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.

Cheers 🙌

Syed Arif Ahmad

Stellantis

IT Projects Business Analyst

• Close collaboration with the IT enterprises within Stellantis and the suppliers - CAPGEMINI & ATOS
• Calculation of KPIs for RUN and BUILD of the applications
• Analyzing and aligning the main contract with the referential database by consistent follow-up
• Leading regular meetings with the IT enterprises to understand their necessities and tactically achieving them through the supplier. 
• Auditing the work orders and established processes for the same.
• Understanding and applying the principles of risk management and investigating ICT solutions
to mitigate identified risks
• Initiated a check regarding the GDPR compliance of the applications and user data.

Junior Contract Manager IT - PMO

Alstom

• Detailed analysis of the market size for different product segments in each region across the globe.
• Presented and expected forecast of the budgeting to be done for each market segment.
• Analyzing data on contract awards and developing tools for improved access

Data Analyst

XSEED Education

•	Developed and executed XSEED’s sales program in the market, generating leads and
closing deals. Closed 13  deals in the given market.
•	Conducted market research to improve the local consumer market and identified potential customers leading to an increased deal closure rate.
•	Building trust centered relationship with the client by understanding the problem and preparing a strategic solution.
•	Emerged as the top performer of the region and was among the top 10 achievers across the country.

Business Development Manager

Viacom18 Media Private Limited

•	Advertised programs and shows that VH1 India conducts, in college and on social media
•	Managed advertising campaigns for shows by Viacom18 Motion Media
•	Created innovative and creative ways of social media participation and generated a broader viewer base. 
•	Emerged as one of the top performers of the city each month

Campus Ambassador

Master In Management graduate from Essec Business School. 
I am result-driven and always in the continuum of stepping out of my comfort zone, pushing my boundaries, and excelling in the responsibilities given.

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