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Ioana Dudas-Hajek

Ioana Dudas-Hajek

Senior Sales Manager & Business Development
Sibiu

Summary

Experienced sales and business development professional with a strong background in international politics, economics, cross-industry experience, and public relations. Collaborated with various international agencies to create industry and economic reports for well-known publications across all economic sectors. Possessing extensive international experience through exposure to different work environments and challenges. Adept at leveraging diverse skill set to drive strategic growth and foster lasting partnerships in a global landscape.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Co-Owner

HDD Alliance
03.2022 - Current
  • Offering project based business development & optimization services to clients across a wide variety of industries.
  • Strategic planning initiatives for long-term business success.
  • We combine human expertise with machine intelligence to deliver seamless, tailored experiences.
  • We empower businesses to work smarter, faster and with greater precision for optimized results.

Project Director

Media Outlets
03.2015 - 12.2019
  • Compiling international business reports and securing sponsorships for publication in various high-level newspapers & magazines like Die Welt, The International New York Times, Newsweek, and Gulf News. Collaborating with heads of state and high governmental officials for nation branding solutions.

Account Executive UK & Europe

Mi-Pay Ltd.
06.2014 - 02.2015
  • Lead efforts to build and expand upon c-level executive relationships within key accounts such as O2 Telefonica Germany, Tesco Mobile UK, Tesco ICC UK, Globe UK/France/Italy & Spain, Nowtel UK, and First National Telecom UK.
  • Establish and maintain strong client relationships through pro-active account management to include face-to-face meetings, phone & email communication.
  • Identify, promote and secure, cross-sell, up-sell, and multi-product opportunities within agreed accounts, in line with account plans and objectives.

Country Coordinator & Director

Wildcat International
03.2012 - 06.2014
  • Coordinating and leading the projects for the company in UAE, Ghana, Indonesia, and Ecuador out of the 35 countries globally where the book is produced.
  • Responsible for meeting project targets of 350.000 - 400.000 EUR/project.
  • Meet directly with all the local senior industry players from the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the countries to the Energy/Strategic Sector Ministers and the CEOs of all the leading oil & gas companies such as Shell, BP, Exxon Mobil, Eni, Repsol, Chevron, Statoil, Gazprom, collecting accurate and first-hand information through face-to-face interviews.

Marketing & Customer Services Manager

Mi-Pay Ltd.
02.2008 - 03.2012
  • Responsible for the design and implementation of the marketing & communication strategy and activities for Mi-Pay's key markets such as Europe, MENA, and ASIA PAC targeting clients, consultants, partners, and market/industry analysts.
  • Create the media schedule for target prospects, upgrades, and resellers.
  • Managing the support desk team leader and managing the relationships between the operational team and account managers.
  • Responsible for incident management and client retention programs.

Education

Computer Aided Design - ZBrush & Blender

Udemy Inc.
Online
01-2024

Business Management

CODECS
Bucharest, Romania
01-2011

Google AdWords

Google
01-2010

M.D. -

Chartered Institute of Marketing
05.2008 - 05.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Philology- German/English Studies

Lucian Blaga University Sibiu
09.2003 - 07.2007

High School Diploma -

Joseph Haltrich - German High School
05.1999 - 07.2003

Skills

  • interpersonal communication: problem-solving abilities; interpersonal skills; teamwork and collaboration; idea development and brainstorming; adaptability and flexibility; staff training experience

  • business development: customer relationship management; global account management; industry trends; lead generation; email campaigns; contract negotiations and closing tactics; CRM software

Software

Microsoft Office Suite

CRM - Salesforce; HubSpot

Google AdWords & Analytics

CAD ZBrush & Blender

Google Workspace

Generative AI (Chat GPT, Gemini, DeepSeeK)

Canva

Timeline

Co-Owner

HDD Alliance
03.2022 - Current

Project Director

Media Outlets
03.2015 - 12.2019

Account Executive UK & Europe

Mi-Pay Ltd.
06.2014 - 02.2015

Country Coordinator & Director

Wildcat International
03.2012 - 06.2014

M.D. -

Chartered Institute of Marketing
05.2008 - 05.2010

Marketing & Customer Services Manager

Mi-Pay Ltd.
02.2008 - 03.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Philology- German/English Studies

Lucian Blaga University Sibiu
09.2003 - 07.2007

High School Diploma -

Joseph Haltrich - German High School
05.1999 - 07.2003

Computer Aided Design - ZBrush & Blender

Udemy Inc.

Business Management

CODECS

Google AdWords

Google
Ioana Dudas-HajekSenior Sales Manager & Business Development