Aya Alkawa
@ayaalkawa
Operational excellence leader driving digital transformation and customer journey improvements.
What I'm looking for
I am a detail-oriented Lean Six Sigma Green Belt practitioner with over 16 years of banking experience, specializing in operational excellence, process improvement, and end-to-end digital customer journeys. I have led cross-functional teams remotely and onsite to design and implement automated workflows, reduce turnaround times, and introduce GenAI and digital solutions that significantly improved customer experience and reduced errors.
My achievements include leading digital transformation programs that cut internal TAT by 76%, reducing customer effort by 60% for onboarding, and delivering an in-house integrated workflow system that lowered error rates from 16% to 4% while halving TAT. I combine data-driven analysis, stakeholder alignment, and Lean Six Sigma methodologies to drive measurable performance and service quality improvements.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Business Analysis Consultant
ITFC-IDB
Sep 2025 - Present (2 months)
Drive process evaluation and improvements for digital process excellence, preparing E2E efficiency and analysis reports that identify root causes and measure organizational performance for stakeholders.
Director of Customer Experience
Mashreq Global
Mar 2024 - Jul 2025 (1 year 4 months)
Led corporate digital transformation and redesign of customer journeys, reducing customer data entry effort by 60% and cutting internal TAT by 76% through scorecards and dashboard-driven improvements.
Head of Service Quality Improvement
FABmisr
Jul 2021 - Jan 2024 (2 years 6 months)
Created an integrated automated workflow across departments that reduced error rate from 16% to 4% and halved TAT, standardizing SLAs and digitizing customer letters to deliver same-day service.
Service Quality Improvement Senior Officer
Bank Audi
Dec 2019 - Jul 2021 (1 year 7 months)
Documented and monitored business processes and SOPs, analyzed error rates and service quality metrics, and supported bank-wide streamlining initiatives to improve operational performance.
Service Quality Improvement Officer
Bank Audi
Apr 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 8 months)
Conducted analyses of process effectiveness, facilitated stakeholder workshops, and rolled out operational excellence programs to embed continuous improvement across divisions.
Supervisor, Loan Operations
Bank Audi
May 2010 - Apr 2018 (7 years 11 months)
Managed loan operations including account openings, loan execution, documentation review and SME lending processes while improving workflows and handling escalated client issues.
Help Desk Officer
Bank Audi
Feb 2009 - May 2010 (1 year 3 months)
Managed administrative facilities, tracked bank assets and storage, coordinated meeting room reservations, and handled staff complaints to ensure timely resolution.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Misr University for Science and Technology
Bachelor’s degree, Mass Media & Communication
Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media & Communication, Broadcasting department, completed in 2008.
Kuwait International English School
IGCSE, General Secondary Education
Completed IGCSE graduation in 2004.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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