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Farooq Ahmad

London

Summary

I am a result-orientated product team leader with 12+ years of experience covering projects and product management including developing, implementing and supporting complex infrastructures for fast- growing start-ups. I have led the re- architect of core SaaS product to reduce the platform deployment time for clients. An expert in leading the transition from waterfall to Agile methodology and developing strategy, roadmap, UX UI Design and release plans to manage the backlogs and prioritize process efficiently. I am comfortable with ambiguity and offering successful experience directly from my technical background of driving market shares, brand-recognition, software-lifecycle software development for company’s revenue enhancement, and thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Director

Alfha Innovation Limited
London
02.2020 - Current
  • Domain expert in the product management field with unique contributions
  • Developed new products and expanded existing product lines to increase profitability and processes to more accurately predict product demands
  • Evaluated project costs, risks, dependencies, and resources allocated by stakeholders in terms of achieving their company goals and objectives
  • Produced a substantial enterprise product roadmap, strategy, plans and backlogs, using Agile methodology, iterations and spirits
  • Worked with cross-functional teams to develop products by fulfilling requirements, measures KPI, staff performances, and product order priorities
  • Developed product management strategies through studies of the latest trends, and market opportunities, to shifts in consumer sentiment, and business metrics
  • Improved brand awareness by monitoring all marketing campaign on media.

Senior Product Manager

Siddiqui & Co. Limited
London
03.2015 - 12.2020
  • Technically created product user stories by refining ideas, product scope, and prototypes, whilst maintaining the acceptance criteria to satisfy end-users
  • Coordinated with stakeholders’ project activities for new product strategies, plans, and R&D, ensuring product compliance to meet industry standards
  • Organised meetings and workshops, created presentations, flowcharts, and UX UI wireframing to support partner relationships and scrum master teams
  • Refined requirements for CRM roadmaps, backlog, sprints, designs, enhancing features, and product releases including forecasting for new or existing products
  • Identified key breakage points in product development and focus groups with
  • B2B and B2C to determine their optimal needs and behaviours
  • Resolved customers bug-related issues in software development to product launch the best possible product in the market
  • Leveraged project management expertise to track the product progress, and report to stakeholders about product development, quality, and KPI metrics.

Product Manager

Hosting House Ltd
London
01.2010 - 02.2015
  • Implemented Agile methodology to change delivery framework and set up new teams to develop and test the product as per customer needs
  • Collaborate with stakeholders and sales team in order to design, engineering, and market a product to deliver new or existing portfolio like apps, web technologies
  • Reduced product development costs by 25% by creating a plan to merge related products into one, more streamlined product and conducted user-testing
  • Worked with software engineers on ways to automate and improve development of gaming, apps (IOS, Android), websites and email marketing applications
  • Ensured swift execution of project operations by KPI aligning to the team targets
  • Obtaining customer feedback to inspire product improvement and changes
  • Perform audits of critical results regarding qualitative and quantitative data.

Secretary

Classic Cash & Carry Ltd
London
09.2001 - 12.2009
  • Efficiently maintained records and filing system for easy storage and retrieval
  • Monitored relevant law in changes to take the appropriate action as needed
  • Organized meetings: boards, seniors, non-executive directors, and shareholders
  • Informed Companies House of any significant changes inside company details
  • Liaised with external regulators such as solicitors, accountants, and auditors
  • Helped the directors in implementing some guidelines effectively and efficiently
  • Maintained company’s records: pension, insurance, bills, VAT, PAYE, tax record, accountancy and statutory compliance
  • As a company secretary to holding a company seal stamp and used accordingly.

General Manager

Regent Textile (Pvt) Ltd
Raiwind
01.1999 - 12.2001
  • Prepared priorities for daily operations and assigned tasks to staff for execution
  • Developed strategies and adjusting production plans to meet company goals
  • Assigned new tasks to improve processes and employees’ work as a cohesive unit
  • Implemented the company’s policies, procedures, standards and culture values
  • Developed new opportunities to expand the company relationships with clients
  • Managed administrative, logistical, human resources, procurements and security
  • Reviewed departmental budgets and released funds for expenditures accordingly
  • Oversaw day-to-day production operations whilst achieving the targets
  • Resolved internal staff issues and conflicts to optimize work productivity.

Division Manager

Asia Textile (Pvt) Ltd
Raiwind
08.1998 - 12.1999
  • Responsible for control the daily operations and progress of each department
  • Created daily production plans, duties, priorities, and tasks for departments
  • Resoluted conflict and maintained the standards to improve quality of work
  • Provided technical direction and professional support to division personnel’s
  • Assisted with employee recruitment, as well as overseeing the onboarding working processes with training of newly hired employees
  • Evaluated the division's performance and identifying areas of improvement within
  • Reconciled monthly the all-projects orders, working progress, project budgets, claimed, and staff performance within the departments.

Commercial Manager

Shahkam Industries (Pvt) Ltd
Lahore
07.1996 - 06.1998
  • Provided contractual advice during the tendering process and Identify improvements in commercial orders bid
  • Managing daily operations to developed accuracy and consistent in the works
  • Managed contractors’ negotiation, planning, financial costs of projects, and overseeing product development and risks management
  • Stayed aware of the latest trends, developments and representing a company at industry events to meet their sales targets
  • Supported and guidance on all commercial issues and ensure that commercial staff attained their maximum potential as they are directing
  • Developed opportunities from existing and new clients to operates at maximum
  • Reported monthly audit, contract results, mediation claims, deliveries, commercial staff performance and work progress within the field accordingly

Education

MBA - Marketing

Preston University
07.1998

M.Sc. - Chemistry

Punjab University
07.1996

Skills

  • Technical Skills:
  • Jira Azure DevOps
  • Scrum Lean Kanban
  • UX UI HTML CSS
  • CRM KPI DDA
  • Unit Testing A/B Testing
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Product Team Leadership
  • Language:
  • 1 English
  • 2 Urdu
  • 3 Hindi
  • 4 Punjabi
  • 5 Arabic

Accomplishments

  • Verbal & Written communication
  • Product Discovery & Planning
  • Product Strategy, Roadmaps
  • Market Research & Trends
  • Product Pricing & Costing
  • Product Enhancements
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Customer Interviews
  • Financial Modelling
  • Attention to Details
  • Time Management
  • Leadership Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Good Listener
  • Anaytical Thinker
  • Digital Marketing Compaig
  • Metrics, Data-Driven Approach

References

  • References:
  • Available upon request

Affiliations

  • Product Manager
  • Agile Project Management
  • Many more Certifications, Institute of Chemist – Pakistan
  • Member of Scum Alliance
  • Project Management Institute
  • Associate of Product Professionals

Work Availability

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Timeline

Product Director

Alfha Innovation Limited
02.2020 - Current

Senior Product Manager

Siddiqui & Co. Limited
03.2015 - 12.2020

Product Manager

Hosting House Ltd
01.2010 - 02.2015

Secretary

Classic Cash & Carry Ltd
09.2001 - 12.2009

General Manager

Regent Textile (Pvt) Ltd
01.1999 - 12.2001

Division Manager

Asia Textile (Pvt) Ltd
08.1998 - 12.1999

Commercial Manager

Shahkam Industries (Pvt) Ltd
07.1996 - 06.1998

MBA - Marketing

Preston University

M.Sc. - Chemistry

Punjab University

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