Ali R.

Experience

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  ViralConvert

  May 2020 - May 2022

  Project Coordinator

  • Planning and organizing project timelines and milestones, ensuring that deadlines are met.• Communicating project status and progress to team members, stakeholders, and clients.• Coordinating and managing resources, including personnel and equipment, to ensure that project needs are met.• Identifying and resolving project issues and conflicts, and escalating as needed.• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure that project deliverables meet client requirements.• Managing project documentation and maintaining up-to-date project records.• Identifying and implementing process improvements to increase project efficiency and effectiveness.• Providing guidance and mentorship to project team members, and fostering a positive and productive team environment. Show less

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  Target River

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Marketing Intern

  • Research trending topics and keywords in various categories.• Work with the content team to ensure content is informative and appealing• Identify/Research valuable keywords with good traffic potential• Perform On-Page and Off-Page SEO strategies• Work on Link acquisition campaigns to increase brand footprint and traffic• Be actively involved in SEO efforts with the team• Designing New Marketing Strategies • Social Media Active Posting• Creatives Designing for different clients’ social media accounts Show less

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  Convo.com

  Jun 2022 - May 2024

  Project Manager

  • Responsible for assisting in all Project processes such as daily standups, backlog refinements, estimation sessions, sprint planning, and retrospective sessions at the end of the sprint/project.• Make sure all software development lifecycle and technical components (UI, APIs, Gateways.) are being flowed completely. • Communication with clients, assisting in technicalities of project/sprint such as in the architectural guideline, in some instances challenging the teams' estimation values and revising the required documentation before development starts.• Responsible for supporting the overall implementation of the Iteration, ensuring the team adheres to the committed work and its delivery and managing each project's scope, quality, and timeline• Makes sure progress is translated into our Project Management tool, Jira and align to the standard breakdown of epics, stories, tasks, and bugs etc.• Cross-team knowledge sharing will be a vital part of the role, therefore building solid relationships and channels of communication with other teams, facilitating internal communication and effective collaboration• Manages project financials, project status reports, change management, governance, role identification and business communication to the stakeholders.• Help build a productive environment where team members on the product and enjoy working on it. Show less

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  Oak Street Technologies

  Apr 2024 - now

  Project Manager - IT

  As an IT Project Manager overseeing the development and maintenance of our In-house SaaS product, along with other projects, my responsibilities include:- Planning and coordinating the execution of projects using the Nexus Scrum framework.- Ensuring that agile practices are adhered to throughout the project lifecycle.- Collaborating with stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables.- Creating and maintaining project schedules, budgets, and resource allocations.- Monitoring project progress and addressing any issues or risks that may arise.- Facilitating regular scrum meetings, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.- Providing guidance and support to Scrum Masters to ensure effective team collaboration and productivity.- Conducting regular performance evaluations and providing feedback to team members.- Managing communication channels between project teams, stakeholders, and leadership.- Identifying opportunities for process improvements and implementing best practices to enhance project delivery.- Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and budget.- Managing vendor relationships and third-party contractors involved in project delivery.- Keeping abreast of industry trends and developments in project management methodologies and technologies. Show less