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Narmin Miri

Narmin Miri

Summary

Business professional with accumulated 550 million USD worth of project portfolio in the hospitality business, agricultural projects, real estate & investments projects. Hands-on business experience in process improvement, process reengineering, financial analysis, strategy planning, and business development. Proven track record of successfully streamlining business operations and reducing costs. Adept at analyzing data to identify trends and developing strategies to improve efficiency, utilizing quantitative analysis tools to investigate problems thoroughly before developing comprehensive solutions, tailored specifically to each specific business need.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Strategy Manager

Demirören Yatırım Holding
2023.07 - Current
  • Achieved strategic business growth by identifying market opportunities and implementing new initiatives for geographical expansion in CIS region.
  • Streamlined internal processes for increased efficiency, reducing overall operational costs by 22 percent.
  • Developed comprehensive financial models to support executive decision-making and drive revenue growth for logistics related processes.
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully execute high-impact projects, improving company EBİTDA performance.
  • Built strong relationships with key stakeholders, fostering collaboration and alignment across the organization.

CEO Office Business Development Manager

Azerlotereya OJSC
2022.06 - 2023.06
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple successful projects simultaneously by implementing business process reengineering within 3 months in three key directions: operations, product, and information security.
  • Successfully lead the international audit process in a limited timeframe and managed the acquisition of 3 major international certifications:
  • ISO 27001-Information Security Management Systems:11/2022
  • World Lottery Association Security Control Systems-11/2022
  • European Lotteries Responsible Gaming certification:11/2022
  • Established the company's risk management strategy by formulating:
  • Risk assessment methodology and procedures;
  • Quantitative adaptive risk map;
  • Risk mitigation plan
  • Established ITIL processes management within the company by formulating optimized processes :
  • Change management workflow;
  • Incident management workflow;
  • Problem management workflow.

Adviser on Investments and Digital Economy

Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2021.02 - 2022.03
  • Formulated as the project lead for the Azerbaijan government “Energy transition: Azerbaijan 2025: Hydrogen program” which aims for 35% annual optimization in natural gas consumption.
  • Developed the key criteria profiles for main investment sectors;
  • Formulated investment eligibility scorecards for Turkic State Council Region countries with the 70 million USD project portfolio;
  • Established assessment KPIs for the investment segments for the Turkic States Council Investment Strategy
  • Delivered country-level of road map for swift access to e-commerce transactions for e-commerce transactions in the CIS region World Bank Group Project (Russian Federation, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan)
  • Established a business plan for “Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Plant for Original Equipment project with a worth of 350 million USD budget and performed as the lead in business negotiations with the OEM companies, established partnerships with the key market players, and delivered initial sales and business development strategy worth of 120 million AZN annual Gross sales Revenue.

Director of Investments and Business Development

AS Group Investment LLC
2017.08 - 2021.01
  • Delivered 140 Ha of greenhouse agro complex worth 140 million USD FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) as the project lead and chief business negotiator & developed market research for CIS and Gulf countries, formulated business development plans and sales strategy for 920 tons of annual export for berry and vegetable products in partnership with CHAMCE (Chinese Engineering) investment company.
  • Delivered 17 million euros worth of real estate Boulevard side luxury villa project in Nice, France, with a success rate of 27% targeted ROI (Return on Investment) by establishing a property management company in Monaco principality after a large-scale investigation of tax and legislative privileges of the targeted region. (Luxembourg, Monaco, France)
  • Delivered Joint Venture real-estate and hospitality investment projects (market research, feasibility study, investment attraction, and project management) worth 25 million USD in a partnership with Qatar Investment Authority in Tbilisi, Georgia, performed the role of business negotiator with the Georgian authority for gambling license obtaining.
  • Performed PPP projects (Public and Private sector Partnership) for Azerbaijan State Customs Service and delivered reforms for Border Customs Point (Khanoba and Sinig Korpu) by reengineering process flow and redesigning and graphical mapping of the vehicles inspection flow, with 40% of optimization in the BCP bottlenecks and traffic jam reduce and decreasing customs control process from 6 hours in average to 50 minutes.
  • Performed as the project lead in the World Bank Group infrastructure project with a worth of 149 million AZN, by formulating the project plan and determining the project budget and allocating the expenses between the cost centers, and establishing the master vendor list for the whole value chain. (Ismayilli and Agsu regions)


Banking and Management Consulting Jobs

Management Consulting firms
2012.12 - 2017.08
  • Business Process Optimization project lead in a newly privatized commercial bank and performed process reengineering with the McKinsey & Company (Istanbul office) consulting, having the effect resulting in a 17% FTE optimization rate. (Full-time Employee )
  • Multi-functional card project with a valuation of 3 million AZN revenue boost and 60% sales penetration.
  • IT infrastructure and Data center modernization Consolidation of Hardware with Server Virtualization, Continuous data protection, and Data recovery Network Modernization.
  • Delivered customs clearance automation processes, privatization of the Ukraine SOE (State Owned Enterprises) reforms package, and optimization of the commercial banks' commission fee procedures at the Ukraine National Reform Council.

Education

Ph.D. - • Communicating Sciences

ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
12.2020

Master of Arts - • International Relations: JP International Law

University of Business Innovation & Sustainability
Geneva, Switzerland
08.2015

Bachelor of Arts - • International Relations

The Academy of Public Administration
Baku, Azerbaijan
07.2013

Skills

• Management Consulting

• Business Development

• Business Planning

• Business Modelling

• Business Process Reengineering

• Business & Contract Negotiation

• Entrepreneurship

• Change Management

• Business Analysis

• KPI & OKR formulation & optimization

• Risk management

  • Scenario Planning
  • Growth Strategies
  • Digital Transformation

Techniques:

• Process Optimization

• Project Management

• Market Research

• Corporate Governance

• Strategic Partnership

• Scrum management

  • Customer Segmentation
  • Data Analytics
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Revenue Forecasting
  • Business Development

Accomplishments

  • The Champion of the International Debate Tournament at the Parliament format in CIS region -2012
  • The Champion of the International Debate Tournament at the Karl popper format in CIS region - 2011.
  • The Presidential grant for receiving the highest score 700 out of 700 at the National University entrance exam among 40 000 applicants -2008

Certification

  • Six Sigma Black Belt Master in process optimization 10/2020
  • PMP (certified Project management professional) 08/2017
  • PfMP (certified Portfolio management professional) 03/2018

Languages

Azerbaijan
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Russian
Proficient
C2
Turkish
Proficient
C2

Affiliations

  • Business Consultant at the Office of Simple Solutions, National Reforms Council under the President of Ukraine ;
  • National Consultant for UNDP Azerbaijan;
  • International Consultant for the World Group Bank regional projects;
  • International Consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization.
  • International Business Consultant for European Union

Timeline

Strategy Manager

Demirören Yatırım Holding
2023.07 - Current

CEO Office Business Development Manager

Azerlotereya OJSC
2022.06 - 2023.06

Adviser on Investments and Digital Economy

Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2021.02 - 2022.03

Director of Investments and Business Development

AS Group Investment LLC
2017.08 - 2021.01

Banking and Management Consulting Jobs

Management Consulting firms
2012.12 - 2017.08

Ph.D. - • Communicating Sciences

ETH Zurich

Master of Arts - • International Relations: JP International Law

University of Business Innovation & Sustainability

Bachelor of Arts - • International Relations

The Academy of Public Administration
  • Six Sigma Black Belt Master in process optimization 10/2020
  • PMP (certified Project management professional) 08/2017
  • PfMP (certified Portfolio management professional) 03/2018
Narmin Miri