Heba Ayad | Organizational Development Consultant
Heba Ayad

Heba Ayad

Founder, Talent 360 | Organizational Development Consultant

Helping businesses scale through organizational design, people systems, and performance excellence across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
Organizational Design & Systems
Trusted by 200+ Businesses
Startup Mentor & MBA Instructor

Executive Summary

Organizational Development (OD) practitioner with over 200 client engagements across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Dedicated to redesigning decision-making processes, structuring role architectures, and developing scalable people systems that allow growing companies and family businesses to transition successfully into their next phase of growth.

Core Specialties

  • Organizational Design & Structuring for Growth
  • Decision-Making & Governance Systems
  • Performance Management & Alignment
  • Talent Strategy & Succession Frameworks
  • Startup Mentorship & Workforce Capacity Building

Education & Credentials

  • MBA in HR Development
    Paris ESLSCA Business School
  • Bachelor's in Business Administration
    German University in Cairo (GUC)
  • Career Certificate in HRM (AUC)
  • Certified Entrepreneurship Trainer (Missouri State University)
  • Job Quality Consultant (GIZ)

Professional Experience

Founder & Managing Partner

Talent 360 ME
Dec 2017 - Present | Riyadh, KSA & Region

Advising founders and executive leadership teams on organizational design, role restructuring, and workforce systems to facilitate business scaling and operational excellence across the GCC and Egypt.

Startup Mentor & Leadership Trainer

Orange Corners Egypt & EdVentures
Jun 2022 - Present

Providing specialized advisory and mentoring in people leadership, organizational development, and team scaling for startup founders across various business lifecycle stages.

Startup Trainer

NilePreneurs
May 2023 - Jun 2025

Delivered targeted workshops addressing co-founder agreements, recruitment strategy, team leadership, startup HR toolkits, and organizational readiness for expansion.

MBA Instructor

Cardiff Institute of the United Kingdom
Jul 2024 - Apr 2025

Taught post-graduate modules in Human Resources for Business and Leadership to executive MBA candidates.

HR Expert

USAID
Sep 2023 - Dec 2024

Participated in the Workforce Egypt project implementing the 3R Program across private sector enterprises; assessed organizational HR requirements and coached internal teams on capacity building.

Startup Mentor

enpact & Flat6Labs
Nov 2020 - Nov 2022

Mentored early and growth-stage ventures on talent acquisition, retention strategies, team dynamics, and structural organizational design.

Human Resources Specialist

Nile University
Apr 2017 - Dec 2017 | Cairo, Egypt

Managed core operational HR initiatives and institutional people operations.

Senior HR Generalist & Recruiter

Shahawi Properties / Square Cube Communications / Right Group
Mar 2014 - Mar 2017 | Cairo, Egypt

Handled full-cycle recruitment, workforce administration, and talent acquisition operations across diverse commercial sectors.

The GCC HR & Career Development Conference 2024