
Assem Memon
Seasoned business leader with 15+ years of experience
Heliopolis, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
External ConsultantFull Time
Leading NGO
Apr 2012 - Oct 2014 -2 yrs, 6 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:Hired in the capacity of Deputy Managing Director for a newly founded Egyptian NGO. Primarily tasked with managing the institutional capacity building program. In this role he has led and coordinated: ● Launching & supporting 60 local offices across Egypt ● Oversaw relationship with external management consultancy firms ● Design and rollout of a national fundraising program ● Local-to-national organizational development & business planning ● Development of processes and operational manuals to support sustainable growth on national level
Project ManagerFull Time
IBM Global Business Services
Aug 2009 - Nov 2010 -1 yr, 3 months
Canada , Toronto
- Job Details:• Managed 36 projects with an annual labor budget of US$2 million • Led a team of 28 team members, across seven countries, in the development and support of critical sales support and management tools • Collaborated with project team to identify areas to grow account • Engaged with client management team in defining change management strategies to reduce resistance from middle management • Recommended to client management to change account focal point when expectations between focal point and client diverged • Pulled into manage client projects without support of IBM team; interacted with senior management to drive adoption of Business Intelligence and Content Management system • Ranked 2nd best Planner in 2010, across all Canadian practitioners participating in IBM Canada’s GenO program (100+ participants) • Mentored two colleagues interested in moving to the Business Analyst profession
Business AnalystFull Time
IBM Global Business Services
Apr 2007 - Sep 2009 -2 yrs, 5 months
Canada , Toronto
- Job Details:• Lead Business Analyst on multiple global projects • Identified and documented complex project scopes, requirements and dependencies • Coordinated senior stakeholders, across a dozen countries, with emphasis on consensus building for proposed solutions • Sales Cadence Optimization Project o Initiated and designed a world-wide requirement and defect management processes o Identified and supported plans to mitigate various project risks o Led a four week solution gap analysis exercise to provide input to senior management o Developed and maintained user guides to ensure adoption targets are met o Supported Project Manager in transitioning to an agile development methodology which enhanced the team's ability in managing dynamic and urgent business needs • Content Management System o Designed solution story boards and use cases o In depth analysis utilizing user logs, surveys and over 80 client interviews o Developed and delivered training sessions and videos
Education
MBA in Strategy
RSM Erasmus Universiteit / Rotterdam School of ManagementJan 2011 - Jan 2012 - 1 Year
BA in Economics
McMaster UniversityJan 2002 - Jan 2005 - 3 yr
High School - IGCSE
Dar el tarbeyahJan 2000
Skills
Languages
English
FluentArabic
Advanced