Experience

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  Spring

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Sr. Client Success Manager - Impact Startup Visa

    • Sep 2023 - Nov 2023
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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  Toronto Business Development Centre

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Program Manager - Startup Visa Program

    • Jul 2022 - May 2023
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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  TechWomen

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • TechWomen Fellow 2022

    • Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    I have been selected as one of the Techwomen Fellow aka Emerging Leader for Techwomen Fellowship 2022 where 113 women professionals in STEM got selected from 23 countries for five weeks mentorship and professional exchange program in USA.

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  Twitter

  • San Francisco, California, United States

  • TechWomen Emerging Leader 2022

    • Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
    • San Francisco, California, United States

    Twitter was matched as my Host Company under TechWomen 2022. I was selected as one of the seven Techwomen fellows who got selected and mentored by Twitter. We spent 5 weeks at HQ Twitter with our mentors, learnt and worked on our professional goals and experienced twitter culture from inside, attended various workshops including Program Management, Product Management, Online learning platforms, Marketing, Leadership etc. Had 1:1 networking meetups with the people from the Twitter management including the General Manager Revenue: Bruce Falck, Legal Policy Head: Vijaya Gadde, CEO Twitter: Parag Agrawal and many more!

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  Techstars

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Program Operations Associate

    • Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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  She Loves Tech

  • Remote

  • Program Manager

    • May 2021 - Dec 2021
    • Remote

    She Loves Tech is a global plateform for women entrprenuers, it organizes annual competition for women led tech startups in 30+ countries. Designing and Planning the 5 months virtual program to engage 300+ women entreprenuers in Pakistan, building mentorship program, engaging women led startups and get them ready for the global competition.Outreach and partnership with universities, incubators, accelerators, startups and youth communities etc to reach out to the best talent.Setting strategies and complete program planning to execute successful competition of She Loves Tech 2021 in Pakistan.

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  NETSOL Technologies Inc.

  • United States
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Program Manager

    • Jul 2018 - Jul 2021

    Worked as a Program Manager at "NSPIRE" - NETSOL's Business and Tech Incubator. Key responsibilities were:Overall planning the activities, resources, budgets and operations of the Business Incubator.Pre-incubation: Opening of applications, Screening of startups, Research, working with entrepreneurs for their proposals, re-sending proposals to the next level for selecting incubates.Business Incubation and Mentoring: Lead formation of new business and provide incubation facilities to enable commercialization of the business: To induct new entrepreneurs; create Incubation plans and implement them, assist in writing business plans, keep track of the Incubation process; help the startups prepare proposals for getting funding, etc.Events and workshops: Plan various workshops/events/webinars for the Incubator, and execute the same with the help of team members and external consultantsMentor Network: Develop the mentor network for the Incubator and work with them to make the Incubated venture successful.Partnerships: Forge partnerships with other organizations for providing services to the startups or the organization; marketing the program, sponsorships etc Liaison with all stakeholdersMarketing the Incubator and Business Development: Be the face of the Incubator and actively promote it through various channels etc.Funding for Incubatee Projects: Work with co-ordination with senior management for setting up grant support and seed funds for start-ups.Building and Managing the Incubator team.Prepare all required reports and maintain a comprehensive set of records on all tenant activity, client activity and staff involvement in the process of tenant recruitment.Administration of the Incubator and any other activities which requires the manager’s involvement

  • Project Coordinator

    • Aug 2016 - Jun 2018

    I worked as a Project Coordinator for Company's Tech incubator named NSPIRE. key responsibilities were:Set strategies for future goals - make recommendations on program which support the development strategy for entrepreneurial growthAssists in developing and monitoring program budgetEnsure strong assessment and evaluation processes for all startups.Event Planning and executionDevelop and build strong partnership with key stakeholders in startup eco-system Develop a focused learning strategy for the selected startups.Support planning and coordination of a program and its activities (events, workshops, demo days etc)Create content for NewsletterSupport overall growth and program development as and when required to achieve set objectivesConstant research (on different events, incubators, national international forum ) to maintain a keen understanding of industry trends and make appropriate recommendationsHelp in building Acceleration track Identify and participate in continuous improvement initiatives

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  PepsiCo

  • Lahore

  • Human Resources Summer Intern

    • Jul 2015 - Sep 2015
    • Lahore

    Pepsi Career MonthTraining and DevelopmentTraining Software

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  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

  • Lahore

  • Project & Community Officer

    • Feb 2012 - Aug 2013
    • Lahore

    Worked in a Project of Care and Support for the people living with HIV and AIDS, Project was funded by Global Fund, Geneva.Maintained impeccable records tracking property business activities, including rent, leasing contracts, and administrative paperwork.Prepared annual budgets and cost estimates for projects valued $50,000. support was given to 200 families

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  Raaziq International PVT LTD

  • Lahore

  • Accounts Executive

    • Aug 2010 - Feb 2012
    • Lahore

    Managing Provident Fund of Raaziq GroupPreparation of Monthly Accounts of Provident FundReporting, Profit Calculation and BookingMonthly Bank ReconciliationInvestment of PF funds in TDRs and other avenues.Did Internal Audit of Sales Invoices of Maersk line and Sea FastPart of Company’s Investment Committee - To find different Avenues of invest Company’s Idle Funds Of Provident FundCorrespondence with Asset Management Companies and Financial Intermediaries