Aj Yousef

Strategy and transformation professional with 8+ years of experience delivering complex initiatives across government, aviation, and engineering sectors. Proven ability to bridge strategy and execution by designing governance frameworks, optimizing business processes, leading cross-functional initiatives, and transforming complex data into executive decision-making. Experienced in managing large-scale portfolios, coordinating national-level stakeholders, developing analytical models, automating operational workflows, and delivering digital transformation initiatives that improve organizational performance and transparency.

Recognized for combining strong analytical capabilities with practical execution, enabling organizations to make faster, more informed strategic decisions. Published researcher with expertise in systems thinking, automation, operational modelling, and complex infrastructure systems.

Assistant Manager – Strategy, Governance & Portfolio Transformation at National Planning Council (NPC) (2025-05 – 2026-05)

Served as a central coordination lead supporting the implementation of Qatar's Third National Development Strategy (NDS3), ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and execution across government entities.

• Governed the strategic evaluation and implementation of 1,200+ national change requests, assessing organizational impacts, implementation feasibility, cross-sector dependencies, and strategic alignment.
• Coordinated governance activities across a national portfolio of 925 projects, 280 initiatives, 420 KPIs, and more than 60 government entities.
• Redesigned the national Single Source of Truth (SST) framework, improving data quality, governance, and executive visibility across government portfolios.
• Designed standardized governance processes, reporting structures, and documentation that improved consistency and transparency across participating entities.
• Facilitated executive workshops and stakeholder alignment sessions to resolve implementation challenges and strengthen collaboration across ministries.
• Automated manual governance workflows through digital solutions, significantly improving efficiency, traceability, and reporting quality.
• Partnered with AI developers to define business requirements, validate outputs, and integrate AI-assisted capabilities into strategic planning and governance workflows.
• Authored governance documentation and trained newly onboarded staff, strengthening institutional knowledge and operational consistency.

Senior Analyst – Corporate Planning & Fleet Strategy at Qatar Airways (2023-07 – 2025-01)

Supported executive decision-making through commercial analysis, forecasting, business case development, and strategic fleet planning.

• Developed forecasting models and commercial analyses supporting more than USD 1.5 billion in fleet, network, and product investment decisions.
• Led commercial evaluations for major strategic initiatives including Premium Economy introduction, A380 fleet strategy, aircraft leasing options, and network optimization.
• Collaborated with Finance, Cargo, Revenue Management, Engineering, Commercial, and Network Planning teams to align operational and financial objectives.
• Identified opportunities to improve aircraft cargo utilization, contributing to 13–15% growth in operational profitability.
• Produced executive dashboards, investment analyses, business cases, and Board-level presentations supporting strategic planning.
• Conducted market analysis, competitive benchmarking, demand forecasting, and operational scenario modelling.

Network Management & Alliances Engineer at Royal Jordanian Airlines (2023-01 – 2023-06)

• Redesigned operational planning workflows by developing automation tools that reduced manual effort by 20%.
• Developed customized decision-support systems that improved scheduling accuracy and operational visibility.
• Conducted market assessments and performance analyses supporting network optimization initiatives.
• Managed airport slot portfolios while ensuring regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
• Automated operational reporting processes, improving information availability for airport and network management teams.

Scheduling & Slots Supervisor at Wizz Air (2022-05 – 2023-01)

• Managed aircraft scheduling across 25 aircraft, 8 operational bases, and 7 countries, balancing commercial priorities with operational constraints.
• Protected high-value airport slot portfolios through regulatory compliance and strategic schedule optimization.
• Conducted operational analyses for 380+ international airports, developing centralized operational databases supporting scheduling decisions.
• Collaborated closely with Revenue Management and Network Development teams to optimize network performance and fleet utilization.

Commercial Planning Office Agent at Wizz Air (2021-01 – 2022-04)

• Supported airline schedule implementation across a fleet of more than 200 aircraft.
• Coordinated schedule loading and operational changes across reservation and operational systems.
• Supported cross-functional planning activities to improve operational reliability and customer experience.

MSc in Transportation Engineering – Budapest University of Technology and Economics

BSc in Civil Engineering – Middle East Technical University (METU)