Saida E.

Saida E. has a diverse range of work experience. Saida began their career at Telfort as a Backoffice Employee and later became a Process Manager. Saida then worked as a Peer-educator at Pharos, focusing on raising awareness about cancer among migrant groups. At Dynamo, Saida served as a Financial Analyst and later as a Process Management Leader, where they improved management reporting processes. Saida then joined ABN AMRO Bank N.V. as a Business Analyst, working on trade finance, payments, and securities projects. Saida also worked at Adyen as a Business Controller, responsible for financial analysis and reporting for the APAC region. Saida took a sabbatical to travel around the world before joining NCC Group plc. as a Verification Consultant, auditing and documenting software development processes. Saida then co-founded Stichting De Bloem, a foundation promoting social integration for women. Currently, they are employed at Oikocredit as an IT & Project Delivery Manager, focusing on social impact investments in areas such as financial inclusion, agriculture, and renewable energy.

Saida E. has a diverse education history. Saida earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Business Administration from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) in 2015. Prior to that, they completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Business Administration from the same institution, graduating in 2013. Before attending university, Saida attended Pieter Nieuwland College and received a Diploma in Gymnasium N&T (Latin & Economics) in 2009.

In addition to their formal education, Saida has obtained several certifications. These include "How to Successfully Lead a PMO" from LinkedIn in 2023, "Learning To Lead" from INSEAD in 2022, "Salesforce: Administrative Essentials for New Admins in Lightning Experience" from Global Knowledge in 2020, "Learning REST APIs" from LinkedIn in 2020, "Project Management: Technical Projects" from LinkedIn in 2020, "Javascript" from Codecademy in 2018, "Payments & Cash management - Using FIN messages" from SWIFT in 2017, "ACI Operations" from ACI:The Financial Markets Association in 2016, "School of Trade Finance" from Euromoney Learning Solutions in 2016, "Prince2 Foundation" from Lagant Management Consultants in 2016, "ITIL Foundation" from EXIN in 2016, "Data modeling" from Capgemini in 2016, "Scrum Master: PSM I" from Scrum.org in 2016, "Algemene Opleiding Effectenbedrijf" from NIBE-SVV Opleidingen in 2016, "General Banking Course" from NIBE-SVV Opleidingen in 2015, "WFT Basis, Financiële Dienstverlening" from Opleidingsinstituut Lindenhaeghe in 2014, and "AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA)" from Amazon in 2019.