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Description

With 8 years of experience exclusively in the banking and finance sector, particularly in payments, I have managed numerous projects from their design to production phases, as well as their operational monitoring.

I have led regulatory, development, and correction projects, intervening in both functional and technical aspects. With a technico-functional profile, I can frame, analyze, and explain issues by adapting to my interlocutor, whether technical or not, making me a flexible and quickly operational profile.

My expertise notably covers payment methods, savings, cash management, and financial activities.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

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

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

Uptevia
Project Manager
BANKING AND INSURANCE
February 2025 - Today (1 year and 6 months)
Framing and managing transformation and improvement projects in the payments domain, particularly around ISO 20022 compliance. Definition of budget, planning, governance, and monitoring indicators (KPIs), ensuring regular reporting to the business. Coordination of multidisciplinary teams (business, IT, OPS) and facilitation of project committees, ensuring the coherence of actions with regulatory requirements. Diagnosis of payment processes and proposal of technical and functional optimization axes.
Payment methods Technical project management digital-transformation it-strategy
BNP PARIBAS
Project Manager
BANKING AND INSURANCE
May 2022 - January 2025 (2 years and 8 months)
Active participation in the complete life cycle of various projects, from requirements gathering to product launch, in close collaboration with the Product Owner to ensure deliverables meet business objectives. Drafting user stories and functional specifications, and directing the creation of test strategies and requirements. Active collaboration with development teams to guide the product creation process, serving as a key reference point for the teams. Central role in change management initiatives, including the creation of documentation, training, and communication materials, demonstrating an ability to effectively manage product-related changes. Development of requirements documents (EDB) and conducting presentations on various topics during security audits at the end of each project, demonstrating an ability to communicate product features and benefits to diverse audiences.
Atlassian JIRA SQL Project Management Business analysis
Bank of Beirut S.A.L
Senior Cash Management Consultant
October 2018 - July 2021 (2 years and 9 months)
Deployments of new cash management offers and optimization of existing services, generating $20 million in revenue growth through a deep understanding of customer usage and proactive identification of expansion opportunities. Design and execution of user acceptance testing (UAT) campaigns on payment modules to ensure solutions comply with expressed needs. Assisting clients in their digital transformation in payments, providing expertise on local and international flows (SWIFT, MTXXX). Supervision of production deployments: coordination with technical teams, post-go-live monitoring, and incident management, with particular attention to service continuity and user satisfaction.