Murat Gurkas Product Manager / Project Manager

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15+ years’ managing commercial operations driving revenue generation in the telecom, banking and retail industries - 7+ years’ developing new products and go-to-market strategies and marketing new product bundles - Have led teams of up to 40 and support 10+ regional vendors - Achievements include increasing market share by 15% in <2 years (2008-2010), managing a cloud transformation strategy (2014) and managing alternative sales channels in retail chains and restructuring an e-Commerce team (2015) - Hold B.Sc. in Computer Sciences & Engineering (Hacettepe University, 1995) and a M.Sc. in Computer Engineering (Gebze Technical University, 2001)

Nationality
Albania
D.O.B
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Marital Status
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Driving License
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Skype
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Relocation
Yes
Available for Freelance
Yes

Work Experience

Isnet/Mobinex

Business Development Manager (Jul 2013 - Nov 2016)

• Offered services as Commercial Director to mobile/telecom companies, telco operators

• Managed E-commerce and Mobile App development Projects

Albtelecom

Product Marketing Director (May 2008 - Jul 2013)

• Directed marketing of products (Voice, Messaging, Data, VAS) and supervised 40 people

• Developed product plans, development plans and pricing recommendations

Turkcell

Product / Project Manager (Feb 2000 - May 2013)

• Developed and managed portfolio of mobile data products (e.g IOT)

• Managed mobile portal projects

Freelance Product Manager

Product Manager (Jan 2017 - Present)

• Prepared feasibility and Poc for new product ideas

Education / Certification

Gebze Technical University

MSc - Computer Engineering (Sep 1998 - Jan 2001)

Hacettepe University

BSc (Computer Sciences & Engineering) (Sep 1991 - Jul 1995)

Science High School - Malatya

GCE Advanced Level (Sep 1988 - Sep 1991)

UCSC Silicon Valley

Project and Program Management Certificiation (Jan 2017 - Sep 2017)

Professional Skills

Basic

Average

Expert

• Product Marketing
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• Project Management
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• Digital Transformation
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• Management
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• Commercial Operations
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• Campaign Management
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• Business Plans
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• Digital Sales
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• Consumer Segmentation
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• Customer Experience
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• Market Research
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• Data Analysis
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• Business Development
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• Marketing Strategy
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