Product Manager with Sales Roots, QA Discipline & MBA Thinking

I help companies build better products — from strategy to execution, with the technical depth to back it up.

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Cairo, Egypt10+ Years ExperienceMBA Candidate

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Impact at Scale

Numbers from my time as PM at Deal App GCC — Saudi Arabia's leading real estate platform.

868K+Platform Users
387%User Growth
8 → 3Ad Journey Redesigned
10K → 60K+Licensed Ads Scaled

About Me

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Sales & Business Analysis

Nerds Arena

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QA Engineering & Leadership

8 years, 7 companies

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Product Management

Deal App GCC

I didn't start in product. I started in sales — learning what customers actually want before they can articulate it. Then I spent 8 years in QA — understanding how products break, how teams ship, and how quality is built into a process, not bolted on at the end.

Today I'm a Product Manager who brings all three lenses to every problem: commercial instinct, engineering rigor, and strategic thinking backed by an ongoing MBA in Marketing at ESLSCA University.

I've shipped products across 15+ domains in 6 markets — from Saudi PropTech and UK Telecom to Egyptian Government and US Healthcare. I don't just manage roadmaps. I understand the code, the customer, and the business.

What I Do

Available for full-time roles, consulting engagements, and training workshops.

Product Management

End-to-end product ownership — discovery, roadmap, PRDs, and delivery. From zero-to-one to scaling.

QA & Testing Leadership

Building quality processes, test strategies, and automation frameworks that ship with confidence.

Product Consulting

Helping startups structure their product function from Idea to Launch — process, tools, and team alignment.

PM & QA Training

Coming Soon

Industries I've Shipped In

15+ domains · 6 markets · 10+ years

🇪🇬 Egypt🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇬🇧 UK🇫🇷 France🇩🇪 Germany🇺🇸 USA🌍 Africa

Real Estate & PropTech

Deal App, REGA compliance, broker tools

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Telecom

My Vodafone App, TOBi AI, My Dedicated Agent

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Government & Public Sector

Saudi gov platforms, Egyptian national systems, CAF

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HR & Global Workforce

WorkMotion global HR SaaS

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E-Commerce & Marketplace

Shop 60, Connected VIP network

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Security & Smart Systems

Safer Cities, premises security

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Healthcare

Coral Healthcare, insurers & providers

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Legal & Attorney

Mohamy.co, lawyer hiring & consultations

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Data & Scientific

Novva, petroleum exploration & geology

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Sports & Entertainment

FanID, CAF management system

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Art & Creative

ArtBank, artist exhibitions & sales

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Payroll & HR Ops

Payroll management & salary calculation

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Bookings & Hospitality

Bookings management platform

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AI & Conversational

TOBi UK AI agent, TheySaid AI SaaS

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Sales & Business Ops

E-Commerce, personal branding, inventory

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Experience

10+ years across QA, Product, and Consulting

2024 – 2026

Product Manager & Strategy Committee Member

Full-time

Deal App GCC·Saudi Arabia (PropTech)

Led 8 product epics, 12 PRDs, 59 change requests. Grew platform to 868K+ users. Enabled Haraj acquisition through ad journey redesign.

2023 – Present

PM & QA Consultant

FreelanceConcurrent

Upwork·Remote

PM and QA consulting for startups and SaaS clients across e-commerce, AI, and healthcare domains.

2018 – Present

Software Testing Instructor

Part-timeConcurrent

AMIT Learning·Egypt

Delivered Software Testing Fundamentals training 10+ times to Egyptian tech professionals.

2022 – 2023

QA Lead

Full-time

YOUXEL·Egypt

Led QA for Saudi Arabian government web and mobile platforms.

2021 – 2022

QA Engineer

Full-time

VOIS / Vodafone UK·UK (Remote)

Tested My Vodafone App and TOBi AI customer service agent using Terraform and RestAssured frameworks.

2020 – 2021

QA Engineer

Full-time

Orange Labs·France (Remote)

QA for My Dedicated Agent web app using BDD and Robot Framework. API and GUI automation.

2019 – 2020

QA Specialist

Full-time

TestPRO·Egypt

QA across Healthcare (Coral), Legal (Mohamy), Art (ArtBank), Security (Safer Cities), and Scientific (Novva) domains. Awarded Employee of Year 2019.

2018 – 2019

Software Tester

Full-time

3S Software·Egypt

QA for Government, Sports, Payroll, and African Football (CAF) platforms.

2017 – 2018

Freelance QA Engineer

Freelance

Independent·Egypt & Remote

QA for Shop 60 (multi-merchant e-commerce), Connected VIP (private e-commerce network), and Safer Cities (residential security platform).

2015 – 2016

Sales & Business Analyst

Full-time

Nerds Arena·Egypt

B2B digital software sales and business analysis across Egypt and Middle East.

Case Study

A deep dive into my highest-impact product decision

How a 5-Minute Journey Became 30 Seconds — and Unlocked a Market

Deal App GCC — Saudi Arabia

THE PROBLEM

Creating a licensed real estate ad on Deal App required 8 steps and several minutes — causing drop-off and limiting supply-side growth. Brokers and owners were abandoning the flow before completing their listings.

MY ROLE

As PM, I owned the full redesign of the licensed ad creation journey end-to-end: user research, journey mapping, stakeholder alignment, PRD, and delivery. I also embedded REGA regulatory compliance automation within a 24-hour release cycle with zero regulatory fines.

THE OUTCOME

8 → 3 StepsSeveral minutes → Under 30 seconds10K → 60K+ Licensed Ads

The redesigned journey directly enabled the Haraj acquisition and helped Deal App capture approximately 40% of Saudi Arabia's licensed real estate ad market.

WHAT I LEARNED

Speed and compliance aren't opposites. The biggest wins come from removing friction for the supply side — when posting is easy, inventory grows, and the platform becomes more valuable for everyone.

Certifications & Recognition

Verified credentials and industry recognition

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ISTQB® Foundation Level (FL)

Credential ID: 190512012 | Issued May 2019

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ISTQB® Advanced Test Analyst (AT)

Credential ID: 190703005 | Issued July 2019

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ISTQB® Mobile Application Testing (MAT)

Credential ID: 191118025 | Issued November 2019

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ICAgile Certified Professional — Test (ICP-TST)

Issued by ICAgile

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ICAgile Certified Professional — Agile Test Automation (ICP-ATA)

Issued by ICAgile

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MBA in Marketing — ESLSCA University

Expected Graduation: May 2027

Honors & Awards

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Employee of Year 2019

TestPRO

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Top Software Tester in Egypt

Facebook Testathon 2020

What People Say

Recommendations from colleagues and managers

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"I worked with Mohamed and watched his career grow to what he was always meant to work at. He is determined on perfection and has a sharp eye for details. He will certainly be a great addition to any place he joins."

Mustafa Raslan

Co-Founder & Head of Products at Converted.in

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"It was indeed a wonderful thing to work with Hammad as a Software Test Engineer. His testing and analytical skills were exceptional. He is self-motivated, very efficient and very capable. As a mobile team lead, Hammad earns my highest recommendation."

Sameh Aly

Mobile Team Lead at Coral Technology

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"Highly skilled person, fast learner and always seeks to the best with high potential. Excellent can-do approach when setting up or managing works."

Ethar Mohamed

Software Test Engineer ISTQB (CTFL, CAT, MAT)

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"He is a hard worker and improves himself always, helpful with other people. By the way he is a perfect person."

Ahmed Tarek

Software Testing Engineer at AFAQY

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"One of the best Software Testers. Good Luck bro!"

Khaled Adel

Operations & Digital Marketing Manager at TestPRO

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"A great team player, highly motivated, great attitude and will definitely bring big value to any team. #BugHunter"

Nasser ElSaber

Service Excellence Lead at TestPRO

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