Mohamed Rizk

Enterprise Service & Transformation Leader turning complex operations into measurable service excellence.

Head of Service Management at Maxis, leading 17 service managers across 90 top-tier Government and enterprise accounts. 15+ years across telecom, technology, and financial services.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Resident Pass Holder
Mohamed Rizk
15+
YEARS OF
LEADERSHIP
99.9%
SLA across 90 accounts
$148M
IT budget managed
72K
Employees reskilled (157% of target)
17
Service managers led
About

A leader at the intersection of service, strategy, and architecture.

For over 15 years I have led service management, enterprise transformation, and PMO functions across telecom, technology, and financial services, in organisations including Maxis, IBM, GBG, and a Petronas-Aramco joint venture. Today I lead Service Management for Maxis Enterprise, accountable for 90 top-tier Government and corporate accounts and a team of 17 service managers. What I bring that is rare: delivery rigor (PMP, PRINCE2), enterprise architecture (TOGAF), and service governance (ITIL v4), now sharpened by an Executive Masters in Islamic Finance and an Oxford specialisation in AI for business leaders.

Expertise

Core competencies

Enterprise Service Management

Service Management (ITIL v4), SLA & service governance, problem & incident management, Service Improvement Plans (SIP), customer service assurance, and escalation management.

Leadership

C-level stakeholder management, building and mentoring high-performance teams of 17+, change management, crisis communication, and customer relationship management.

Strategy & Governance

Enterprise PMO setup, project portfolio management, enterprise architecture (TOGAF), IT roadmap and digital transformation, GRC, and vendor management.

Commercial & Financial

Budget management beyond $148M, CAPEX/OPEX planning, cost optimization, service profitability, churn and revenue protection, and Islamic finance.

Career

Professional experience

01/2026 · Present
Head of Service Management
Maxis · Kuala Lumpur
  • Built and lead a team of 17 service managers across 90 top-tier Government, large, and medium corporate accounts.
  • Sustain SLA of 99.7% to 99.99% and CSAT of 4.5 to 4.7 through governance, proactive monitoring, and continuous improvement.
  • Senior escalation point for internal teams and external C-level stakeholders including CIOs and Government officials.
  • Own enterprise problem management and Service Improvement Plans, driving root-cause elimination and revenue protection.
11/2022 · 01/2026
Section Head, ICT Planning & Strategy (PMO Head)
PRefChem — Aramco & Petronas JV · Kuala Lumpur
  • Established the Enterprise Architecture practice (TOGAF) and the ICT Independence Strategy for 2,200 users.
  • Stood up the Enterprise PMO, lifting project delivery efficiency by 30%.
  • Managed a $148M IT budget and drove $5M in cost savings through application rationalization.
09/2021 · 10/2022
Senior Program Manager
GBG PLC · Kuala Lumpur
  • Delivered the Next Gen Financial Crime Studio (cloud-native, ML for KYC/AML), projected to lift revenue by 20%.
  • Migrated 6 legacy applications to cloud-native architectures, cutting technology costs by 54%.
07/2019 · 09/2021
Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
IBM · Singapore
  • Led a global reskilling initiative for 72,000 employees, surpassing targets by 157%.
  • Directed a $17.9M budget moving 10,000+ practitioners into AI, Cloud, and Data Science.
03/2014 · 07/2019
Manager & Project Lead
IBM · Kuala Lumpur
  • Directed 14 service delivery managers (+25% performance, +15% NPS) and led 100+ infrastructure projects contributing $50M+ in new revenue.
Selected impact

Outcomes that moved the needle

30%

PMO efficiency uplift

Built an Enterprise PMO and governance model from scratch, raising delivery efficiency by 30% across a 64-project portfolio.

PRefChem
157%

Global reskilling beat target

Reskilled 72,000 employees worldwide into AI, Cloud, and Data Science, surpassing the programme target by 157%.

IBM
99.9%

Enterprise service excellence

Sustain industry-leading SLA performance across 90 strategic accounts with a 17-strong service management team.

Maxis
Education & credentials

Education & executive development

2025 · 2026 (IN PROGRESS)

Executive Masters in Islamic Finance

INCEIF, Kuala Lumpur
2026 · GRADE 98%

Professional Specialization, Artificial Intelligence

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Generative & Agentic AI, AI governance, and responsible integration of AI into enterprise workflows. Designed and taught by Oxford faculty for senior business leaders.
IN PROGRESS

CS50: Introduction to Computer Science

Harvard University
2007 · 2012

BSc Software Engineering

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak
Service & Governance
ITIL v4COBIT 2019
Project & Architecture
PMPPRINCE2TOGAF
Cloud & AI
AWSMS AzureGen AI for Leaders
Languages
English (Native)Arabic (Native)
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