Ivan Gradev

Ivan Gradev has a diverse range of work experience in business development and project management roles. Ivan is currently the Head of Business Development at Coherent Labs, a leader in game UI middleware, where they help developers and designers incorporate modern technologies to streamline UI development. Prior to this, Ivan worked as the Head of Business Development at Zariba Ltd, a mobile gaming company, where they successfully increased profits through app sales and partnership agreements. Ivan also served as a Product Manager at Payslip, a global payroll management technology provider, and as the Head of Business Development/Project Manager at Shopmetrics Europe Ltd., where they led sales teams and managed key accounts across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Ivan started their career as a Sales Intern at Solvay, where they conducted research and provided valuable insights for strategic investment decisions.

Ivan Gradev's education history includes the following:

- From 2003 to 2008, Ivan Gradev attended Fifth Language School "Yoan Ekzarh" and obtained a High School diploma, with a focus on French and English.

- Between 2008 and 2012, Ivan Gradev studied at De Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied Sciences, earning a Bachelor's degree in International Business and Management.

- In 2011, Ivan Gradev participated in an exchange program at Northern Kentucky University, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Marketing Management, General.

- Ivan Gradev is currently studying at The Open University of Switzerland since 2019, working towards a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration and Management.

Additionally, Ivan Gradev has obtained several certifications, including "Growing as a Sales Manager," "Sales Performance Measurement and Reporting," "Virtual Training for Sales Trainers and Coaches," "Sales Leadership: Building a Thriving Coaching Culture," "Transitioning to Management for Salespeople," "Sales Management Foundations," "Agile Product Owner Role: Foundations," "Agile Project Management with Microsoft Project," "Agile Project Management: Comparing Agile Tools," "Agile at Work: Building Your Agile Team," "Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives," "Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories," "Become an Agile Project Manager," "Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management," "Agile Foundations," "Agile at Work: Driving Productive Agile Meetings," "Agile at Work: Reporting with Agile Charts and Boards," "Scrum: The Basics," "Leadership for Managers," and "Staying Organized to Improve Productivity." These certifications were obtained from institutions such as LinkedIn and Pluralsight, with various completion months and years ranging from 2020 to 2023.