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Syed ali Haroon
Founding Member & Strategy Lead
Experience
Dec 2021 - May 2024
2 years 6 monthsFounding Member & Strategy Lead
Udhaar Book
- Strategy: Led market research, strategy & product development to align product launches with company goals. Successfully launched new revenue-generating verticals (e-commerce marketplace, vouchers, airtime, tickets, etc.), taking the company to $4m+ in monthly recurring revenue.
- Product: Built user stories based on in-depth understanding of customer requirements, translating them into product features. Increased customer satisfaction and boosted usability, leading to increase in user retention.
- Business development, commercials & partnerships: Managed all external partnerships, negotiating commercials and onboarding strategic partners including financial institutions, service providers, suppliers, and sellers, significantly contributing to revenue generation.
- FinTech compliance: Led all FinTech licensing & business activities, acquiring the Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) license and the Electronic Monetary Institution (EMI) license.
- Founder’s associate: Developed standard operating procedures (SOPs) that reduced lead time and minimized returns wastage in the marketplace warehouse.
Jan 2020 - Nov 2021
1 year 11 monthsManagement Consultant
Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates
- Worked on numerous projects majorly focusing on strategic objectives, e.g. organizational restructuring and business processes optimization.
- Projects included: Central Bank, National Gas Provider, TOTAL PARCO.
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
1 yearBusiness Development Manager
Eiwan Developments
- Achieved a multifold increase in the real estate supplier base within a year, growing across domestic and international markets.
Summary
Strategic and growth-focused professional with a background in management consulting and startups. Led business, growth and product functions at a high-growth FinTech, launching new verticals and scaling revenue.
Skilled in market research, product & project management, and business development, with a proven track record of driving growth, partnerships, and operational efficiency.
Skills
- Strategy
- Product
- Growth
- Supply
- Commercial
- Category Management
- Partnerships
- Business Development
- Account Management
- Consulting
- Problem Solving
- Business Optimization
- Ms Office Suite (Advanced)
- Google Workspace (Advanced)
- Project Management Tools (Advanced)
Languages
English
AdvancedHindi
AdvancedUrdu
AdvancedGerman
ElementaryTurkish
ElementaryEducation
Apr 2025 - Mar 2027
University of Applied Sciences
Master’s in Entrepreneurship · Entrepreneurship · Worms, Germany
Mar 2017 - Sep 2017
University of Konstanz
Erasmus Exchange, Economics · Economics · Konstanz, Germany
Sep 2014 - Aug 2018
Bilkent University
Bachelor’s in Economics · Economics · Ankara, Turkey
Certifications & licenses
Electronic Monetary Institution (EMI) license
Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) license
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