Prof. SARA JEZA ALOTAIBI

Accomplished technology leader with a track record of success in leading technical innovation

Professional Profile : 

Results-driven and award-winning Senior Technology Leader with extensive experience spearheading technology product governance, business transformation, technology innovation, product development, process development, strategic planning and implementation, operations management, relationship development, program management, and organizational development. With a track record of consistently delivering multi-million research and technology projects. Extensive academic experience, with repeated success guiding strategy with established and emerging technologies to create value and achieve maximum operational impacts with minimum resource expenditures. Strategic business sense, able to forge solid relationships with C-level clients, government organizations, and strategic partners, building consensus across multiple levels and stakeholders. Specialize in converting research into practical applications, including comparing research outputs to tangible innovations, and exploring examples from various perspectives to illustrate the target concept.

Skills and Areas of Expertise : 

Technology Innovation and Research Background / Selected Achievements:

• Transitioned to the Institute of Public Administration, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2022, taking on roles such as Deputy General Manager for Business Development and Partnerships.
• Spearhead the Gender Balance Center, focusing on applying technology for gender equality in the workplace.
• Actively engaged in committees at the Institute of Public Administration, contributing to strategic transformation projects and the Center for Equal Opportunities for Gender at Work.
• Support organizations through technology innovation. Led the development of an online observatory with national and international indicators, leveraging technology to measure and promote gender balance.
• Balance the introduction of innovative ideas with cultural sensitivity, aiming for societal acceptance, and envisioning a better future for the entire country.
• Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to perpetual innovation, with each endeavor reshaping not just technology but the fabric of society.
• Broad background in optimizing user experience, how technology affects people, and creating innovations to help others and have a greater impact on society as a whole.
• Skilled in planning, administering, coordinating, and executing successful large-scale data-driven research projects and technology development, experienced in improving operating infrastructures. Committed to helping organizations achieve maximum benefit through meticulous research and implementation of data-driven technologies and solutions.
• Designed, developed, and implemented more than 20 different electronic systems such as the Taif Special Needs Group website, FingerID System (a new Security Model Based on Fingerprint Recognition for Distributed Systems), e.PAPER Website, Aviation Consulting Group website, Deanship of Distance Learning Web System, 2005 – 2017
• Researched and developed multiple technology patents and copyrights, including:
  • An electronic walking stick linked to a web application with interactive maps and sensors for the safe movement of the blind (Industrial product #6767), Saudi Patent Office, Saudi Arabia, 2018.
  • A New Smart Card With Multi-Authentication Tools (MAuth Card) (Industrial product No# 6411), Saudi Patent Office, Saudi Arabia, 2017.
  • Saudi Coffee Maker using Percolator Classic Coffee Maker (Industrial Product #5071), Saudi Patent Office, Saudi Arabia, 2016.
  • FingerID – Copyright Software, University of Southampton, UK, 2011.

Employment History:

INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

TAIF UNIVERSITY, Taif, Saudi Arabia

KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Website programmer & laboratory technician, King Abdulaziz University, 2007-2009

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, Southampton, UK

Visiting Researcher to the Web and Internet Lab – University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, 2014 – 2017

Education and Qualifications:

Professional Development and Training:

• Mini MBA Business Administration Program – CPD Certification, 2022
• Women Leader Program in cooperation with Princess Nourah University, iNSTEAD, 2023
• Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP) – IMD, 2023
• Integrated Policy Management Professional (IPMP), 2023
• Integrated Data Privacy Professional (IDPP), 2023
• GRC Professional Certification, 2023
• GRC Audit Certification, 2023
• GRC Certify, 2023
• Attended more than 200 professional courses in IT and leadership, 2006 – 2022
• Fluent in English and Arabic

Organizational and Committee Memberships (Technology Innovation)

• Member of the High Committee of the Institute of Public Administration, Saudi Arabia, 2018 – Present
• Member of the Critical Functions Committee of the Institute of Public Administration, Saudi Arabia, 2018 – Present
• Member of the Strategic Transformation Projects Committee of the Institute of Public Administration, Saudi Arabia, 2018 – Present
• Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Information Technologies and Lifelong Learning, Infonomics Society, UK, 2017 – Present
• Founder of Saudi Lady Geek – King Salman Youth Center, Saudi Arabia, 2014 – Present
• Vice Dean of e-learning and Distance Education, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia, 2015 – 2017
• Member of the Board of Information Technology Department, Faculty of Computing, Taif University, Saudi Arabia,2014 – 2018
• Member of the Taif University Council, Taif University, Saudi Arabia, 2017 – 2018
• Member of the National Transformation Committee, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
• Member of the Development and Follow-up Committee, Taif University, Saudi Arabia.
• Member of the Intellectual Security Committee, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
• Member of the Special Needs Committee, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
• Member of the committees of evaluating graduation projects for students of the Faculty of Computing, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
• Member of the committee of investigation and follow-up administrative violations at Taif University, Saudi Arabia
• Member of the Performance and Quality Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
• Member of the team assigned to the Taif University Pavilion at the Higher Education Conference, Saudi Arabia
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Saudi Arabia
• Member of the Electronic Organization Committee for Taif University Graduation Ceremony, Saudi Arabia
• Reviewer and Committee Member for (2016 8th IEEE International Conference on Communication Software and Networks), 2016 – 2017
• Reviewer and Committee Member for the 2nd International Conference on Education, Learning and Training, 2016
• Reviewer and Committee Member for The Journal of Natural Language Engineering – NLE-ARTC-14-0058, 2014 – 2015