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

PSP Investments

- Developed and Implemented Business Quality rules for the Total Fund Exposure tool.
- Conceptualized and created a framework for Climate Projection Tool.

Intern, Analytics Enablement

AECS HEC Montréal

Elected student representative for M.Sc. Finance specialization at HEC Montréal.

Student Representative

Marchés Globaux HEC

Editor in Chief for the "Capital Markets- Equity Research" sector at The Global Market Journal HEC.

Editor in Chief

HEC Montréal

Assisting Prof. Anthony Sanford with the class "Financial Econometrics".

Teaching Assistant - Financial Econometrics

Research Assistant for Prof. Pascal François; Agency effects in Portfolio performance measurement.

Research Assistant

Kannika Enterprises

- Involved in Buying Planning of the goods.
- Leading the Strategy department of the firm.
- Analyzing the viability of prospective projects and business propositions.
- Assisting in the negotiations and conducting market research on new and existing products to increase sales.
Achievements:
- Assisting in increasing sales by 110% during Covid-19 pandemic.
- Developing an optimal delivery route thereby minimizing the logistical expenses of the firm by 25%
- Succesfully negotiating and starting a new profitable venture.

Financial Analyst

Strategy Analyst

Manipal The Talk Network

College Head

Senior Photographer

Sub Head of Photography

Commercial and Finance Intern (Rotational program)
- Led a 3 member team to analyze financial data of the Distribution firm.
- Inputs from the team led to an increase in 38% sales within 3 months.
- Developed a new incentive strategy at the distribution firm to ensure prompt repayment by retailers.
- Streamlined the stock audit process to minimize the discrepancies in the warehouse.
- Conducted a market research during the launch of JioFiber to assist the sales team.

Finance Intern

As an MSc Finance candidate at HEC Montreal with a background in business administration and experience in both academia and industry, I am a highly motivated and results-driven professional with a passion for finance and a strong desire to learn and grow in the field. My experience includes financial econometrics, empirical finance, and option pricing, as well as work in risk modelling, stock volatility prediction, and investment project analysis. I am also an experienced leader, having served as a student representative and organizer of social and academic events at HEC Montreal, as well as a college head and event organizer at my undergraduate university.

With a strong academic background and relevant work experience, I am well-prepared to make a meaningful impact in the industry. I am excited to continue learning and developing my skills and knowledge and am open to new opportunities to do so.

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