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.

Slimstock

Collaborate with the executive team to develop and execute the company's strategic plan.

Identify and develop new business opportunities

Map decision-making processes and decision-makers/influencers at key target clients

Develop and nurture relationships with customers

Negotiate and close deals

Articulate the value of the Slim4 to the prospects and showcase the capabilities of Slimstock

Actively contribute to the growth strategy and broader business plan

Maintain detailed awareness of competitors' activity, products, and pricing

Be an embassador and face of Slimstock at conferences and events

Sales Account Manager

Techlogix

Looking after business development of Techlogix's 3 business verticals for the GCC market;

- AlmusNet - Serving Education Industry with Campus on Cloud (SIS) and range of related products 

- Vicenna - Serving Healthcare industry with HealthCloud (Complete HMIS) and Telemedicine

- TLX Mobility - Empowering field agents of FMCG and Financial Services Industry  with TMX - Sales and Distributor and TMX - Digital Lending Platform respectively

Business Development Lead

Looking after business development of TLX Mobility platform TMX - Sales and Distribution, a Techlogix company. Techlogix has over 20 years of experience in the I.T consultancy business and has served over 150+ clients worldwide. 

- Researching and identifying business sales opportunities by identifying prospects and evaluating their position in the industry, generating leads, and identifying targets.

- Planning and implementing a comprehensive sales strategy.

- Building a strong pipeline to generate more revenue.

- Analyzing client needs and suggesting appropriate solutions. 

- Gathering and understanding client’s requirements, drafting need analysis and identifying areas and pain points which require intervention for improvement.

- Understanding the business processes and presenting/pitching them to the targeted prospects; highlighting the alignment between TLX Mobility and prospect's operational needs for value maximization.

- Closely working with the internal team to identify potential clients and provide them the best possible service.

- Management of all pre-sales and post-sales activities pertaining to CRM.

- Share Innovative Ideas for lead generation, proposal development, and continuous business process improvement.

- Interacting with clients at a higher management level and managing key partner relations.

Manager Business Development

Institute of Business Administration

Worked with Chairperson of Department of Management Sciences at IBA Karachi for development of Research Articles, Publications, Case Studies. I also assisted in various consultancy projects assumed by the head of department.

Graduate Research Assistant

ICI Pakistan Limited

•	Gathered market insights to strategize future expansion plans of Polyester Business
•	Gathered data and analyzed supply and demand trends of Polyester Market of Pakistan
•	Proposed final recommendation plan for commissioning of colored and recycled Polyester line

Marketing Intern

Imtiaz Super Market

Capacity Development Project Intern 

Al-Karam Textile Mills Pvt. Ltd.

•	Responsible to liaison between the office of the COO and business unit heads to foster informed 
        decision making at Director's Secretariat 
•	Liaising with operations for product development and order execution till shipment 
•      Spearhead multiple initiatives related to quality management (ISO 17025) and preventive maintenance

Deputy Manager Business Development

Dewan Mushtaq Group

1- Head of Quality Management Department and Physical Testing Operations.
2- Quality Management Representative for ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025 with Pakistan National Accreditation Council.
3- Certified Trainer for Internal Audit Techniques as per ISO/IEC 17025 guidelines.
4- Technical Member of R&D Department for Six Sigma Project

Assistant Manager Quality

With over 9 years of experience in IT sales and marketing, I am a Sales Account Manager at Slimstock, a leading provider of inventory optimization software and services. My mission is to empower businesses in the MENA region to create a world without supply chain waste by using Slimstock's cloud-based platform, Slim4, which helps them reduce costs, improve service levels, and increase profitability.

In my current role, I collaborate with the executive team to develop and execute the company's strategic plan, identify and develop new business opportunities, and negotiate and close deals. I also map the decision-making processes and influencers at key target clients, develop and nurture relationships with customers, articulate the value of Slim4 and showcase the capabilities of Slimstock. 

In addition, I actively contribute to the growth strategy and broader business plan, maintain detailed awareness of competitors' activity, products, and pricing, and represent Slimstock at conferences and events of business significance.

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