EPAM Systems

🚀 Wealth Product: Led and continue to drive end-to-end product strategy in Wealth; launched MVP within a year, accelerated GTM with a fail-fast mindset, and now delivering high-impact features to help branch advisors delight their clients.

🚀 Digital Smart Product: Transformed commuter experience by digitizing 200+ transit terminals with smart digital signage, serving 50,000+ daily users and significantly increasing user satisfaction and trust in public transit.

🚀 FinTech Product: Delivered a high-impact lending analytics engine within an existing B2B platform, slashing manual workflows by 30% and accelerating loan approvals for 20K+ customers.

👥 Managed a high-performing team of 19 direct reports (Business Analysts and Product Owners), and led a 13-member Scrum team across multiple features in a SAFe environment

Product Manager | BA Team Lead

🤖 Telecom: Led AI-powered predictive maintenance for Set-Top Boxes, reducing truck roll costs by 37% and boosting service reliability for 10M+ subscribers.

🧠 Healthcare: Operationalized fraud detection ML models, supporting SIU investigations and reducing fraudulent claims significantly.

💻 E-Commerce: Launched a 1-click buy flow across web and mobile, increasing sales by 26% and simplifying customer experience.

Product Manager | Lead Business Analyst

📊 Insurance: Delivered enterprise big data initiatives (e.g., Risk Pool Analytics, GL Optimization), earning a “Hero” badge for leading stakeholder alignment and delivery.

🛍️ Retail: Built an ML-driven Replenishment System, cutting markdown losses by 30% and optimizing inventory efficiency across e-commerce channels.

🔄 Retail: Defined and delivered an AI-enhanced Distributed Order Management System, accelerating fulfillment speed, reduced mark down, efficient DC replinishment and enabling seamless omni-channel operations.

Senior Business Analyst

Tangentia

🚀 Launched and scaled an Intelligent Automation practice, leading a team of 11 engineers to deliver high-impact RPA and BPM solutions, resulting in $1M in new revenue and streamlined enterprise operations.

Senior Practice Manager - RPA & AI

NESMA

⚡ Built a no-code BPM platform (K2 BlackPearl) that cut SME loan processing time by 70%, automating origination-to-approval workflows.

✈️ Modernized 25-year-old legacy systems for Miro (Boeing) & Rolls-Royce, deploying supply chain solutions across 7 air bases and 3,000 RSAF users.

🔧 Led a $4M digital transformation of aircraft inspections, streamlining operations via BPM and seamless data migration.

📊 Pioneered predictive demand forecasting (Servigistics), optimizing service parts SCM—now enhanced with AI-driven dynamic models.

Senior Business Systems Analyst

Drawbase Software

Software Developer

Stevens Institute of Technology

Graduate Teaching Assistant

I'm product manager with business analyst background. I delivered B2B and B2C products in Wealth, Telecom, Retail, Insurance, Healthcare, FinTech, Transportation for private and public sector using AI, Digital modernization & Process engineering. I love focusing on strategy and talking to stakeholders.

I focus on strategy, engineering, launch & feedback. 

I'm accomplishments driven
- Investment Management Reporting portal for Branch for Wealth management launched in 11 months
- FinTech product increased customer onboarding in commercial lending space
- Telecom product predicted STB failure, network interruption with the help of AI/ML
- Retail helped predict replenishment, size, best order policy using AI/ML
- Transportation helped digitalize signage on platforms in creasing customer experience
- Telecom helped digitalize their web and mobile application increasing the customer base
any many more

I can align, lead and grow world-class teams from 10 to 50 people
- I love to win, but helping team win gives me greater joy
- I speak tech and exec
- I tell great narratives that motivates

I worked in different countries
Canada | United States (USA) | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | India

I / Me
- Coached 500+ to become the BA, PO, SM
- Wrote many articles, IIBA instructor, Agile instructor, LinkedIn top voice
- host Tech Podcast channel

My academic highlights:
- Masters in CS & Bachelor in Engineering
- Certificates in CBAP, CSPO, A-CSPO, CSP-PO, CSM, PMP

Professional Skills:
Product Management | Product Owner | Business Analysis | User Experience (UX) Design |  Team Development | Market Analysis | Strategy Planning | Product Roadmap | Agile | Scrum | Kanban | Requirement Gathering & Analysis | User Stories | BRD | UAT | Coaching | Mentoring

Technical Skills:
Jira | Confluence | Azure DevOps board | Azure Wiki | Trello | Pivotal Tracker | Figma | Lucid Chart | MS Visio | Draw.io | Mural | Miro | Json | API | PowerBi | COTS | XML | Cloud | Aha |  FinTech

Afaq Qazi

Hiring #BusinessAnalyst with Insurance experience in #Canada hands-on experience with Guidewire ClaimCenter and PolicyCenter (critical requirement)

7+ years of business analysis experience 
3+ years in property and casualty insurance claims P&C
Guidewire

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#Hiring #Canada #BA #BusinessAnalyst #Guidewire

Senior Product Manager | FinTech, Digital, Telecom, Retail, SaaS, Data & AI | 15 Yrs Driving Product Strategy, Roadmaps & Scalable Platforms (B2B & B2C) | Growth, Data & Customer Experience | Podcaster 🎙️

Open article: Senior Claims Business Analyst - Guidewire Specialist by epam.com

Senior Claims Business Analyst - Guidewire Specialist

#RemoteWork #ServiceNow #Developer #EST #Canada

Now hiring a ServiceNow Developer with 6+ years of experience in scripting, Service Portal, UI Builder, and integrations. We’re looking for someone with CSA and CAD certifications, experience in CSM, and familiarity with NowAssist and AgenticAI solutions. 

This fully remote role in Canada (working on EST) offers the opportunity to work on innovative ServiceNow solutions and cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative team. 

Apply now or message me for more details! 

#EPAMCanada

Open article: Senior ServiceNow Developer by epam.com

As an AI Governance Specialist, I am responsible for ensuring the ethical, transparent, and compliant implementation of AI systems within organizational frameworks. My role bridges technical expertise and governance to create robust policies and practices for responsible AI use. Key responsibilities include:
	•	Developing AI governance frameworks to align with global regulatory standards and ethical guidelines (e.g., GDPR, AI Act).
	•	Designing risk mitigation strategies for AI adoption, including bias detection, explainability, and privacy safeguards.
	•	Collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement AI policies in software development life cycles (SDLC) and operations.
	•	Conducting audits and assessments of AI systems for fairness, accountability, and compliance.
	•	Establishing key performance metrics to monitor AI model behavior and performance.
	•	Educating stakeholders on the importance of responsible AI and driving organizational change toward ethical AI practices.

Through my role, I aim to ensure that AI technologies are deployed with trust, accountability, and societal benefit in mind.

AI Governance Specialist

Gain AI

Supercharging business operations with AI

Director

Honda Canada Inc.

- AI Leadership: Heading a team in architecting and deploying generative AI and ML models, ensuring alignment with technical governance and industry best practices.
- AI Governance: Establishing guidelines for AI Governance and ensuring that all tools and models are abiding by these guidelines.
- AI Ops/ ML Ops: Ensuring the seamless integration of AI and ML models into production environments, focusing on automation, scalability, and reliability.
- Stakeholder Management: Fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders,
ensuring clear communication and alignment on AI initiatives.

Lead AI Consultant

Great Learning

Mentor for University of Texas Austin - Post Grad program in AI and ML

Academic Mentor - AIML

CSA Group

•	Collaborated with different stakeholders like Marketing, Sales, and Operations to understand their pain points and potential Data Science/Machine Learning use cases
•	Performed ML System Design to come up with high-level architecture based on requirements
•	Solved business problems with advanced predictive analytics like Python, Power BI, and Azure and worked closely with the Data Engineering team to ensure that the proper data was arranged and used
•	Performed preparatory data tasks like data cleansing, handling missing values, outlier detection, feature engineering, and encoding
•	Performed ML experimentation and chose appropriate metrics to determine which model performs best and is a viable candidate for production
•	Deployed ML models on the cloud so they are integrated with other company software like Salesforce, Power BI, and Azure via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
•	Incorporated Databricks MLflow to perform versioning and MLOps of existing models in production
•	Architected online and offline testing and validation metrics for production models

Data Scientist

Rogers Communications

Projects:
•	Created an anomaly detection model using machine learning algorithms (KNN clustering) and deployed it using sklearn, numpy and pandas. Increased efficiency by 60%. 
•	Performed hyperparameter tuning on anomaly detection model to improve accuracy and remove false positives. Used techniques like K-fold cross validation and grid search to fine tune parameters. 
Tools/Automation:
-Developed a COP (Close out Package) processing tool using Python to automate the verification process of hundreds of projects within a very short timeframe. Cut down processing time by 90%. 
-Developed a UETR script processing tool using VBA. Enhanced efficiency by 60%. 
Data Visualization: 
- Created several Power BI dashboards/reports/Apps to tell data stories to higher management. Used DAX programming and Power Query M Formula Language to create powerful formulas and visualizations.
- Utilized SAS Business Objects to retrieve and create powerful reports highlighting network performance.
Project Management:
- Worked with both Agile/Scrum and waterfall methodologies for delivering different projects.

Wireless Data Scientist

Etisalat

Responsible for planning, designing and optimizing wireless networks and specialized in Inbuilding design. 
•	Developed a Return of Investment (ROI) model for new projects based on various inputs. Increased efficiency by 80% and presented the module to higher management. Shortlisted as the best automation tool. 
•	Presented performance and revenue reports to different segments of the company 
•	Found key data insights and presented story to Executives based on data analytics. Utilized tools such as Tableau, Python and Power BI to create strong visualizations. 
•	Managed and designeded new radio systems design for UMTS/HSPA and LTE networks ensuring they meet design criteria of RSSI, SINR, RSRP and RSRQ. 
•	Performed efficient re-use of existing hardware by analyzing traffic models and allocating hardware based on requirement
•	Automated report generation using VBA programming and reduced manual processing time by 50%.

Inbuilding Data Analyst

Strategic Change Leader and Dedicated Lifelong Learner with over five years of specialized experience in AI consultancy, helping businesses harness the power of data science, information technology, and automation. Known for spearheading transformative strategies across multifaceted corporate landscapes, I have a proven ability to lead through influence and drive innovation at scale. My career is distinguished by a commitment to fostering exponential change by integrating advanced technologies with data science to develop industrial-scale processes. These include groundbreaking automation solutions, robust IT systems, and sophisticated analysis pipelines.

As a leader of science, analytics, and technical teams, I possess a deep understanding of AI technologies and apply them innovatively to address complex challenges effectively. My leadership extends to managing large, diverse, and geographically dispersed teams, ensuring high performance and alignment with corporate goals. This ability to manage diverse teams underscores my commitment to inclusivity and my belief in the power of diverse perspectives in driving innovation.

I am passionately committed to continuous professional development. I constantly update my skills and leadership methods to stay at the forefront of technological advancement. I aim to continue leveraging my expertise in AI and data science to drive meaningful change and achieve strategic business outcomes.

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