Functional Skills

Business Analysis
Regulatory Compliance
Project Management
Strategy Development
Process Design / Re-engineering
Machine Learning
Investment Banking
Market Research
Artificial Intelligence
Internal Auditing
Business Unit Strategy
Change Management / Org Design
Compliance and risk

Software Skills

Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Machine Learning
Microsoft Excel
SAP CRM
Artificial Intelligence
IBM Watson
Blockchain
SPSS
Swift

Sector Experience

Business Services
Financial Services
Technology

Languages

Arabic
English
French
Italian

Experience

ALTAVO PARTNERS Management Consulting
Chief Executive Officer and Founder Management Consultants
1/2021 - Present
Contact us:
● Altavo Partners
• 2021 - PRESENT
Acted as a strategy consultant advising a North African retail bank to create a neobank dedicated to diasporas in EU-27. Supported a cross-border fintech transfer in setting up its strategic development plan, updating pitch content, and preparing for fundraising. Provided management consulting services in the delivery of the internal anti-money laundering (AML) policy, AML risk matrix, and compliance governance scheme of a new neobank regulated in EU-27.
Focus areas: Strategy, Fintech, Digital Banking, Financial Services, Business Plan Consulting, Digital Payments, Business Strategy, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Payment Gateways, Consulting, Feasibility Studies, Product Roadmaps, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Smart Contracts

BH Bank Corporate Strategy & Development
Non-executive, Independent Board Member and Chairman
1/2015 - 1/2021
Supervised all activities related to financial security, anti-money laundering, internal control, compliance, internal auditing, and general inspection as a non-executive board member. Contributed significantly to the strategic transformation and restructuring plan of the bank. Played a key role in transforming the information system.
Focus areas: Auditing, Anti-money Laundering (AML), Board of Directors, Compliance, Financial Services, Regulations, Banking & Finance, Lending, Business Strategy, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Market Research, Total Addressable Market (TAM), Regulated Industries

Management Consultants Capgemini Management Consulting
Managing Consultant
1/2011 - 1/2021
Contact us:
● Oversaw the deployment of a software package in multiple countries and launched a new pan-European factoring offer for big corporates of 5,000 MD as a PMO for a top European leasing and factoring company. Acted as a senior business analyst for a global bank group's leasing and rental subsidiary, designing a target data model to be implemented in SAP, followed by a multimillion implementation deal. Participated in a team that won a proof of concept deal as a functional stream lead for data and AI platform for a top French sovereign bank and investment fund. Supervised six banks, set up an information system master plan, and coordinated the digital strategy of the global banking group in Africa and the Middle East as a regional business partner for Western African subsidiaries. Served as a portfolio project manager in a global banking group's CIB division by managing teams and directing the implementation and deployment of sensitive IT applications for compliance and market operations in France, the UK, and the US. Implemented new types of pan-European credit transfers as a senior business analyst for the retail banking division of one of the leading global banks. Acted as the PMO for the corporate deposits line and implemented IT tools and processes for pricing and booking corporate term deposits in EMEA and APAC. Joined the insurance division as a senior business analyst, scoping a solution to implement Solvency II European regulation in multiple countries, and

TFBank Information Technology
Head of Development and Organization and Member of Management Board
1/2010 - 1/2011
Served as a bank's management board member with a significant impact on strategic choices. Reengineered internal organization and contributed to new recruitments. Negotiated deals and implemented a new information system based on Temenos T24.
Focus areas: Business Analysis, IT, Organization, Project Management, Information Systems, Process Design, Banking & Finance, Business Strategy, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Market Research, Total Addressable Market (TAM), Digital Payments, Payment Gateways, Feasibility Studies, Product Roadmaps, Regulated Industries

Groupe BPCE Finance
Project Manager for Compliance, AML, and Customer Data Reliability
1/2008 - 1/2009
Oversaw analysis and setup of data reliability and anti-money laundering alerts at six banks of BPCE Group overseas. Managed a team of five consultants to deliver a homogeneous data reliability monitoring tool. Involved in KYC process implementation and updates based on regulatory and internal audit recommendations.
Focus areas: Anti-money Laundering (AML), Business Analysis, Project Management, Process Design, Regulations, Banking & Finance, Feasibility Studies, Product Roadmaps, Regulated Industries