Faizan Khalid Siddiqui

Experience

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  Meezan Bank Limited

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Summer Internship

  Learned Foreign Trade, Account Opening and Portfolio Management Operations in the Branch.

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  Mobilink Business

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2013

  Internship Trainee

  Customer Quality Assurance, Standardization and training department Intern. Assisted marketing research team on the Trade Operations. Successfully completed consumer and retailer research to assist MSP (Mobilink service point) team leader.As a part of program also interacted with Project Managers and Marketing Department.

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  NRS International

  Sept 2014 - Jan 2016

  Senior Executive Officer

  Keeping a strong Liaison position with the Merchandising and Production teams, in order tofulfill accessories and all the direct and indirect material requirements of Client PO's fromVarious Agencies including UNICEF, ICRC, USAID, PSM Kenya and IDA.Monitoring import items lead times and ensuring availability to eliminate any chance ofdowntime.Preparation and approval of the monthly purchasing budget plan.As the company was employing JIT concept, introduced the idea of EOQ due to very highvolumes of procurement. As per consultations with the stake holders in the supply chainprocess. Its implementation led to significant reduction in costs.Provided the guidelines and created new SOP's for the Department by applying SAPBUSINESS ONE (HANA) purchase module.Continuously monitoring, evaluating and improving supplier performance according to thecompany and WHO guidelines.Organized monthly/weekly SCM meetings with the user departments, and the costingdepartments and the Director. The aim of these meetings was to find ways to cut cost byreducing wastage of resources and to formulate a replenishment plan for the monthlyspares.Led several new development projects including development of new Server rooms, shedconstructions, a new powerhouse erections and various others. Show less

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  Punjab Information Technology Board

  Jan 2016 - Oct 2022

  - Directly overseeing and leading technology interventions across multiple sectors, including Agriculture, Food, Forest, Wildlife, Fisheries, Industries, Commerce, and Skill Development across Punjab (an area roughly equal to that of the UK).- Improved e-governance standards, significantly improving the quality of life for the general public.- Collaborating with the World Bank to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 2, and 8.- Support to enterprise-wide Programme Teams, Managers, and Leaders, ensuring the seamless delivery of end-to-end projects for Public Sector Departments.- Support Government-to-Government (G2G), Government-to-Business (G2B), and Transformational Ideas to client- Strategizing business development efforts, securing approvals for Departmental Annual Development Plans (ADPs) from P&DD/Competent Forum.- Facilitating seamless communication and collaboration between business units, technology teams, and support functions.- Providing comprehensive financial and progress reports to the board.- Offering strategic insights and contributing to enterprise-level policy development.• Punjab Digital Subsidy (Project Value 5.65M USD): Direct Digital Subsidy Disbursement Mechanism with Branchless Banking Operators (BBOs). Disbursed more than 30 billion PKR via Agent Bank Intervention. (DAP, PSM, OSS, CSS, SPS) – World Bank Initiative – Successfully decreased the subsidy budget of Punjab by 1/3rd. Extended to 14 subunits.• Empowerment of Kissan through Digital and Financial Inclusion (E-Credit): Designing, developing, and rolling out an interest-free loan program and integrating with Mobile Financial Services – Overviewed by Karandaaz- World Bank Initiative. As a part of the initiative, disbursed over 75 Billion PKR via 5 PFIs over 10 CCs (Crop Cycles). Show less - Documenting Proposals for the Federal and Provincial Government (Formulating PC-1s)- Directly advising Provincial/Federal Secretaries and Senior Board Members on Technology and Digital Inclusion- Lead Sales, Implementation, core operations, and Roll-out teams Secure leads- Document and report financial and physical progress to the State Planning and Development Department- Handle and Manage Development Team- Delivering project from inception till closure (Across all stages of SDLC) Show less - Worked as a business analyst and documentation expert. Assisted the Programme Manager and Senior Programme Manager- Gathering, analyzing and designing Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and business Flow Charts (BDCs) using BPMN and Static High-Profile visual designs.- Documenting and presenting client requirements to the development team• Punjab Digital Subsidy: Digital Subsidy Disbursement Mechanism with Branchless Banking Operators. Disbursed more than 30 Billion PKR via Agent Bank Intervention. (DAP, PSM, OSS, CSS, SPS)• Empowerment of Kissan through Digital and Financial Inclusion (Agriloan): Development and rolling out interest free loan scheme.• Punjab Seeds Inventory Management System• Bulldozer Booking Management System: Online platform for booking Agriculture Machinery in Punjab• Farmers Registration (Department registered more than 4M farmers using this system)• Agri Smart (Farmers Advisory System)• Digitization of Inventory Control and ERP of Food Directorate Lahore (Digitizing 384 Food Centers Across Punjab) Show less

  • Senior Program Manager

    Jul 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Program Manager

    Jun 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Program Officer

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2019
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  DNA Micro

  Oct 2022 - Dec 2023

  - Established a robust Project Management Office (PMO) within three months- Developed organization-specific Project Management Policies and Standards.- Implemented software development practices that decreased the delivery time by 30% while improving quality by 50%- Successfully implemented Azure DevOps as a highly efficient ticketing system- Based on the complex environment, introduced the Agile-Scrum, which streamlined the delivery and standard- Planned and implemented training for 100% staff- Recognizing the outstanding performance, invited to the Philippines just after 5 months of service for on-site implementation Show less

  • Head of Project Management Office

    Oct 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Senior Project Manager / Senior Scrum Master

    Oct 2022 - Dec 2023
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  DIRECT

  Dec 2023 - now

  - Leading development for Tourism Packages System- Lead development for Survey Project- Development Lead for Direct Internal Projects such as Support and Centralized Connector- Development Lead for Direct Payments System- Financial Integration of Payment Gateways (Tamara and Tabby)

  • Senior Technical Project Manager / Senior Product Owner

    May 2024 - now

  • Technical Project Manager / Product Owner

    Dec 2023 - May 2024