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Elena Omelchenko

Elena Omelchenko

Summary

Results-driven professional with over 15 years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, and finance. Demonstrated leadership abilities within global firms, specializing in financial services, e-commerce, and transactional video on demand (TVOD). Proven track record of driving growth for strategic accounts and leading cross-functional and multicultural teams.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Personal Education Project

City University of London
10.2023 - 12.2024
  • MA degree in Communications - refined communication skills
  • Represented class in university meetings as a class representative

Senior Refurbished Category Manager

eBay GmbH
05.2023 - 11.2023

Fixed-term contract.


The refurbished category at eBay is a business unit focusing on pre-owned, refurbished, and open-box products


  • Supervised strategic customer experience programs in DE
  • Led market research for product line expansion, resulting in a new line targeting 2024


Sabbatical

Volunteering
06.2022 - 04.2023

Coordinated help for Ukrainian refugees: helping with documents, career advice

Head of EU Business Development, Amazon Renewed

Amazon Germany
10.2020 - 05.2022

Amazon Renewed is a marketplace/retail destination for pre-owned, refurbished, and open-box products


  • Led a high-performing team that increased annual revenue by 30% (~€50M) through a targeted partner acquisition strategy
  • Conceptualized EU Go-To-Market strategy, resulting in the successful market entry in the Netherlands and Sweden
  • Aligned cross-functional teams to launch Amazon Renewed in the Netherlands according to the planned timeline
  • Co-developed a mutual strategy for US/EU Amazon Renewed Premium product expansion targeting ~€600M business opportunity


Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager, EU TVOD

Amazon Germany
01.2018 - 09.2020

Prime Video Transactional Video – on - Demand (TVOD) is Amazon's digital content distribution business


  • Managed relationships with 8+ Hollywood/EU studios (~€85M revenue responsibility), ensuring 15+% annual growth
  • Negotiated annual commercial deals, resulting in margin improvement of +200-500bps
  • Defined TV business strategy in the UK/DE, which led to a new program introduction
  • Accelerated and signed the first historical TVOD commercial deal with HBO in Germany
  • Launched Season 8 of Game of Thrones in TVOD, the highest revenue product in Amazon.de in the first week


Finance Manager

Amazon Germany
08.2016 - 01.2018

The finance operations team focuses on managing Retail/AWS-related receivables and payables


  • Identified areas of controllership risk and highlighted improvement opportunities
  • Developed finance operations' testing process for new AWS entities and ensured that the best practices are followed
  • The finance operations team focuses on managing Retail/AWS-related receivables and payables

Project Manager/Finance Business Partner

Daimler Financial Services
11.2014 - 07.2016

Global financial and mobility services provider of Mercedes-Benz Group


  • Developed a blueprint for a market development program, e.g., Label Program (compliance, controlling, tender)
  • Supervised Label Program' launch in Greece and Serbia
  • Redesigned Sales & Marketing reporting, optimized workflows, reducing ad-hoc requests by 90% and saving 30+ hours per month
  • Governed implementation of a customer retention rate KPI in the EU markets


Financial Controller, Europe Region

Daimler Financial Services
06.2011 - 10.2014

Global financial and mobility services provider of Mercedes-Benz Group


  • Managed strategic and operational business planning for the Europe Region, M&A projects
  • Oversaw Europe Region reporting, provided analytical support for the European CFOs
  • Conceptualized financial reporting for the Label Program, a new market development program


Business Finance Analyst

Pfizer Corporation
08.2008 - 12.2009

Representative office of Pfizer, a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation, in Ukraine


  • Coordinated local strategic & operative business planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes
  • Provided full analytical support to the CFO, Managing Director and Regional Controlling Team in Brussels
  • Optimized internal controls and budget for clinical trials provider, reducing costs by 30%


Global Accounting Manager

Industrial Group (ISD Corporation)
01.2006 - 12.2008

Asset Management of the leading transnational steel company in Europe (Industrial Union of Donbas), ranked among the 30 largest steel producers globally in 2008


  • Managed IFRS financial reporting & accounting for the international infrastructure of ISD (20 entities)
  • Integrated operations and reporting for 20 entities in the new ERP system
  • Supervised outsourced accounting, supported audit for the entities in Switzerland and Cyprus


Education

MBA - Business Administration

ESMT
Berlin, Germany
01-2010

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Audit

Kyiv National Economic University
Kyiv, Ukraine

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Strategic Commercial Negotiations
  • Strategic Analysis
  • Strategic Alliances Oversight
  • Financial Analysis Expertise
  • Project Execution
  • Informed Decision Making
  • Financial budgeting

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
German
Upper intermediate (B2)
Ukrainian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Russian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Technical Skills

SQL, Cognos TM1, Oracle, 1C (ERP)

Timeline

Personal Education Project

City University of London
10.2023 - 12.2024

Senior Refurbished Category Manager

eBay GmbH
05.2023 - 11.2023

Sabbatical

Volunteering
06.2022 - 04.2023

Head of EU Business Development, Amazon Renewed

Amazon Germany
10.2020 - 05.2022

Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager, EU TVOD

Amazon Germany
01.2018 - 09.2020

Finance Manager

Amazon Germany
08.2016 - 01.2018

Project Manager/Finance Business Partner

Daimler Financial Services
11.2014 - 07.2016

Financial Controller, Europe Region

Daimler Financial Services
06.2011 - 10.2014

Business Finance Analyst

Pfizer Corporation
08.2008 - 12.2009

Global Accounting Manager

Industrial Group (ISD Corporation)
01.2006 - 12.2008

MBA - Business Administration

ESMT

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Audit

Kyiv National Economic University
Elena Omelchenko