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Ankara, Ankara, TR

Ankara, Turkey

• Nurol Teknoloji, a defense industry company within the Nurol Holding Group, is Turkey's sole producer of advanced ballistic ceramics and armor systems.Responsibilities:
• Successfully executed the talent acquisition strategy and led strategic hires at the management level,
• Developed and implemented HR KPIs, analyzed HR data, ensured accuracy, and reported weekly, monthly, and yearly, leveraging HR Analytics for data-driven decisions,
• Led the digitalization of HR KPIs by creating a dashboard through SAP BW/SAC, ensuring real-time reporting,
• Managed HR digitalization projects to align with organizational goals, ensure timely delivery, and adherence to budget,
• Developed strategies to improve communication between departments and increase efficiency,

Ankara, Turkey

• Evaluated personnel needs and demands, executed recruitment processes, managed the candidate pool,
• Collected intern requests, posted job openings, and managed the entire intern recruitment process,
• Organized and executed training and development processes, and managed the QDMS and LinkedIn Learning systems,
• Managed payroll, personnel files, and performance management processes, and regularly updated personnel and organization information on the system (SAP HR & SuccessFactors),
• Conducted correspondence and negotiations with official institutions such as SGK and the Employment Agency (ISKUR), ensuring all legal declarations were made accurately and on time.

Ankara, Turkey

• FNSS is a defense industry leader, jointly owned by Nurol Holding and BAE Systems, specializing in armored combat vehicles and weapon systems for the Turkish Armed Forces and allied militaries​.Responsibilities:
• Managed corporate technical training & development activities for over 900 employees and developed cost-saving strategies,
• Focused onboarding process, prepared orientation program quarterly, and improved existing onboarding process,
• Worked on internal communication projects, edited internal magazine,
• Managed and developed Learning Management System (LMS), and prepared online training via LMS.
• Controlled online learning platforms such as Udemy and Cambly, registered employees to platforms, and managed their participation,

Ankara, Turkey

• Brazilian company Votorantim Cimentos, the world's 6th largest cement producer, operates in Turkey under the Europe, Asia, and Africa region, specializing in cement, concrete, and aggregate production.Responsibilities:
• Carried out the recruitment process by searching and interviewing candidates,
• Administrated the corporate balance scorecard (BSC) process,
• Tracked HR KPI reporting,
• Carried out the onboarding process of new hires,
• Implemented and managed the internal and external training processes,

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara, Turkey

• WEglobal, an Italy-based international consultancy firm, specializes in international development projects and technical advisory services for the European Union, United Nations, and the World Bank, operating on a.
• Contributed to the success of the EC Proposal team, with ensuring strong and compliant hires are made.
• Worked with the Recruiter/Recruitment Manager on the development of job descriptions for proposals/projects.
• Sourced appropriate candidates through internal and external networks.
• Maintained regular contact with possible future candidates.
• Re-written candidates’ CVs to address qualifications required for roles specified in proposals.

Ankara, Turkey

• Became an assistant for PHYS 200 course.
• Graded the midterms, quizzes, assigned homeworks and term papers of students.

Ankara, Turkey

• Worked with trade specialists as a contracted employee about “Aerospace & Defense Trade Mission to Turkey”, which was organized by Commercial Service and ATC.
• Introduced U.S. companies to potential Turkish business partners and buyers, key industry and government officials and key opportunities in the Turkish market.
• Organized 300 B2B meetings for participating companies (12 American and 140 Turkish), gathered information from them to match the best companies with each other.
• Participated in Ankara and Eskişehir parts of the event, traveled with the delegation.

Ankara, Turkey

• Helped with the organization of 4th of July Reception.
• Translated and organized documents about taxations and sanctions.
• Made research about changing trends of both Turkish and American economies.
• Worked on a project about US Company Vetting, contacted with Commercial Specialists and gathered information.

Ankara, Turkey

• Accompanied foreign executives, worked as translator and guided them during their visit to Ankara.

Bachelor'S Degree, American Culture And Literature, 3.41

Activities and Societies: Bilkent Rotaract Community (Founder)Graduated with 3.41 CGPA and listed as 3rd in 2015 cohort, graduated as 4th.

Executive Program, Business Administration And Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations