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Location
Kenilworth, United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since
November 25, 2022
Nadia is a senior transformation and change manager with a master's degree in business analytics and consulting from Warwick Business School, UK. She is an accredited change management practitioner with over 15 years of experience leading projects to deliver business change. With a proven track record of leading teams to plan and deliver projects and change initiatives within time and cost constraints, Nadia has recently worked at an FTSE 100 company in the UK.
Education Highlights
Master's Degree
University of Warwick
Certification Highlights
Change Management Practitioner
APMG International
Case Studies
Software Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
Change Management Lead
2022 - PRESENT
Crop Nutrition Company
- Developed and led strategic change management and organization development initiatives, including change strategy and planning, organizational design, change impact, stakeholder management, organizational readiness, communications, and engagement.
- Developed and integrated change management capability and frameworks equipping leaders to successfully manage and lead change themselves.
- Led and implemented change initiatives and captured synergies with related priorities and initiatives.
- Continuously assessed organizational readiness for change and identified potential risks and resistance across individual teams and functions; partnered closely with key stakeholders to develop and implement actionable mitigation plans.
- Designed and implemented communications and stakeholder engagement plans, including identifying and defining methods and channels to drive the correct behavioral and organizational changes.
Focus areas: Change Management, Organizational Design, Operating Models
Change Management Consultant
2022 - 2022
Global Data Science Company
- Executed change management initiatives and supported the product development organization in adopting new initiatives and product changes.
- Handled operating model changes: assessed the change impact, conducted impact analyses, assessed change readiness, and managed all stakeholders.
- Developed and ran training and upskilling engagements, documented requirements, and supported the design and delivery of training programs.
- Drove the finalization of the mid-term to long-term operating model, including mapping and skill gap analysis.
- Consulted and coached project teams undergoing change.
- Led communication efforts and supported the design, development, delivery, and management of communications.
Focus areas: Change Management, Stakeholder Management, Organizational Design, Onboarding, Training, Target Operating Models
Transformation and Change Manager
2020 - 2022
Severn Trent
- Facilitated workshops and completed data and process analysis, with benefit assessment to build the case for change and identify options for improvement.
- Planned the key change activities and delivery of the approved workstreams through the project lifecycle, ensuring that the project was delivered to quality within time and budget constraints.
- Managed the work and priorities of the project team and worked closely with other departments to plan and roll out technical and process changes required for delivering sustainable change.
- Managed stakeholders and communication at all levels, with regular project reporting and governance.
- Completed business impact assessments and made required changes to processes, systems, and technology.
- Led business readiness activities, including rolling out changes to job roles and organization structures and identifying training needs and content where required.
- Handled risk and issue management to monitor where project timescales and scope were impacted and delivered mitigation action plans.
- Implemented data collation protocols and reporting to allow measurement of change adoption and benefits.
- Led the delivery of the business change on the rollout of the card payment platform for 4.5 million customers, using Microsoft Dynamics for workflow management and end-to-end complaints, gap analysis, improvement of processes, and team restructures.
Focus areas: Jira, Organizational Design, Project Management, Microsoft Teams, Innovation, Stakeholder Management, GAP Analysis, Operating Models, Product Roadmaps, Functional Specifications, Process Flows, Workflow, Agile Project Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Business Process Analysis, Change Management, Microsoft Excel, Management Consulting
Senior Consultant
2018 - 2019
Elevate Services
- Updated e-billing software and streamlined operational processes.
- Implemented supplier selection and supplier management processes and systems.
- Processed mapping and data flow gap analysis and reporting processes for Tableau implementation.
- Improved the power of attorney (POA) set-up process and conducted an audit, a data validation exercise for the POA setup across the business globally, and requirement specifications for software customization.
Focus areas: Consulting, Legal, Procurement, Billing Systems, Stakeholder Management, Product Roadmaps, Process Flows, Asana, Microsoft Excel, Management Consulting
Senior Project Manager
2011 - 2017
DLA Piper
- Launched a new client service in the UK and Australia.
- Established an international legal delivery center.
- Rolled out a legal project management capability within the business, including managing the build, customization, and software implementation for legal project management.
- Implemented and rolled out a document automation system across international businesses.
Focus areas: Business Analysis, Process Mapping, Workshops, Data Analysis, SharePoint, Stakeholder Management, Innovation, Functional Specifications, Operating Models, Requirements & Specifications, Agile Project Management, Workflow, Process Flows, Asana, Project Management Office (PMO), Business Process Analysis, Change Management, Microsoft Excel
Project Manager
2009 - 2011
University of Warwick
- Managed various projects to support academic services in information management and monitoring objectives.
- Analyzed, improved, and redesigned processes involving data flow between Warwick Business School and the central university to ensure efficiency and accuracy.
- Proposed automated solutions to process issues and coordinated with the software development unit to implement them.
- Identified system development and improvement requirements to aid management information recording and meet internal and external compliance requirements.
- Traced data relationships and dependencies within management information systems.
Focus areas: Microsoft Project, Requirements Analysis, Functional Requirements, Requirements & Specifications, Process Flows, Data Reporting, Business Process Analysis, Microsoft Excel
Project Coordinator
2008 - 2008
Learning and Skills Improvement Service
- Supported planning and delivery of a Microsoft CRM implementation.
- Redesigned and mapped business processes to incorporate the use of CRM functionality.
- Consolidated various supplier data sets, including data schema design and data cleansing activities.
- Managed system testing and customization for different user levels.
- Trained and supported system users across the organization and created user manuals and documentation of new business processes.
Focus areas: Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Process Mapping, System Testing, User Management
Assistant Manager | Business Systems Consulting
2005 - 2007
Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates
- Managed stakeholders, oversaw the project plan implementation, and provided progress and risk reports. I was in charge of project management of a business process reengineering and requirement specification program at a public sector institution.
- Completed process mapping of existing processes, conducted a gap analysis, and proposed improvements to processes. Acted as a business analyst for software implementation projects for various clients in Pakistan; designed and documented processes.
- Conducted business process analysis and reengineering of finance, human resources, operations, supply chain management, and project management processes.
- Supported the implementation of Oracle Financials and procurement at Pakistan Oilfields Limited. Conducted a gap analysis and gathered user requirements to assist module design.
- Helped implement SAP supply chain management at Attock Refinery Limited. Conducted BPR, gathered requirements, and managed data migration.
- Managed the delivery of SAP service and asset management implementation for an FMCG client. Carried out BPR and requirement gathering and maintained risk logs, progress reports, and client communication.
- Conducted business process reengineering at Comset Services Limited in UAE, including business process mapping and business process evaluation with investigative interviewing and workshops.
- Developed software requirement specifications for the security and exchange commission in Pakistan for an e-service implementation project. Identified essential metrics and KPIs through information and data capture.
Focus areas: Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Budget Management, Process Mapping, Workflow, Business Process Analysis
Education
2008 - 2009
Master's Degree in Business Analytics and Consulting
University of Warwick - Coventry, United Kingdom
2000 - 2004
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) - Lahore, Pakistan
Certifications
MARCH 2022 - PRESENT
Change Management Practitioner
APMG International
FEBRUARY 2021 - PRESENT
Change Management Foundation
APMG International
JUNE 2016 - PRESENT
PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification
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