Aslihan Bahat Polat
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Analytical Consultant
Google, Turkey
Istanbul
06.2022 - 09.2026
- Drive digital revenue growth for top-tier e-commerce and retail advertisers by translating complex market and 1P data into scalable commercial strategies, applying cross-industry expertise across Travel, FMCG, and Telco.
- Architect executive-level performance dashboards and automated reporting pipelines using BigQuery, SQL, and Looker Studio—significantly reducing manual analysis cycle time and empowering sales teams.
- Deliver C-level strategic advisory by developing opportunity frameworks and competitive narratives to guide digital investment decisions.
- Synthesize consumer and market trends through Google and external data sources, producing country-level trend reports and insight decks uncovering pipeline whitespace and actionable growth levers for commercial leadership.
- 20% Project (GTM Product Strategy, Agentic Commerce EMEA): Currently leading the EMEA-wide Feed Health Taskforce under the Agentic Readiness initiative; own bi-weekly regional governance across Tech, Product, and Sales teams covering trading performance, aligning on product/solution roadmaps, and driving operational sprints.
Product Go To Market Strategy, Agentic Commerce
Google, UK
London, United Kingdom
04.2026 - 06.2026
- Developed strategic go-to-market positioning to future-proof EMEA merchants for Agentic Commerce landscape and enabled retailer readiness for AI-first shopping ecosystems by deploying scalable readiness frameworks and solutions for regional sales teams in consulting merchants through digital pivot.
- Orchestrated cross-functional taskforces to optimise product data quality as core engine for agentic experiences, ensuring regional market competitiveness against emerging AI commerce threats.
Operations Performance & Finance Executive
Getir
Istanbul
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Led the transformation of Getir's franchise revenue model in Turkey, resulting in significant improvements to financial performance and operational efficiency.
- Successfully built and implemented franchise revenue models and financial projections for Getir's market expansion into France and Germany, facilitating international growth and market penetration.
- Drove last-mile delivery cost reduction per order through fleet feasibility studies, dark store labor capacity modeling, and dynamic courier incentive mechanisms.
- Structured multi-tiered incentive frameworks—including courier performance programs, bakery/fresh category margin incentives, and franchise waste-reduction bonuses—aligning frontline field incentives with store-level P&L profitability.
- Developed comprehensive financial models and analyses that guided C-level executives and founders in strategic decision-making processes.
- Analyzed key financial KPIs and performance metrics to ensure alignment between operational goals and financial targets.
- Communicated effectively with C-level executives and franchise owners, ensuring understanding of decision implications across varying technical levels.
Corporate Finance Senior Associate
Ernst & Young
Istanbul
10.2017 - 08.2021
- Delivered buy-side and sell-side financial and commercial due diligence for multinational corporations and private equity clients, evaluating target business models, assets, and operational risks across diverse sectors.
- Quality of Earnings & Revenue Quality: Analyzed target companies' historical revenue streams, revenue quality, and underlying cost drivers; developed normalized EBITDA and working capital models to identify post-deal operational and valuation impacts.
- Evaluated industry competitive dynamics, addressable market sizes, and commercial risks to provide actionable investment and deal-structuring insights for executive stakeholders and deal teams.
Project intern, Department of Dealer Network Development
Mercedes Benz Turkey
Istanbul
09.2016 - 06.2017
- Facilitated due diligence for new Mercedes dealer launches in Turkey, maintained compliance with corporate standards.
Project intern, Department of Revenue Management Trade Spend Strategy
PepsiCo
Istanbul
07.2016 - 08.2016
- Segmented customers based on key performance indicators, analysed category and channel performance.
Consulting intern
Strategy&
Istanbul
06.2016 - 07.2016
- Assisted a commercial due diligence project by conducting market research.
Education
BSc - Industrial Engineering, minor in Economy
Koc University
Istanbul, Turkey06-2017
Uskudar American Academy
Istanbul, Turkey06-2013
Skills
- Agentic Workflows, Google AI Studio
- SQL, Google BigQuery, Looker Studio, GA4, Google Ads, Tableau
- Financial Modelling and Forecasting, Financial analysis
Timeline
Product Go To Market Strategy, Agentic Commerce
Google, UK
04.2026 - 06.2026
Senior Analytical Consultant
Google, Turkey
06.2022 - 09.2026
Operations Performance & Finance Executive
Getir
08.2021 - 06.2022
Corporate Finance Senior Associate
Ernst & Young
10.2017 - 08.2021
Project intern, Department of Dealer Network Development
Mercedes Benz Turkey
09.2016 - 06.2017
Project intern, Department of Revenue Management Trade Spend Strategy
PepsiCo
07.2016 - 08.2016
Consulting intern
Strategy&
06.2016 - 07.2016
BSc - Industrial Engineering, minor in Economy
Koc University
Uskudar American Academy