Alex Arnaut

Director DXP Delivery @ JAKALA

About

I'm a strong-willed self-learner with a passion for technology and people. I strongly believe in team collaboration and proactively promoting effective communication. My strengths include exceptional attention to detail, high-level communication skills, a warm and cooperative personality, and a knack for managing teams and complex projects, as well as an uncanny ability to prioritize and multitask.

Country

United States

City

Greater Chicago Area

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Training and Development (HR), Google Analytics, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Project Management, Management, Strategy, Market Research, Web Development, Entrepreneurship, Online Marketing, Strategic Planning, Web Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Event Management, E-commerce, Translation, Business Strategy, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Branding & Identity, Competitive Analysis

Experience

Director DXP Delivery

JAKALA

2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Director Talent Development, EMEA

JAKALA

2024-5 - 2025-3 · 11 mos

Chicago, Illinois, United States

FFW is now Jakala!

Director of Services Enablement

FFW

2022-7 - 2024-5 · 1 yr 11 mos

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Ensuring that the FFW’s accumulated knowledge and experience are used effectively to eliminate roadblocks that prevent the team from succeeding. - Cataloging internal and external resources for trainings and certs. - Curating the training, certification, and knowledge-sharing efforts. - Establishing partnerships for LMS content and tools. - Building learning paths, and best practices, and maximizing the utility of current tools in collaboration with all internal departments.

Director of Employee Success

FFW

2020-3 - 2022-7 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Overseeing HR in the US entity and working with regional management teams across various countries to align HR initiatives with business goals. - Understanding and executing the organization's HR and talent strategy, including current and future talent needs, recruiting retention, and succession planning. - Supporting business needs through the development, engagement, motivation, and preservation of human capital.

Associate Program Manager

FFW

2017-9 - 2020-3 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Chisinau, Moldova

- Effective scheduling of a 35+ person team for the successful completion of projects with high budgets. - Liaison between multinational teams in the US, Europe, and Asia. Support client communication (IT, Marketing, Stakeholders) with the team delivering the project/product. - Refine requirements, deliver trainings / demos, meetings, and presentations. Manage and mitigate risks when they arise. - Drive organizational mindset improvement through proactive promotion and practice of Agile methodologies.

Managing Director, FFW Moldova

FFW

2014-3 - 2020-3 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Chisinau, Moldova

- Actively overseeing the day-to-day activities of 35+ employees. Maintain the team's production performance at the top. - Represent the company at various public and private events and institutions. - Present branch statistics to upper management and stakeholders. - Review and plan career growth for each employee on an annual basis.

Senior Project Manager

FFW

2011-10 - 2017-8 · 5 yrs 11 mos

Chisinau, Moldova

- Delivered 45+ projects successfully. Led teams of 10+ people on complex and major projects with short deadlines. - Worked on refining requirements, presenting trainings and demos, and conducting meetings. Asked strategic questions and maximize the value of the product for the target audience by clarifying what needs to be built. - Manage our clients' product/project backlogs, roadmaps, features, and requirements, and drive prioritization.