Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Timeline
Generic

DAMLA TEKELI

Tampa

Summary

Adept at spearheading employee development initiatives, I significantly enhanced training outcomes at Hyundai Motors by leveraging skills in MS Office and team collaboration. Specializing in creating impactful training programs, my approach led to a noticeable improvement in staff proficiency and operational efficiency, embodying a blend of strategic problem-solving and effective staff mentoring.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Training & Development Chief

Hyundai Motors
05.2021 - 07.2024

Determining the training needs of the company, creating the annual training plan, designing, presenting and implementing trainings according to this plan,
Designing an end-to-end online and offline learning journey for all employees of the company,
Managing position and individual-based career paths based on job, title, performance, competency and 360 assessment results,
Monitoring the mandatory trainings of company employees via LMS (LMS used: Totara)
End-to-end management of Leadership Development projects, organization of graduation ceremonies at the end of the project,
Managing the orientation processes of newly recruited employees,
Contributing to employee and company development by collaborating with Internal Communication and Talent,
Following the sector closely and designing trainings on the subjects needed by using some training programs (These programs: Articulate 360, Camtasia, Canva AI, LMS Totara)
Realization of projects from Hyundai Global in TR.

Training and Development Specialist

Alshaya Group
05.2019 - 06.2021

Job Description:
To be responsible for the training and development of all field staff by adapting the training activities from home brand to the country as a responsible trainer for the brands (Shake & Shack, Pinkberry, Le Pain Quotidien and Starbucks) in the Casual Dining department within Alshaya Group, one of the world's leading brand franchise operators.


Responsibilities:
Preparation of annual training plans according to the determined training budget.
Ensuring that all personnel receive Orientation and Soft Skill trainings.
Creating reports according to measurable elements (Mystery Shopper results, food and hygiene inspections carried out by the government) and producing solutions with the ability to talk to key stakeholders.
Collaborating with Store Operations and Talent Development teams to gather and understand learning needs and priorities to develop effective execution and a strong feedback loop.
Create and update procedural manuals and other training documents in accordance with systematic updates and organizational/departmental requirements.

Credit Operation Competent

Odeabank
12.2016 - 12.2019

Conducting limit risk assessments on our customers' collaterals at the bank and informing the branch operations officer of any customers with inadequate collateral.

Approval of credit limits by performing limit risk control based on the allocation and notification conditions determined by the Board of Directors.

Checking the entries of documents, mortgages, contracts and letters of guarantee by the users making transactions and granting loan approvals.

Beyond these tasks, I also held the responsibility for testing newly installed or developed screens, educating the relevant staff about the updates, and adapting to changing laws and procedures.

Operations Project Lead

Odeabank
12.2015 - 12.2016

Project Description:
In order to keep the satisfaction of Odeabank customers at the highest level, to follow up the possible missing documents of the customers and to organize the gathering of the internal control, business analyst and legal department of the project regarding the documents that these customers need to complete, to implement the project, to provide project trainings to the entire field and all departments related to the project.


Contributions for the Project:
Preparation of the internal bank procedure related to the project.
Preparation of training materials for the trainings to be provided. Conducting post-training measurement and evaluation analysis and contacting the relevant unit to improve the system content if necessary.
Reporting to the senior management every 3 months to indicate the gains achieved with the project.

Bank Team Leader

Odeabank
09.2013 - 12.2015

Job Description:
To check and approve wire transfers and EFT transactions (Incoming and Outgoing EFT) requested by customers over the specified limit. To contribute to the prevention of possible losses by taking part in the "bank functioning test study" and "bank procedures" team in order to make the newly established TL Transfer system more useful and to prevent operational and financial losses.


Leadership Responsibilities:
Conducting the interview stages related to the establishment of the team.
Conducting orientation trainings for new staff.
Organizing the training organization related to personnel training activities, creating training programs and annual training calendars for personnel.
Assisting in the planning of the Performance Management System calendar and making the necessary planning before performance evaluation.

Corporate Customers Support Specialist

HSBC Bank
03.2011 - 09.2013

Checking the account opening documents of the customers in the commercial segment and realizing their transactions.

Performing check, promissory note and cash transactions of customers in the commercial segment.

Making operational entries of check, promissory note, bond and bill requests according to customer needs.

Informing customers in the portfolio about new campaigns and new products and making sales.

Negotiating with customers to improve the payment capability of customers with declining ratings and finding solutions.

Contributing to sales by directing customers with high ratings to different segments.

Education

3.10 - Labor And Industrial Relations

Uludag University
Bursa, Turkey
09.2010

Skills

    Teamwork and Collaboration

    Presentations

    Employee Development

    Problem-Solving

    Staff Training and Development

    Staff Management

    Organizational Skills

    Team Development

    Training and Development

    Employee Coaching and Mentoring

    MS Office

    Onboarding and Orientation

    Project Management

    Process Improvement

    Team Leadership

    Employee Training

Languages

Turkish
Native language

Timeline

Training & Development Chief

Hyundai Motors
05.2021 - 07.2024

Training and Development Specialist

Alshaya Group
05.2019 - 06.2021

Credit Operation Competent

Odeabank
12.2016 - 12.2019

Operations Project Lead

Odeabank
12.2015 - 12.2016

Bank Team Leader

Odeabank
09.2013 - 12.2015

Corporate Customers Support Specialist

HSBC Bank
03.2011 - 09.2013

3.10 - Labor And Industrial Relations

Uludag University
DAMLA TEKELI