Description

Experienced Project Manager and Scrum Master with 8 years in leading compliance projects across major banks in Paris and Dubai.

Proven track record in delivering complex projects on time and within budget in highly regulated environments. Skilled in cross-functional team leadership, stakeholder management, and process optimization, with expertise in Agile methodologies and regulatory compliance

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Arabic
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 40km)

EMIRATES NBD - ADVANCED ANALYTICS,
AI Scrum Master/ Project Manager in Advanced Analytics: Enabling Business
BANKING AND INSURANCE
July 2022 - Today (3 years and 11 months)
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Led development of critical analytic use cases for both entities ENBD and EI:
• - Anti-Money Laundering (AML): Managed the development and implementation of ML models for transaction monitoring and alert risk scoring, improving the classification and prioritization of alerts and significantly reducing the volume of alerts directed to L1 .
• - SME relationship deepening: Managed the development of ML models to enhance targeted marketing and cross-selling across liabilities, FX, trade financing, and working capital.
◦ Applied Agile methodology to drive continuous improvement and increased collaboration resulting in fast iteration speed.
◦ Contributed to the comprehensive update of ENBD Agile run book to improve Agile practices and processes.
◦ Facilitated daily interactions with data scientists, data engineers, product owners, DevOps teams, and key stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution and alignment with business objectives.
◦ Directed sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
◦ Utilized Jira and Confluence for task management, progress tracking, and documentation to maintain transparency.
◦ Created a Jira roadmap at Epic level for all the use cases to ensure that all project goals are tracked to provide the stakeholders with detailed insights and overview.
◦ Contributed to building project key metrics in PowerBI.
◦ Budgeted, managed milestones and timelines, allocated resources, and handled timesheet management in Clarity.
◦ Oversaw an IT capital expenditure of approximately $15 million through effective IT portfolio management, ensuring optimal allocation of resources.
◦ Mentored and coached product owners on prioritizing business needs, managing backlogs effectively, and enhancing product delivery.

AI and Advanced Analytics Banking and Financial Services Stakeholder Management Agile Coaching & Transformation AML KYC
Emirates NBD
AI Scrum Master/ Project Manager in Advanced Analytics: Enabling Business
BANKING AND INSURANCE
July 2022 - Today (3 years and 11 months)
Dubaï, United Arab Emirates
Customer Happiness Prediction Model – Emirates NBD AI Hackathon (2025):
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Developed an end-to-end machine learning pipeline from raw data, including data cleaning, preprocessing, feature engineering, and predictive modeling, to classify happy vs. unhappy SME customers and support churn prevention initiatives.
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Conducted Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) on 70+ variables, applying feature engineering to behavioural, demographic, FX, liabilities, and complaint datasets to identify early churn risk indicators.
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Built and deployed a Linear Regression model to predict customers most likely to be unhappy, enabling proactive customer retention strategies.
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Evaluated model performance using AUC, precision, recall, and accuracy metrics, ensuring robustness and business relevance.
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Designed the workflow using a Kedro pipeline for reproducibility, scalability, and automation.
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Presented findings and recommendations to stakeholders, highlighting the business impact of AI-driven customer experience insights.
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Technologies: Python, Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Kedro
NATIXIS - CIB,
IT Project Manager in General Secretary
August 2019 - September 2021 (2 years and 1 month)
Paris, France
• Data Analytics Solution TIBCO Spotfire:
◦ Managed the project costs, timelines, and resources.
◦ Generated and delivered weekly project reports to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and progress tracking.
◦ Conducted testing of the Spotfire application on Microsoft Azure, including UAT tests and validation.
◦ Oversaw the successful deployment of Tibco software in the production environment, ensuring seamless integration and operational efficiency.