
Ghinwa Azar
Product Manager | Insurance Implementation
Salary / Daily rate
Beirut, Lebanon
Freelance
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Business consultant & product manager with 5+ years implementing insurance/banking solutions. Proven expertise in leading teams through complex software implementations, managing onsite missions, and delivering tailored solutions for enterprise clients. Specialized in project management, requirement analysis, and customer success across fintech sectors.
Work experience
Azentio Software
Mar 2020 - Present
6 years 8 months
Product Manager - Insurance Implementation
Jun 2023 - Present
3 years 5 months
• Reporting to the director of Insurance Delivery Team • Completing onsite missions and implementations projects • Working independently and leading teams with Azentio customers to evaluate their business processes and deliver the appropriate solution. This includes, but is not limited to, evaluating the customers' requirements, and providing detailed documentation for a custom solution that satisfies the customers' business and technical requirements. • Working closely with customers and teams to manage and implement customer trials, propose technically feasible solutions and set accurate expectations on effort and timelines for implementation. • Establishing success criteria and acting as the single point of contact for the customer for all issues and project deliverables. • Creating and managing proposals, Statements of Work and detailed project plans for customer implementation including timelines and effort estimates. • Working closely with Account Management, engineering, product development and Technical Support to resolve issues that arise during customer implementation. • Identifying new product features and additional sales opportunities during implementation and communication of the same to product development and sales teams. • Tracking and documenting status and time spent on customer implementation. • Participating in internal projects that help scale the group, implementing best practices, and improving the methodology and quality of implementations. • Reviewing quality of customer Implementation.
Specialist Business Consultant - Banking
Mar 2020 - Jul 2023
3 years 5 months
Lebanon, TN, USA
• Reporting to the director of delivery support team for IMAL applications both Retail and Finance • Troubleshooting, testing and helping users in their day-to-day operations while completing several onsite missions and implementations • Conducting analysis on new requirements and modifications as per client's requests • Increasing revenue through implementation of well devised business plans contributing to an enhanced performance
Assistant Manager Reinsurance Department
Al Mashrek Insurance & Reinsurance SAL
Nov 2018 - Mar 2020
1 year 5 months
Beirut, Lebanon
• Assisting in resolving day-to-day operational problems while being the third underwriter in terms of risk assessment • Handling calculations of premiums, profit commission and adjustments, facultative business placement and renewal for different classes of business • Carrying out reinsurance treaties arrangements and negotiations with reinsurers • Collecting all claims recoveries and payments • Reporting directly to the Reinsurance Department Manager
Graduate Assistant
American University of Beirut
Aug 2016 - Jul 2017
1 year
Beirut Governorate, Lebanon · On-site
• Supporting faculty members in their research in Finance, Accounting and Managerial Economics track plus proctoring during exams • Contributing to the organization of academic exhibitions, conferences and seminars
Bank Teller
Bank of Beirut
Sep 2014 - Aug 2016
2 years
Dhour El Choueir, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon · On-site
• Processing all types of cash transactions, such as cash deposition, withdrawals and payments • Resolving customers' complaints and responding to their inquiries timely • Ensuring a balanced drawer at the end of the day
Promoter
Freelance
Jul 2006 - Jul 2014
8 years 1 month
Beirut, Lebanon
• Collaborating with advertising and marketing Agencies, such as, Créaline, NetHost and Blast’inc to promote their products • Participating in many events to sell different brands • Succeeding in building valuable customer relations contributing to brand's expansion in the market
Education
Collège des Sœurs des Saints-Coeurs
High School Diploma
2010 - Present
16 years 10 months
American University of Beirut
Master's degree
2016 - 2018
2 years 1 month
Lebanese University
Maîtrise
2010 - 2014
4 years 1 month