Istanbul, Türkiye
Experienced Senior Project Manager with a proven track record in spearheading the expansion of innovation programs for leading companies. Adept at formulating and executing strategic program content, conducting market analysis, and fostering dynamic communities. Skilled in mentoring scale-ups, facilitating strategic partnerships, and evaluating potential collaborations. Demonstrated success in driving successful proofs-of-concept projects, securing funding, and enabling impactful partnerships. Proven expertise in delivering customized open innovation programs for Forbes 500 companies, training SMEs in business growth strategies, and organizing community-building events. Certified in McKinsey Forward Program and Meta Media Buying and Planning. Proficient in business development, team leadership, product innovation, strategic planning, and problem-solving. Committed to driving growth and success in dynamic environments. Additionally, retired National rhythmic gymnast with a passion for surfing, snowboarding, riding, yoga, and art. Inherently curious and dedicated to continuous self-improvement.
- Spearheaded the expansion of the Visa Innovation Program across Spain, Portugal, and Italy, leveraging coordination and process design expertise. - Formulated and executed strategic program content and processes, identifying key focus areas in each target country. - Conducted comprehensive market analysis and collaborated with a scouting team to identify high-potential scale-ups for the program. - Orchestrated networking events, consolidating program partners, investors, and pivotal industry stakeholders, fostering a dynamic community. - Mentored scale-ups with tailored growth strategies, strengthened their relationships with Visa and evaluated over 200 potential fintech collaborations. *Visa Innovation Program Italy Edition 2023 *Visa Innovation Program Turkey Edition 2023 *Visa Innovation Program Spain & Portugal Edition 2023
- Conceived and executed customized open innovation acceleration programs for Forbes 500 companies, including Visa, Allianz, Bayer, Baker and McKenzie, and MediaMarkt. - Delivered intrapreneurship programs based on Lean Startup principles to leading companies. - Trained over 750 SMEs (reaching 280K+ audience) in business growth strategies using Facebook and provided mentorship to SMEs and startups in this area. - Counseled and mentored over 60 tech-based startups. - Organized a diverse range of community-building events for the startup ecosystem. *Visa Innovation Program Turkey Edition 2021-2022 *Visa Innovation Program Spain Edition 2022 *Bayer G4A Accelerator Program 2021-2022 *InvenDO UP Accelerator Program 2022 *Workup Agri Accelerator Program 2021 *Allianz Hackzone Scale Up 2021 *MediaMarkt Startup Challenge 2020 *Legaltech Startup Challenge 2020 *Boost with Facebook 2020-20221
- Designed and executed technology acceleration and pre-acceleration programs. - Delivered customized open innovation and intrapreneurship programs, based on Lean Startup principles, to leading companies in Turkey. - Offered expert guidance and mentorship to over 60 tech-based startups, students, and academics, fostering their growth and success. - Enabled startups, including Missafir, Co-one, Diner, and viravira.co, to build high-performing development teams and deliver scalable, sustainable value. - Organized a wide range of events to enrich the startup ecosystem and promote collaboration.
- Conducted an in-depth analysis of Turkey's e-commerce landscape and tracked the implementation progress of social media management software, identifying growth opportunities for Scorp. - Evaluated and optimized Scorp's performance by developing comprehensive guidelines to enhance all marketing strategies. - Played an integral role in community groups dedicated to expanding Scorp's presence in India and the USA, actively fostering new connections and growth opportunities.
- Assisted the product manager with various projects. - Managed relations between the office and field sales team. - Conducted an analysis of the market positioning and growth opportunities for J&J products in Turkey. - Participated in ongoing projects and coordinated the launch of new products.