Marko Prokin

Experience

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  Volunteers of Serbia

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2011

  Team Leader

  Forming the strategy of the organization and leading teams on international volunteering events held in Serbia.

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  Samsung

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  Samsung Mobiler

  Promoting Samsung's gadgets, applications and services, being responsible for a special Facebook page, coming up with ideas for new promotional videos and applications.

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  Studentska i omladinska zadruga S servis

  Feb 2013 - Oct 2013

  Junior Account Manager

  Finding new partners and making sure that the current ones are satisfied with the cooperation.

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  ESTIEM LG Belgrade

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2015

  Making yearly plans, budgets and Gantt charts for the entire organization and following up on themCommunication with key stakeholders such as companies, University and other organizationsCoordinating the Executive Board Project planning and monitoring Staying in contact with the International Board and Leaders, focusing on promoting the Local Group in the network, meeting all the requirements to stay in the network as an active member. On the local level, following the activities and the projects with the rest of the Executive Board.

  • President

    Sept 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Vice President and Local Responsible

    Sept 2013 - Sept 2014
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  Telenor Srbija

  Nov 2015 - Nov 2016

  Marketing Strategy Office Support Intern

  Conducted quarterly project portfolio planning and coordinated execution with an emphasis on risk and resource management. Managed project reporting. Worked in waterfall and agile methodology. Involved in forecasting OPEX and CAPEX costs and helped Cost Center Owners meet their budgets.• Monitored and supported over 20 projects from initiation to launch• Done four resource engagement charts and helped in balancing their workload• Done four OPEX and CAPEX forecasting budgets

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  Universal Music Serbia

  Feb 2017 - May 2017

  PR & Social Media Intern

  In charge of writing press releases and social media channel administration.Done extensive media market research. Involved in event organization andcoordination.• Increased Facebook post reach by 70%• Co-organized an event in KC Grad

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  Hyperoptic Ltd.

  Dec 2017 - Feb 2020

  Developing timely, accurate and insightful reporting for the Operations team. Setting clear objectives and expectations for each team member and delegating tasks for the team and ensure the team follows through with assigned tasks. Coach and motivate the team to achieve excellent results.• Developed and taken over new processes from other teams within the company• Due to the growing importance of the team, doubled the number of members• Helped in establishing the future-state process for portfolio project management Show less Consolidated data from multiple sources and prepared weekly and monthly reports to managementas well as supporting Field Ops teams in monitoring and updating KPIs. Coordinated multiple small-scale and large-scale projects as well as working on process improvements.• Coordinated the biggest project within the company accounting for the third of the Company's target, worked on establishing Agile deployment of the project• Conceived process improvements that led to faster delivery of projects• In charge of training new employees Show less

  • Deployment Team Lead

    Nov 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Deployment Project Coordinator

    Dec 2017 - Oct 2018
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  BioSense Institute

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2021

  Project Manager

  Working on implementation and proposal writing for Horizon Europe projects mostly focused on IT support and development and business development activities. Organizing, filing, and maintaining project documentation. Representing the Institute in workshops and meetings in Serbia and abroad.• Focused both on operational and strategic aspects of four cross-European projects• Leading cross-sectoral activities involving IT development, promotion, training, hub creation, and management

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  IKEA

  Sept 2021 - now

  Development & Transformation Project Manager

  • Plan, organize and execute the project applying relevant project methodology• Be the primary point of contact for the project, building effective relationships with stakeholders and partners to gain buy-in and full cooperation so that the project objectives are achieved.• Track and manage dependencies and interfaces in the project, between projects, and with the line organization.• Define and sequence activities in the project, estimating duration, developing the schedule, controlling progress.• Plan resource, estimating costs, setting and controlling the budget.• Secure and lead a competent and high performing project team, involving appropriate competence and ensuring team cohesion• Manage communication flow to stakeholders by planning and distributing relevant information at appropriate times and forums• Secure the identification, mitigation, and control of risks.• Procure external service providers/vendors where necessary, continually securing an effective relationship and managing performance• Manage change by engaging stakeholders and identifying learning and communication activities• Coach and/or mentor project members and peers to develop project management competence in Ingka.• Secure that the project is reviewed and evaluated, with learnings documented. Show less