Thomas Unger

Global Business Development Manager

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

• 10+ years of experience in pioneering the market entry of B2B SaaS within a top-tier consultancy • 5 years international secondment to Asia • Expertise in Global Business Development, Business Consulting, Product Management and Sales Passionate about #business #global networking #sports

Experience

  • NTT DATA (11 yrs 5 mos)
    • Global Go-To-Market Manager - B2B SaaS (Munich)
      2022 - 2025 · 3 yrs

      NTT DATA Europe & Latam - Product Practice (Munich) Global Go-To-Market Manager - Market entry of SaaS portfolio • Co-initiated and managed the global market entry of digital product portfolios to establish a product practice for SaaS offerings • Piloted the development of delivery structures in collaboration with product owners, functional departments, delivery teams, sales, and management • Managed tender lifecycles, including sales channel enablement, pre-sales, and sales processes. • Conceptualized and implemented an Intellectual Property (IP) office to protect and manage digital assets.

    • Global Business Development Manager - B2B SaaS (Tokyo - 5 years secondment)
      Jan 2017 - Dec 2021 · 5 yrs

      NTT DATA Corporation - Global Business Headquarters (Tokyo based) 5-year secondment to the Global Business Headquarters in Tokyo, with market engagements in Japan, Europe, the APAC region, India, and China. • Drove global business development initiatives at the interface between business divisions, corporate headquarters and markets in Europe, China, India and APAC • Co-initiated a globalization initiative for B2B SaaS portfolios, leading end-to-end Go-To-Market execution to ensure sales and delivery readiness • Greenfield strategy, piloting and business modeling of a Software as a Service (SaaS) marketplace • Program management, creation of market entry and localization strategies

    • Global Business Development Consultant (China & APAC - onsite)
      Mar 2017 - Feb 2019 · 2 yrs

      NTT DATA China (partly onsite China) • Development and transfer of digital consulting portfolios with the objective to grow client accounts in China (e.g. BMW Shenyang; VW Beijing; Geely Ningbo/Shanghai) • Established and trained market launch teams to build and enhance delivery capabilities • Consultative selling, tender creation and closure NTT DATA Malaysia (partly onsite Malaysia) • Sales and POC delivery of an electric vehicle (EV) charging platform • Business model consulting for the Government of Malaysia to initiate charging business NTT DATA APAC & India • Pre-sales and sales of digital products and consulting portfolios

  • Project Management / Student Ambassador at University of Southern Denmark
    Aug 2012 - Jan 2013 · 6 mos

    Responsible project manager & student ambassador Led initiatives aimed at strengthening the sense of community among students from diverse cultural backgrounds and supporting the integration of international students.

  • Assistant Marketing & Sales at Deutsche Golf Online GmbH
    Oct 2008 - Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Assistant in Marketing & Sales / Online Marketing / Sport Marketing

  • Intern / Assistant Logistic at Verla Pharm
    Jul 2006 - Aug 2006 · 2 mos

    Logistic department