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Zainab Kalair

Zainab Kalair

Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Summary

Experienced project manager with a versatile background in operations , program management and financial statement analysis. Skilled in leading projects that empower clients through education, consultation, and strategic planning. Expertise in assessing project requirements to evaluate risks and identify strengths in both financial and operational domains. Proficient in working within client-centric environments to align project goals with organizational objectives.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Project Manager - Office of the CEO

Quality Building Services
New York , United States
06.2020 - 08.2024

Perform analytics of Sales Team’s performance by tracking, reporting, and forecasting tools to increase visibility of sales performance and accountability of account managers. Continuously monitor proposals and provide analytics on open, won, and lost opportunities.

  • Monitored, tracked, and reported progress on all ongoing and new projects within the organization, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and reporting to the CEO on a weekly basis.
  • Responsible for organization-wide strategic planning, including goal setting and developing short, mid-term, and long-term corporate and departmental strategies.
  • Promoted continuous improvement of structures, processes, and systems to enhance value, controls, and efficiency across functions.
  • Developed and managed project portfolios, overseeing all project stakeholder management, including coordination with all C- suite executives.
  • Led cross-functional teams to achieve project goals on time.
  • Identified potential project risks, developed mitigation plans, and collaborated with business owners to track and report on identified risks with weekly reporting to the CEO.

Associate Manager

Allstate Insurance
New York , United States
08.2018 - 06.2020

Render professional financial and customer service support and critical guidance to help customers meet their financial goals; consistently exceeding monthly financial service sales targets through proactive outreach. Leveraged insurance licensure to set up customized policies. Managed end-to-end customer documentation while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with banks and financial companies including lien holders and interested parties to set up policies for mutual clients.
• Review and recommend suitable investment options to customers by accumulating facts and conducting needs analyses during
one-on-one consultancy sessions; pitch quotes and cross- and upsell additional suite of services.
• Overachieved on the monthly financial services sales target by 100% through quick rapport and relationship building.
• Ensure swim resolution of customer billing, reinstatement, and payment method issues through timely escalation.

Business Analyst

Nu-Idea InternaAonal Inc.
New York , United States
01.2017 - 08.2018

Helped grow the business from 1 to 20 accounts within less than 3 months through a proactive vendor outreach; pitched viable products by assessing vendor demand and negotiated prices. Processed and recorded daily invoices using the proprietary system.

Education

Bachelor's degree - Finance, Economics

Queens College, City University of New York
New York, United States
01.2014 - 12.2017

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Decision making capacity
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Data Analysis
  • Technical Documentation
  • Customer Needs Analysis
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • Bloomberg Market Concepts
  • People Management

Timeline

Project Manager - Office of the CEO

Quality Building Services
06.2020 - 08.2024

Associate Manager

Allstate Insurance
08.2018 - 06.2020

Business Analyst

Nu-Idea InternaAonal Inc.
01.2017 - 08.2018

Bachelor's degree - Finance, Economics

Queens College, City University of New York
01.2014 - 12.2017
Zainab Kalair