In the role of director of business services, I am responsible to:
 
·         Formulated and led the execution of advanced business strategies that resulted in a 300% expansion of operations and a 270% increase in profitability by leveraging strategic insights into market trends and business opportunities.
·         Developed and oversaw the strategic planning process, including competitive analysis, positioning, and resource allocation, ensuring optimal alignment with corporate goals and market conditions.
·         Championed the introduction of new EdTech products across five countries, establishing the company as a leader in innovative educational solutions.
·         Directed and enhanced financial performance through rigorous budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting systems, leading to improved financial sustainability and resource optimization.
·         Built a robust succession plan and business continuity strategies, which prepared internal candidates for upper management roles, enhancing leadership capacity and organizational resilience.
·         Implemented operational best practices to enhance productivity and service quality in line with the requirements of the parent company.

Spearheaded the development and implementation of new EdTech Products across more than 5 countries



Established a succession development and business continuity program that has prepared four managers for upper-management roles, significantly strengthening the organization\'s leadership pipeline.

As a registrar, I was responsible for:
●        Provide strategic and operational advice to Vice Chancellor and Board of Governors
●     Work as Chief Operation Officer of the University, ensuring smooth operations on all the campuses.
●     Support management by providing business advice, counsel, and decisions; analyzing information.
●        Works closely with faculty and officers of Qarshi University and ensure compliance with university policies and guidelines.
●        Team development and Team building.
●     Provide analysis and recommendations to the organization\'s strategic thinking and direction; establish organizational strategies by identifying and analyzing the operational challenges and acting as a catalyst to overcome these challenges.
●        Provide support to the top Management in Organizational Developmental projects of the knowledge city (that includes 2 universities, 5 colleges, 5 Schools, a research center, 2 IT centers, residential and commercial areas)   
●        Liaison with the regulatory bodies.
●        Preparation and approval of the statutes and rules of the university.
●        Preparation of the annual reports of the university and presentation to the Board of Governors.
●        Act as a secretary to the Board of Governors and provide insights into the operations of the university.
●        Demonstrate leadership for the University Administration Team (57 Employees)
●        Set targets for the annual growth and seek approvals from the Board of Governors

●        Prepare the five-year strategic plan and steer the implementation of these plans. 

At CFE Group of Colleges, I lead the organizational development and future projects and the development of Head Office facilities for the group, my role included providing strategic direction to current operations of the group as well. My main responsibilities were as under:
w  Organizational Development
a.    Steering the leadership initiatives
b.    Bottom-up Analysis
c.     Creating situation awareness
d.    Planning and implementation of OD interventions
e.    Change Management
w  Supervise University establishment project
a.    Feasibility study
b.    Legal Framework
c.     Grant of Charter
d.    Rules and Regulations
e.    Team Selection and recruitment
w  Operational Head for the expansion
a.    Successfully expanded the group from 1 campus (100 staff/ faculty members and 2500 students) to 4 campuses (239 staff/ faculty members and 7000 plus students).
b.    Led the operations in the expansion phase covering the aspects of strategic planning, operational planning, team selection, training and development, and B2B business development.
w  Core Team Member of International Education Projects (University Establishment)
a.    Feasibility study for a University in Afghanistan (Client located in Dubai)
 
b.    Establishment of Professional Accounting Education Institute in Dubai 

I was overall in charge of the Franchise campuses (58), as a Head of these campuses I was responsible for the overall performance of these campuses.
Apart from the franchised campuses I looked after 13 Mainstream Campuses, I was responsible for providing strategic advice to these campuses. My major responsibilities include the following:
●     New program development and decision-making to allow the start of new programs at various campuses
●     Monitoring and Control of campuses for Academic Quality Assurance
●     Regulatory Compliance for the campuses with HEC and PHEC
●     MIS Master Administrator
●     Support in marketing the programs
●     Training of teachers and staff

●     Field visits as per need (58 Campuses across Punjab)

I was assigned the Academic and planning Unit, Qarshi university is about to undergo expansion (Both vertical and horizontal). For this project a team has been appointed. My role in the project was for the strategic consultant for Financial, academic and regulatory planning, the assignment included a detailed financial proposal (Business Cases, Forecasting Page: 5 of 9 Ali Sajjad and Capital structuring) and profitability analysis. Project worth: PKR 4 to 5 Billion. As head of the Academic planning, I supervised:
●     Financial Feasibilities
●     Budgeting
●     Academic Administration
●     Time table planning and management
●     Supervision of Curriculum Delivery
●     Planning for faculty and human resources
●     Planning & implementation for future extensions
●     Preparation of Annual Report for the University and financial highlights reports
I worked for the development of SOPs for research in new domains like Sustainable Audit, Forensic Auditing and fraud prevention, I have designed an undergraduate program BS Accounting & Finance featuring a flavor of forensic accounting, procurement and sustainable audit.

I was responsible for cost estimations (bottom-up and analog), project budgeting, project procurement comparatives, project financial reporting, progress reporting, and cost management planning for individual projects, capex and opex analysis and life cycle costing. My prime responsibilities include cost estimations, reserve analysis life cycle costing in the initial phases of the projects Cost control cost threshold concept implementation value analysis in the execution phases of the projects. I made decisions with the collaboration of the operations manager and project director for the outsourcing of certain project phases based on solid financial analysis that may vary from simple cost-benefit analysis, time value of money or complex Monti Carlo Simulation financial model.

I was responsible for the estimations, project cost management plans, life cycle costing, Resource costing, financial reporting, forecasting, , Accounting bookkeeping, Inventory analysis and opex control in the offices (to control project management costs as well) during projects, risk management and file opinion in the form of strategic steps for the smooth operations for various projects of the company. In addition to managing financial matters, I was responsible for corporate presentations to industrial clients for sale of grid stations.