Ifraz Dar

Trailblazer
DISC Type : ID

Lead Applications Specialist / Product Owner at Hitachi Rail

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Ifraz is a business change and transformation specialist with 30 years of experience, currently leading application strategy for mergers and acquisitions at Hitachi Rail. His expertise lies in application decommissioning, server consolidation, and optimizing business processes for leading blue-chip companies.

His colleagues describe him as business-minded, team-focused, and a dedicated professional who consistently delivers high-quality work, even under the tightest of deadlines.

He has driven critical technology projects for an impressive roster of major institutions, including Hitachi Rail, NatWest Bank, the Bank of England, and GlaxoSmithKline.

Personality Overview

Charismatic

Values Relationships

Assertive

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.  They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

M&A Application Integration
His current role at Hitachi Rail is focused on the applications workstream for migrating systems from Thales to GTS as part of a merger and acquisition.
Legacy System Decommissioning
A declared specialty, he has led strategic decommissioning projects at multiple firms, including the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, to centralize and standardize the process.
Service Transition
He managed the service transition and migration of the RBSI ServiceDesk to the NatWest Group, which included creating new user journeys in ServiceNow.

Media Appearances

Ifraz has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Lead Applications Specialist / Product Owner at Hitachi Rail
7-2023 - 12-2023
Applications & Service Transition at NatWest
3-2023 - 5-2023
Applications (Interim) - Delivery Lead/Service Owner at Bauer Media Group
6-2022 - 12-2022
Applications - Delivery Lead at Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP)
7-2021 - 2-2022
Software Delivery Lead - Strategic Decommissioning at EBRD

Education

Ifraz has no verified education history

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 3 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Junior Designation : Lead Applications Specialist / Product Owner at Hitachi Rail
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Ifraz

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation
  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ifraz is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ifraz

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ifraz move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Ifraz take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Ifraz

Personality Compatibility


Other Hitachi Rail Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.