Sumaiya Noor

Award-winning Product & Strategy Leader | Product Management & Growth-PLG | AI driven B2B & B2C Products | 40Under40 | ex-IBM | Startup Advisor | Fulbright Scholar | Advisory Board Member, Judge, Coach & Keynote Speaker

In the end, we all become stories. Mine is about building products, AI solutions and ecosystems across the globe.

Outcome-driven AI, Technology & Product leader with 14+ years of experience leading product, data science, design and engineering teams. I love building transformative products and high-performing teams for solving customers' pain points. Specialized in AI based B2B, B2C & B2B2C SaaS products, User Experience & Engineering.

Adept in deriving optimal value from Applied AI, Data, Cloud applications, Web 3.0 and other emerging technologies. Technical, people and business experience with distinctive ability to utilize multi-functional expertise. Growth mindset with focus on execution utilizing analytical skills, agile and design thinking to deliver business results. 

Board Member, Startup Advisor, Author and graduate of IBM Leadership Development Program. Experienced in managing teams across 6 continents (being based in 4 continents) with Fortune100 companies and startups. C-suite leadership experience of collaborating with global cross-functional teams to drive innovation for high-growth organizations.

I attended Purdue University, USA on full scholarship (Fulbright - one of the most competitive scholarships in the world) for my MS/MBA. INSEAD certified Digital Strategy consultant, Certified AI Product Manager and a Software Engineer.

I speak frequently at multiple forums globally. Spoken at US State Department with delegates from 47 countries including US Congress members. Also gave a talk at Grace Hopper Conference, attended by more than 30K technologists world-wide.

In life, grit has enabled me to overcome adversity. Beyond work, avid supporter of women & human rights, education, and DEI.

EXPERTISE 
PRODUCT & TECH: Product Strategy and Development (0-1, 1-n) • Product-Led Growth (PLG) • Product Management • Product-Market fit • Product Roadmap • A/B Testing • SDLC • Experimentation • Applied AI & Digital Strategy • Agentic AI
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE/UX: Human-Centered Design • User Research 
BUSINESS & PEOPLE: Strategic Partnerships • Mergers & Acquisitions • Talent Strategy • Talent Acquisition • People Management • GTM Strategy 

VALUES & SKILLS
• Grit • Humility • Empathy & Kindness • Authenticity & Integrity • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving • Curiosity & Continuous Learning  

Looking for data-driven and customer-centric full stack Product & AI expert with global cross-functional leadership experience for taking your business to the next level or interested in hearing me speak, please reach out at sumaiyan@gmail.com.

Advisor - Product & Growth

I have been collaborating with multiple startups across the globe as an advisor mostly on Product and Growth for past few years. Some notable highlights of my work so far are:

• Enabled a startup to close $11.5Million of Round A funding.
• Helped an early stage startup in finding Product-Market fit for enhancing MVP and adding new features which finally resulted in 30% increase in conversion rate.
• Collaborated with founders to formulate a Product Strategy and Pricing Model for a 20% increase in retention rate over the period of 4 months. 
• Designed and helped the company to implement go-to-market strategy (PLG) for 45% MoM growth.
• Last and one of the most important ones is helping these startups to build highly effective teams responsible for delivering all these great results.

Please feel free to reach out if you want to take your startup to the next level.

Bliss Consulting, S.C.

Design, develop and implement Training and Development programs.
Design, develop and implement Organizational Development interventions.
Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities.
Develop organizational vision and strategy.
Budgeting.

Senior Managing Partner

BSD Servicios

Human Resources Director

Consultant

Delta Executive Assessment

In charge of Organizational Development and Executive Assessment
http://www.deltaexecutiveassessment.com/

Partner

GRUPO DAY

Transition from Directing the Human Capital area within the organization to offering HR services to external clients through a newly formed Business Unit.
Some of our current services include Organizational Surveys, Recruiting, Organizational Diagnosis, Training, and Organizational Development, among others.

Director of SICORH (Organizational and HR Consulting)

Implemented a transportation system for company employees.

Organized training in First Aid, Rescue and Evacuation, Fire Prevention, and Emergency Communication.

Trained employees in topics such as Customer Service, Organizational Change, TQM tools, Time Management, GTD, Excel, and others.
 
Led the employee suggestion program, answering employees within 1 working day and implementing suggestions within 3 working days when possible.

Reduced departmental turnover from 40% for the first 2 months of 2012 to zero.

Currently working in an organizational change project, which will involve changes to the rewards system, performance appraisal system, organizational structure and organizational culture.
As part of the aforementioned project, Í´m also working on specific indicators to mearure HR performance and position the HR department as a strategic partner for the various business units.

Director of Human Capital

Independent Consulting

Wide variety of projects, including project evaluation, individual coaching, focused training, and organizational diagnosis. Performance improvement training for top executives in diverse international companies, as well as for companies experiencing fast growth.

Organizational Consultant

Jikishin-Kai

Board Member

MIR International

I started out as GTD Manager, training Directors and implementing David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology. Shortly thereafter, I was promoted to Director of Corporate Development.
My frequent tasks included: Research and analysis on a wide array of topics, from a client's competitors and their products to financial, economical, and political factors impacting the various markets we were involved in, such as the Food Industry, Real Estate, Gaming, E-Commerce, Tourism, etc.
Conference calls with CEOs and top leadership from various industries across different continents (e.g., America, Europe, Asia).
Financial analysis.
Business Strategy.

Director of Corporate Development

Kaiser Permanente

Working with the Primary Care administrator and a Project Manager from Quality Resource Management, I was involved in the Healthcare Team (HCT) pilot project. The pilot was launched at 4 different sites with a total of 12 Healthcare Teams. This project involved a shift to a team-based approach for providing healthcare.
Such approach -which entailed a significant change in organizational culture- was expected to yield an improvement in satisfaction for both providers and patients. These teams now meet periodically, meetings include team members from different positions (e.g., physicians, nurses, clerks, supervisors, etc.), and decisions are made by reaching consensus with a strong emphasis on working as a team. Some of my principal activities during this project included: Giving Just-In-Time training in Quality Improvement tools to the HCTs.
Meeting with HCTs separately to provide more focused consulting support.
Development, administration, and analysis of a variety of surveys and questionnaires, often presenting the results to senior leadership at various meetings.
Meeting with the planning team -which I was a part of- to assess the project's progress and establish future plans of action.

Quality Resource Management Internship

Dimension One Spas

I worked on the compensation system for the production area of the company, developed job descriptions, interviewed employees, elaborated an automated spreadsheet to summarize market comparisons for different positions, turnover analysis, cost of turnover, and return on investment. I periodically met with management to update them on the progress of the project and to exchange ideas on how to better use the gathered information for the benefit of the organization.

Internship

A business professional who transitioned to an organizational consulting career. My focus is not only on results, but also on the process used to achieve those results. This often allows for more sustainable solutions from a long-term perspective.
I like to have a positive effect on the people and organizations I interact with, and love to help people improve their performance as well as their potential.
Fulbright scholar.

Specialties: Experience and competencies include:
Assessment methods
Surveys
Bilingual and bicultural
Global corporation experience
Computer analysis literate
MBA, Ph.D. (All But Dissertation)
Critical Thinking
Time Management
Communication
Teamwork
Diversity
Training
Succession Planning
Productivity
Engagement
Leadership
Assessments

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