ROBERT THEUWS
LETS TALK ABOUT.
YOUR PROJECT
I am Robert Theuws, an experienced Sales professional with over 15 years of experience in E-commerce, SaaS and Online payments.
Some terms that describe me: Leadership, closing deals, establishing long-term relationships, expert in payments and the technology behind these processes, also code language like HTML/ CSS and PHP are not unknown to me. I am at home in the world of E-commerce and have a very good knowledge of WordPress, Magento, Shopware, customer behavior, AR, Ai and web hosting + server configurations.
Who i am.
INSPIRED BY DIFFERENCE
My name is Robert Theuws, born in 1984 in a small village Valkenswaard just below Eindhoven. I am an experienced, data driven, enthusiastic Sales professional & Expert in Payments, Google advertising and the techniques behind it.
In positions as Partner & Alliance manager at Pay. and Sales & Business development manager at Sisow and Buckaroo (FinTech), I have learned to listen carefully to the customer's wants and needs in order to translate them in the right wording to our development team.
Negotiating and closing deals at the C-Level level while sparring with the development team to get the most out of an existing partnership is my unique ability which sets me apart and may take your business to the next level.
Colleagues describe me as an ambitious and open person with an energetic go-getter mentality and keen eye for analytical details. Someone who is genuinely interested in other companies and those behind them. Someone who is always looking for new challenges and wants to create growth in business but also grow on a personal level.
My interests:
- Business Development
- Sales & long-term relationships
- Online Payments & Cards (FinTech)
- Conversion optimization
- Search engine marketing
- E-commerce & Marketplaces
- Cloud Solutions, Hosting & VPS
- Cyber Security
- Artificial Intelligence
- Augmented Reality
Driven by:
- When a client thanks you for your effort and says, Thank you, it all works perfectly
- Being able to get more out of less
- Innovation and learning new things
- Commercial growth, by seizing opportunities and sometimes taking a measured risk
- Growth at the individual level/ Personal growth
- Closing deals -> Getting the deal you thought it was impossible
- A partner who remains a partner despite a better offer. (In love, engaged, married)
My Career.
My Experiences
I am an experienced, data-driven, and enthusiastic sales professional with expertise in digital technologies, including online payments, AI/Data, Online marketing and E-commerce.
As Chief Commercial Officer at Globadyme, I lead our global strategy in delivering innovative payment processing solutions tailored for key sectors such as iGaming, Crypto, Travel, Ticketing, and high-volume e-commerce.
Since 2017, I have been working in the payments industry, developing my expertise through roles at companies like PAY, Buckaroo, and Sisow (FinTech). I've refined my expertise in payments, e-commerce, and SaaS, building a robust network within the payments industry. My approach combines deep market insights with a strategic vision, allowing me to effectively bridge client requirements and our technical capabilities, ensuring solutions are both innovative and precisely aligned with market needs.
Globadyme
With over 20 years of experience in the online business and an impressive track record in the payment provider sector, I currently serve as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Globadyme. In this role, I am responsible for developing and implementing the commercial strategy, leading sales and marketing teams, and driving business development and innovation.
I aim to achieve Globadyme's commercial goals through effective leadership, strategic vision, and a results-driven approach. My focus is on creating value for both our customers and partners, and positioning Globadyme as a leading player in the FinTech industry.
As Chief Commercial Officer at Globadyme, I lead our global strategy in delivering innovative payment processing solutions tailored for key sectors such as iGaming, Crypto, Travel, Ticketing, and high-volume e-commerce. My responsibilities include:
- Strategically promoting Globadyme's cutting-edge financial products and services to online merchants worldwide, with a particular emphasis on markets requiring complex payment solutions.
- Orchestrating targeted sales initiatives across the European region and beyond, focusing on sectors that benefit from our specialized capabilities to secure and expand market presence.
- Overseeing a robust and strategic business development pipeline, enhancing our market position by forging and nurturing pivotal industry relationships.
- Assembling and leading a team of highly experienced professionals, each with unique skills and a dedicated focus on offering comprehensive payment solutions on a global scale.
- Analyzing performance metrics of payment products, transaction volumes, and service levels to continually refine our offerings and ensure peak operational efficiency.
I ensure that Globadyme not only meets the diverse needs of our clients but also drives innovation in the FinTech space, facilitating seamless, scalable payment solutions across multiple high-stakes industries.
Pay.
As Partner Manager, I am dedicated to building and maintaining strategic alliances and partnerships to achieve business objectives. My role is focused on developing sustainable partnerships that add value to both our organization and those of our partners.
Responsibilities:
- ✅ Partnership development: Identify and establish new partnerships that align with our business strategy and growth objectives.
- ✨ Relationship Management: Maintain strong relationships with existing partners, and serve as the primary point of contact for collaborative initiatives.
- 🔗 Collaboration strategy: Develop strategy for collaborations, including establishing shared goals and managing implementation plans.
- 📈 Performance monitoring: Evaluate partnership performance against KPIs and continuous optimization of collaboration initiatives.
- 📑 Contract negotiation: Negotiate contracts and agreements to ensure mutual interests and legal compliance.
Skills:
- 🤔 Strategic Thinking: Able to develop long-term strategies that benefit both our organization and partners.
- 🤝 Excellent Communication: Strong communication skills to effectively negotiate, persuade and collaborate with various stakeholders.
- 🌍 International Cooperation: Experience in managing partnerships internationally, with an understanding of different markets and cultures.
- 💼 Results-oriented: Focused on achieving measurable results and encouraging growth through effective collaboration.
Scope of work and some references:
- Digital Agency (Bluebird Day, Itonomy, Batao, Omines, Optimizers, Ecomwise, Qubix, Dashed, Sherphaan).
- POS partners (Prestop, QX Software, Artimedez).
- Ticketing (Coinmonster, Ticketpayments, Ticketpatron).
- Strategic partners (Intersolve, Twikey, All united KNLTB club software, Returnless, Returnista, Woosa).
Always looking for opportunities and possibilities to achieve Growth! Let's work together for growth and innovation! 🚀
Buckaroo
PARTNER MANAGER - Buckaroo | 2020 - 2021
- Always looking for business development opportunities within a particular area or sector.
- Responsible for achieving growth in new markets and establishing and guiding innovative techniques.
- Build relationships (loyalty) with existing customers to get the maximum return from them as well.
- Driving peak performance and sales success within the organization through team coaching.
- Create, negotiate and close commercial agreements.
- Implement and drive strategy to achieve sales targets and increase market share based on data.
Responsible for Sisow's top 100 customers and always looking for new business.
As Partner Manager, I focused on current integrations, software and onboarding of merchants. Providing the software with new innovative methods, drafting contracts with the compliance department up to the onboarding of the first merchant. Regular meetings and events are also part of this job.
Some of the parties I have worked with as Partner manager are: Worldline, Klarna, in3, SprayPay, AfterPay, KBC bank, Belfius bank, Rabobank, Twikey and ING.
In 2021, Sisow was taken over by Buckaroo. Supervising the takeover took 6 months. The working methods, customers, partners and ICT staff were informed and the relationship managers had a number of "trainings" which were also my last activities. In May 2021 I started a new adventure. Project ORANGE.
Sisow by Buckaroo
SALES & PARTNER MANAGER - Sisow by Buckaroo | 2020 - 2021
- Always looking for business development opportunities within a particular area or sector.
- Responsible for achieving growth in new markets and establishing and guiding innovative techniques.
- Build relationships (loyalty) with existing customers to get the maximum return from them as well.
- Driving peak performance and sales success within the organization through team coaching.
- Create, negotiate and close commercial agreements.
- Implement and drive strategy to achieve sales targets and increase market share based on data.
Responsible for Sisow's top 100 customers and always looking for new business.
As Partner Manager, I focused on current integrations, software and onboarding of merchants. Providing the software with new innovative methods, drafting contracts with the compliance department up to the onboarding of the first merchant. Regular meetings and events are also part of this job.
Some of the parties I have worked with as Partner manager are: Worldline, Klarna, in3, SprayPay, AfterPay, KBC bank, Belfius bank, Rabobank, Twikey and ING.
In 2021, Sisow was taken over by Buckaroo. Supervising the takeover took 6 months. The working methods, customers, partners and ICT staff were informed and the relationship managers had a number of "trainings" which were also my last activities. In May 2021 I started a new adventure. Project ORANGE.
Sisow Payments
SALES, PARTNER & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - KEY ACCOUNTS - Sisow Payments | 2018 - 2021
- Always looking for business development opportunities within a particular area or sector.
- Responsible for achieving growth in new markets and establishing and guiding innovative techniques.
- Build relationships (loyalty) with existing customers to get the maximum return from them as well.
- Driving peak performance and sales success within the organization through team coaching.
- Create, negotiate and close commercial agreements.
- Implement and drive strategy to achieve sales targets and increase market share based on data.
Responsible for Sisow's top 100 customers and always looking for new business.
As Partner Manager, I focused on current integrations, software and onboarding of merchants. Providing the software with new innovative methods, drafting contracts with the compliance department up to the onboarding of the first merchant. Regular meetings and events are also part of this job.
Some of the parties I have worked with as Partner manager are: Worldline, Klarna, in3, SprayPay, AfterPay, KBC bank, Belfius bank, Rabobank, Twikey and ING.
In 2021, Sisow was taken over by Buckaroo. Supervising the takeover took 6 months. The working methods, customers, partners and ICT staff were informed and the relationship managers had a number of "trainings" which were also my last activities. In May 2021 I started a new adventure. Project ORANGE.
Sisow Payments
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER / SALES EXECUTIVE - Sisow Payments | 2017 - 2021
- Always looking for business development opportunities within a particular area or sector.
- Responsible for achieving growth in new markets and establishing and guiding innovative techniques.
- Build relationships (loyalty) with existing customers to get the maximum return from them as well.
- Driving peak performance and sales success within the organization through team coaching.
- Create, negotiate and close commercial agreements.
- Implement and drive strategy to achieve sales targets and increase market share based on data.
Responsible for Sisow's top 100 customers and always looking for new business.
As Partner Manager, I focused on current integrations, software and onboarding of merchants. Providing the software with new innovative methods, drafting contracts with the compliance department up to the onboarding of the first merchant. Regular meetings and events are also part of this job.
Some of the parties I have worked with as Partner manager are: Worldline, Klarna, in3, SprayPay, AfterPay, KBC bank, Belfius bank, Rabobank, Twikey and ING.
In 2021, Sisow was taken over by Buckaroo. Supervising the takeover took 6 months. The working methods, customers, partners and ICT staff were informed and the relationship managers had a number of "trainings" which were also my last activities. In May 2021 I started a new adventure. Project ORANGE.
Projects.
RECENT PROJECTS I WORKED AT
Project ORANGE
OrangeWebmedia was launched with the aim of introducing a new service to the market that allows SME to use high-end software without a large investment and thus continue to compete with the larger parties in the field of e-commerce such as Bol.com and Amazon.
OrangeWebmedia consists of a number of services:
- OrangeWebhosting (OrangeWebhosting)
- OrangeWebsites Web Design (OrangeWebsites)
- Network and Security (OrangeDNS, OrangeICT & OrangeWebsecurity)
- OrangeNetwork (Offering fully equipped marketplaces such as Thuisbezorgd, Amazon, Werkspot and Bol.com
- OrangeNet (Linking live supply and demand for business transportation services like UBER does for individuals. In short, Orange can be deployed in almost any industry).
- OrangeApp (App for Orange customers)
Meanwhile OrangeWebmedia Official partner of Google, Amazon, Digital Ocean, TransIP, Cloudways, Cloudflare, Sectigo, McAfee and Envato. By creating smart data links and automated systems, we are currently able to provide a fully automated service where the customer establishes a domain and 10 minutes later, if chosen, can fill a web shop with products live instantly on 100+ Market Places such as Amazon, AliExpress, EBay and Bol.com. The links are made, the partnerships are in place so the client can hook in/subscribe at any level. From automatic bidding strategies to direct debit payments (SEPA direct Debit) at European level, both business and private through online authorizations.
Projects.
RECENT PROJECTS I WORKED AT
Project ORANGE WEBHOSTING
Roadmap:
- Offering fully equipped (multi vendor) market places such as Amazon and Bol.com where the customer can enable and disable modules (API connections) themselves.
- Live supply and demand linking of transportation services through an APP like UBER does for Taxis.
- Provide an alternative in APP/ website form of Thuisbezorgd.nl for local restaurants, sandwich bar and lunchrooms etc.
- Marketplace where freelancers or students can offer services in the niche of Internet marketing, content writing and translation.
Education.
I have obtained bachelor degrees for
NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences | Leisure & Events management
Bachelor of Business administration (NIMA A/B) degree obtained.
Propedeuse obtained in 2006 - Diploma obtained in 2009
NHTV Breda Academy for Leisure | Imagineering
An imagineer is a designer of organizational development from the meaning and experience perspective.
Additional module on Leisure management.
Old Skool
ROC Eindhoven | MBO Trade and Marketing
Entrepreneur/manager retail (level 4) diploma obtained in 2004
Certifications.
CERTIFICATIONS AND COURSES I FOLLOWED
Courses & Training
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- 2023 i-KYC - AML-CFT Risk Awareness
- 2023 i-KYC - GDPR and Data Protection
- 2022 i-KYC - Cyber Security (Business Integrity)
- 2022 i-KYC - Anti-Bribery & Corruption
- 2022 i-KYC - Money Laundering & Terrorism Finance
- 2022 Google Ads display certification
- 2020 Wwft Awareness - Ministry of Comliance
- 2020 Customer Due Diligence (CDD) & combating money laundering
- 2011 Online Course by Karel Geenen Google Analytics
- 2010 Online Course by Karel Geenen Google Adwords
- 2006 Sales training by Kenneth Smith - Expert in sales
- 2004 HACCP course
- 2002 BAAT Training
Skills.
RESULTS-DRIVEN DESIGN
"I think a personalized approach and approach is the key to success these days." Google and Amazon have been implementing personal recommendations into their existing systems for years.
Special skills
USER FIRST.
The user must feel that it is all about him. There should be no distractions and everything should be "smooth." The user should see only what is tailored to his or her needs.
Skills.
No Nonsense leadership
As a leader, you transfer qualities by transferring your knowledge and experience to your team. In my opinion, you will have to set the example yourself and train your team to become team leaders. Listening well to the wishes and setting the example "this is how I do it" which turns out to be successful is more effective than just saying "this is how it should be" which does not improve effectiveness.
"Great leaders lead by example before requesting anyone else to do anything. Not only do they talk the talk, but they also walk the walk“
Special skills
Walk the Walk
As a leader, you recognize the qualities of each person. A good leader utilizes the qualities of these individuals and forms a driven team of specialists.
Partners.
THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE
I am Licenced partner of, among others:
Contact.
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