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Yara Eldidy

Product Manager at Sobek IT (Pty) Ltd

Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Partner Connection ManagerFull Time

    Microsoft

    Apr 2021 - Present -4 yrs, 3 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Secure new customer wins for Microsoft Cloud: Maximize up-sell and cross-sell opportunities collaborating with Sales Agent, Solution Specialists, TCMs and the channel partners Constantly research and educate self with the newest developments in cloud capabilities and pricing for both Microsoft and competitor Drives alignment and teamwork within a team, department, or across organizational boundaries. Combines resources and joins efforts to achieve company-wide goals. Tenaciously pursues positive outcomes, using effective approaches to solve problems. Delivers on commitments and seeks increasingly challenging work. Takes responsibility and holds others (such as Partner, TCM, Solution Specialist, Sales Agent) accountable for actions, decisions, and goals. Communicates and networks effectively. Successfully persuades and influences others. Effectively scopes problems. Builds and applies a job-relevant knowledge base. Makes decisions with conviction. Actively monitor hand-off pipeline, collect feedback and update involved parties on closure, support close plan execution. Control main performance indicators and run rates of pipeline: hand-off rate, close rate, velocity Collect feedback on most active channel partners and articulate it to the business: “Voice of Partner” Establishes a foundation for how Microsoft technologies and services can meet customer/partner needs. Uses a deep understanding of a customer/partner to effectively align the value proposition of the products, technology, and services to the customer’s/partner's strategies and needs. Creates value through the sales cycle.
  • Product ManagerFull Time

    Sobek IT (Pty) Ltd

    Sep 2017 - Present -7 yrs, 10 months

    South Africa

    • Job Details:- Drive the entire vision and delivery of innovative new products to keep the business relevant and competitive - Prioritise product opportunities using criteria and requirements defined during research - Establish requirements and specifications for existing and new products - Lead and participate in planning meetings and provide advice and guidance on direction of products - Manage cross-functional teams in business, product, design, and engineering and oversee product development - Demonstrate functionality of completed products to internal team members and other stakeholders and develop metrics to assess the success of products and features and determine necessary enhancements - Collaborate with customers, team members, and outside influencers to ensure a solid and well-rounded understanding of products and developing needs - Maintain in-depth knowledge of Software and SaaS products, solutions, and cloud services. - The overall company budgeting and projections with regard to expenditure - Use market feedback to inform product refinements and ongoing development. - Support sales and marketing with the necessary product knowledge and technical expertise. Drive ongoing improvement in sales and profitability - Develop sales tools and sales training material and negotiate with suppliers - Customer and End-User Support; whereby, create and deliver product presentations and demonstrations of the software and SaaS products to organisations and individuals and track customer and end-user feedback. - Coordination on hands-on work on marketing and advertising the products; mainly, digitally and determining product specifications. Thus, develop product marketing plan and event campaigns to generate product awareness and demand - Define the long-term strategy of the product and create product road map - Prepare product documents including Market Requirement Documents and product use cases to drive product activity - Develop pricing strategies and product policies and determine product packaging solutions. - Project managing the launching process of all the products. - Support sales and marketing with the necessary product knowledge and technical expertise
  • Product CoordinatorFull Time

    Sobek IT (Pty) Ltd

    Jul 2017 - Sep 2017 -2 months

    • Job Details:- Economic Analysis and market research - SWOT Analysis and Product Planning for new ventures and opportunities - Costing analysis and sales forecasting - Research potential client's needs and future project requirements and make proposals to meet these needs - Track the market, product and team. -Coordinate product activities and implement them to meet and exceed customer needs. Interact with customers to understand product requirements clearly. - Assist in analysing new products, enhancing and developing them - Analyse the risks, mitigate and manage the related activities - Propose ideas to increase productivity, sales and improve the existing products. - Build customer relationships and attend meetings - Schedule team meeting and divide tasks. - Products testing.
  • EconomistFull Time

    Sobek (Pty) Ltd

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2017 -5 months

    South Africa

    • Job Details:- Assisting the Business Development Unit in promoting Enginomics and working on projects as required. - Economic Impact Assessment studies - Assisting the Forensic Investigation team when and as needed with aspects of Economics, Finance and Document Administration - SWOT Analysis and Business Planning for new ventures and opportunities - Market research and Analysis - Economic modelling and project economic viability studies - Research potential client's needs and future project requirements and make proposals to meet these needs - Business Plans
  • Education

    • MA in Finance and Investment

      London School of Business and Finance

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 - 2 yr

    • MSc in Finance and Investment

      Geneva Business School

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 - 2 yr

    • BCOM HONS in International Trade

      North-West University

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 - 1 Year

    • Bcom in Economics and International Trade

      North-West University

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2016 - 3 yr

    Achievements

    I have won the Women of Wonder awards (2020) in South Africa.

    Skills

    • Internet Research
    • Microsoft Office
    • Presentation Skills
    • B2B
    • Communication
    • Risk Assessment
    • Trade-Map
    • Public Speaking
    • Reporting
    • Prezi
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    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • French

      Intermediate

    Training & Certifications

    • Women of Wonder Award

      Panache·2020
    • Business Development

      Sobek Engineering (Pty) Ltd·2009
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