Yasser Saloojee

Architectural graduate with an Honours degree in Business Management. Previously employed as a lead architect/project manager and recently worked within the RPA environment as a solutions consultant and automation consultant working within the EMEA region.

EMEA Automation Consultant - GroupM - EMEA

(2023-08 - 2025-05)

Reports to the Regional Automation Lead. Provide consultancy services to the local EMEA markets to support their automation initiatives.

• Partner with regional application and process teams to identify and deploy scalable RPA solutions
• Lead market workshops and data gathering to identify processes and requirements for automation
• Compile business cases and requirements documentation for RPA solutions
• Ensure all requirements are documented, prioritised, sized and approved
• Facilitate and maintain integrity of testing and business acceptance
• Identify metrics and reporting mechanisms to measure performance
• Contribute to defining the methodology for RPA regional services covering the full lifecycle from ideation to ongoing support
• Ensure automations comply with global policies and controls
• Maintain a central repository of use cases and best practice that serve as a toolkit to accelerate RPA development
• Create Power Bi dashboards to report and track RPA solutions

Freelance Architect - Self-employed

(2021-03 - 2023-05)

Designing, managing and implementing commercial and retail projects.

• Design of new buildings
• Alterations made to existing plans
• Working with an interior designer to plan and accommodate for small to large spaces

RPA Solutions Consultant - Techno Brain Group

(2019-01 - 2019-12)

• Coordinate with Sales Executives to develop business and financial proposals
• Provide technical architecture analysis, design, development, and enhancement
• Coordinating with the relevant technical teams to communicate nature of projects and customer expectations

RPA Intern - Nimble Accounting

(2018-07 - 2018-08)

Implementing RPA (robotic process automation) processors for various tasks/activities for an accounting firm using UI path software.

Architect/Project Manager - Sole Candy

(2017-06 - 2017-12)

Successfully opened stores in Eastrand Mall and Brooklyn Mall over a period of 4 months.

• Working around budgets
• Liaising with mall managers and contractors
• Council submissions
• Inventory control
• Negotiating price with contractors
• Composing and planning project timelines
• Responding to queries

Postgraduate Diploma in Management - Business Administration - Wits Business School (2018-01 - 2018-12)

National Diploma - Architectural Technology - University of Johannesburg (2012-01 - 2016-12)

Matric - SAMA High School (2011-01 - 2011-12)