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Jad Zarka

Project Manager

€1,312/day
Dubai City, AE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Jad

I’m Jad, based in Dubai, and I’ve spent the last eight years helping companies of all sizes and across different industries go through real digital transformations here in the region.

I’ve been running my own company, so I’ve done the whole journey myself: finding and qualifying opportunities, running discovery, designing and demoing solutions, leading implementations, and then staying close to customers for support, upsells, and long‑term roadmap discussions. That’s given me a very commercial view on top of the technical work.

I’ve also built and managed teams, and a big part of my role has been training consultants to talk to client stakeholders and focus on business impact, not just features. So today I see myself as a senior, customer‑facing partner who can sit between sales, technology, and the client’s leadership and make sure complex transformations actually land.

And in this digital era, I believe business leaders have to stay ahead of modern tech and industry tools to avoid falling behind, which is exactly where I like to operate.
  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Dubai City (up to 50km)

Experience

  • SiteSee Tech;
    Founder & Services Director
    TECH
    November 2021 - Today (4 years and 9 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • • Co-founded and scaled a GCC-based technology services firm from 3 to 12 professionals, establishing official partnerships with Odoo, Oracle NetSuite, and Nintex and serving 30+ clients across multiple industries including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and construction. Achieved 35% YoY revenue growth and sustained 70% billable utilization, with an active pipeline exceeding $1 M USD.
    • • Led end-to-end operational transformation programs across various industries including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and construction. Conducting risk management and steering sessions, designing integration and readiness plans, and driving execution through to go live and support.
    • • Directed go-to-market, presales, and solution structuring activities, shaping customized enterprise engagements from scoping through delivery while acting as a strategic advisor to key accounts to drive upsells and repeat business.
    • • Led cross-functional delivery teams across complex ERP and integration programs, reducing deployment timelines by 30% through standardized implementation frameworks and strengthened integration protocols.
    Project Management Leadership GTM Strategy odoo Lean startup
  • Epicor;
    Project Manager
    TECH
    May 2022 - December 2023 (1 year and 7 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • • Led 15+ enterprise-grade ERP and digitization programs for large regional enterprise clients, influencing scope definition, solution design, and pricing during presales before overseeing full-cycle implementations, team management, scope management, and complex system integrations.
    • • Facilitated bilingual executive workshops with senior stakeholders covering process redesign, gap analysis, compliance, and transformation roadmap. Appointed lead for the firm's largest division; Manufacturing.,
    • • Managed and developed a team of 5 consultants, strengthening delivery discipline, integration capability, and executive stakeholder engagement across high-complexity enterprise engagements by building delivery and consultation frameworks that produce quantifiable operation and financial impact for regional clients.
    Project Management Communication strategy Team management Salesforce Epicor
  • Odoo;
    Team Leader
    TECH
    September 2021 - May 2022 (8 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • • Governed delivery and consultation across a 15-membner consulting team, owning portfolio P&L, resource planning risk protocols, and escalation management. Achieved the department's highest utilization and profitability ratio consistently.
    • • Facilitated bilingual executive workshops with senior stakeholders covering process design, gap analysis, compliance, and transformation roadmaps.
    • • Coached and mentored consultants across all levels, building capability and enabling multiple team members to progress into senior roles.
    odoo Project Management Business analysis Team management

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Education

  • Bachelor's Degree
    Carleton University;
    2017
    Bachelor's Degree
  • High School Diploma
    International School of Choueifat (SABIS);
    2012
    High School Diploma

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