Selen Balcı

Selen Balcı's work experience includes positions in various companies and industries. Selen started their career at Siemens as a Supply Chain Management Intern in 2010. In 2011, they worked as a Marketing Intern at Avea and later as a part-time Marketer at Merck Sharp & Dohme. Selen then joined Garanti BBVA as a Manager in Data, Digital Channels & Banking Processes Audits, where they worked from 2011 to 2018. Selen then moved on to Standard Chartered Bank as a Director of Group Digital Banking Product Management & Service Design in Singapore from 2018 to 2019. Selen then joined the National Bank of Kuwait in 2019 as a Manager in Group Digital Banking Product Management & Service Design. In 2020, Selen became a Principal at DefineX-ConsultingITechnologyILabs, working in digital strategy and transformation consultancy. In 2022, they joined Hepsiburada Financial Services Group/Hepsipay as the Head of Digital Finance Products. Currently, Selen works at Odeabank as the Head of Retail Banking Marketing and Tribe Lead since 2023.

Selen Balcı holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Finance & Banking from Kadir Has University, which they began in 2017. Selen also has a Master's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Boğaziçi University, which they completed from 2011 to 2013. Selen earned a Bachelor's degree in the same field from Boğaziçi University from 2006 to 2011. In addition, they obtained certifications such as CISM, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA), BS 25999 Lead Auditor, and SAP MM. From 2014 to 2015, Selen pursued an M.A. in Economics & Finance at Boğaziçi University and took management courses at Télecom SudParis in 2010. Selen completed their secondary education at Kabataş Erkek Lisesi from 2002 to 2006.