Skill set
Jad in a few words
MBA graduate and dedicated Project Manager with 7 years of experience in the tech industry, driving product strategy and execution for telco companies. Equipped with a solid managerial, business, and technical background that have successfully been demonstrated by developing and executing end-to-end tech projects. Adept with multiple project management methodologies, including Lean, Agile, Scrum and Waterfall.
Experience
- NokiaProject Manager / Product OwnerTELECOMMUNICATIONSMarch 2018 - Today (6 years and 9 months)Paris, France- Drove and conducted discussions with clients from diverse backgrounds to determine business and technical needs, leading to an increase in trust from stakeholders and a reduction in redundant costs for all parties- Coordinated and supervised an Agile scrum by creating and prioritizing user stories in Jira. The scrum successfully handled end-to-end 5G testing process: shipping and installation of hardware on site, reporting bugs to dev team and timely resolution of defects- Boosted team’s performance by designing and implementing an automated testing process that launches a full testing suit while reducing human error by 30% and increasing productivity by 10%- Demonstrated advanced leadership skills during crisis: delivered end-to-end 5G testing in less than 3 days under time constraints imposed by client, by initiating a task force team and requesting on site presence of different stakeholders, slashing delivery time by 70%- Conducted pre-sale presentations and demos testing for clients to ensure solution’s feasibility, resulting in successful deals across EMEA region- Formulated and managed project budget, while ensuring that all policies and procedures were fully followed- Received Achievement and Excellency Awards from vice-presidency for leading a high performing and achieving team
- DavidsonTechnical Project CoordinatorDIGITAL & ITJanuary 2016 - March 2018 (2 years and 1 month)Paris, France- Led a team of 3 engineers and coordinated mobile radio projects between different departments for operator Bouygues Telecom in order to deliver KPI data analysis of radio network and transfer the diagnostic to engineers, establishing a 15% faster coordination process and timely data treatment- Created an MS Access automation process in order to automize KPI analysis wish resulted in slashed auditing time by 80%- Improved operator response time to crises by 20% by optimizing coordination with site technicians
- ORANGETelecom EngineerTELECOMMUNICATIONSJuly 2015 - December 2015 (6 months)Lyon, France- Optimized performance of calls over 4G network before its commercial launch- Analysed data related to radio coverage in tested areas and proposed methods to handle call failures
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Education
- MBA - Master of business administrationBayes Business School - City University of London2022Thesis: How to invest in Real Estate in big cities with low budget? Elaborated new investment strategies in real estate for young professionals with limited resources Exchange program: Digital Innovation in Action: A Silicon Valley exchange program in collaboration with Stanford University; Completed courses and projects on the new emergent digital ecosystems, business models and platforms Projects: Finance: Investment and financial analysis of a company with a calculation of the equity value Strategy & Leadership : Strategic analysis of an organization and laying down action plan to overcome their strategic challenges and organizational behavior problems
- Master in TelecommunicationsTelecom ParisTech2015
- Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunications and NetworkUniversité Saint Joseph2014