but as interconnected ecosystems where development strategy, investment, tenant mix, partnerships, operations, and user experience collectively determine long-term value. Over the years, I have worked with government entities, development authorities, private-sector organizations, developers, investors, and cross-functional leadership teams on initiatives involving strategic planning, policy alignment, development and commercial strategy, implementation frameworks, performance measurement, and multi-stakeholder coordination. My broader interest lies in helping organizations make structurally sound, context-aware, and commercially informed decisions, ensuring that strategies and developments are not only compelling on paper, but investable, operationally viable, market-responsive, and resilient over time.

Experience

  • Head of Consulting, Director KSA at Keller Williams Realty, LLC
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

  • AEON Collective (2 yrs 9 mos)
    • Project Manager
      Jul 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

      - Managed complex urban development, real estate advisory, and placemaking projects involving public-private stakeholders, local authorities, and development entities, with a focus on identifying development, investment, and asset-positioning opportunities. - Led multi-stakeholder workshops with municipalities and development authorities to assess public realm conditions, development potential, and strategic opportunities informing future investment, land-use, and acquisition considerations. - Co-developed the National Urban Transformation Manual, providing strategic guidance for future planning, built-environment policy, and the assessment of urban assets and development opportunities across public spaces. - Supported design and implementation strategies for regenerative urban development, adaptive reuse, and the repositioning of underutilized assets.

    • Senior Consultant
      Sep 2023 - Jun 2024 · 10 mos

    • Sep 2023 - Jun 2024 · 10 mos
      - Delivered data-driven reports, real estate advisory inputs, and strategic insights on high-impact urban development projects, including assessments of asset potential, development opportunities, and investment relevance for senior government stakeholders. - Led cross-sector planning efforts focused on climate resilience, purpose-driven development, urban integration, and the identification of sites and assets with potential for repositioning, investment, or future acquisition. - Supported the preparation of analytical presentations, technical proposals, and opportunity assessments for regional environmental, infrastructure, and real estate-linked projects, informing early-stage development and investment decisions. - Contributed to stakeholder engagement processes and early-stage frameworks for revitalizing public realm spaces and repositioning underutilized urban assets. - Conducted socio-cultural and place-based analysis to inform regeneration, adaptive reuse, and development strategies across historical and underserved urban districts.

    • Consultant
      Dec 2022 - Aug 2023 · 9 mos

    • -Managed complex urban development and placemaking projects involving public-private stakeholders and local authorities. -Led multi-stakeholder workshops with municipalities and development authorities to assess public realm conditions and opportunities. -Co-developed the national Urban Transformation Manual, providing strategic guidance for future planning and built environment policy of public spaces -Supported design and implementation strategies for regenerative urban development and adaptive reuse.
      Research, Presentation Skills and +8 skills

  • Strategy Consultant | Growth at RR ARCHITECTS
    Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 · 6 mos

    • Concept Design & Development • Proposal Development & Management • Evidence-led Research on Sustainable Building Materials • Design Analysis • Portfolio Management

  • Policy Consultant | Overseas Chapter at Indian National Congress
    Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 · 11 mos

    - Conducted comprehensive policy research and strategic analysis on sustainable development and socio-economic systems. - Developed policy-support frameworks and implementation-oriented recommendations for public-sector development themes. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance infrastructure and housing policies across diverse regions.

  • Policy Adviser at All India Professionals'​ Congress
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    - Conducted policy research and strategic analysis related to sustainable development, infrastructure, housing, and socio-economic systems. - Supported development of policy-support frameworks and implementation-oriented recommendations across public-sector development themes under the supervision of Mr. Sam Pitroda, Former Adviser to the Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi