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Ruxandra Sandu

Ruxandra Sandu

Project Manager
Iasi,IS

Summary

I'm an enthusiastic Project Manager, mostly in the Marketing domain, who loves her role, with over 8 years of experience effectively managing & coordinating marketing campaigns & projects from conception to completion. I pride myself on being an honest, dedicated, and solution-oriented project manager. With a hands-on approach, I roll on my sleeves and work together with my team to drive toward the goals. I genuinely believe in fostering a can-do attitude and working together to find effective solutions. We'll navigate challenges, celebrate successes, and deliver exceptional results.

Experimented in using project management tools (even the good old Excel), digital marketing platforms, and email marketing tools to increase efficiency & productivity in managing marketing activities, and volumes to out-to-market. Always curious about tools and apps that can bring value to a team by streamlining their processes and reducing bottlenecks. It comes naturally to plan, prioritize, and monitor the projects I work on to drive success, for myself, for the team, and for the company I work for. I'm also interested in Agile Project Management and/or Agile Marketing and looking for opportunities to work with this framework to gain experience. My goal is to learn, gain practical experience and develop further this skill.

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills.

Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certificates
3
3
Languages

Work History

Project Manager, Marketing

Harte Hanks
Iasi
06.2016 - Current
  • Successfully coordinate a team of 10 marketing professionals to execute marketing campaigns by ensuring a seamless integration of strategies and tactics
  • Demonstrated a customer-centric approach by conducting thorough research on the project requirements and offering insightful recommendations to mitigate risks and optimize results
  • Built strong partnerships with cross-functional teams, including strategists, marketing managers, developers, and analysts, to fulfill project requirements while ensuring budgets & timings were adhered to
  • Collaborated with the strategists and marketing managers to establish project goals, timelines, and plans, and ensured successful project execution through consistent monitoring and management
  • Maintained positive and productive relationships with project teams through effective communication and collaboration, resulting in successful project delivery
  • Effectively utilizing multiple resources to develop and execute marketing campaigns for international clients including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Ensono, RJ Reynolds, Takeda, and Harte Hanks
  • Implemented and standardized development and execution processes for the internal marketing team, improving overall efficiency and effectiveness
  • Demonstrated a broad range of marketing expertise, including email marketing, digital ad campaigns, SEO, UX, social media activities, website building, and refresh through self-learning and continuous education in my work domain
  • Coordinated and managed the adoption and implementation of Adobe Experience Manager and Adobe Workfront for the Marketing team, through the creation of the asset management structure and naming convention, and standardized project plan template for marketing campaigns
  • Managed, executed and organized the Content cleanup of the RFPIO platform to streamline RFP/RFI/SRP process for the company
  • Easily managed projects through PM tools such as Workzone, Liquid Planner, Wrike, Adobe Workfront and others, including resource management tools
  • Constantly self-trained and self-educated on marketing subjects on platforms like LinkedIn, Udemy, Coursera to improve knowledge and be up to date with market trends (eMarketer)
  • HubSpot certifications in Inbound, Content Marketing, and Inbound Sales, and has a basic to medium level of knowledge in marketing and configuration platforms.

Near-Shore Administration Manager

Valldata Services Limited
Iasi
08.2013 - 06.2016
  • Successfully lead implementation of process migration, business transition and restructure
  • Effectively managing service delivery teams (15 FTEs) to ensure provision of excellent services
  • Successful supervision and assignment of tasks to the relevant team, based on processes
  • Active key role in recruiting and training members
  • Focused on performance management and developing the skills of my teams
  • Representation of the Service Management team in both internal and client facing situations
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions based on the overall knowledge of systems and environments.

Client Services Administrator

Valldata Services Limited
Iasi
04.2013 - 07.2013
  • Successful management of Operations tasks, in accordance with the SLAs
  • Successful management, processing, and reconciliation of Direct Debits and Direct Debit Instructions
  • Gained expertise/knowledge of BACS/SEPA system.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

Operations Administrator

Valldata Services Limited
Iasi
07.2012 - 03.2013
  • Experience in managing data imports from multiple sources into the company's processing systems and management of the resulting rejected records
  • Delivery of various outputs to internal and external stakeholders in a timely fashion
  • Successfully solving system errors in cooperation with the IT Department
  • Management of all tasks to ensure data is being processed in accordance with client/internal service levels.

Quality Assurance Officer

Valldata Services Limited
Iasi
08.2011 - 07.2012
  • Identifying and resolving data quality issues, contributing to the subsidiary's goal of achieving 99.6% accuracy
  • Coordinating and executing the transfer of new data feeds or data corrections maintaining the continuity and level of service.

Data Capture Operator

Valldata Services Limited
Iasi
10.2010 - 08.2011
  • Gained a 99.5% score in data capture accuracy due to attention to details, quick learning abilities.

Education

MBA - Banks & Financial Markets

Faculty of Economics & Business Administration
Alexandru I Cuza University Of Iasi
10.2008 - 06.2010

BBA - Finances & Banks

Faculty of Economics & Business Administration
Alexandru I Cuza University Of Iasi
10.2005 - 06.2008

High School Diploma -

Economic Highschool
09.2001 - 06.2005

Inbound, Digital Marketing - undefined

HubSpot
05.2022 - 05.2022

Skills

Performance monitoring

Details

Iasi, Romania, +40740367534, ruxandra.grosu@gmail.com

Availability

OPEN TO REMOTE/HYBRID WORK, AVAILABLE FOR REGULAR TRAVELING

References

References available upon request

Certification

SCRUM & Agile - Skillab - 12 weeks

Timeline

Google Project Management Certification

06-2024

Agile Marketing Introduction - uDemy - 4 weeks

05-2024

SCRUM & Agile - Skillab - 12 weeks

11-2022

Inbound, Digital Marketing - undefined

HubSpot
05.2022 - 05.2022

Agile Leadership Certification - SSGI - 6 weeks

09-2021

Project Manager, Marketing

Harte Hanks
06.2016 - Current

Near-Shore Administration Manager

Valldata Services Limited
08.2013 - 06.2016

Client Services Administrator

Valldata Services Limited
04.2013 - 07.2013

Operations Administrator

Valldata Services Limited
07.2012 - 03.2013

Quality Assurance Officer

Valldata Services Limited
08.2011 - 07.2012

Data Capture Operator

Valldata Services Limited
10.2010 - 08.2011

MBA - Banks & Financial Markets

Faculty of Economics & Business Administration
10.2008 - 06.2010

BBA - Finances & Banks

Faculty of Economics & Business Administration
10.2005 - 06.2008

High School Diploma -

Economic Highschool
09.2001 - 06.2005
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