Okta

- First Corporate AE for Israel & Turkey markets in the hyper growing Okta Ireland Growth market’s team, responsible for selling Okta’s Identity Management Cybersecurity Solutions directly and via partners.
- Closed FY’24 with a 247% quota attainment. 
Became one of the Top 1% of 600 AEs globally and got qualified for the President’s Club.

Sr. Corporate Account Executive - Israel & Turkey

Google

- Carried out account management activities of 30 top-tier partners (website and app owners) in different industries (News, Broadcasters, Retailers and etc) worth $30M annual revenue, with Google’s SaaS solution Google Ad Manager.
- Developed C-level relationships with regular meetings via video conference and in-market visits. Delivered actionable insights for clients in quarterly business reviews through publisher data analysis.
- Responsible for yearly contract renewals working closely with contracting, legal and compliance teams, upselling new and beta products for incremental revenue opportunities
- Organized events to educate partners in scale by collaborating cross-functional teams such as product, policy and engineering.

Strategic Partner Manager (Enterprise Turkish Accounts)

- Responsible for building the lead pipeline of direct publishers in EMEA mainly in Turkey & MENA and qualifying the leads by analyzing the data.
- Acquired and managed several top tier publishers conducting C-level pitch meetings, handled their complex contracting process, onboarded & trained the partners with the help of cross functional teams such as product, technical account manager, contracting teams etc. 
- Acted as a trusted advisor helping partners maximize revenue through having a better understanding of their web content and audience. Trained clients via video conference and in-person during in-market visits about products to address their needs.

Strategic Partner Manager (New Business Development - Turkey & MENA) 

- Carried out business acquisition activities of several different industries in the Turkish market with direct clients and 25+ agencies, ensuring advertising needs of clients are met by using Google Ads and YouTube products.
- Guiding agencies for the potential industries to create leads, helping with client pitches along with operational tasks & sharing Google Products Knowledge.
- Organized & attended several branding and industry workshops , providing guidance about Google products and creating awareness of online advertising opportunities.

Agency Acquisitions Manager (New Business Development)

Business Sweden

Worked in project teams to provide guidance to and conduct certain services for Swedish clients, such as finding business partners & customers, giving insights on the Turkish market, recruiting for their start-up offices in Turkey, etc.

Performed market research and partner/client searches on various industries; mainly Food, Healthcare and Energy

Arranged & held business meetings with clients and governmental institutions such as Ministry of Internal Affairs and Health, provided additional assistance to clients during their visits in Turkey 

Organized marketing & promotion events on behalf of Swedish companies for their business activities in Turkey

Associate (Consultant)

The Kraft Heinz Company

(Asson Foods acquired by Heinz)

Managed €12 million Gross Sales of Private Label Tomato-based products, mainly to major Scandinavian retailers such as ICA, United Nordic and industrial producers in Japan.

Grew sales by 20% in 3 years time in the responsibility area through acquisition of 3+ new retail accounts from competing producers and 8+ new products of current accounts

Prepared yearly contracts and closed deals with P&L responsibility by negotiating with buyers and international tender offices 

Responding to & coordinating customer requests regarding various functions including orders, logistics, quality assurance and new product development.

Represented the company and organized its attendance in international food fairs such as PLMA, ANUGA, SIAL, FOODEX, GULFFOOD

Export Sales Executive

Daimler

Assisted the projects carried out by the Procurement Department. Ensured the information of the purchased materials is kept up-to-date via applications (e.g. GLOBUS) in the procurement systems.

Productive Materials Procurement Intern

Turkcell

Ensured the coordination of the developments in various areas of the Turkcell Group Companies, such as human resources, organizational development, corporate information management, corporate management, procurement and administrative departments.

Turkcell Group Business Support Intern

Bilim İlaç

Assisted the production planning of the Kopas Cosmetic products and semi-finished products by performing their chemical measurements, raw material analyses and quality control procedures.

Quality Control Intern

Experienced Strategic Partnerships Manager  with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Sales, Account Management, and Business Development. 

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