Se ymur
Rasulov
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Ex ecutiv e
Summary
Visionar y
sales and growth
executiv e
with 15+ years
of global leadership across
SaaS, fintech, and
enterprise technology .
ETIrt
in scaling re venue,
building high-performing
teams, and driving strategic
par tnerships
across
36+ international markets.
Pr oven
success in leading complex enterprise sales cycles,
aligning AI-driven
solutions with
oper ational
needs, and delivering
transformativ e
outcomes for financial institutions and government
clients.
Skilled in MEDDIC, SPIN, Challenger,
and Value-Based
Selling methodologies. Adept at navigating
multi-stak eholder
environments,
structuring high-value
deals, and accelerating
GTM execution.
Cor e
Competencies
● Global Sales Strategy
& Revenue
Acceler ation
● Enterprise SaaS & AI Workflow
A ut omation
● Strategic
Par tnerships
& Channel
De velopment
● Consultativ e
Selling & Complex Deal
Structuring
● GTM Leadership & Cross-F unctional
Ex ecution
● Cust omer
Lifecy cle
Optimization &
Retention
● Stak eholder
Engagement & Executiv e
Relationship Management
● Oper ational
Excellence
in High-Growth
Envir onments
Languages
● English (Native)
● Russian (Native)
● Turkish
(Native)
● Azerbaijani
(Native)
Pr ofessional
ETIVMIRGe
Whelp, Inc. – Chief Executiv e
Officer
New York,
NY
| 2019 – 2024
● Spearheaded global eTERWMSn to
36 countries, scaling ARR to
$3.4M.
● Led enterprise sales and strategic
partnerships
with banks, fintechs, and government
entities.
● Architected
AI agent workflows for financial institutions, enhancing loan origination and
servicing
platforms.
● Directed
cross-functional
teams of 32 across
product,
engineering, and GTM functions.
● Increased
client retention
by
40% through
strategic
account management and value
delivery.
● Oversaw
full-cycle
enterprise deals, including tendering, procur ement,
and implementation.
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10/2 7/2 025
SmileP ay
LLC
– Chief Executiv e
Officer
Baku, Azerbaijan
| 2022 – 2023 (Acquired)
● Founded
and scaled biometric payment
solutions for retail
banking.
● Secur ed
ventur e
funding from
Mastercard
and led pilot progr ams
with top-tier
financial
institutions.
● Deliv ered
compliant, secure
fintech innovations
in regulated
environments.
EBSCO Information Services
– Regional Sales Manager
Dubai, UAE
| 2014 – 2018
● Managed strategic
accounts across
26 countries, including financial and government
sectors.
● Gener ated
$6M in annual re venue
through
consultative
sales and digital transformation
initiativ es.
● Launched new digital products
and led regional
GTM efforts.
Springer-Natur e
– Regional Sales Manager
Dubai, UAE
| 2014
● Opened CIS markets,
driving $1M in new re venue
within one quarter.
● Built strategic
relationships
with academic and government
stakeholders
to
accelerate
digital
adoption.
Qatar National Library
– Digital Resource
Manager
Doha, Qatar | 2012 – 2014
● Boosted digital resour ce
usage by
60% through
targeted
outreach
and analytics-driven
optimization.
● Led digital collection strategy
and licensing negotiations.
AD A
University
– Head of Information Systems
Baku, Azerbaijan
| 2011 – 2012
● Implemented neXKIn library
systems aligned with institutional goals.
● Designed and delivered
resear ch
literacy
progr ams
to
enhance academic performance.
E ducation
● M.S. in Information Science, University
of Illinois – GPA:
3.8
● M.A. in Simultaneous Translation,
Ganja State University
– GPA:
4.0
● B.A. in Translation
& Languages, Ganja State University
– GPA:
3.9
A war ds
& Recognition
● Entr epreneur
of the Year
– Startup
Lithuania (2022)
● Master card
People ’s
Choice Awar d
(2023)
● TEDx Speaker
– UAE
& Germany
● Vilnius Startup
Pitch Winner – 140 teams, 26 countries
● Inno vativ e
Employee
of the Year
– ADA
University
(2011)
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