
Manager, Product Management at Yahoo!
United Arab Emirates

Manager, Product Management at Yahoo!
United Arab Emirates
Web professional who's very passionate about thinking up and promoting great new ideas to harness the power of the internet to make our everyday lives simpler and more fun.
Consulting, Project Management, Web Development, Usability, Internet Publishing
(Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)
November 2009 — Present (2 months)
(Internet industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Founder and editor of StartUpArabia, a blog dedicated to new Arab technology startups and services, profiling and reviewing them, providing interesting market news and information, and sharing tips and advice for entrepreneurs.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
January 2009 — November 2009 (11 months)
Organize and lead the entertainment business unit team; Define and implement strategy for the entertainment business unit and its products; Build relationships with content partners; Work with other business unit leaders to create better synergy between Maktoob products and services.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
January 2008 — December 2008 (1 year )
Organize and lead product development R&D teams; Work with peer management team to refine, improve, and champion development processes; Promote teamwork, communication, and employee engagement both within and across development teams; Participating in setting the vision, roadmap, milestones, organizational structure and major initiatives of the unit..
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
May 2007 — December 2007 (8 months)
Identify new areas for product development; work with business units and product managers to define the roadmap and strategic vision for the products; analyze the marketplace, customers, and competitors to determine the right features to bring to market.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
March 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 5 months)
Product management, functional and technical specifications, quality assurance, concept development.
(Non-Profit; Online Media industry)
August 2005 — July 2006 (1 year )
Global Voices seeks to aggregate, curate, and amplify the global conversation online - shining light on places and people other media often ignore.
I covered the Tunisian blogosphere, bringing the voices and opinions of Tunisian bloggers into the world wide conversation.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2002 — February 2006 (3 years 9 months)
Management of projects throughout their lifecycle, leading the project team and maintaining client contact and satisfaction.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
December 2000 — May 2002 (1 year 6 months)
Development of web applications and portals as well as integration of different IT solutions.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
September 2000 — November 2000 (3 months)
Design and development of corporate websites along with a content management system to manage them.
B.Sc. , Computer Science , 1996 — 2000
High School , Science , September 1989 — June 1996
Technology, Photography, Music, Cinema, Books, Travel