Working with inspirational leaders

Shahd AlQunaibit, Regional Director, Saudi Arabia, North Africa and Levant, Cisco AppDynamics.

Over the last few years, both globally and in region, we have seen progress in building diverse workforces. Companies have realised that having a diverse workforce is not just a tick box exercise, but it attracts better talent, and improves employee satisfaction and retention.

Shahd AlQunaibit has been lucky to work with leaders at AppDynamics who have been inspirational and championed her career. She is also fortunate to work with colleagues, customers, partners across various countries that inspire her to develop skills and become a better version of herself. She leads development, execution, expansion in Saudi Arabia, North Africa, Levant.


Her dream work environment is one where she can directly impact and add value to other people’s lives. She is passionate about encouraging people from all backgrounds and supporting them to achieve, and even exceed, their goals. This is something she is getting an opportunity to do at AppDynamics as the company culture allows her to develop leadership skills while also fostering others to become leaders and grow.


She is passionate about understanding the technical challenges and business objectives which customers are grappling with. Technologists have had to cope with so much change over the last two years, so it is more important than ever to invest time in building relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including C-level executives, to understand the complexity in their IT environment and problems they are trying to solve.


Every day brings new challenges, whether it is finding new ways to motivate and inspire the team or solving technical challenges. Shahd AlQunaibit enjoys her job and always tries to see every challenge as an opportunity.


Shahd AlQunaibit, Regional Director, Saudi Arabia, North Africa and Levant, Cisco AppDynamics.
Shahd AlQunaibit, Regional Director, Saudi Arabia, North Africa and Levant, Cisco AppDynamics.