After graduating from Istanbul Technical University Industrial Engineering Department in 2009, Yakup Sezer continued his studies in the field of entrepreneurship. In 2013, he joined Albaraka Türk as the Strategic Projects Manager and later on February 2017, he became the Business Excellence and Innovation Director of Albaraka. He led innovative projects in the banking sector such as Big Bang, Keşfet, Albaraka Garage, Insha, Alneo, NakitBasit, Albaraka RPA, and Albaraka API. Sezer contributed greatly to the digital transformation of the financial sector.