Belal Riyad

Leading product strategy and development for AI-driven audience insights platform.

Mentoring early-stage startups at Orbit Startups (global VC) and the Digital Incubation Center in Doha, Qatar. Helping founders with product planning, go-to-market strategy, MVP development, and customer success roadmaps through virtual and on-site training sessions.

• Led team of 7 software engineers delivering key projects on time
• Owned integration of Skype into Microsoft's international build infrastructure post-acquisition
• Managed relationships with three translation vendor agencies for Arabic and Hebrew markets
• Engaged with international customers and product managers to collect requirements for local market features

Launched and managed multiple product initiatives across Windows and Office divisions.

• Led IT department team of 5 software engineers during critical growth phase, resulting in 30% revenue increase
• Successfully led PCI-DSS certification process, enabling new business streams
• Redesigned core business components with focus on security and customer privacy

Software Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace, Project Manager at Intel Corporation, Program Manager at Cisco Systems.