El Sayed has been at the helm of ARTIC since 2017, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Al Faisal Holding. ARTIC has expanded across Europe, the U.S., and MENA and built a diversified portfolio of over 35 hotels, including the St Regis Bal Harbour in Miami, Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at First Residence, The St Regis Washington DC, Aleph Rome Hotel a Curio Collection, and JW Hotel Istanbul Bosphorus. In January 2023, ARTIC opened the JW Marriott Hotel Berlin in Germany with 505 rooms. It also introduced the first branded residences in New Cairo, Egypt: JW Marriott Residences and The Ritz Carlton Residences. Before joining ARTIC, El Sayed worked with Arthur Andersen in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He was also the Group Chief Financial Officer for the Al Faisal Holding Company between 2001-2010.