Illya Shell

About Illya Shell

Multifaceted business and technology leader with a successful track record across Product Innovation and Management, Partnership Development, Business Strategy and Consulting, and Growth Initiatives. I have a strong team-based management style coupled with hands-on solution development in both start-up/growth environments and large, mature organizations. Being focused on delivering creative solutions to challenging business scenarios has allowed me to achieve bottom-line results and establish myself as a valued asset and business partner. I have a well-honed ability to bridge the business-technology divide by understanding and translating complex business/product concepts so that all internal and external stakeholders are able to fully engage. My proven strengths in relationship building, contract negotiation, analysis and problem solving, instigating change and growth, developing effective cross-functional teams, and motivating internal and external partners toward common goals have been demonstrated in global organizations as well as evolving new ventures. I have an unquenchable passion for building enduring solutions – products and partnerships – to help my customers address their critical challenges.Specialties include Innovation/Ideation, New Product Development and Management, Alliance Development and Partnership Management, Contract Negotiation, Strategic Planning, New Business Development

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Boost Payment Solutions

   Apr 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Oversee daily Operations and Client Management of the company, ensuring that all payments are made to the appropriate parties within agreed SLAs and customer inquiries, complaints, and questions are addressed in a timely manner. Oversee Boost’s Human Resources function, including the establishment of policies and procedures that foster company culture and support employee success.

Education

• Columbia Business School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing & Finance

• Cornell University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Neurobiology and Behavior

• Pace University

  Master of Science - MS, Management Information Systems

Skills

• Business Planning
• Saas
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Partnerships
• Program Management
• Alliances
• Business Process
• Contract Negotiation
• Business Alliances
• Outsourcing
• Leadership
• New Business Development
• Product Development
• Enterprise Software
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Business Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Lead Generation
• Product Management
• Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Go-to-Market Strategy