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Customer Journey Transformation Consultant
Symetricx AI 360 °Customer Journey Transformation Consultant
Mar. 2024İstanbul, Türkiye▪ I am developing and implementing strategies to transform organizational operations by focusing on the entire customer journey. ▪ I am advocating for the integration of human agility with digitization, automation, and analytics to ensure seamless experiences across all customer touchpoints. ▪ I am leading efforts to break down silos within the organization and encourage collaboration across departments to enhance the customer journey. ▪ As CX consultant a human-centered, zero-based design approach, ensuring a clear understanding of all stakeholders' needs and perspectives. ▪ I am collaborating with cross-functional teams to conduct deep research and ongoing customer testing to refine and improve the customer journey. ▪ I am providing guidance and support to stakeholders at all levels of the organization to drive successful implementation of customer journey transformation initiatives.
Business and Product Development Manager
Morfoz Teknoloji A.Ş.Business and Product Development Manager
Oct. 2023 - Nov. 2024▪ I managed Morfoz’s establishment phase at the technopark and led TÜBİTAK project developments. ▪ I played a role as a product development and project manager in the development of AI-basedservices and the integration processes between these services. These services include: • Fine-tuning of LLM AI models • Text-to-Speech • Speech-to-Text • Image Generation • Voice Cloning • Avatar • RAG and Embedding Services • OCR Service ▪ I developed Morfoz’s product development strategy, value proposition, market entry, and growth strategies. ▪ I led initiatives to define the competitive and pioneering features of the Morfoz product and to create its UI/UX designs. ▪ I managed the recruitment processes for the technical team.
Product Management & Business Development & Marketing ▪
AiGAP Yapay Zeka ve Robotik Teknoloji A.Ş.Product Management & Business Development & Marketing ▪
Sep. 2023 - Nov. 2024As a C-Level Manager, I played a key role in shaping AiGAP’s growth strategy, business development, and product management. ▪ I led growth and brand awareness strategy, ensuring strong market positioning of it. ▪ I developed and implemented revenue-maximization strategies, continuousl analyzing market trends and competitor activities to identify new growth opportunities. ▪ I managed the budgeting process, aligning financial plans with strategic goals, forecasting expenses and revenues. ▪ I utilized advanced data analytics to generate insights, leading the analysis of sales data, market trends, and consumer behavior to identify potential growth areas. ▪ I prepared and presented commercial reports to stakeholders, providing actionable insights that supported strategic decision-making. ▪ I led and mentored a team of commercial professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability. ▪ I ensured commercial strategies were aligned with business objectives and customer needs, contributing to long-term success. ▪ I followed AI trends to develop and enhance AiGAP’s product offerings. ▪ I provided project management and technology consultancy, optimizing resources, time, and technology to ensure successful execution of business objectives. ▪ I created alternative sales channels for increasing market reach and driving sales growth. ▪ I conducted market research, identifying target clients and assessing opportunities for expansion. ▪ I built strong relationships with new clients through direct outreach, sales presentations, visits, and in-depth business case analyses. ▪ I prepared commercial offers and negotiated contracts, successfully achieving sales development targets. ▪ I represented AiGAP at exhibitions and industry meetings, promoting Morfoz (a new product) and its solutions. ▪ I collaborated with the technical support team to address customer requirements, ensuring product and service satisfaction.
CEO / Consultant
Digieksper Bilişim ve Yönetim Danışmanlık HizmetleriCEO / Consultant
Oct. 2020İstanbul, Türkiye▪ I am providing expertise in digital transformation, customer and data analytics, AI-driven projects, business development models, customer experience roadmaps, and marketing strategies for leading companies, including: o Koç Holding Companies: with Koç Digital AI and Data Analytics Teams (Opet, Türk Traktör, Aygaz, Tofaş, Tüpraş Projects) o Eczacıbaşı Holding Companies: with Eczacıbaşı Bilişim Data and BI Teams (Monrol Project) o Etiya: Data Analytics and Marketing Cloud, with Product Development Teams o Symetricx: Engagement & Loyalty Projects with product and marketing team. o Morfoz: AI based software product development with IT Product Development Teams o Gofeas: Product and Business Development Projects o IConsultancy: Customer Experience, CRM and Customer Journey projects with business consultants ▪ I am responsible for product development, product management, project management, and technology consultancy for businesses and software companies, helping them optimize their resources, time, and technology for strategic growth. ▪ I am developing alternative and digital sales channels for SMEs, enabling them to expand market reach and increase sales volume. ▪ I am designing customer experience roadmaps and customer loyalty programs, ensuring businesses build strong, long-term customer relationships. I am delivering end-to-end consultancy services for companies prioritizing digitalization across all business processes, including: o Lead management o Customer onboarding o Brand awareness and engagement strategies ▪ I am providing support to IT firms in software development, testing the outputs of AI-based projects, and assisting in meeting their outsourced technical personnel needs.
Head of Marketing / Head of Premium  Segment /Head of Loyalty Programs and Customer Experience
Türk TelekomHead of Marketing / Head of Premium Segment /Head of Loyalty Programs and Customer Experience
May. 2010 - Jun. 2020▪ I led teams focused on customer retention, loyalty enhancement, and revenue and segment management strategies, contributing significantly to company revenue and subscriber base growth. ▪ At Türk Telekom, where I managed a 30M customer base, I designed and led a points-based loyalty program (KAZANMAKMAK), driving engagement and customer satisfaction. ▪ I spearheaded a big data project (TT Group) targeting 15M households in Turkey, implementing retention, upsell, and cross-sell strategies. o A 25% increase in value-added product sales o A 14% rise in additional revenue o A 20% reduction in churn ▪ As a pioneer in e-commerce partnerships, I initiated Turkey’s first Online Shopping Festival in collaboration with over 100 e-commerce platforms, benefiting 100,000+ customers with $500K in rewards and achieving a 15% increase in customer satisfaction. ▪ Globally, I led a first-of-its-kind initiative where a telco operator provided exclusive lounge services at Istanbul Atatürk Airport’s international terminal for premium customers in Prime Program. ▪I developed data-driven strategic partnerships to offer personalized customer benefits. ▪ In digital transformation, I integrated AI-driven chatbot services with CRM systems and Facebook’s digital channels, allowing us to reach 15% more customers and achieve a 60% acceptance rate on personalized offers. ▪ Beyond segmentation and loyalty management, I also focused on customer experience enhancement, defining strategic roadmaps and optimizing pain points through continuous feedback mechanisms. ▪ I implemented advanced marketing techs to enhance digital channel efficiency and multichannel engagement, ensuring that the right offers reached the right customers through the right channels. ▪ I led and created of new regional marketing projects to give more flexibility and to increase power of F2F, stores ( SWAT team ) ▪ I managed the media (BTL, ATL, Digital),digital marketing and OPEX for the projects under my responsibility.
Marketing Lead
TurkcellMarketing Lead
May. 2005 - May. 2010▪ At Turkcell, I was responsible for strategic planning, pricing strategies, and customer lifecycle management to drive sustainable growth in the roaming customer base. ▪ I developed and executed annual and long-term strategic plans to ensure continuous roaming customer base expansion and successfully delivering yearly acquisition targets. ▪ I designed segment-based international and roaming pricing campaigns, optimizing tariffs to enhance customer acquisition and revenue growth. ▪ I defined the overall marketing pricing strategy, ensuring competitive positioning in the market. ▪ I conducted feasibility studies and post-revenue analyses to measure campaign and tariff effectiveness. ▪ I identified volume, revenue, and profit opportunities through a differentiated portfolio and consumer pricing approach across multiple sales channels. ▪ I performed marketing simulation analyses using advanced MIS tools (Hyperion, Cognos, MicroStrategy8, UMTH Tool, and DWH) to optimize decision-making. ▪ I collaborated with cross-functional teams including sales, operations, and marketing to enhance overall business performance. ▪ I drived retention, penetration, and churn measurement processes, implementing strategies to reduce churn and increase customer engagement. ▪ I planned and executed up-selling initiatives, ensuring a balanced approach between customer retention and revenue maximization.
IT-Business Analyst (Oracle ERP)
Petrol OfisiIT-Business Analyst (Oracle ERP)
Jan. 2003 - Apr. 2005At Petrol Ofisi, I worked as a Business Analyst, contributing to the integration of the company's Oracle ERP systems. ▪ I supported the development of product, service, and reporting infrastructures to meet the needs of business units.
Deloitte-ERP Consultant
DeloitteDeloitte-ERP Consultant
Dec. 2002 - Apr. 2003▪ At Deloitte Consultancy, I worked as a Technology Consultant, providing advisory and support to corporate clients during the implementation and deployment of Oracle ERP modules. ▪I maintained active communications with clients to manage their technical expectations, ensure client satisfaction, ▪I worked on multiple projects and meet deadlines while ensuring quality and exceeding client expectations ▪I analized business process issues and understanding business trandsaction scenarios and how an application system
SAP Localization Project Manager
Locasis Information ServicesSAP Localization Project Manager
Jan. 2001 - Dec. 2002▪ I was responsible for the localization of software products and services, particularly SAP ERP modules, in Turkey. I managed and led projects in this field.
SAP R/3 Localization Specialist
SAP Turkey Co.SAP R/3 Localization Specialist
Jun. 2000 - Jul. 2002

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