PMO Manager
Resume:
OTBA ALSBOUL
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AT A GLANCE
Thirty plus years of professional experience in delivering technology centric business initiatives. Actively engaged in prioritizing potential transformational programs and projects, business values calculation, analyzing impact on exiting platform and infrastructure, deploying new processes and operational procedures as result of automation. Fortunate to get exposed to multiple region around the globe Jordan, Saudi Arabia, U.S. with all associated challenges of different banking regulations and closely interacting with teams’ members with diverse cultural and experiences background.
Core competencies include:
Visions, missions and objectives collaboration, communication, and leadership.
Products conceptualizing and planning.
Program/Project Delivery Management.
Innovation program set up and rollout.
Change and Risk Management.
Sourcing Models Balancing (In house, Outsourcing, Managed Services and Cloud Based). Notable Achievements:
Setting up an IT governance organization to ensure effective Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) 2021 introduced framework, Nation Cybersecurity Agency (NCA), Data Governance and Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (Enacted Sep 2021).
Spearheaded a comprehensive transformational initiative for Alistithmar Capital, a fully owned subsidiary of SAIB, revolutionizing their asset management and trading systems. This high-impact project encompassed: Modernization of equity, bond, and Islamic Sukuk trading platforms Implementation of advanced order placement and fulfillment systems Seamless integration with the Saudi Exchange Market (Tadawul) Deployment of a cutting-edge, fully automated portfolio management system.
Setting up, sourcing, and operational model of an enterprise data warehouse program. Daily ETL layer of 9+ core applications, data marts and equipped with Power BI for 3 major business units were deployed, in addition to data governance function, data glossary, and data flow and lineage were developed and maintained.
Assumed the role of Retail banking systems development and support head where solutions portfolio spanned core personal banking applications, payment and remittance, spectrum of self-serviced delivery channels (Internet, Mobile, ATM/Kiosks, POS, and Contact Center).
Designed and put in action vendor management processes in one of the largest bank in the region including vendors’ classification, on boarding, awarding and delivery cycle monitoring.
Managed a program to deploy an enterprise risk management platform addressing regulatory Basel II & III, local regulatory compliance and internal governance and audit rules.
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HIGHLIGHTS OF POFESSIONAL CHRONOLOGY
May/2012 – July/2024, The Saudi Investment Bank, Riyadh – Saudi Arabia IT Governance Head Oct / 2020 – Jul / 2024
Setting up an IT governance function to interpret newly introduced regulatory requirements related to IT, Cybersecurity, Business Continuity, Data Privacy, and more effective implementation of specific industry framework such as PCI DSS.
Enterprise architecture Avolution Abacus was levered to maintain policies, layout controls, self-assessment, and track initiatives designed to achieve level 5 maturity. EPMO Program Manager, Enterprise Strategy & EPMO
Managed 5+ enterprise data warehouse program. The cycle included conceptualizing enterprise requirements, qualify pilot business candidates and cases, awarding to vendors’ consortium, shortlisting bets fit technologies. Currently end-users community encompass more than 90% of SAIB departments. The platform became de facto one-stop-shop for enterprise reporting and major input for marketing department to come up with new business cases and analyze and simulate different what-ifs scenarios.
Involved in and managed many transformation programs in the bank including, branch front desk automation, back office automation, corporate banking automation and B2B, financial reporting automation, and major technology transformation
Manage the PMO and all related activities:
PMO development including project governance, policies and procedures, standards, frameworks, team structure, project management tools and practices, software and templates
Maintain PMO quality processes and create collaborative environment to ensure efficient and timely delivery
Overlook all IT projects execution, scope, plans and timeline, projects interdependencies, documentation, communication, and risks
Portfolio definition and assignment, and capacity planning, and conduct periodic portfolio performance reviews
Report periodic progress to IT management, bank’s management, and IT Steering Committee
Managed an overhaul program to replace assets management and equity, bonds, and Islamic Sukuk trading of fully owned SAIB subsidiary, Alistithmar Capital. The program included orders placing, orders fulfilling, integration with Saudi Exchange Market Tadawul. A fully automated system to support portfolio funds manager was deployed including regulatory, decision making, settlement back-end reporting system. Oct/2008 – Apr/2012, Middle East Investment Group, Riyadh – Saudi Arabia Chief Strategy Officer
Head of Strategy department within family investment boutique house with 3 major functions, setting up direct private equity investment strategy, business development and R&D
In charge of supervising investment program and setting up new IT holding company through mergers and acquisitions. Four acquisition deals have been completed in IT infrastructure, ERP and Enterprise Storage Solution domains
Involved if full acquisition, benefit realization and exit cycles from identifying target companies, develop acquisition strategy, working closely with CFO in regards with funding and sourcing the deals, targets restructuring program and supervision of companies’ performance
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Nov/2005 – Aug/2008, Prime Point (Consultant Director), Riyadh – Saudi Arabia Assumed Diverse Roles:
Head of Retail Systems PMO Director (Outsourced to NCB Capital):
In charge of setting up an Investment Services PMO functional unit to manage product life cycle starting of inception through assets deployment up to retirement.
Project manager of business initiatives CRM, process design to support new operation between Al Ahli Takaful (Insurance Company) and NCB Capital. Initiative includes a development of new SLA agreement between NCB, NCB Capital and ATC (Al Ahli Takaful Company).
Head of Vendor Senior Product Manager (Outsourced to Riyad Bank PMO):
Managing Public Pension Agency (PPA) Mortgage Portfolio Program outsourced to Riyad Bank (RB
Project manager of 3-D secure and Payment Gateway initiative. Responsibilities include compiling a solid business case, evaluating different approaches, pricing and packaging services and products
Project manager of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solution (PlanView), modules implemented including automating of Riyad Bank project management methodology (RB SDLC – anchored on Prince II).
Jan/2002– Oct/2005, The Housing Bank for Trade & Finance, Amman - Jordan PMO Project Manager
Feb/1999– Dec/2001, Employers Insurance Group, Reno-Nevada, USA Project Manager/ Senior Systems Analyst
Nov/1997 – Jan/1999, The Saudi Investment Bank, Riyadh – Saudi Arabia Systems Analyst/ Systems Developer
Aug/1992 – Nov/1997, The Housing Bank of Jordan, Amman - Jordan Systems Analyst/ Systems Developer
FRAMEWORKS – INDUSTRY STANDARDS
Sample of standards/frameworks interpreted or consulted during my professional career:
Saudi Central Bank, SAMA, and Saudi Capital Market Authority, CMA, Regulations
Basel II and III Risk Management Framework
Prince II Project and Program Management Methodology
PMBOK Framework
EDUCATION
1985- 1991 Czech Technical High School Prague – Czech Republic BSc. Computer Engineering
LANGUAGES SKILLS
Arabic – Native Speaker
English – Fluent
Czech – Elementary
NATIONALITY
Jordanian – US Green Card Holder
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