Saud Alhussain سعود الحسين

The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monshaat)
Digital Initiatives Development Manager (2023 – Present) | Digital Initiatives Development Manager (Acting) (2022) Digital Program Development Team Leader (2019 – 2021)
- Developed and integrated strategic plans as well as executed development of significant projects & initiatives. Directed and oversee planning and execution of digital disruption and emerging technology initiatives, projects, and programs. Devised and implemented comprehensive digital roadmap encompassing three-year strategic initiatives to foster digital growth for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
- Developed the Digital strategy and initiatives at the Small and Medium Enterprise General Authority, managing strategy development project, developing initiatives and program offerings and implementations. Supporting the development of a thriving digital ecosystem that leads to increasing digital contribution to GDP and job creation as well as increasing number of SMEs leveraging digitalization and emerging technologies. as per vision 2030 national digitization ambitions. Work in collaboration with key players and stockholders from public and private sectors. and aligning with enablers in the ecosystem.
Albassam For Home Appliances Company
Digital Transformation & eCommerce Manager 2018-2019
- Evaluated project status, oversee timelines, and prepare status reports / presentations for leadership briefings. Reviewed project challenges and collaborate with subject matter experts / functional leaders to conduct comprehensive impact assessments as well as develop change management / communications plans. Developed and implemented success metrics to measure progress, whilst actively monitoring advancement of change initiatives. Deliver support, engagement, and coaching to senior leaders throughout change process. Lead planning and execution of discovery and design sessions / workshops focused on generating ideas, designing solutions, rapid prototyping, and iterative solution development.
- Championed and fostered culture of digital transformation, driving development of digital media solutions across organization, encompassing all stages from design to operations / support.
- Succeeded in spearheading efforts to enhance operational efficiency by optimizing existing systems and deploying new technologies.
- Established new sale digital channels, such as ecommerce owned store; led to increase of sales and decrease in cost for short and long run.
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Digital Government S. (2017) | Digital Government Analyst (2014 – 2016)
- Familiarity with GCC governments services in order to be able to assist governments entities in adopting governments initiatives.
- Understand the technical aspects of digital governments projects & initiatives to be able to participate in discussions with various stakeholders, help solve technical problems, suggest improvements, and answer questions from government entities
- Understand the scope of digital governments projects & initiatives and ecosystem enablers and work on developing and reviewing requirements on an ongoing basis in order to improve them according to the needs of partners and customers
- Assessing the needs of governments agencies in the short term, using structured interview processes, to determine work priorities and provide technical solutions through digital governments capabilities.
- Preparing an annual plan and determining performance indicators to increase the level of use and adopt digital governments capabilities, which include but are not limited to (the digital identity and the government link for services, the questionnaire system, the unified platform and others)
Fitness.sa Est., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Co-founder & eCommerce marketplace Manager 2014-2020
- Created, developed, and implement robust e-Commerce Marketplace Strategy to become the lifestyle marketplace. Ecommerce marketplace owner with 6+ years of experience in growing and managing online businesses. Proven track record of increasing sales, improving customer satisfaction, and optimizing marketing campaigns. Skilled in all aspects of ecommerce, including product sourcing, website development, marketing, and customer service.
- Transformed its model to become an ecommerce marketplace for lifestyle sector.
- White labeled the platform to start a second stream of revenue.
- Successfully facilitated in having the marketplace fully acquired.
Member, E-Services & Fintech Committee: Chamber of Commerce, Riyadh. 2021 - 2024
Branch Manager, Herera Holding Company, Riyadh. 2006 - 2008

Stanford Universty: Digital Business Transformation (2023 - 2024)
- Foundations for Digital Transformation
- The Industrialist’s Dilemma: How to Adapt to a Changing Landscape
- Systems Leadership: Managing Uncertainty in the Digital Age
- Rethinking Teams: Designing for the Modern Workforce
- Transforming the User Experience through Artificial Intelligence
- Work Smarter with Crowdsourcing
- Turn Data into Insights with Predictive Modeling
University of Illinois: Strategic Leadership and Management Specialization
Meirc Training & Consulting: Strategic Thinking and Planning
LEADERLINE- LMC Solutions : Quality management Essentials ISO 9001
NSEAD: Blockchain and Business: Applications and Implications
CXO Transformation: Digital Business Transformation
Cisco: Introduction to IoT
Silicion Valley Innovation Center (San Francisco): The Future of eCommerce
Semrush: On-Page and Technical SEOOn-Page and Technical SEO
Semrush: SEO Fundamentals
UC Berkeley: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
Coursera: Digital Business Model
Google: Grow with Google courses
Upskillist: Accredited Diploma in Social Media Marketing
CPRCPRSt. Johns Ambulance CanadaSt. Johns Ambulance Canada
MERIC: Training, Development and Consulting: Certified Business Development Professional

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