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Riwa Saied

@riwasaied

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Senior digital delivery and product leader driving cross-sector innovation and measurable outcomes.

Jordan

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What I'm looking for

I seek leadership roles where I can drive digital product strategy and delivery across cross-sector teams, focusing on user-centered design, measurable impact, and innovation.

I am a senior digital delivery and product leader with 15+ years building platforms and leading cross-functional programs across government, education, and enterprise sectors.

I design and deliver user-centric, AI-enabled products by translating policy and business needs into clear product visions, roadmaps, KPIs, and end-to-end user journeys.

I have led multi-stakeholder programs and ventures—founding Edqan and earlier e-commerce and food product initiatives—while driving innovation sprints, service design, and scalable commercialization models.

I bring strengths in program leadership, agile delivery, service design, dashboard and data concepts, and knowledge systems to drive adoption, clarity in ambiguous environments, and measurable impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Founder & Product Lead

Edqan

Nov 2022 - Jul 2025 (2 years 8 months)

Designed and led development of a multi-stakeholder education, employment, and policy platform connecting ministries, universities, and employers; defined product vision, roadmap and KPIs and drove engineering delivery to increase stakeholder engagement and usability.

Product Strategy Roadmapping UX Design Agile Delivery Stakeholder Management Dashboards KPIs Service Design

Principal, Digital Transformation

Injazat (Core42)

Dec 2020 - Oct 2021 (10 months)

Co-led creation of AiSquared (SiteFlux), an AI-driven operational visibility platform; led innovation sprints, secured executive buy-in, built investor materials, and developed commercialization models resulting in employee recognition.

Product Strategy Service Design Commercialization User Research

Digital Innovation Manager

Core42

Jul 2019 - Nov 2020 (1 year 4 months)

Led joint innovation initiatives with a major oil & gas partner, managed product strategy and MVP pilots with clear success metrics, and introduced knowledge systems to improve institutional memory and adoption.

Product Strategy Stakeholder Management Knowledge Systems Metrics

Founder, Food Product Prototype

RiwasRealFood

Jan 2019 - Jul 2019 (6 months)

Developed a plant-based food product prototype including business plan, packaging and concept website while researching suppliers, machinery and go-to-market models.

Product Development Prototyping Supplier Research Packaging Design Go To Market Business Planning Market Research

Proposal & Special Projects Lead

Core42

Dec 2008 - Jul 2019 (10 years 7 months)

Led strategy and execution for over 100 complex multi-sector proposals valued USD 6M–60M, built reusable content libraries, and streamlined cross-functional collaboration to improve win rates and narrative quality.

Proposal Management Technical Writing Content Libraries Project Management

Co-Founder & Product Manager

RBasketCompany

May 2012 - Jul 2016 (4 years 2 months)

Built and managed two e-commerce platforms end-to-end, defining user stories, product roadmap and UX, overseeing development, testing and vendor relations while leading branding and customer experience.

E commerce Development Product Roadmap UX Design Vendor Management & QA Customer Experience Branding Agile

Senior Consultant

Al Jidara

Oct 2004 - Jul 2007 (2 years 9 months)

Delivered public-sector transformation projects by developing policy manuals and knowledge systems and translating policy requirements into system and process designs to improve governance outcomes.

Policy Translation Knowledge Systems Process Design Stakeholder Engagement Documentation Program Delivery

Senior Business Analyst

Estarta Software Solutions

Aug 2002 - Jul 2004 (1 year 11 months)

Supported IT and process improvement initiatives by building operational manuals, frameworks and restructuring support to enhance operational efficiency.

Business Analysis Process Improvement Operating Manual Framework Requirements Gathering IT Support