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Haider Khan

Commercial Transformation Director | Telecoms & Digital | Delivering Growth & Innovation | Fintech Startup Advisor
19.5 yrs experienceTelecommunications
Sep 2025

The move

MoveBT Group → du
TitleBusiness Transformation Director → Commercial Transformation Director
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Native languageEnglish, Urdu
Years in UAE0.7
Total experience19.5 years
du headcount1,001-5,000 employees
du industryTelecommunications
du HQDubai
du typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Commercial Transformation DirectorSep 2025 — Present
    du· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Business Transformation DirectorAug 2023 — Aug 2025
    BT Group· Full-time
  3. Director SoHo Solutions & Enterprise CXMar 2021 — Aug 2023
    BT Enterprise· Birmingham, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
  4. Lean Portfolio LeadJun 2020 — Mar 2021
    BT· Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
  5. Senior Portfolio Manager TV & SportNov 2018 — Jun 2020
    BT Consumer· Leicester, United Kingdom
  6. BT TV & BT Sport Programme DirectorJun 2016 — Nov 2018
    BT Consumer· UK
  7. BT Sport and Champions League Programme ManagerAug 2012 — May 2016
    BT Consumer· London, United Kingdom
  8. BT Business Transformation Programme ManagerFeb 2010 — Nov 2012
    BT Business and Public Sector· Brentwood
  9. Global Services Project ManagerSep 2006 — Feb 2010
    BT Global Services· Ipswich

Education

Languages

  • English · Native or bilingual
  • Arabic · Professional working
  • Urdu · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Agile MethodologiesService DeliveryPMOLeadershipProject ManagementCustomer Insight

About

Transformation and product leader with nearly 20 years of experience delivering large-scale change across telecoms, media, and digital. At BT, I held senior roles spanning Global Services, Consumer, Enterprise, and Business — including Director of Business Transformation and Product & Solutions Director — where I led portfolio simplification, divestments, customer solutions delivery, and the launch and scaling of the BT TV & Sport platform into one of the UK’s largest digital TV service. My expertise lies in shaping strategy, driving digital product innovation, and leading organisations through complex transformation — always with a focus on creating measurable business outcomes. I am now based in Dubai as Commercial Transformation Director at du, focused on leading transformation in one

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