Aleksandar Panayotov Temelkov

Bulgarian | Born: 07.06.1988r. | +359 886 307 606 | temelkov.aleksandar@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Accomplished Business Consultant and Product Manager with over 10 years of experience in business planning, product and project
management, and team leadership. Proficient in JIRA administration and skilled in developing and leading high-performing teams.
Proven expertise in strategic planning, business transformation, and driving innovations in organizations of different scale and scope.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Business Planning
Over 10 years of experience in strategic business planning in fintech organizations, empowering diverse teams, evolving human capital
with clear personal development-plans, setting prioritized objectives backed by clear key performance indicators and challenging, yet
achievable targets.
Product Management
Demonstrated expertise in product management in the fintech sector with optimized value generation based on KPI-s, delivering
product market fit founded on customer needs, incorporating cutting edge technology as SEO and artificial intelligence tools among
others, translating company strategy into clear goals and well-prioritized roadmap, delivering structured user story documents and
high-end design prototypes originating from thorough UX, providing high flexibility and adaptability through Agile Scrum, articulating
detailed Go-To-Market Strategy with attention to key stakeholders, dynamically planning infrastructure needs for the different phases
of product introduction.

Certified JIRA Administrator

Proven track record in pioneering JIRA and Confluence into the organization, building the relevant project management processes and
incorporating the proper Agile artefacts, adopting dynamically the tools based on the needs of the different teams.

Transformational Leadership
Strong natural leader guiding the team to embodying the company’s vision and mission; motivating the team for higher achievements
through clear and realistic goals and key performance metrics; grasping each member’s progress aspirations and translating those into
actionable development-plan; advocating for competitive conditions; supporting the team with proper training, innovative approaches
and culture of inclusion, trust and empathy.

ACHIEVEMENTS
A.N. All New Investments (Product Manager) ( FEB 2021 - APR 2022)
• Identified business objectives and target-customers' needs for a new in-house trading platform
• Delivered structured user story documents and thorough design prototypes based on UX and stakeholders’ inputs
• Maintained ordered-by-priority roadmap, clear sprint-goals, and detailed delivery plan
• Created and maintained transparent processes and communication across teams
• Managed the operational-efficiency of the product team by establishing and improving processes;
• Targeted the Core-team; described new jobs; recruited, trained, and build personal development plans for new personnel
• Ignited innovative and positive company culture and helped people evolve in their careers
• Introduced and administered JIRA & Confluence together with the relevant Agile artefacts

ActivTrades Plc. (Quality Control) (JUL 2019 - DEC 2019)

• Trained sixty people (sales and support) for the efficient usage of new and existing software
• Collected software improvement suggestions and transformed those into clearly defined specifications
• Described clear processes in audio-visual and written formats, monitored quality of work

ActivTrades Plc. (Project Manager) (NOV 2017 - JUL 2019)

• Delivered structured user story documents and thorough design prototypes based on UX and stakeholders’ inputs
• Maintained ordered-by-priority roadmap, clear sprint-goals, and detailed delivery plan
• Managed user acceptance process, stakeholders’ expectations, transparent communication, periodic reporting

ActivTrades Plc. (Lead Account Representative) (MAR 2015 - NOV 2017)

• Successfully managed a team of four people, lead generation funnel, traders’ accounts
• Delivered YouTube video trainings, active brand promotion, business development strategy
 Aleksandar Panayotov Temelkov
Bulgarian | Born: 07.06.1988r. | +359 886 307 606 | temelkov.aleksandar@gmail.com

cQuest Research and Consulting (Senior Research Analyst) (MAY 2013 - OCT 2014)
• Managed strategic world-wide marketing projects for Philips Royal Electronics, the Netherlands
• Prepared periodic market-share reports, newsletters, and statistical modeling for forecasting
• Successfully identified new niches for existing technology in order to expand the company portfolio

EDUCATION
CEMS MSc in International Management
Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Institution: NOVA School of Business and Economics (Portugal)
Duration: Sep 2011 - Dec 2012
Key Details: Included a semester abroad (2nd Term) at Copenhagen Business School (Denmark); Grade: B (ECTS scale)

MSc in Management
Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Institution: NOVA School of Business and Economics (Portugal)
Duration: Sep 2010 - Dec 2012
Key Details: Specialization in Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Grade: B (ECTS scale)

BA in Business Administration
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts
Institution: American University in Bulgaria
Duration: Sep 2006 - May 2010
Key Details: Major in Operations and Supply Chain Management; Minor in Economics; Grade: B (ECTS scale)

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certificates:
• JIRA ADVANCED (Managing and administrating Jira like a pro )
• The Ultimate SEO Training 2023 + SEO For Wordpress Websites
Languages:
• Bulgarian (native)
• English (C1)
• Portuguese (C1)
• Spanish (B2)
• German (B1)
Technical:
• Advanced in Microsoft packages (Excel with Solver, Scenario Manager and Stat tools)
• Atlassian (JIRA and Confluence admin)
• SEO tools and plugins ( Google key words tool, Semrush, MozBar, Yoast, Gtmetrix, etc.)
Other interests:
• Sports: Tennis, skiing, swimming, Aikido, "boulder" climbing
• Cars and motorcycles restoration
• Winery