Mahdy Faiz

An accomplished and passionate director with a 20+ years proven track record of successfully delivering portfolios of large-scale transformation programmes and operating models impacting people, processes, information, and technologies across industries achieving real value for each business.

My core experience comprises leadership for the delivery of strategic and tactical initiatives in the digital, cloud, data, analytics, e-commerce, and software development field.

My expertise covers all aspects of end-to-end technology delivery, transformation roadmaps, change management, strategic implementation, business development and growth, business readiness, managed services, and commercial negotiations.

Throughout my career, I have built and led various international cross-functional teams meeting objectives whilst developing people’s capabilities and skills.

At executive level, my communication skills allow me to share complex information with clarity using tailored and timely exec reports driving effective decision-making.

Delivery & change:

•Portfolio, programme & projects

•Change & transformation

•Operating model & adoption

•Governance, agile & controls

•Team leadership & performance

•Reporting & assurance

•Risk management

•Adaptive planning & roadmaps

Solutions lifecycle & operation:

•Strategic & tactical vision

•Architecture, PDLC, SDLC & solutioning

•Managed services, SAAS, support & BAU

•Go-To-Market & marketing

•Digital, UX, UI, e-commerce, CMS, CRM & PIM

•Data governance, DWH, data lake, ETL & analytics

•Advisory, requirements & business analysis

•Best practises, industry standards & continuous improvement

Commercial & business development:

•Contracts & proposals

•Negotiations & growth

•Advisory & consulting

•Business case & OKRs

•Finance, budget & P/L

•Third party & vendors management

•Procurement & COTS

•Business development, pre-sales & sales

Credentials and methodologies

MSP, PMP, Prince2, P3M3, P3O, ITIL, Scrum, LeSS, SAFe, TOGAF, Axelos Change Management Institute.

Programme director

Leading the delivery of large (£M) transformational programmes and implementation of new op models across industries in the e-commerce and digital marketing space. Drive the improvement in programme management capabilities, standards and best practices. Creation of investment cases to convert new opportunities into new business outcomes based on strategic objectives and key results (OKRs).

Managing contracts and commercials. Managing, training and coaching of programme managers. Reporting to portfolio.

Credentials and methodologies

MSP, PMP, Prince2, P3M3, P3O, ITIL, Scrum, LeSS, SAFe, TOGAF, Axelos Change Management Institute.