Aleksandar (Sale) Marković

Gouda, Netherlands

Aleksandar (Sale) Marković

Commercial and product-oriented professional with 13+ years across CPaaS, messaging, mobile payments, connectivity, strategic partnerships, and AI product development.

Capabilities

Core Skills

A capability-led view of the work I do, grounded in transferable skills rather than industries.

Partnerships & Account Management

Building trusted relationships, aligning stakeholders, and supporting long-term customer value.

Procurement & Negotiation

Bringing structure to commercial conversations, supplier relationships, and practical agreements.

Operations & Delivery

Turning priorities into coordinated work that teams and customers can rely on.

Product & Process Improvement

Finding clearer ways of working through feedback, systems thinking, and continuous iteration.

Project Management

Clarifying scope, dependencies, and next steps so cross-functional work keeps moving.

AI-Assisted Building

Using AI tools thoughtfully to explore, prototype, document, and improve everyday workflows.

Career

Professional Experience

Selected experience across technology, partnerships, operations, and delivery.

Growing strategic connectivity partnerships across the full commercial and technical lifecycle.

  • Manage and expand existing partner relationships through cross-selling omnichannel services.
  • Lead the partner lifecycle: identification, pricing, negotiation, contracting, integration, testing, and go-live.
  • Work with routing and support teams to tailor services and create smooth partner onboarding.
  • Contribute market intelligence and product or reporting improvements based on customer and industry needs.

Capabilities

Account management
Partnerships
Commercial negotiation
Technical onboarding

Selected work

AI & Tech Projects

Product-minded AI tools designed around clear decisions, useful workflows, and practical outcomes.

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Decision Making Tool

Coded by me / AI-assisted builder

A structured tool that turns unstructured decision problems into goals, constraints, options, pros and cons, next steps and a quality/category signal.

Product outcome

Demonstrates practical use of AI and structured workflows for clearer decision-making.

Python
Streamlit
AI/LLM
Decision Support
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Energy Usage Optimizer

Coded by me / AI-assisted builder

A home energy optimization tool built around household usage patterns and practical recommendations.

Product outcome

Demonstrates how data, automation and AI-assisted analysis can turn household energy usage into actionable advice.

Python
FastAPI
Streamlit
Docker
AI/LLM
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Live project
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CV Optimizer / Interview Prep

Product owner / workflow designer / task reviewer

A structured AI workflow for tailoring a CV to a job description and generating interview preparation materials.

Product outcome

Demonstrates validation-first AI workflow design and controlled use of AI for career tooling.

Python
Streamlit
AI/LLM
Validation
PDF
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Local demo
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CV Optimizer: GTM Prototype

Product owner / system designer / Codex-led implementation

A go-to-market prototype for a validation-led CV tailoring workflow with structured temporary delivery.

Product outcome

Demonstrates productization of an AI workflow, including security, validation and delivery thinking.

FastAPI
Python
AI/LLM
PDF
Validation
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Local demo
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Dental Trip Savings

Product owner / system designer / Codex-led implementation

A calculator-style product for estimating potential dental treatment savings across destination options.

Product outcome

Demonstrates product thinking around comparison workflows, public-facing reports and decision support.

Next.js
FastAPI
Python
PDF Report
AI/LLM
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SEO Automation Tool

Product owner / workflow designer / Codex-led implementation

A reusable workflow for SEO research, keyword planning, topic strategy and article brief generation.

Product outcome

Demonstrates reusable workflow design for content research, SEO planning and AI-assisted brief generation.

Python
Google APIs
SERP Research
AI/LLM
Automation

Learning & sharing

Education & Teaching

Academic training combined with practical, student-focused teaching.

Education

Bachelor: Management

Academic foundation

Grounding in management principles, organisational thinking, and business practice.

Master: Project Risk Management

Academic specialisation

Focused study of risk-aware planning, project decisions, and complex delivery environments.

Practical teaching

Practical teaching

Lectures & workshops

MS Project, project planning, business communication case studies, and hands-on work with students.

Experiences

Event Management

Community, learning, and delivery experiences brought to life through clear organisation.

2010 · Belgrade

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Youth / Community Initiative

International Youth Day

Contributed to youth-focused activities in Belgrade during the International Year of Youth.

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2011 · Belgrade

Education Initiative

Language Courses for Young People

Helped organize language courses for young people in cooperation with Equilibrio language school.

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2015 · Belgrade

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Independent Event

The Belgrade Get Together

Created and led a mobile-industry networking event connecting Eastern and Western European companies.

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2016 · Belgrade

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Independent Event

Liftit

Created and led a mobile-technology conference with panels, startup pitches and industry networking.

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Communication

Languages

Working across languages, cultures, and international teams.

Serbian
Native
English
Advanced / Professional
Dutch
Ongoing B1
Spanish
A2
German
Basic

Outside work

Hobbies & Interests

The hands-on and under-water pursuits that keep me curious.

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Below the surface

Diving

A reset in blue: focus, calm, and the curiosity to keep exploring.

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Making by hand

DIY & Woodworking

A practical counterbalance to screen work: planning, building, and refining tangible things.