Dounia El Hitary

• Collaboration with the executive team on the implementation of the bank's overall strategy.

• Conducting strategic studies on new markets and products to identify growth opportunities.

• Overseeing the annual budgeting process and business reviews, including the preparation and analysis of projected performance indicators.

• Monitoring new transactions and the business pipeline, providing key analyses for strategic decision-making.

• Preparing reports and presentations for the Executive Committee, ensuring clear communication of key indicators and strategic directions.

• Supporting the implementation and adoption of Artificial Intelligence within teams.

Key Achievements:

• Successfully managed a wide range of cross-functional issues, in close collaboration with multiple stakeholders from business, IT, risk, compliance, finance, and general management functions.

• Contributed to the identification and prioritization of high-potential growth opportunities within different business lines.

• Programs and schemes: Horizon Europe, innovation aid (Loans, Grants, I-nov, i-demo competitions), regional innovation aid (ERDF), ecological transition aid (ADEME), international aid (BPI France AP).

• Definition and structuring of innovative projects.

• Identification of public funding opportunities.

• Development of funding strategies with CEOs and CFOs for the financial structuring of innovation projects.

• Drafting strategic documents presenting the company's overall strategy (innovation, competitive analysis, financial aspects, and environmental impact).

• Coordination of consortium projects with up to 10 partners, ensuring compliance with deadlines and funder requirements.

• Supporting companies in their ecological transition by designing funding and environmental strategies aligned with the European Union's CO₂ emission reduction targets.

• Contribution to the development of international expansion strategies.

Key Achievements:

• Supported companies in raising over €12 million in funds for their projects. Supported over 30 companies in structuring and financing their innovation projects, and 3 junior consultants.

• Definition and structuring of innovative projects.

• Identification of public funding opportunities (R&D aid and grants).

• Management of the opportunity pipeline and selection of target companies.

• Conducting financial analyses: financial history and interpretation of accounting situations.

• Drafting documents describing the company's strategy, including the state of the art, innovation, technological barriers, competition, and marketing strategy.

• Development of projected financial statements (income statements, cash flow statements, and balance sheets).

• Participation in the recruitment of sales representatives and consultants.

Key Achievements:

• Supported over 30 innovative companies in developing their funding strategy.

• Participated in the recruitment of 3 sales representatives and 1 consultant

Project Industries: Energy, IT, Health, Construction.