Onur AKIN

Head of Sales, Turkey @ Visa | Payment Systems, Information Technology, Software

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

With over a decade of experience in enterprise technology sales and leadership, currently serving as General Manager at Procenne Digital Security. Focused on driving growth and innovation in digital security solutions, collaborating with teams to address evolving cybersecurity needs. Past roles at New Relic and Cisco honed expertise in enterprise sales strategy, digital transformation, and customer engagement across diverse industries. Committed to empowering organizations with secure, scalable, and transformative technologies that align with their goals and values. Advocates for collaborative success and fostering resilient digital ecosystems.

Experience

  • Head of Sales, Turkey at Visa
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    Visa Türkiye’de Head of Sales olarak görevime başladığım bugün yeni bir sayfa açmanın heyecanını yaşarken; bu harika ekiple hem sektörümüze hem de kullanıcılarımıza değer katan projelere imza atmak için sabırsızlanıyorum. Yolculuğumda bana inanan, destek olan ve ilham veren herkese teşekkür ederim. Today, as I begin my role as Head of Sales at Visa Turkey, I am excited to open a new chapter in my career. I look forward to working with this amazing team to deliver projects that add value to both our industry and our customers. I would like to thank everyone who has believed in me, supported me, and inspired me throughout my journey.

  • General Manager at Procenne Digital Security
    Sep 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs

  • Senior Sales Executive, MENA and Turkey at New Relic, Inc.
    Mar 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Cisco (18 yrs 9 mos)
    • Deputy GM, Private Sector (Enterprise § Commercial)
      Jan 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Deputy GM and Sales Leader of Enterprise and Commercial sales teams who are responsible for top 500 Private Sector accounts in FSI, Manufacturing, Retail, Transportation, Energy and Logistics. Helping customers for digital transformation in customer and workforce experience, hybrid working, cloud and application transformation, software defined infrastructure, cyber security and IoT.

    • Deputy GM - Enterprise
      Jul 2012 - Jan 2019 · 6 yrs 7 mos

      Deputy GM and Sales Leader of Enterprise Sales Team who are responsible for top 50 accounts in Financial Services Industry and large Holdings working in different verticals like manufacturing, retail, energy etc.

    • Enterprise Account Manager
      Feb 2008 - Jul 2012 · 4 yrs 6 mos

      Account Manager in Enterprise - Finance

  • Digital Channels Sales Specialist at THY
    Aug 1999 - Aug 2001 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Digital Sales Channels specialist responsible for global reservation systems.