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İlayda Koşağan

İlayda Koşağan

Istanbul

Summary

Big picture thinker with exceptional communication and project management skills. Able to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for proactive approach in identifying and addressing issues, focusing on innovative solution development and supporting novel approaches to system design. Dedicated professional committed to ecosystem restoration & sustainable economic systems for a just and resilient world.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

S360 Fellow

S360
03.2025 - Current
  • Became competent in systemic approaches to sustainability strategy, regenerative leadership, environmental justice, degrowth, and development of nature inspired systemic innovation.
  • Facilitated multiple workshops for groups ranging from 30-40 people, implementing activities such as Open Space and World Cafe.
  • Networked and built strong presence with peers to pave the way for professional relationships.

Product Owner

ETIYA
09.2023 - 07.2024
  • Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
  • Owned and prioritized product backlog, leading the development effort of 20+ sprints & 200+ stories.
  • Collaborated with development team on product launches, coordinating swift fixes to issues logged by customers and testers.
  • Analyzed customer feedback to identify areas for improvement.

Senior Business Analyst

ETIYA
12.2021 - 07.2024
  • Created and proposed solutions involving multiple products on the platform, ensured successful implementation of the proposed solutions within project timelines.
  • Collaborated with development teams to implement new product features while reducing the cost of project implementations.
  • Developed customized reports, summarizing and presenting data in visually appealing format.


Co-Founder &COO

Internet on Furniture (IoF)
08.2020 - 12.2021
  • Established foundational processes for business operations, systematizing the workflow and creating the basis for accountability among team members.
  • Acted as the point of contact between customers and the company, driving presales, drafting requirements/quotes for custom orders.
  • Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.

Co-founder, Head of Finances

C3 – Clean Carbon Conversion
09.2019 - 05.2020
  • Conducted customer interviews to validate value proposition, gathering and analyzing data to inform strategic decisions and prove out economic viability of the business plan
  • Produced the POC of an environmentally sustainable electrochemical process to convert CO2 into graphite, with multiple revenue channels and confirmed interest from industry partners
  • Built a financial model for a 10 year timeline, including the estimated scale-up costs. Proved viability of the business model by factoring in government grants, investments, and future earnings potential

Venture Advisor

Creative Destruction Lab West
09.2019 - 05.2020
  • Worked directly with numerous early-stage tech ventures to complete projects such as competitive landscapes, ROI calculators and financial models
  • Completed data driven research to prove viability of value propositions and business models, that served as the basis for investment round discussions in the program
  • Researched macroeconomic, industry and company-specific data to inform investment decisions.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Entrepreneurship & MIS

University of British Columbia
Vancouver
05.2021

High School Diploma -

Lycée Français Notre Dame De Sion
Istanbul

Skills

  • Solution development
  • Stakeholder relationship management
  • Project management
  • Design thinking
  • Environmental impact analysis
  • System design

Languages

Turkish
Native language
Turkish
Proficient
C2
English
Proficient
C2
French
Proficient
C2
Spanish
Intermediate (B1)

Certification

  • Life Cycle Assessment, Ecochain Academy - September 2024
  • Project Management Training - July 2024, Arkhé Şirince
  • Open API Fundamentals & Business Process Framework, TM Forum, 2023
  • Enterprise Architecture Training - November 2023
  • Scrum Product Owner Training - October 2022

Timeline

S360 Fellow

S360
03.2025 - Current

Product Owner

ETIYA
09.2023 - 07.2024

Senior Business Analyst

ETIYA
12.2021 - 07.2024

Co-Founder &COO

Internet on Furniture (IoF)
08.2020 - 12.2021

Co-founder, Head of Finances

C3 – Clean Carbon Conversion
09.2019 - 05.2020

Venture Advisor

Creative Destruction Lab West
09.2019 - 05.2020

Bachelor of Commerce - Entrepreneurship & MIS

University of British Columbia

High School Diploma -

Lycée Français Notre Dame De Sion
İlayda Koşağan