Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
David is an executive leader with a demonstrated track record of business results and is also passionate about leading, building, developing, and coaching high performing teams. David has more than 15 years of telecom industry experience in the areas of transformation projects, consulting, strategic partnerships, startups, innovation, digital, agile development, business development and sales - B2C/B2B. He possesses a solid educational foundation from business schools in Germany, Australia and the US. Specialties: Telecoms, Ecommerce (E-Business, E-Commerce, E-Sales, E-Services), agile working (Scrum, SAFe), B2B, Partnering, Business Development, Project Management, Innovation, Silicon Valley
As the Head of Strategic Accounts Mobile, I lead key partnerships and go-to-market strategy for our mobile business. I manage relationships with major accounts like Apple and Samsung, overseeing the full lifecycle from purchasing and negotiation to product launches. My role also involves steering cross-functional initiatives and presenting directly to C-level leadership.
David is currently VP at Deutsche Telekom responsible for executing (new) partnerships in order to differentiate, increase customer satisfaction, and grow revenues, whilst positioning DT as No. 1 European TelCo partner. Product innovation areas: B2B/Enterprise services, generative AI, IoT, 5G, security, sales & eCommerce, Smarthome, TV, XR, entertainment (eSports, gaming), digital advertising, devices/on device experience, fintech Team lead for 15 people
Responsible for B2B eCommerce in Germany (www.telekom.de/business): - Responsible for designing and executing eCommerce/digital touchpoint strategy and driving eSales for B2B in Germany - Transformation of line-organization into scaled agile organization (SAFe) with focus on improved customer experience, revenue growth and cost efficiency - Results: double-digit revenue growth year-over-year - Budget responsibility includes WPHR (marketing); OPEX; CAPEX (IT development); OPS (IT operations) - Leadership responsibility of 30 employees (direct), 50 (virtually)
Projects: research and preparation of market data, identification and evaluation of market powers and trends for investments in Eastern Europe, company analysis.
Tasks: assistance in the organization execution and post processing of working capital management seminars, assistance in customer care and acquisition
Tasks: graduate recruiting, examination and improvement of business processes, database development
Tasks: administration of internet/intranet activities, e-payment projects