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Cigdem Kayali

Director of Cloud & AI Solutions Engineering - Microsoft EMEA ☁ Founding & Board Member of Women in Technology Association (Wtech)

Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

Career path.

  1. Microsoft

    Director of Cloud & AI Solutions Engineering at Europe, Middle East, and Africa

    Jul 2025 - Present
  2. Teknolojide Kadın Derneği

    Founding and Board Member

    Jan 2019 - Present
  3. Microsoft

    Director of Cyber Security at Central & Eastern Europe and Middle East & Africa

    Apr 2023 - Jul 2025
  4. Microsoft

    Director of Cyber Security at Middle East and Africa

    Aug 2021 - Apr 2023
  5. Microsoft

    MEA Women At Microsoft Lead

    Jun 2019 - Sep 2021
  6. Microsoft

    Director Cloud Solution Architects at Middle East and Africa

    Dec 2018 - Aug 2021
  7. Microsoft

    Marketing Group Director - Microsoft Office Division

    Aug 2012 - Nov 2018
  8. Microsoft

    Marketing Manager

    Dec 2008 - Jul 2012
  9. Microsoft

    EMEA MVP Lead Team Manager

    Feb 2007 - Dec 2008
  10. Microsoft

    EE&MEA Community and MVP Program Manager

    Apr 2004 - Mar 2007
  11. Microsoft

    Business Development Manager

    Oct 1997 - Apr 2004
  12. Unilever

    IT Project Manager

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1997
  13. NCR Corporation

    IT Specialist

    Jan 1995 - Jan 1996