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Yasser AnterYA

Yasser Anter

Business Transformation & Strategy Consultant

$550/day
Dubai, AE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Yasser

I help organizations across the UAE and MEA region close the gap between strategy and execution.

With 15+ years of experience across business transformation, growth strategy, public-sector program delivery, and performance improvement, I work with enterprise, government, and growth-stage businesses to translate complex challenges into practical roadmaps, KPI frameworks, operating models, and governance structures that actually get implemented.

My consulting work covers the full transformation lifecycle — from diagnostic and business case development through to execution planning and stakeholder alignment. I have supported 60+ government, banking, and telecom entities at Dubai's Department of Economy & Tourism, built $12M+ opportunity pipelines, and delivered strategic programs across the GCC.

I am Arabic and English bilingual, Dubai-based, and I work best with leaders who want direct, practical advice — not generic strategy slides.

CMC certified | 15+ years MEA | Government & Enterprise Advisory
  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Department of Economy & Tourism (DET)
    Program Delivery Manager — Public Sector Transformation
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    March 2024 - Today (2 years and 3 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    Lead strategic program delivery and stakeholder coordination across 60+ government, federal, banking, telecom, and private-sector entities, supporting Dubai's digital economy, investor enablement, and ease-of-doing-business priorities. Translate policy, business, regulatory, and technology requirements into integration roadmaps, governance routines, executive dashboards, and performance-monitoring mechanisms.
    • • Led delivery governance for the Dubai Unified License program, supporting cross-freezone license data integration, AML coordination, and investor identification across Dubai's regulatory ecosystem.
    • • Consolidated multiple reporting platforms into a unified Business Intelligence Dashboard — improving executive decision-making, compliance visibility, and investor-service monitoring across 60+ stakeholder entities.
    • • Managing the Dubai Unified License (DUL) program — overseeing cross-freezone license data integration, AML screening coordination, and secure DUL number issuance to streamline investor identification across Dubai's regulatory ecosystem.
    • • Governing DET's Consent Management Framework (V2) - overseeing a consent-driven data-sharing model that protects investor and company privacy, ensuring service providers access business information only upon explicit consent approval.
    • • Improved performance governance for DET's critical digital services by implementing application monitoring across e Ticketing, utilities, mobile, and web platforms.
    • • Strengthened infrastructure resilience and business continuity by managing DET's SUSE modernization and migration to SLES 15 SP5 under enhanced PSA security governance.
    • • Overseeing SDP Data Center Transformation — delivering 35% of the migration roadmap on schedule with zero business disruption, reducing legacy-platform risk and advancing DET's cloud-ready operating model.
    Program Management Stakeholder Management Digital Transformation Government Advisory Strategic planning
  • Spire Solutions
    Regional Manager Consulting — MEA
    TECH
    June 2023 - January 2024 (7 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    Established and led a consulting-led advisory business unit across MEA, defining its market positioning, commercial growth model, go-to-market approach, and client value proposition. Developed a go-to-market strategy for a newly onboarded technology vendor, translating technical capabilities into business-focused offerings, target-account plans, and executive engagement messages for enterprise and government clients.
    • • Developed a USD 1.5M strategic opportunity by shaping the client proposition, commercial case, and transformation roadmap.
    • • Secured an AED 600K+ awarded project within 120 days by strengthening cross-functional execution, pipeline governance, and client-value delivery.
    • • Built and executed a vendor go-to-market strategy, converting technical capabilities into business-focused offerings, target-account plans, and executive engagement messages.
    Go-to-Market Strategy Business development Consulting Practice Management Commercial strategy Cybersecurity Strategy
  • EliteVAD
    Executive Manager — MEA
    TECH
    April 2021 - December 2022 (1 year and 8 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    Directed MEA commercial strategy, P&L oversight, business performance, and cross-functional execution across sales, pre sales, products, services, and channel teams. Built KPI frameworks, governance routines, and growth plans to improve accountability, ROI visibility, and regional market positioning.
    • • Tripled regional business pipeline by strengthening growth planning, team accountability, and performance-led execution.
    • • Reduced operating costs through strategic restructuring, lean operating models, and improved resource utilization.
    • • Improved ROI and performance visibility through KPI-based business reviews, vendor tracking, and execution governance.
    • • Strengthened EliteVAD's MEA positioning by aligning vendor partnerships, client-value delivery, and market expansion initiatives.
    Channel Management Vendor Strategy Partner Ecosystem Development Portfolio Strategy P&L Management

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Education

  • B.Sc.
    Cairo University
    2005
    B.Sc.

Certifications

  • Certified Management Consultant (CMC)
    York British Academy
    2026
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasser-anter-strategic-business/
    Problem structuring & hypothesis-driven thinking Management consulting methodology Business performance assessment Recommendation development & presentation Client engagement & advisory delivery Organizational diagnostics Stakeholder management Consulting ethics & professional standards
  • BCG Strategy Consulting Job Simulation
    Forage
    2025
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasser-anter-strategic-business/
    Data analysis Audience analysis & client communication Consumer survey design Background research & information synthesis Synthesizing & presenting findings Market research

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