Elissa Saad

Elissa Saad

Senior Product Manager - Tech Lead
Lebanon
Arabic, English, French

About Me

+7 years of experience in product management and strategy

Experience

Senior Product Manager

Toters, Zalka
Jan 2023 - Present · 3 years 6 months

Acting as senior product/project manager while working with cross functional agile teams and handling a team of software engineer (backend/frontend – mobile/web), quality assurance engineers, UI/UX product designers, marketing team, and support specialists
Owner of product roadmap and product backlog
Assist in company global OKRs vision and implementation
Manage product features, create user stories, build product requirement documents using Miro, Figma, Confluence and more
Organize sprints, product release, and plan for iterations using Jira
Lead projects; develop and maintain project plans, apply risk and issue management processes, prepare scopes, estimates, and assignees
Point of contact with all chief stakeholders in data gathering
Generate ongoing live data analytics and business operations and product performance using powerBI and tableau

Product Manager & Owner | Lead Business Analyst – Risk & Intelligence

Azentio, Mkalles (Previously Path Solutions)
Nov 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 year 1 month

Product Manager & Owner | Lead Business Analyst –Risk & Intelligence

Path Solutions, Mkalles
Jan 2021 - Nov 2021 · 10 months

Product Owner part of the Product Management & Strategy Department - Risk Management, Analytics & Intelligence for international banks and financial institutions
Handling/creating product strategy, roadmap, and backlog according to business value and ROI
Leading development team including software engineers and quality assurance engineers and working closely with presales team, marketing team, after support team, and implementation professional services
Developing new financial applications and continuously enhancing currents from A to Z based on market assessments, competitor analysis, customer requirements, new regulations in alignment with international rules and standards
Conducting full client on-site implementation projects with includes full UAT, providing senior-chief level trainings
Developing intelligent analytical dashboards and KPIs using full Microsoft offerings (powerBI – PowerApps) for financial components including CRM, digital channels, core, retail, trade finance, international accounting, assets, treasury, risk management, analytics, digital channels, marketing, and HR

CBRN Project Coordinator (Part Time)

Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Achrafieh
Sep 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 years

Junior Financial Accountant

Moderex Trading, Bouchrieh
Jul 2015 - May 2017 · 1 year 10 months

Posting and processing journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded
Updating accounts receivable/payables, issue invoices, and perform reconciliations
Assisting in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements
Assisting with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc.
Updating financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate
Preparing and submitting weekly/monthly reports
Assisting senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings

Communications Officer Intern

Middle East University, Sabiteh
Jun 2016 - Sep 2016 · 3 months

Supporting co-ordination and marketing of events
Preparing data analysis and statistical reports; helping in project evaluation and development
Developing key messages, lead on creating and maintaining appropriate and consistent language and terminology across all media
Taking responsibility for the development and management of the website and blog, including generating content, making improvements to functionality, maximizing its potential and monitoring its performance
Acting as a spokesperson when necessary and developing relationships with target media and marketing representatives

Economics Instructor

Adventist Secondary School, Sabtieh
Sep 2014 - Jun 2015 · 9 months

Economics and sociology grade 12 SE teacher for special need students
Developing and adapting conventional teaching methods to meet the individual needs of pupils
Collaborating with the classroom teacher to define appropriate activities in relation to the curriculum
Liaising with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists

University Instructor (Part Time)

Middle East University, Lebanon
Aug 2022

Skills

Product Oversight and Strategy Atlassian Jira Figma Strategy Management Product Roadmapping Product Strategy Product Backlog Management Agile Sprint Planning Project Management Risk Management Issue Management User Stories Product Requirement Documents Jira Miro Confluence Power BI Tableau Business Analysis Market Research Competitor Analysis UAT Microsoft PowerApps SQL Test Case Writing Software Testing Defect Tracking Data Analysis MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint Leadership Management Public Speaking Adaptability Flexibility Innovation Creative Thinking Integrity Organization Attention to Detail
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