Ahmad EL Zein

Head of Products @ Zand

About

Fintech & Digital Banking Banking as a service, Remittances, Acquiring (POS & eCom), Store Value Facility (Wallets), Payments (domestic & international schemes), Artificial Intelligence, Web3 (On-Ramp/Off-Ramp), Card Issuing, Online Channels, Escrow Management

Country

United Arab Emirates

City

Dubai

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Payment Industry, Product Development, Business Strategy, Web3, Debit Cards, Payment Card Processing, Project Management, Data Center, Project Planning, Investment Banking, Software Project Management, Disaster Recovery, Project Delivery, Management, Software Development, Cloud Computing, ITIL, IT Service Management, Quality Assurance, Cisco Technologies

Experience

Head of Products

Zand

2023-5 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Driving the strategy and innovation of Zand capabilities across payment rails, cards and fintech enablement.

Senior Services manager - Fintech

noqodi

2014-3 - 2023-5 · 9 yrs 3 mos

United Arab Emirates

Responsible for the overall product direction, implementation, execution, and completion of noqodi wallet and Payment Gateway ensuring consistency with company values, strategy, goals, and budget. Management & Product Development

Senior Project Manager (noqodi Payment Gateway & Smart Government)

emaratech

2012-6 - 2014-3 · 1 yr 10 mos

Dubai

Software Development Specialized in Payment Gateways and Mobile Smart Projects. • Senior Project Manager – Software Development Project Manager with Leader/Manager experience in Information Technology: Smart Mobile Application/Payment Gateways/Infrastructure/ERP. - Full scale project plan - Risk mitigation document - Communication Plan - Plan and schedule project time lines - Identify potential risks and device contingency plans, timely - Execution of the project.

GTS Middle East - Project Manager

IBM

2010-10 - 2011-12 · 1 yr 3 mos

• PMO & Project Manager (Integrated technology Services) - Managed Delivery of all Middle East GTS Projects including Saudi Arabia. - Managed day to day operational aspects of a project including scope, schedule, financial and risks.

Project Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

2006-6 - 2010-6 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Summary (Tasks and responsibilities): • Directed and Managed all SAP application (projects, enhancements and modifications) activities for Auto Manufacturer office and warehouse in Middle East (Dubai Regional Management Office & Middle East Distribution Center)

Project Quality Engineer

Yazaki Corporation

2005-1 - 2005-9 · 9 mos

United States - Michigan

Sept. 2005 June 2006 (Yazaki NA) Worked in the prototype department, duties in inspection and test validation Built, inspected and tested pre-production wiring harnesses. Applied engineering revisions to wiring harnesses to meet blue prints specs and OEM requirements. Checked Engineering Authorized Revision and corresponding blue prints to check for any inconsistencies or errors.