Alaa Battal
Ex-COO and Co-Founder at Lezzoo (YC W19)
The move
MoveAllai Newroz Telecom Group → Lezzoo
TitleHuman Resources Business Partner → Co-Founder
LocationErbil → Iraq
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageKurdish
Total experience13.5 years
Lezzoo headcount501-1,000 employees
Lezzoo industryTechnology, Information and Internet
Lezzoo HQErbil, Kurdistan
Lezzoo founded2017
Lezzoo typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Co-FounderMar 2018 — Feb 2023
Lezzoo· Iraq - Chief Operating OfficerMar 2018 — Feb 2023Lezzoo· Iraq
- Human Resources Business PartnerMar 2017 — Jan 2018
Allai Newroz Telecom Group· Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Senior Recruitment ConsultantOct 2015 — Mar 2017
MSELECT· Iraq
- Recruitment ConsultantDec 2014 — Oct 2015
- Demand Supply PlannerAug 2012 — Nov 2014AAl Mouyasser General Trading L.T.D., “Khalil Fattal & Fils s.a.l.” affiliate in Iraq· Erbil, Arbil, Iraq· Full-time
- Monitoring And Evaluation CoordinatorMay 2011 — Jul 2012
Syriatel· Full-time
- Call Center Support RepresentativeMar 2009 — Apr 2011
Syriatel Mobile Telecom· Full-time
Education
- Startup School Online2018 — 2019
- Aleppo UniversityBachelor's degree · Business Administrations2009 — 2011
- Y CombinatorAlumin, W192019 — Present
Languages
- English · Full professional
- Arabic · Full professional
- Kurdish · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Team ManagementDemand PlanningHuman ResourcesMicrosoft OfficeCustomer RetentionRecruiting