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RAHUL NAIR

RAHUL NAIR

Dubai

Summary

Accomplished Executive with over 18 years of expertise in multi-site operations, school management and business transformation in the education sector. Proven track record of optimizing operations, driving strategic growth and enhancing compliance with regulatory authorities. Adept at managing large teams, implementing cost-saving initiatives and delivering improved student outcomes through a customer-focused and operationally efficient approach.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Group Head of Operations & Business Development

LEAMS Education
2 2016 - Current
  • Direct operational strategies across five schools, managing 12,500+ students and ensuring compliance with all regulatory bodies including KHDA, MOE and SPEA
  • Spearhead business development initiatives, enhance school safety measures and drive admissions growth
  • Leadership & Strategy: Led multi-campus operations and contributed to strategic decision-making with the Board of Directors, aligning operations with business goals
  • Operational Efficiency: Improved resource allocation through process automation and streamlined vendor management, saving AED 1 million annually
  • Admissions Growth: Boosted student enrollment by 20% across all campuses by designing and executing targeted digital and traditional marketing campaigns
  • Compliance & Safety: Attained ‘Very Good’ ratings in Health & Safety for two schools, reducing safety incidents by 30% through rigorous protocols and monitoring
  • Project Management: Launched two new school campuses, collaborating with KHDA and local authorities to ensure regulatory compliance and operational readiness
  • Financial Management: Supported budget preparation and expenditure tracking, achieving a 10% reduction in operational costs through continuous cost analysis
  • Achieved a 20% increase in admissions across five schools, sustaining year-over-year growth
  • Delivered AED 1 million in cost reductions through strategic vendor negotiations and operational improvements
  • Maintained compliance with KHDA, MOE, and other regulatory authorities
  • Led the successful launch of two new school campuses, increasing group capacity by 25%

Operations Manager

Force Nine Technical Services LLC
03.2014 - 06.2015
  • Ensure day to day functions follow the strategies of the CEO in advancing goals of the organization
  • Walk through facilities to inspect the progress of all the projects
  • Determine staffing
  • Formulate company policies and implement them efficiently
  • Market the company’s services to acquire new business
  • Conduct training and induction for new recruits

Relationship Officer

First Gulf Bank (First Abu Dhabi Bank)
06.2013 - 01.2014
  • Generate revenue and maintain relationship with the existing customer and cross-sell wealth products to branch, credit card and SME customers of the bank to ensure revenue persistency
  • Monitoring customer investment portfolio performance and rendering advisory services
  • Providing complete and customized portfolio management according to the need of the clients
  • Assessing the prevalent financial and economic environment to ascertain profitable investment suitable for sale
  • Ensure strict compliance to documentation procedure of the bank and service providers
  • Initiating and developing relationships with target organization for business development

Sr. Project Manager (Digital Marketing)

Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
11.2009 - 08.2012
  • Responsible for implementing digital marketing activities for specific brands or groups of brands
  • Working closely with the client’s global brand teams and third-party agencies to manage production of interactive/digital programs that include translation of strategy into operational execution and project management implementation
  • Delivery of services (e.g
  • Website redesign, localization, SEO, sweepstakes, newsletter deployment, imedia, etc.) for individual interactive programs and campaigns, including on-going maintenance and operations
  • Brief and work with agencies and vendors on non-creative and campaign elements
  • Coordinate data capture and reporting to allow for on-going program measurement and optimization

Branch Sales Training Officer

HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
10.2007 - 09.2009
  • Understanding new products launched by the company and preparing training programs / articles to impart details of those products to the sales team
  • Monitor performance of the sales team; identify low performers and with co-ordination of the sales head take necessary steps to find out root cause and improve performance
  • Conducting induction programs for Sales Development Managers / Sales Associates
  • Preparation of MIS reports on key training aspects and presenting the same to the management on a periodic basis

Project Manager

Caliber Point Business Solutions
11.2005 - 08.2007
  • Achieve and maintain service levels and quality goals
  • Determine resource requirements; implement staffing plans
  • Manage and providing training for individual and team performance
  • Determine leadership development needs and create and implement a development plan
  • Work across all departments of operations to identify, research and recommend refinements to current processes to optimize operational efficiencies
  • Maintain Client Relations
  • Manage project performance required to achieve service levels and quality goals
  • Provide training for new recruits and conduct training sessions on product updates
  • Identify low performance and ensure appropriate actions are taken to identify the root cause and ensure an action plan is developed and implemented to close the performance gap

Associate Operations Manager

Godrej Upstream Ltd.
06.2002 - 09.2005

Key Responsibilities -

  • Achieve and maintain service levels and quality goals
  • Determine resource requirements; implement staffing plans
  • Manage and providing training for individual and team performance
  • Determine leadership development needs and create and implement a development plan
  • Work across all departments of operations to identify, research and recommend refinements to current processes to optimize operational efficiencies
  • Maintain Client Relations


Key Achievements:

  • Promoted to the post of Team Leader
  • Promoted to the post of Process Development Leader
  • Promoted to the post of Associate Operations Manager

Customer Service Executive

ICICI Infotech Services Ltd.
10.1999 - 05.2002
  • Attending to customer queries
  • Generate reports as per the project

Education

Bachelor’s - Commerce

Mumbai University
05-1999

Diploma - International Airlines and Travel Management

Trade- Wings Institute of Management

Certificate course - Customer Relationship Management

Skills

Strategic Leadership & Visionary Thinking

Multi-Site Operations Management

Financial Planning & Budgeting

Regulatory Compliance & Government Liaison (KHDA, MOE)

Cross-functional Team Leadership

Cost Optimization & Vendor Management

Data-Driven Decision Making

Marketing Strategy & Business Development

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Achieved a 20% increase in admissions across five schools, sustaining year-over-year growth Delivered AED 1 million in cost reductions through strategic vendor negotiations and operational improvements Maintained compliance with KHDA, MOE, and other regulatory authorities Led the successful launch of two new school campuses, increasing group capacity by 25%

Timeline

Operations Manager

Force Nine Technical Services LLC
03.2014 - 06.2015

Relationship Officer

First Gulf Bank (First Abu Dhabi Bank)
06.2013 - 01.2014

Sr. Project Manager (Digital Marketing)

Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
11.2009 - 08.2012

Branch Sales Training Officer

HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
10.2007 - 09.2009

Project Manager

Caliber Point Business Solutions
11.2005 - 08.2007

Associate Operations Manager

Godrej Upstream Ltd.
06.2002 - 09.2005

Customer Service Executive

ICICI Infotech Services Ltd.
10.1999 - 05.2002

Group Head of Operations & Business Development

LEAMS Education
2 2016 - Current

Bachelor’s - Commerce

Mumbai University

Diploma - International Airlines and Travel Management

Trade- Wings Institute of Management

Certificate course - Customer Relationship Management

RAHUL NAIR