Aatir Abdul Rauf

vFairs is a virtual events platform allowing sponsors to conduct online expos, trade shows, career fairs and networking events in a cost-effective manner. vFairs attempts to mimic the experience of a physical fair by providing a virtual environment where users can navigate, collect information and interact with participants.

Responsibilities:
1. Developed the content of vFairs marketing site and wireframes the design of all internal feature pages
2. Compiled marketing and… Show more

vFairs is a virtual events platform allowing sponsors to conduct online expos, trade shows, career fairs and networking events in a cost-effective manner. vFairs attempts to mimic the experience of a physical fair by providing a virtual environment where users can navigate, collect information and interact with participants.

Responsibilities:
1. Developed the content of vFairs marketing site and wireframes the design of all internal feature pages
2. Compiled marketing and educational collateral for vFairs platform
3. Setup and conducted SEM efforts for vFairs funneling traffic to the site and ultimately, allowing capture of web leads.
4. Coordinating the execution of the 2015 product roadmap with developers and designers. Designing new features and modelling the user experience (currently working on Event Analytics). Show less

Talentera (previously known as Bayt's Branded Career Channel platform) is a comprehensive recruitment platform offering for the enterprise and SME market. The product allows companies to setup a consumer-facing career section integrated with their official portal, complete with tailored branding. In the back-end, employers have access to a best-of-its-class Applicant Tracking System along with other add-ons like interview scheduling, task management, recruitment agency management tools… Show more

Talentera (previously known as Bayt's Branded Career Channel platform) is a comprehensive recruitment platform offering for the enterprise and SME market. The product allows companies to setup a consumer-facing career section integrated with their official portal, complete with tailored branding. In the back-end, employers have access to a best-of-its-class Applicant Tracking System along with other add-ons like interview scheduling, task management, recruitment agency management tools, requisition workflows, hiring management, recruitment analytics etc.

My role in the project has been as follows:
- Assisted sales staff in pre-sales presentation and product pitches
- Designed product flows for advanced features like the Agency Module
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Seasonal Employment is a bi-lingual marketplace for job seekers in Saudi to find temporary contractual jobs of seasonal nature. Employers, in turn, can look for suitable talent that meet specific needs of their vacancies. An example of a season is Hajj and Umrah during which a number of vacancies are created in logistics, management and security.

Roles and responsibilities included:
- Developed wireframes for initial design. Worked with designers to come up with initial mockups.
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Seasonal Employment is a bi-lingual marketplace for job seekers in Saudi to find temporary contractual jobs of seasonal nature. Employers, in turn, can look for suitable talent that meet specific needs of their vacancies. An example of a season is Hajj and Umrah during which a number of vacancies are created in logistics, management and security.

Roles and responsibilities included:
- Developed wireframes for initial design. Worked with designers to come up with initial mockups.
- Handled project documentation including the proposal, project charter, project plan and the functional specification
- Gathered customization requirements from business owners and co-ordinated with development to implement them appropriately
- Worked with content team to produce manuals and FAQs for the platform Show less

Taqat Online is a high-budget government project aimed at creating an online recruitment marketplace to help unemployed Saudi nationals find jobs. It also helps Saudi-based employers to find suitable Saudis to fulfill their "Saudization" needs.

Roles and responsibilities include:
 Understanding business processes/client objectives and documenting them into technical requirements.
 Coordinating with the software development team (4 members), user interface designers and quality… Show more

Taqat Online is a high-budget government project aimed at creating an online recruitment marketplace to help unemployed Saudi nationals find jobs. It also helps Saudi-based employers to find suitable Saudis to fulfill their "Saudization" needs.

Roles and responsibilities include:
 Understanding business processes/client objectives and documenting them into technical requirements.
 Coordinating with the software development team (4 members), user interface designers and quality assurance to develop and maintain the feature set required for the portal.
 Managing client expectations and providing specialized consultancy on best practices.
 Collaborating with third-party integration teams and driving consensus on integration tasks and support processes.
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Khalifa Fund Gateway is a government initiative to establish an online portal to promote government- funded businesses. The project involved revamping their current implementation and reshaping to a more dynamic content-based project.

Note: The revamped portal is set to go live by June 2013.

Responsibilities and achievements include:
 Conducted requirements elicitation, provided web consultancy and set up client expectations.
 Reduced approval cycle times by creating… Show more

Khalifa Fund Gateway is a government initiative to establish an online portal to promote government- funded businesses. The project involved revamping their current implementation and reshaping to a more dynamic content-based project.

Note: The revamped portal is set to go live by June 2013.

Responsibilities and achievements include:
 Conducted requirements elicitation, provided web consultancy and set up client expectations.
 Reduced approval cycle times by creating detailed functional prototypes/wireframes on Axure RP and gaining approvals via this clear communication method.
 Led a technical team (2 members) efficiently to deliver milestones ahead of deadlines.
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Bayt.com recently affiliated itself with Kidzania, the children "edutainment" concept that has taken the market by storm. A new stall setup was setup for Bayt in the Kuwait franchise where children can use some custom-built software to learn how to create a CV and act as sales agents.

My responsibilities in managing the software product included:
- Business requirements gathering: worked to bring concreteness to a rather abstract concept during inception.
- Wire framing the user… Show more

Bayt.com recently affiliated itself with Kidzania, the children "edutainment" concept that has taken the market by storm. A new stall setup was setup for Bayt in the Kuwait franchise where children can use some custom-built software to learn how to create a CV and act as sales agents.

My responsibilities in managing the software product included:
- Business requirements gathering: worked to bring concreteness to a rather abstract concept during inception.
- Wire framing the user flow and working on the user experience from a child's perspective
- Branding: co-ordination with the designer to come up with an exciting look and feel
- Developed Product spec and worked with developer to setup the basic data structure, front-facing modules and administrative features
- Maintained business relations post-launch and participated in the think tank to ensure that the application remained fresh and engaging. Show less

YallaMotor.com is a fast-growing automobile portal for the Middle East (KSA, UAE and Egypt) providing local buyers with a platform to make smart car buying decisions.

Car Researchers can find the latest prices, owner reviews, specs and features of all cars in their local market as well make informed decisions by using the advanced search and comparison tools. In case a question pops up in their mind regarding a particular car, users can put it down in the QnA section. We also support… Show more

YallaMotor.com is a fast-growing automobile portal for the Middle East (KSA, UAE and Egypt) providing local buyers with a platform to make smart car buying decisions.

Car Researchers can find the latest prices, owner reviews, specs and features of all cars in their local market as well make informed decisions by using the advanced search and comparison tools. In case a question pops up in their mind regarding a particular car, users can put it down in the QnA section. We also support micro-updates by allowing users to follow their favorite cars and get the latest content related to those cars only.

Car enthusiasts will find interesting editorials on industry news, events, road tests and DIY projects in the "News & Views" section.

My involvement currently is setting up the product roadmap, co-managing the PnL, online marketing (SEM) and evaluating user experience and usage trends. Show less

PakWheels is Pakistan's indisputable leader of online automobile communities. The brand is more of a cult now, with fans all over the world, who are fanatic enough to conduct regular 'meet-and-greets' in their parts of the world.

The auto portal is the go-to site for Pakistanis to find Used Car deals and sell off their cars. It has an updated price list for new cars which, too holds a lot of authority in the market. The forums section is probably one of the busiest places on the… Show more

PakWheels is Pakistan's indisputable leader of online automobile communities. The brand is more of a cult now, with fans all over the world, who are fanatic enough to conduct regular 'meet-and-greets' in their parts of the world.

The auto portal is the go-to site for Pakistanis to find Used Car deals and sell off their cars. It has an updated price list for new cars which, too holds a lot of authority in the market. The forums section is probably one of the busiest places on the internet - with millions of posts contributing a goldmine of content - road trip planning, mechanic recommendations, technical resolutions, car makeover projects - you name it, PakWheels has it.

For a homegrown Pakistani site, its been hauling in over 18 million pageviews a month, which is a splendid achievement.

Check it out at www.pakwheels.com.

I reported directly to the CEO of the company in this role. My responsibilities were as follows:
- Feature set management, sprint planning and product design.
- Created high-fidelity wire frames and wrote detailed specifications for new features and enhancements.
- Led efforts to incorporate SEO best practices across the site to boost organic traffic
- Closely co-ordinated with development and project management to implement new user stories and optimize product flows
- Worked with designers to improve the look and feel and user experience of the interface
- Collaborated with sales staff to equip them with knowledge of monetizable features e.g. featured ads and product benefits
- Worked with support staff to troubleshoot and resolve escalated user issues and complaints
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Simplicant is a budding Applicant Tracking System used as a recruitment platform, resume management suite and an analytical interface to monitor your recruitment processes.

I mainly worked on integrating social tools and reports in the app, and over the past few months, I've seen the leadership has steered it to newer heights, getting Simplicant enter the league of notables like JobVite and TheResumator.

Check it out at www.simplicant.com.