Yıldırım is a people-oriented leader with 31 years insurance industry experience formerly at YapıKredi, AZ and HDI Sigorta. In those organisations he held sales and marketing roles including AGM, Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer and CEO.

Today, Yıldırım is Assistant General Manager of Sales and Marketing at MAPFRE, where he is responsible for two Business and Client areas. One is their network of 5 directorates, 14 regions and nearly 2000 agents.  The other is Channels and Marketing, managing car dealer brokers, Ex-Nonex and Türk MAPFRE Agents, including sales planning and control, digital insurance, group health and supporting the Corporate Communications team.