AMATUS SABOOR HUSAIN BABAR HUSAIN

Agile Portfolio Manager | Industry 4.0

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Defines the Industry 4.0 digital transformation portfolio strategy for Upstream, Reduction, Casthouse, Carbon, Ports, Finance, Supply Chain, Legal, Human Capital, and Safety and Sustainability. Steers end-to-end demand, funding, product ownership, delivery capacity, and executive decision-making across enterprise operations.

• •Builds the FY2027 budget and the 2027 to 2031 five-year investment plan using scenario modelling, CapEx and OpEx classification, workforce assumptions, and licensing parameters.
• •Chairs cross-enterprise portfolio reviews to classify, prioritise, sustain, scale, pause, or stop initiatives and prepares decision papers for leadership.
• •Manages vendor and commercial governance for the major systems-integrator relationship covering statement of work quality, delivery criteria, and invoice assurance.
• •Steers operating model changes to shift capability from vendor-led delivery to internal delivery while maintaining budget, audit, and governance continuity.

Abu Dhabi, UAE - Capital markets and sovereign technology

• •Appointed to recover a full technology portfolio in trouble - took it from red to green within three months by fixing dependency chaos and giving the steering committee numbers it could trust.
• •Owned plans, budgets, KPIs/OKRs, vendor SLAs and resourcing; introduced participatory budgeting and live dashboards so managers could see where money and effort were really going.
• •Lifted team agile maturity from 2 to 4/5 (Performing/High-Performing), cut story-delivery time by 20% and improved team productivity by 25% through clearer goals and regular performance reviews.
• •Facilitated PI Planning, Inspect & Adapt and system-demo ceremonies; coached RTEs, Product Owners, architects and senior management through the transition.

Reported to executive leadership, steering cross-functional teams of engineers, testers, and architects across a complex aviation ecosystem. Guided modernization of the flagship passenger service platform and aligned digital delivery with the corporate customer experience roadmap.

• •Delivered the responsive seat map capability across web and mobile channels.
• •Directed the Weblogic 11g to 12c upgrade as a prerequisite for legacy data centre migration to AWS, improving production stability by 10%.

Guided technology delivery across Islamic banking and enterprise retail portfolios, directing multi-vendor ecosystems against strict contractual service levels. Steered agile and lean operating practices to elevate software release capabilities.

• •Established reporting frameworks and metrics for digital-bank operations while coordinating Solution Train syncs.
• •Administered vendor performance contracts and service level agreements across multiple external technology providers.
• •Coached internal teams, Scrum Masters, and portfolio stakeholders through organizational data policy and governance changes.

• •Led planning and delivery of end-to-end digital customer journeys for Abu Dhabi Government entities, combining services across multiple agencies for mobile and web applications.
• •Delivered 26 TAMM services for Abu Dhabi Customs with payment integrations for refunds and purchases, alongside a 13-service release for the Department of Energy.

• •Managed four separate transformation initiatives, transitioning delivery methods from waterfall to agile frameworks.
• •Led a team of 96 developers and 48 testers, resulting in a quality performance outcome of 94 percent.

• •Grew the account to 100+ headcount while overseeing ten concurrent web and mobile OSS projects.
• •Facilitated PI Planning, synchronization, and Inspect and Adapt events across multiple Agile Release Trains.

• •Launched a global field-engineer certification programme that lifted qualified leads by 75% while cutting support costs by 20%.
• •Directed international product launches and marketing webinars for enterprise telecom hardware and software.

• •Contributed to a web-based project that won two BT Agile Awards for best overall application of Agile values.
• •Helped set up the organisation Agile Centre of Excellence to support agile practices.

• •Delivered the Responsive Seat Map capability across web and mobile channels as part of the broader Online Check-In modernization programme.
• •Directed modernization initiatives including the WebLogic 11g to 12c upgrade, improving production stability by 10%.

• •Facilitated PI Planning, synchronization, and Inspect and Adapt events across multiple Agile Release Trains.
• •Ran an innovation hackathon that cut discovery time by 15%.

• •Owned product strategy and roadmap with client CTOs; directed global rollouts, launches, press releases and webinars for telecom products sold to AT&T, Nokia, Ericsson, Verizon and others.
• •Launched a global field-engineer certification programme that lifted qualified leads by ~75% while cutting support cost by ~20%.

• •Contributed to a web-based project that won two BT Agile Awards for best overall application of Agile values.
• •Assisted with setting up the organization agile centre of excellence to standardise delivery practices.

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