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Zeina A.ZA

Zeina A.

Lean & Digital Transformation Project Manager

€946/day
Dubai, AE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Zeina

I build clarity in chaos.

Whether it’s digital transformation across an entire organization or fixing buried process gaps, I focus on aligning people, systems, and workflows so teams can actually deliver the outcomes they’re aiming for.

My career has taken me through shipbuilding, oil and gas, manufacturing, and real estate development, all complex, fast-moving, and full of competing priorities. I thrive in these spaces because I can see the full picture: where the friction is, what’s slowing teams down, and what needs to change to unlock real progress.

I guide cross-functional teams, redesign end-to-end processes, and lead platform implementations that bring structure, transparency, and speed. And I do it in a way that keeps people engaged, aligned, and moving forward.

If it involves building smarter systems, simplifying the messy, and driving outcomes that actually matter, I’m all in.
  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Emaar
    Manager – Digital Transformation
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • Built a unified digital ecosystem by implementing ACC as the single source of truth for all new projects.
    • Automated the invoice-to-payment process through Fusion ERP, strengthening financial controls and traceability.
    • Replaced 100+ Excel trackers with standardized workflows, reducing reporting errors by 25%.
    • Aligned senior stakeholders across all functions to drive workflow standardization and platform adoption.
    • Led governance sessions with department heads to remove blockers and ensure cross-functional accountability.
    • Enabled real-time executive visibility with live dashboards, reducing reporting time by 80%.
    Atlassian JIRA Microsoft Power BI External API integration
  • Seaspan – Vancouver Shipyards
    Project Manager – Digital Transformation
    January 2022 - November 2024 (2 years and 10 months)
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Streamlined ERP/MRP systems and centralized engineering + production data, eliminating duplicate work and unlocking multi-million-dollar efficiencies.
    • Cleared 1,800+ ECNs by building a prioritization model and digital workflow, improving throughput and schedule stability.
    • Implemented QR-based tracking for 70,000+ components to fix traceability issues and reduce handling time and loss.
    • Launched Sealearn with Lean modules, standardizing capability building across all departments.
    • Built KPI dashboards to give leadership real-time visibility on adoption and performance.
    • Introduced Agile workflows in Jira and Visio to accelerate process improvements.
    • Provided data-driven updates to the CFO and SLT, strengthening governance and decision-making.
    Atlassian JIRA Microsoft Visio Data Governance External API integration
  • Hilti North America
    Account Manager
    March 2021 - December 2021 (9 months)
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Increased sales by 15% through demand analysis, and inventory optimization.
    • Utilized Salesforce for data analysis, improving forecasting accuracy and customer experience.

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Education

  • Executive MBA
    Ivey Business School
    2024
    Executive MBA
  • Bachelor of Civil Engineering
    American University of Sharjah
    2011
    Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Certifications

  • Lean Six Sigma
    MCG Consulting
    2022
  • ISO 9001:2015
    Quality Standards Lead Auditor
    2018

Skill set

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