By Business Hub
Some careers are defined by titles. Others are defined by the ability to move between worlds — technology and business, systems and people, execution and strategy.
For Marwa Gamal ElSherbiney, that ability has become one of the most distinctive elements of a professional journey spanning nearly two decades across telecommunications, enterprise technology and organizational transformation.
Rather than building her career around a single function, Marwa has developed a profile shaped by change itself. She has worked in environments where technology had to serve business priorities, where different teams needed to move in the same direction, and where successful transformation depended as much on people as it did on systems.
Today, as a Strategic Programs & Transformation Consultant, her work reflects that broader perspective.
Marwa’s engineering background gave her an early understanding of complex systems and structured problem-solving. But as her responsibilities grew, so did the scale of the questions she was expected to solve.
The challenge was no longer simply how to deliver a technical solution.
It became how to connect technology with business priorities, how to bring different stakeholders into alignment, and how to maintain momentum when large organizations are navigating significant change.
That evolution has shaped the way she approaches transformation today: not as a one-time project, but as a process that requires structure, communication and clarity.
Her experience across international organizations including Orange Business Services, Alcatel-Lucent, Vodafone and e& UAE has exposed her to different operating models, markets and leadership cultures across Egypt, Europe and the Gulf.
Large transformation programs often come with complexity: competing priorities, multiple departments, technical dependencies and different expectations from senior stakeholders.
Marwa’s role across major initiatives has consistently placed her inside these environments.
Instead of defining those assignments by budget size or technical specifications, their significance lies in the level of coordination and organizational impact they required.
At e& UAE, she was involved in leading major digital and transformation initiatives across business and technology functions, taking responsibility for bringing different workstreams together around broader strategic goals.
Her work has focused on creating order within complexity — translating strategic ambition into structured execution while keeping teams connected to the wider purpose of the transformation.
One of the themes that has remained consistent throughout Marwa’s career is her focus on quality.
During her time with Vodafone Intelligent Solutions, she played a key role in the quality framework supporting Vodafone’s global business service operations and their certification under the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
For her, quality is not simply a compliance requirement or a final checkpoint.
Strong governance, clear accountability and consistent processes create an environment where teams can deliver with greater confidence. That philosophy has influenced how she approaches both transformation and leadership.
The longer Marwa worked in transformation, the clearer one lesson became: organizations do not change simply because technology changes.
That belief has increasingly shaped her interest in team development, inclusive leadership and workplace culture.
Her contribution to more inclusive professional environments was recognized in 2025 at the TechUp Women Awards, where she was honored for her efforts in supporting female-friendly workplaces.
She is also a member of Young Arab Leaders UAE, connecting her corporate experience with a wider interest in leadership development, entrepreneurship and opportunities for young professionals across the Arab world.
For Marwa, creating stronger organizations means creating space for people to grow inside them.
One of the more interesting aspects of Marwa’s career is how her technical foundation has remained relevant even as her responsibilities became increasingly strategic.
She still approaches challenges with the structured mindset of an engineer, but combines it with skills in facilitation, agile working, project leadership and executive communication.
That combination allows her to move comfortably between different levels of an organization.
She can understand the details of a technical challenge while also considering its impact on customers, teams, leadership and long-term business objectives.
It is a skill that becomes especially valuable in transformation, where decisions rarely belong to one department alone.
Professional achievement is only one part of Marwa’s story.
She is also a mother of two, and her family remains an important source of motivation in her life.
For her, the conversation around women and leadership cannot be separated from the realities of building a career while maintaining a meaningful personal life.
That perspective has strengthened her belief in workplace cultures that allow women to progress without treating personal responsibilities as a barrier to ambition.
Marwa’s participation in the Egyptian Women Forum 2026, taking place in Cairo on September 28, brings that perspective into a wider discussion about leadership, professional growth and the changing role of women across business and technology.
Her career is not simply a story about moving from engineering into management.
It is a story about learning how organizations work, how people respond to change, and how leaders can create the conditions for both technology and teams to perform at their best.
For Marwa Gamal ElSherbiney, transformation is ultimately less about introducing something new and more about helping organizations become ready for what comes next.
