RHV

Executive summary

Senior payments and partnerships profile with deep ecosystem experience.

Senior payments and partnerships professional with 15+ years of experience across the global fintech and ecommerce ecosystem. Proven track record in developing strategic partnerships, driving business development initiatives and expanding payment acceptance across platforms, PSPs and alternative payment methods.

Experienced in collaborating with product, commercial and technical teams to scale payment solutions, optimise go-to-market strategies and unlock new revenue streams. Background across leading fintech and technology companies including Amazon Pay, Mollie and Ecommpay.

Core skills

Detailed capabilities across partnerships, online payments and strategic business development.

Payments

15+ years

Deep familiarity with online payments, payout models, alternative payment methods and the wider PSP landscape.

Commercial Partnerships

15+ years

Identifying, structuring and growing partnerships that create distribution, revenue and long-term strategic value.

Financial Partnerships

12+ years

Working effectively with financial institutions and payment stakeholders to align commercial objectives with operational reality.

Platform & Ecosystem Growth

12+ years

Developing partner ecosystems that strengthen product reach, create leverage and support expansion across markets.

Open Banking, APMs & Payout Ecosystems

8+ years

Understanding the partner landscape around modern payment flows, local methods and embedded financial experiences.

Strategic Business Development

15+ years

Connecting market insight, relationship building and execution discipline to move strategic initiatives forward.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

12+ years

Cross-functional leadership across commercial, product and technical teams, including mentoring, hiring and international stakeholder alignment.

CRM, GTM & Commercial Tools

10+ years

Hands-on experience with Salesforce, HubSpot, SAP, Jira, Confluence, Looker, SharePoint, GSuite and structured GTM workflows.

Professional experience

Career history across fintech, online payments, enterprise technology and global platform environments.

Ecommpay

Partnerships and commercial growth

Worked in a payments-led fintech setting focused on strategic relationships, ecosystem growth and commercial opportunity development.

  • Built and expanded commercially relevant partner relationships
  • Worked across payment stakeholders and growth channels
  • Supported revenue-oriented partnership development

Mollie

Fintech partnerships and market development

Contributed to partner development in a modern European fintech environment with strong product-market fit and platform relevance.

  • Supported partner and market relationship development
  • Worked within a high-growth fintech operating model
  • Connected commercial activity with ecosystem opportunities

Computop

Payments and partner ecosystems

Worked across payment infrastructure, commercial partner networks and merchant-relevant payment use cases.

  • Experience across payment methods, partner structures and commercial coordination
  • Supported merchant-facing strategic opportunities
  • Developed understanding of complex payment landscapes

Amazon

Global platform environment

Gained experience in a performance-driven, international platform business known for pace, structure and commercial rigor.

  • Exposure to global stakeholder environments
  • Strengthened execution discipline and commercial range
  • Worked within large-scale operational structures

IBM

Enterprise technology foundation

Built a strong enterprise grounding through technology-led business environments, structured stakeholder management and strategic engagement.

  • Experience in structured enterprise settings
  • Exposure to technology, clients and commercial processes
  • Built a solid professional base for later fintech roles

Ernst & Young

Advisory and business analysis

Early grounding in advisory thinking, analysis and professional standards that continue to shape senior-level client and partner conversations.

  • Developed analytical and structured communication skills
  • Built an advisory mindset with commercial relevance
  • Established a strong professional foundation early on

Education & languages

A professional foundation shaped by advisory, enterprise and international market exposure.

Education

BA in English Translation & Interpreting
Specialization: Economics, Business Administration and Law
University of Applied Languages (SDI), Munich, Germany

Academic training in professional translation and interpreting with a focus on business, economic and legal terminology for international corporate environments.

Diploma in Bulgarian Translation & Interpreting
University of Applied Languages (SDI), Munich, Germany

Professional training in translation, interpreting and intercultural communication.

Slavic Studies
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria

Academic studies in Bulgarian, for translator, interpreter, literature and cultural history.

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • Bulgarian
  • French (basic)
  • Spanish (beginner)
  • Italian (beginner)

Industry coverage

FinTech, e-commerce, online payment services, partnership management, GTM strategy, ecosystem growth and strategic planning.

Leadership style

Cross-functional, commercially grounded and relationship-driven, with experience in mentoring, hiring and stakeholder management.