Job Responsibilities
?? Developed economic and service philosophies for network
equipment Spare Parts calculation and Distribution methodo-
logies, based on Saudi Telecom engineering principles that
resulted in annual budget savings of about $70 million;
?? Team leader of 11 managers in the successful migration of
corporate re-structuring by determining the appropriate Network
Operations staff requirements and departmental responsibilities;
?? Leading a team of seven subject-matter experts in the planning
of telecommunication equipment sites in Saudi Arabia and in the
development of associated Emergency Restoration plans;
?? Evaluated, developed and optimized Administrative, Maintenance
and Test procedures to accommodate the implementation of new
technologies for Saudi Telecom, considering their impact on the
existing and rapidly changing company organizational structures
and political environment;
?? Developed appropriate network data and assisted in the annual
Saudi Telecom contractual negotiations for Technical Support
(approximately $130 million) with all their major international
equipment suppliers;
?? Co-ordinated the data analysis of previous operational acti-
vities that caused $700 million annual revenue losses and was
project prime for the development and implementation of
corrective action, which resulted in my receiving the coveted
Presidential Award.
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Job Requirements
While Saudi Telecom is interested in hiring primarily professional
people, of prime concern is accumulated experience in the tele-
communications industry. There are many disciplines within this
industry and the company is recruiting Engineers, Finacial
Analysts, Lawyers, ATM, IT, Human Resources, etc...
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Uppers
Depending on your experience and assignment, the job can be very
challenging and rewarding. In my case, I was an "Advisor" to the
Director and had no specific job assignments to perform. I re-
viewed the existing operation and long term objectives and
then performed the necessary action.
In other words, total freedom, as long as you contribute to the
success of the operation in a meaningful and visible way.
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Downers
The only downers are the strict local rules concerning religious
traditions (eg. dress code, prayer times, no public entertainment,
no women to meet or see while shopping or on the road).
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Lifestyle
The lifestyle is different from the N. American way and I found
it very interesting to meet the local people and learn their
tradions. There are many nationalities in Saudi Arabia and the
Saudi's make it very obvious that they differentiate, based on
sex, race, nationality, and religion.
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Compensation
The compensation can be extremely good and lucrative. Salaries
are negotiated based on about 20% education and 80% experience.
The big plus is that there are no "taxes" payable in Saudi Arabia
and if you can get "non-resident" status in your home country,
then there will be no income tax payable.
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