Mohamad Saleh, AI and Analytics Consultant in Dubai

AI and analytics programs executives can actually use.

I help teams implement generative AI, commercial analytics, and automation that improve decisions and drive growth. Background includes AI & Analytics delivery at a Fortune 500 CPG and analytics transformation at a top-3 global FMCG

What I help clients do

Focused support for teams that need real movement.

Strategy + Execution

Strategy that executes. Execution that sticks.

I bridge people, process, and technology so programs move from deckware to delivery.

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Generative AI products for business teams

Copilots, agents, and conversational tools on Azure and Databricks. Built for finance, sales, and ops teams to actually adopt.

Commercial analytics and business intelligence

Power BI dashboards, pricing analytics, promotion ROI, forecasting engines. Fragmented data turned into one decision layer.

Digital transformation and executive delivery

Cross-functional AI and analytics programs with clear ownership, change management, and measurable impact.

Case studies

Work that turns strategy into outcomes.

Finance AI + Analytics
FP&A conversational reporting Built the first GenAI chatbot for FP&A at a Fortune 500 CPG. Conversational reporting on Azure + Databricks.
Challenge

Enterprise users needed faster, self-serve answers from complex finance data.

Built

Led delivery of a generative AI reporting product on Azure, integrated with Databricks 10billion+ records, tailored for finance workflows.

Figure First-of-its-kind finance GenAI chatbot. Recognized by Microsoft partners.
Value unlock Faster answers, stronger adoption, quicker finance decisions.
Azure Databricks Conversational AI
Enterprise AI
AI agents for knowledge and service management AI agents that cut time-to-answer by 95% across knowledge and service workflows.
Challenge

Teams were losing hours searching fragmented knowledge bases.

Built

Designed and scaled AI agents for service management and knowledge retrieval.

Figure Up to 95% faster access to critical answers
Value unlock Lower support effort, faster resolution, higher productivity.
AI agents Knowledge management Service automation Enterprise AI
Sales AI
AI agents and operators AI receptionists, sales operators, and customer-facing agents that reduce missed calls and improve conversion.
Challenge

Growing teams were missing inbound opportunities and losing time on repetitive front-line tasks.

Built

Designed AI agents for reception, lead qualification, follow-up, and sales support workflows.

Figure Fewer missed calls and faster lead response
Value unlock Higher conversion, better coverage, and lower front-office workload.
Voice AI Lead qualification Sales automation AI agents
Finance AI + Analytics
Financial close anomaly detection Data quality engine that traces incorrect allocations during financial close along with performance anomalies for faster financial reporting highlights.
Challenge

Finance teams needed earlier visibility on performance anomalies and allocation errors during a short window of time on a vast dataset.

Built

Deployed a data quality and anomaly detection engine with advance UI/UX for close-cycle anomalies tracking.

Figure x100 faster anomaly tracing with higher data integrity
Value unlock Cleaner data, quicker action during close, fewer manual fixes.
Data quality Anomaly detection Finance analytics Automated tracing
Marketing AI
RenAIssance: GenAI point-of-sale asset generation GenAI workflow for POS asset creation. Fortune 500 CEO Recognition.
Challenge

Marketing teams needed faster, scalable POS asset creation.

Built

Developed RenAIssance, a GenAI app for POS ideation, generation, and evaluation.

Figure Recognized by the CEO.
Value unlock Faster turnaround, scalable creative production, less agency dependency.
Generative AI Marketing automation POS asset generation Creative AI
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Sales Analytics
Sales analytics Power BI app Unified Power BI platform for leadership, sales, marketing, supply chain, and category managers. One source of truth.
Challenge

Commercial teams worked across fragmented reports with no single source of truth.

Built

One-stop Power BI app for daily sales performance, deep dives, stock analytics, and data democratization.

Figure One decision layer serving 7+ business functions
Value unlock Shared truth, faster diagnosis, better commercial decisions.
Power BI Sales analytics Data democratization Automation
Sales Analytics
Sales force effectiveness analysis Automated daily and monthly performance cards with deep-dive diagnostics by region and RSM.
Challenge

Sales managers needed real-time visibility without manual reporting.

Built

Self-serve Power BI cards with automated sales data, regional splits, and RSM-level drill-downs.

Figure Fully automated performance cards across all regions
Value unlock Faster field action, stronger discipline, zero manual reporting.
Power BI Sales data Self-serve reporting Sales analytics
Marketing Analytics
Innovation post-launch evaluation Cross-functional tool that unified sales data, Neilsen, ePOS, finance, and 100-day launch metrics. Top 1% out of 249K enterprise reports.
Challenge

Innovation leads lacked day-to-day launch visibility across functions.

Built

Connected sales data, CMI, finance, and launch metrics into one evaluation tool with daily tracking.

Figure Top 1% global rank out of 249K enterprise reports
Value unlock Earlier intervention, faster decisions, cross-functional alignment.
Power BI Launch KPIs Cross-functional analytics Innovation tracking
Sales Analytics
Max the Mix: portfolio profitability Product level gross margin analytics to improve porfolio mix
Challenge

No unified way to assess profitability across brands, packs, and categories.

Built

Platform for brand positioning, SKU profitability, and mix optimization with action tracking.

Figure Understand portfolio mix issues in 1 min versus weeks and tons of emails
Value unlock Sharper profitability decisions, margin growth without price increases.
Mix optimization Profitability analytics Portfolio analysis Power BI
Sales Analytics
Trade promotion analytics: ROI diagnostics ROI diagnostics for trade promotion plans and key accounts.
Challenge

No clear visibility on promotion profitability across accounts.

Built

Diagnostic tools with ROI quadrant analysis, profitability breakdowns, and status tracking.

Figure ROI visibility across 6,000+ promotion plans
Value unlock Better allocation, stronger ROI conversations, more profitable promotions.
Trade promotion analytics ROI analysis Power BI Category management
Sales Analytics
Pricing analytics and ML forecasting Elasticity modeling, scenario simulation, and ML forecasting.
Challenge

Pricing teams needed faster scenario testing and better forecast quality.

Built

Pricing suite with price, promo, media, and distribution elasticity

Figure Pricing decisions based on data and not gut feel
Value unlock Better pricing, faster simulations, more reliable planning.
Pricing analytics Machine learning Forecasting Elasticity modeling Scenario simulation
Enterprise AI + Analytics
AI demand forecasting Multi-model demand forecasting for CPG teams, built for messy enterprise data and less manual planning.
Challenge

Demand planning relied on fragmented enterprise data and manual forecasting processes.

Built

Designed an AI forecasting system with multiple models, data conditioning, and automated planning outputs.

Figure Up to 10% forecast topline accuracy improvement
Value unlock Less manual forecasting, stronger planning confidence, and better supply-demand decisions.
Demand forecasting Machine learning Enterprise data Planning automation
DCOM AI + Analytics
E-commerce sentiment diagnostics Product reviews turned into demand signals using NLP and the 4 Ps of marketing.
Challenge

E-commerce teams needed earlier signals on product performance from reviews.

Built

Sentiment diagnostics with drill-downs, 4Ps scoring, and competitor benchmarking.

Figure Signals from the first 25 product reviews predicting sales performance
Value unlock Earlier action on launches, clearer competitive positioning.
NLP Sentiment analysis 4 Ps of marketing Competitor benchmarking E-commerce analytics
Marketing AI + Analytics
Competitor intelligence AI GenAI system that scans quarterly reports, transcripts, and market signals to sharpen strategy and execution.
Challenge

Leadership teams needed a faster way to track competitor moves across dense public materials.

Built

Created a GenAI workflow that scans reports, earnings transcripts, and disclosures, then turns them into structured competitive insight.

Figure Competitor signals turned into usable strategic briefs
Value unlock Sharper positioning and faster strategy-to-execution decisions.
Generative AI Competitive intelligence Transcripts Strategic analysis

Value delivered

Value that shows up in speed, cost, and decision quality.

I help SMEs and Enterprise teams move from analysis paralysis into tools people actually use. Faster high quality delivery, lower effort, measurable impact. sample impacts from some of the projects delivered

$10M+ in savings through analytics-led decision making 9% forecast accuracy improvement with ML 5,600 hours/month saved through automation and self-serve tools 95% faster answers via AI agents

Career progression

From consulting foundations to enterprise AI delivery.

Start
2016 B.E. Industrial Engineering Open Close

Beirut Arab University

Operations, systems, and optimization foundations. Grade: Very good.
2016 - 2019 Consultant Open Close

SNS, Lebanon

Functional and enterprise system implementation. process improvement and change management and delivery.
2019 - 2020 Senior Consultant Open Close

SNS, Lebanon

Advanced Network Design consultancies along with leading large scale enterprise system implemenations
2020 - 2021 Solutions Consultant Open Close

IQ Robotics, UAE

Presales enterprise and robotics programs. Engineered end to end robotics facility Standard Operating Procedure and QMS fundementals.
2021 - 2025 Strategic Business Analytics Lead Open Close

Unilever

$10M+ savings, 9% forecast lift, 5,600+ hrs/month saved, 12+ analytics and AI products shipped.
2025 - Present Fintech Generative AI Manager Open Close

Mars

I drive generative AI solutions that mix finance data with external signals, allowing every associate from FP&A to Marketing to make bolder and faster decisions. These pocket ready tools serve teams across the organization, extending insight far beyond the CFO office to the whole organization.
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