About Mohammad
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- ZARBANChief Executive Officer (CEO) & FounderMarch 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)Dubai - United Arab EmiratesLeadership & Organizational Building: Founded and scaled a blockchainbased decentralized finance (DeFi) platform from concept to operational company with 20+ fulltime professionals. Built and led crossfunctional teams comprising 10 senior developers/engineers, 4 financial analysts, 3 product managers, and professionals in marketing, HR, and operations. Implemented agile management frameworks (Scrum/Kanban) across all departments, improving project delivery speed by 40% and reducing timetomarket for product features. Established company culture and performance metrics. Strategic Vision & Execution: Developed the company's strategic roadmap and gotomarket strategy for a FinTechDeFi protocol targeting the MENA region. Secured investments in seed funding from venture capital firms through investor pitches and detailed financial projections. Drove productmarket fit analysis that identified 3 key underserved market segments, leading to product features that captured 15% market share within 9 months of launch. Financial Management & Fundraising: Managed annual operating budget with full P&L responsibility, Implemented financial controls and reporting systems that provided realtime visibility into unit economics and CAC/LTV ratios. Product Development & Technology Leadership: Oversaw the endtoend development of the protocol, including smart contract architecture, interfaces, and security auditing. Operational Excellence & Scaling: Designed and implemented OKR (Objectives and Key Results) framework across all departments, aligning team efforts with strategic priorities. Negotiated and established legal entity structure across 3 jurisdictions (UAE, DIFC, Switzerland) for optimal regulatory compliance. Built remotefirst operational infrastructure supporting teams across 5 time zones (Dubai, Berlin, London, Toronto, Tehran) while maintaining productivity metrics above industry benchmarks.
- BITEX,Chief Information Officer (CIO)October 2020 - March 2024 (3 years and 5 months)Tehran, Tehran Province, Irana I play a pivotal leadership role in shaping the technology development path. I was actively involved in reviewing the company's growth strategies, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of innovation. Bitex offers a range of innovative products to thrive in the web3 environment, including: Pooleno: An OTC local exchange for crypto assets. Accretive: An innovative Automatic Trading Platform currently under development, leveraging the power of RLAI, utilizing thousands of multimarket trader bots and a multitude of GANNbased agents.
- Companies Center,Advisor, Knowledge based Institutions &January 2018 - January 2021 (3 years)Tehran, Tehran Province, IranAdvisor to the consult choosing the right company among many, based on high tech criteria mostly.
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Education
- National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents2004
- B.Sc.Amirkabir University of Technology2009B.Sc.