Global Risk Operations 

January 2024 to November 2024
- Helped 6 students get admission to their school of choice in Europe and the US for the MiM and MBA program.
- Helped 2 B2B clients, and 1 B2C client build their brand value, increasing following by 3x on Instagram and 1.7x for LinkedIn, and boost revenue on average by 1.4X

September 2023 to December 2023
- 4 month Career Break

A little bit of this & that

Ingenico

I help develop innovative business models for new products in Crypto, Low-Code No-Code, Instant & Biometric Payments, and Autonomous Retail space. 

My day-to-day activities involve conducting extensive market research and competitor analysis, identifying strategic partners, and creating go-to-market solutions. 

I also develop & execute marketing campaigns across videos, blogs, and webinars for new product launches & external communication. 

I also cold-call and email potential partners globally to forge highly effective synergies between disruptive innovation projects.

Innovation & Marketing Operations

Transformation Factory

As a Marketing and Communications Intern working closely with the CEO, I worked on growing the customer base through a custom marketing plan and boosted LinkedIn page visits by 300% with targeted content. To further enhance the customer experience and onboard more clients, I reinvented our website for international clients by optimizing it for SEO and removing any slow JSS scripts.

Marketing and Branding Intern

Deloitte Consulting

• $10 Million SAP Implementation for German Automotive clients for their new SAP System across multiple European and APAClocations, ensuring successful project delivery and adherence to budgetary constraints

• Deployed wide-scale consolidations of legacy ERP systems into a single ERP based on SAP S/4HANA

• Optimized EWM & SCM business processes by 20% by automation in modules by mapping new solutions to their business goals

• Trained 70+ new hires on SAP S/4HANA and received the Best Team award at on-site training simulations at DeloitteUniversity, demonstrating expertise in training and knowledge transfer

Business Technology Analyst

The Souled Store Pvt. Ltd.

• Designed various merchandise including but not limited to T-Shirts, Posters, Mugs, Fridge Magnets, etc

Freelance Graphic Designer

Hardluck

♦ Designed various products such as T-shirts, Hoodies, Posters et cetera for different student bodies at MIT Manipal

Creative Head

Webloom Solutions

♦ Designed UI/UX for Android application of LEUK, an in house project
♦ Designed Flyers, Posters, Banners for Clients and Student Body Clubs of MIT, Manipal
♦ Designed Merchandise for The Loom Store

Graphic Designer

Arif is a seasoned professional with a proven track record in the Innovation, Marketing, Operations, and Consulting domains at Ingenico and Deloitte.

With a career dedicated to the tech industry, Arif has navigated corporate and startup landscapes across India and France, contributing significantly to advancing technology-driven initiatives. 

Beyond his professional endeavours, Arif has also coached 100+ students, freshers and young professionals on choosing and applying to their dream study abroad programs or making career transitions from one industry to another.

Here on LinkedIn, Arif regularly shares insights and lessons on Marketing, Storytelling, Growth Mindset, and how you can make a great life for yourself.

Outside work, he finds solace in fiction, through the pages of a gripping novel or as he works on his crime thriller masterpiece. 

When not immersed in books, Arif enjoys indulging his culinary creativity in the kitchen, whipping up delicious cuisines to delight his palate.

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Syed Arif Ahmad

Lefty

International Key Account Manager

Amazon

• Responsible for driving top-line goals for the Microsoft account for 5 EU countries and supporting in annual negotiations
• Developed & executed deal strategies boosting sales by 60% for the deal period and resolved deal suppressions
• Collaborated with the off-shore teams to ensure smooth BAU operations
• Participated in weekly business reviews to analyze the performance and explore growth opportunities
• Pitched new marketing avenues to the vendor unlocking Eur 100k+ in marketing investments
• Planned and executed promotional activities such as running email campaigns, onsite promotions, ad campaigns, and keyword analysis leading to a 25% increase in sales revenue and a 65% increase in glance views
• Led the initiative of getting the ‘Climate-pledge friendly’ certification for the digital product range

E-Commerce Account Manager - Key Account Management

Nykaa

Nykaa – India’s largest omni-channel lifestyle retailer

•Performed end-to end management of top international brands & responsible for their sales performance across India. 
•Exceeded monthly targets by 30% by implementing data-driven marketing strategies
•Developed demand forecasts, launch strategy & quarterly marketing strategies for brands such as Caudalie &  Mary Cohr
•Liaised with brand partners and developed strong relations facilitating efficient BAU operations
•Monitored key performance indicators and coordinated with the brands for developing monthly marketing plans 
•Raised purchase orders, monitored stock-on-hand and managed the GWP inventory to ensure zero opportunity loss.

E-Commerce Account Manager

Richemont

•Identified market trends & derived insights across brands by defining & implementing several performance metrics
•Analysed the retail network for 100+ competitor brands & improved the coherence of the database 
•Assisted with client-related studies on ad-hoc projects alongside the Marketing Analysts and managed stakeholder interactions to facilitate decision-making in terms of brand & market strategy across top markets
•Developed content for bi-weekly newsletter on innovation across different industries and retail trends & brand image
•Created presentations and reports for the senior management of brands such as Cartier, Piaget, Montblanc, etc.

Assistant Project Manager - Market Intelligence

Phoenix Financial Services

•Conducted Market Studies & Identified New Markets And helped To Expand Business to 3 other cities
 Increased the customer base by 20% by pitching the company services at networking events
•Managed stakeholder interaction through various channels such as newsletters, e-mails, phone calls, etc

Business Development Manager

YES FOUNDATION (India)

-Among the 200 selected out of 3344 applicants across 535 cities in India                                                                               
-Prepared School Journey Documents for Masoom Education group by coordinating with school managers for over 30 schools with an objective of raising funds and reporting the progress of schools to individual donors and government agencies.
-Drafted a proposal and shot a promotional video for the NICU department at Wadia Hospitals working in coordination with the CEO office for fundraising purposes.      
-Attended a week-long training in social media marketing, content strategy, sustainable development at ISDI WPP- a partner institute of Parsons School of Design, New York.

Fellow  - Media for Social Change Fellowship

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

•Achieved 99.99% accuracy in processed export and import payment transactions for the APAC and EMEA regions 
•Improved turnaround time by 25% by analysing the workflow statistics and finding gaps in operations
•Trained 25 employees across Mumbai, New York and Singapore on launch of new trade processing technology
•Recognised by top management for exceeding the daily targets by 50%

Operations Analyst -CIB-Global Trade 

A motivated professional with 3+ years of previous experience in finance, e-commerce and market intelligence. Strong experience working with global teams and engaging with stakeholders at all levels. Significant experience in working with senior management for improving process efficiency. Awarded the Yes Foundation- Media for Social Change Fellowship for work in adult literacy and public healthcare. India Delegate at the Harvard Asia Conference @ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2018

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