Description

I turn strategic vision into high-stakes tangible impact.

Proven track record of navigating highly regulated environments to deliver measurable growth across Europe, LATAM and Asia, including strategic market entry and expansions, operational excellence and global multi-intity integrations.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
German
Conversational
Macedonian
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

München (up to 50km)

PagoNxt Merchant Solutions by Santander Group,
Program Manager
BANKING AND INSURANCE
May 2022 - January 2025 (2 years and 8 months)
Munich, Germany
• • Directed strategic global market extension programs across Europe, LATAM and Asia, acting as an interface between C-level leadership, business and technology to ensure predictable delivery and strong customer outcomes.
• • Scaled and led big cross-functional teams, delivering complex multi-entity initiatives.
• • Established governance frameworks including roadmap ownership, portfolio planning, incremental delivery, risk management and executive reporting for improving the planning accuracy and the execution transparency.

Program: UK Market Entry projects)
• • Launched new acquiring capabilities for the positioning of the company to the UK market by coordinating international cross-functional team of 94 members.
• • Introduced and managed an incremental product delivery approach ensuring launching market valuable products and enabling customers onboarding five months ahead of schedule.
• • Initiated and led organizational restructuring for fulfilling the program's needs (ring-fenced team).

Program: Airlines processing capabilities for Mexico (37 projects)
• • Managed the cross-corporate integration and implementation of four different partners / entities based in Mexico, Brazil, India and Germanyfor enabling airlines onboarding and transaction processing for the Mexican market.
• • Successful migration of 44 airlines to the new setup, resulting in a 14% increase in transaction volume on the platform.
PagoNxt Merchant Solutions by Santander Group
Senior Project Manager
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2021 - April 2022 (1 year and 3 months)
• • Managed end-to-end technical projects driving strategic growth, coordinating multiple teams, partners and external providers vendors to ensure positioning of the company on the German and Spanish market.
• • Collaborated with Product Managers and Business Analysts to define solutions, processes and support models.
• • Directed budgets, resources and risk management, including mitigation strategies for seamless execution.
• • Led audits, investigations and stakeholder communications, ensuring compliance and operational excellence.
Wirecard Technologies GmbH,
Senior Project Manager
July 2020 - January 2021 (6 months)
Munich, Germany
• • Led a portfolio of 227 technical, operational and organizational projects during the M&A of the company within Santander Group.
• • Acted as a core team member and a trusted partner to senior management on both sides to ensure progress, resolve cross-company challenges and align collaboration across the organizations.