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KONSTANTINOS GALANIS

KONSTANTINOS GALANIS

Saronida

Summary

Over 15 years of professional experience in the banking industry and so on as Operational Analyst/ Business - Product Developer for the analysis of capital transactions through core banking systems, procedures, regulations and legislations, as Project Manager with extensive experience in data analysis, requirements identification, cost estimation, problem solving for the implementation and management of existing and new projects, for the design and development of systems / platforms and for the smooth running of a business unit through organized processes. As a Business / Product Developer i have occupied with main scope to implement, manage and supervise the overall sales strategy of a company / business unit in order to design and build (banking or not) products and services ,bring market expansion and awareness of new clients. Generally i am a person with strong knowledge of banking, digital payments and omnichannel technologies (Financial Technologies), for every type of company, readiness to cooperate with Business Unit ,IT departments, stakeholders, customers with primary goal of managing business needs and meeting business opportunities

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Car Rental Agent

Centauro
05.2024 - Current
  • Proactively communicated with clients regarding upcoming reservations or changes in vehicle availability to avoid any inconvenience or dissatisfaction later on.
  • Addressed guest complaints and resolved issues to promote satisfaction.
  • Enhanced company revenue by upselling additional services and insurance packages to clients.
  • Effectively managed vehicle inventory for timely availability, ensuring a smooth rental process for customers.

Sales Officer

Viva Wallet S.A./ Sales Department
02.2019 - 02.2019

Hiring as a Sales Executive to create business opportunities using all types of cards and payment solutions of Viva Wallet (Visa & Mastercard, Fintech payment solutions) with the main concern of serving the company's customers (merchants, partners, companies, etc.).

Senior Operational Analyst

Eurobank SA/ Compliance Sector
11.2014 - 11.2017

• Management and analysis of incoming and outgoing transactions for Individuals and Legal Entities through core banking systems, regarding requests from the financial crime enforcement agency to combat tax evasion.

• Reporting the results to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Agency.

• Adoption of due diligence for data verication.

• Management of incoming and outgoing remittances / funds for any sanction that caused the blocking of payments in accordance with the laws and regulations imposed by the European Central Bank, European Payment Council, Bank of Greece, the Bank itself, Greek Capital Market Commission and by US law (OFAC & FATCA) through core banking systems (Target 2, SEPA, SWIFT payment systems). Management of Syron Embargo (Greek & Cyprus) and World Compliance platforms in order to analyze money transfer and fight fraud.

• Μanagement of the Syron Embargo Know Your Customer (KYC) platform to take all necessary steps regarding the analysis of customer data for valuation, risk monitoring such as authentication, face verication, document verication, utility accounts as proof of address and biometric verication.

• Procedures to help prevent and track money laundering, terrorist financing and other illegal corruption schemes.

Project Manager Officer

Eurobank S.A./Organization Sector
04.2014 - 11.2014

• Project Management Officer of the Sector. Reports to the CEO of the Group for the development of all operations / projects (Financial & Procedure Reports).

• Supervision as Project Manager for the completion of the work of the Card Printers Department in Moschato, Attica (production of debit and credit cards for Balkan countries such as Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania / subsidiary banks) with the main purpose of outsourcing (Lykos SA) to reduce the Group's costs.

Project Manager Officer

New Hellenic Postbank S.A.
10.2009 - 03.2014

• Leadership / Management upon new projects, banking systems and new technologies. Writing RFPs & RFIs for new projects. Reports on the progress of all work / projects to the Management (Financial & Procedural Reports).

• Leadership as a Project Manager for the collection of time deposit data from various departments from both banking systems of New Hellenic PostBank S.A. and Eurobank S.A. in order to be transferred / migrated into common banking systems and procedures.

• Adoption teleconference meetings through the same network for all business units, in order to obtain the right information at the right time for the migration project.

Corporate Sales Specialist for Public Sector

Hellenic Postbank S.A.
10.2007 - 10.2009

• Responsible for sales of consumer loans to public bodies/entities. Product development (Research & Development) according to the bank's priorities /regulations and business needs. B2B sales account management. Sales orientation management using market segmentation techniques and business strategy.

• Adoption of Credit Control Analysis to reduce risk. Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers with actions such as:

-Organizing and scheduling meetings (including executive levels) via mail / deliberate calls

-After sales service support

• Achieve the goal of the Management using cross-selling techniques (consumer loans, credit cards, payroll products). More than a thousand (1000) public entities in my portfolio, which means several thousand low-risk loans / accounts.

Sales Account Manager

Proothisi S.A.
10.2006 - 10.2007

• Increase the company's turnover.

• Sales Orientation Management using market segmentation techniques and business strategy.

• Building Long Term Relationships with new and existing customers by:

1) Organizing and scheduling meetings (including at executive levels) via mail / intentional calls.

2) After sales service support.

Market Analyst

ANKO S.A
01.2006 - 04.2006

• Employment as a Market Analyst in e-learning programs funded by the Hellenic Ministry of Development & General Secretariat for Research & Technology.

• Employment in the e-Academy supervision and monitoring project.

• Company Website Maintenance.

• Participate in the creation of a new website for the affiliated company Tel Net S.A.

Market Analyst

INTRACOM S.A.
06.2003 - 06.2004

- Completed Master's dissertation during the mbusiness project (MUSIC - Streaming of Multimedia Interactive Content in mobiLe networks).

- Employment as a Market Analyst in various projects funded by the European Union based on the eContentProgramme.

Education

University Of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece

Master of Science - Electronic Business

University Of Huddersfield
Huddersfield / West Yorkshire
09-2003

Bachelor of Science - Business Studies

University Of Huddersfield
Huddersfield/West Yorkshire
09-2002

Skills

  • Strong multitasking
  • Customer Service
  • Problem-Solving
  • Time Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Organizational Skills
  • Self Motivation
  • Analytical Thinking

Certification

Digital Banking Fundamental, University Of Piraeus

Project Management , Project Management Institute/ITEC Consultanting/Theofanis Gioti

Timeline

Car Rental Agent

Centauro
05.2024 - Current

Sales Officer

Viva Wallet S.A./ Sales Department
02.2019 - 02.2019

Senior Operational Analyst

Eurobank SA/ Compliance Sector
11.2014 - 11.2017

Project Manager Officer

Eurobank S.A./Organization Sector
04.2014 - 11.2014

Project Manager Officer

New Hellenic Postbank S.A.
10.2009 - 03.2014

Corporate Sales Specialist for Public Sector

Hellenic Postbank S.A.
10.2007 - 10.2009

Sales Account Manager

Proothisi S.A.
10.2006 - 10.2007

Market Analyst

ANKO S.A
01.2006 - 04.2006

Market Analyst

INTRACOM S.A.
06.2003 - 06.2004

University Of Piraeus

Master of Science - Electronic Business

University Of Huddersfield

Bachelor of Science - Business Studies

University Of Huddersfield
KONSTANTINOS GALANIS