Dubai, UAE

Nada Avril

Translating complexity into usable systems.

Business Intelligence & AI Manager

I design data products that combine business intelligence, user experience and applied AI, turning dense reporting into clear, decision-ready tools for global teams.

Career Metrics — Live
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Power BI adoption increase, Samsung MENA (20+ markets)
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Faster dashboard development using generative AI
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Reduction in overdue risk-reporting issues, AXA
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Professionals trained across Europe, Asia & the USA
Nada Avril, Manager BI, UX & AI at Samsung MENA, Dubai
FrenchNative
EnglishFluent
ArabicNative
About

Hi! I'm Nada

I grew up as a cross-cultural kid, carrying many identities as one, which makes it natural for me to move: from Paris to Dubai, from European and US markets to the MENA region I now call home. For the past 8 years, I've been building data products inside global organisations, Samsung MENA, AXA and Chanel among them.

That instinct carries into how I work too: I sit between three disciplines that are usually kept apart, the business logic and data modeling of BI, the clarity and craft of UX, and, more recently, the leverage of generative AI applied to real reporting and compliance workflows.

I currently lead BI dashboards and UX design within Samsung's Mobile Division across the MENA region, while building out AI-powered products that go beyond traditional dashboards.

Experience

From book design to AI products

Aug 2025 — Present

Manager, BI, UX & AI

Samsung Electronics · MENA Regional HQ, Mobile Division

Leading BI dashboards and UX design across 20+ markets, while building AI-powered products.

2022 — 2025

Senior Business Data Analyst

AXA · Paris, France

Delivered Power BI and UX training to 1,000+ professionals; overhauled executive risk reporting, cutting generation time by 50–60%.

2020 — 2022

Business Data Analyst

AXA · Paris, France

Built data models and dynamic dashboards for Finance, HR and Security teams, driving cross-department adoption of data storytelling.

2020

Business Data Analyst

Chanel · Paris, France

Replaced dense reporting with storytelling-led Power BI dashboards for Sales and HR, aligned with Chanel's visual brand identity.

2019

BI Developer / UX Designer

Le Bon Marché · Paris, France

Designed a Power BI app for real-time sales tracking, leading to a 15-20% improvement in daily goal achievement by enabling performance adjustments throughout the day.

2015 — 2018

Graphic Designer (Freelance)

Publishing Houses · Hachette, Bordas · Paris, France

Delivered designs for a range of educational publications, contributing to the success of major book releases.

2011 — 2015

Web Development Project Manager

Page des Libraires · Paris, France

Established the company's first website and social media presence, boosting online readership by 50% in its first year, and redesigned the newsletter for a 30% lift in open rates.

Projects

Four products, four different problems

Generative AI

LLM Compliance Checker

Project: A generative AI tool that evaluates marketing banner compliance across seven partner platforms using screenshots.

My role: I worked with the marketing team to translate compliance requirements into AI evaluation criteria, designing the decision logic behind pass or fail outcomes. I engineered prompts, defined structured outputs, and refined model behavior to improve consistency and reduce inference cost.

Business Intelligence

Executive Competitor Price Tracking Dashboard

Project: An executive dashboard tracking competitor pricing across MENA markets, built for Samsung's Regional HQ in Power BI.

My role: I translated executive reporting requirements into actionable business metrics, defining KPIs, shaping the data model, and designing the UX/UI to turn external market data into a single, clear view for decision-making.

UX Design | Automation

Automation Monitoring Platform

Project: An Automation Monitoring Platform that tracks the status of every Excel report (planned, sent, failed, or completed) in one place.

My role: I designed a monitoring experience that makes complex automation statuses easy to understand, helping teams identify failures before they impact business users.

UX Design | Data Governance

Data Governance Platform

Project: A Data Governance Platform that tracks Power BI reports across their data sources and owners, flagging failed refreshes, source errors, and inconsistencies before they reach an executive dashboard.

My role: I designed the user journey and interface, giving teams a clear view of where and why a report broke down.

Core Expertise

The toolkit behind the dashboards

Data Analytics & BI
Power BIDAXPower QueryMicrosoft FabricData ModelingSQLPython
AI Tools & Generative AI
ChatGPTClaudeCline (VS Code agent)Prompt Engineering
Visualization & Storytelling
UX PrinciplesFigmaNarrative-Driven ReportingDashboard Identity
Leadership
Client RelationshipsResource AllocationCross-Functional CollaborationAgile