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Strategic Project Manager
buycycle.Strategic Project Manager
Jun. 2023 - Oct. 2024Munich, Bavaria, Germany- Developed buycycle's expansion playbook from scratch - Led cross-functional team for successful US and Canadian market launches - Established and managed a 4-person strategy team overseeing international expansion, strategic analyses, and project management - Played a key role as the co-founder and CEO's primary support in investor relations
Associate Manager - Strategic Partnerships (Payments)
SumUpAssociate Manager - Strategic Partnerships (Payments)
Jun. 2022 - Mar. 2023Berlin - Negotiated operational and incentive agreements with key partners to enable global operations - Managed relationships between external and internal stakeholders for seamless payment operations
Business Analyst (Global Expansion)
SumUpBusiness Analyst (Global Expansion)
Nov. 2021 - May. 2022Berlin, Germany- Developed an investment thesis for an acquisition target in India and conducted due diligence at the company headquarters in Mumbai - Coordinated global launch preparations for payment links in 20 markets by researching, prioritizing markets, devising the launch plan, and collaborating with internal stakeholders
Strategy Intern (Global Expansion)
SumUpStrategy Intern (Global Expansion)
May. 2021 - Oct. 2021Berlin, Germany- Development of market overview presentations (incl. competitive analyses, localization requirements, USP proposal, go-to-market strategies, etc. for Tier 1 markets in APAC)
Consultant
Sport Alliance GmbHConsultant
Nov. 2020 - Jan. 2021Berlin, Germany- Performed market research for different industry verticals and developed a prioritisation framework - Conducted interviews with industry experts and performed industry and prioritisation analysis to create an initial shortlist of new industry verticals to expand into - Performed competitor analysis and created financial forecasts for selected shortlisted industry verticals - Outlined initial go-to-market strategies and timelines for the final selection of industry verticals and presented results to the client's c-suite
Co-Founder
FlagUpp (Social Traveling Platform) Co-Founder
Sep. 2018 - May. 2019Amsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsEverything: Business plan development, business model development, MVP development, crafted go-to-market strategy, and prepared investor pitch deck Successfully failed: Ultimately, we sparked the interest of a noteworthy Amsterdam based VC as well as a prominent angel investor but could not find a CTO/developer to bring the project to life and secure funding. Many valuable lessons learned from this experience that will remain with me for the rest of my life, however.
Business Development Intern
TestbirdsBusiness Development Intern
Jan. 2018 - Jun. 2018Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsSales: Researched prospects, developed sales presentations and executed meetings with middle and top-level management of large corporations within EMEA and APAC markets Bachelor Thesis: Researched how Testbirds should approach potential Chinese clients
Global Strategy Intern
DFS Group LimitedGlobal Strategy Intern
Feb. 2016 - Jun. 2016Hong KongMarket Research & Analysis: Performed market research and competitor analyses of three major department stores that served in the strategic planning for the introduction of new concepts at one of DFS’ new ‘T Gallerias’ (DFS department store)
Founder - Hype Nation
MansionFounder - Hype Nation
Jan. 2014 - Jun. 2014SingaporeTogether with the management team of club Mansion I created the monthly event 'Hype Nation' with the aim of bringing a festival-like experience to a Singaporean club. We achieved this by adding diverse line ups of well known local DJs and including different creative factors like lighting and props that people experience when visiting a festival. We sold out every single month
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