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Farkad Hamoud

Governance & Transformation Leader | Building AI Governance, Control Frameworks, and Enterprise Change
23.4 yrs experienceReal Estate
May 2024

The move

MoveNational Academy for Childhood Development Aldar Estates
TitleStrategy Affairs & PMO Expert Director Transformation Excellence and Compliance
LocationAbu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Career arcRooted in UAE
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE20.0
Total experience23.4 years
Aldar Estates headcount201-500 employees
Aldar Estates industryReal Estate
Aldar Estates typeSelf-Owned

Career arc

  1. Director Transformation Excellence and ComplianceMay 2024 — Present
    Aldar Estates· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Strategy Affairs & PMO ExpertOct 2023 — Apr 2024
    National Academy for Childhood Development· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Manager Business Performance & SupportAug 2021 — Jul 2023
    AD Ports Group· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Head Digital InnovationMay 2017 — Jul 2021
    AD Ports Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Senior Solutions Delivery SpecialistMay 2016 — May 2017
    Abu Dhabi Ports
  6. IT Delivery SpecialistMar 2015 — May 2016
    Abu Dhabi Ports· United Arab Emirates
  7. IT Quality Management AnalystDec 2004 — Feb 2015
    Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority· United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
  8. HR AdministratorMar 2002 — Aug 2004
    General Endowments Authority

Education

Top skills

Human OversightInternal ControlsResponsible AIAgile MethodologiesOperating ModelsIso 9000

About

I am an enterprise governance and transformation leader focused on building operating models, control frameworks, and governance structures that help organizations scale with clarity, accountability, and trust. Over the last several years, I have led cross-functional work across policy governance, operational compliance, approval authorities, SOP modernization, quality systems, and enterprise transformation, translating complex requirements into practical operating models that business leaders can execute. My work sits at the intersection of governance design and business execution: defining decision rights, strengthening controls, improving policy discipline, and enabling large organizations to operate more consistently across multiple functions and stakeholders. As AI moves from experime

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