Walid Serir
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Motivated Sales Director offering 4 years of progressive advancements within Dubai's Real Estate Market. Bilingual executive leveraging French and English fluency to reach broad and diverse markets across the world. Proven to excel in fast-paced environments driven by consumer demand and hyper-competitive markets.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Sales Director
The Devmark Group
Dubai, UAE
01.2022 - 08.2025
- Key responsibilities include reaching out to new real estate agents and team managers in order to pitch our new projects and business model
- Promoted to project lead for Hammock Park in Wasl Gate, key responsibilities included, training my team and whole sales force on the project, reach sales targets, pitch the project at brokerages
- Hammock Park sold out within 4 months
- After the success of Hammock Park, I was made Project lead for Devmark's largest ever single project, The Chedi Private Residences SZR Dubai, worth over 1.9 billion Dirhams
- Managment responsibilities included, daily morning meetings to discuss market trends and news, potential pipelines and pending deals, daily schedules with inbound and outbound meetings, Rota management and training the team on our new projects
- Project lead responsibilities include, liaising with the Developers to understand what goals they have for their tower, being the point of contact between Devmark sales agents and the developer, ensure sales targets are achieved through training and coaching.
- Tasked with inviting companies over to our offices in order to showcase what the Devmark group and our partner Developers have to offer
- Pitch brokers and end users
- Actively looking for new business by going on outbound meetings, traveling directly to future partners offices to give presentations of our projects and services, sometimes in front of over one hundred people
- Consistently achieving sales targets and figures
- I have sold over a billion dirhams in property value over my 3 years, and counting
Business Development Manager
Hoxton Capital Managment
Dubai, UAE
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Managing existing customer investment portfolios and keeping them up to date with performance
- Bringing new business in through own market research, cold calling, social networking and marketing
- Specialising in UK Pensions, Defined Benefit schemes, Defined Contribution schemes, SIPP and QROP's Liaising with pension providers to get values back from clients pensions in the UK Based in Dubai
- High paced working environment
Product Specialist
SEAT
London, UK
06.2019 - 12.2020
- Extensive knowledge of motor industry and trends.
- Great knowledge of cars on show
- Car showroom in a shopping centre, so I am used to high footfall and managing customers expectations Accompanied Test Drives
- Organising finance quotes, talking customers through their best options whether it be finance or cash.
- Taking the customer through the buying process as smoothly as possible. Personally handing over cars and dealing with after sales enquiries.
- Insuring every customer receives the same high standard service once they enter the store.
- Undergone Electric Vehicle training
New Homes Specialist
Foxtons London
London, UK
05.2016 - 01.2018
- Job duties included meeting with international investors to discuss investment opportunities in London.
- 12 hour shifts, calling potential buyers and planning viewings, liaising with lawyers, driving clients to and from viewings, intense training.
- Creating own leads
- Worked in a group of only three people covering the whole of north, north-west and central London.
Customer service representative
Metro Bank
London, UK
05.2015 - 05.2016
- Opening and closing of accounts
- Transferring and depositing money
- Financial advice
- Over the phone and face to face interactions with clients
Supervisor
Sunglass Hut London
London, UK
03.2013 - 05.2015
- Started as a sales assistant and got promoted due to outstanding customer service, punctuation, achieving set objectives and team working skills.
- Organising the rotas for upcoming weeks.
- Insuring stock is counted for on a daily basis.
- End of day banking, opening and closing of the store.
- Second highest total sales during my time for both sunglasses and add on products
Education
BA - Marketing management
Greenwich University
09.2012 - 07.2015
3 A-levels - psychology sociology business
Uxbridge college
09.2010 - 07.2012
Skills
- English native speaker
- Understand Arabic at conversational level
- Fluent in French
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Extensive real estate market knowledge
- Extensive technology knowledge
- Great understanding of finance and banking
- Confident
- Brilliant people skills
- Leadership competency
- Influential networking
- Sales training delivery
- Direct sales techniques
- Team Leadership
- Business development
- Full driving license
- Quick on my feet
References
References available upon request.
Projects
Catch by IGO, Paragon by IGO, Signature Mansions (JGE), MAMA Shelter, EXPO City Dubai, Avani Palm view, Kempinski Marina Residences, Ritz Business Bay, Concept 7 JVC, Sonate JVT, Berkeley Dubai Hills, Society House Downtown by IGO, Mansio Palm
Qualifications
- Marketing management BA
- 3 A-levels, Business, Sociology, Psychology
- 14+ GCSE's including English, French, Math and Science
Timeline
Sales Director
The Devmark Group
01.2022 - 08.2025
Business Development Manager
Hoxton Capital Managment
05.2021 - 12.2021
Product Specialist
SEAT
06.2019 - 12.2020
New Homes Specialist
Foxtons London
05.2016 - 01.2018
Customer service representative
Metro Bank
05.2015 - 05.2016
Supervisor
Sunglass Hut London
03.2013 - 05.2015
BA - Marketing management
Greenwich University
09.2012 - 07.2015
3 A-levels - psychology sociology business
Uxbridge college
09.2010 - 07.2012
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