Dušan Žeželj

Technology Consultant

Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 7 months
Ludwigshafen, Germany

Technology Consultant

Construction Company

  • 11/24 – Advised a mid-sized company on introducing a lean ERP system
Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 7 months

Temporary Startup Support

Sustainable Tourism Concept (private project)

  • Researched market potential and business model
  • Used an effectuation approach
  • Created pitch deck
  • Networking with experts
  • Estimated costs/revenue in preparation for the first business cases
  • Researched funding programs/impact investments
Apr 2022 - Dec 2025
2 years 9 months
Munich, Germany

Business Project Manager

Telecommunications Sector

  • Led contract negotiations for an IT migration contract (approx. 400 pages)
  • Considered internal processes and guidelines with a user perspective focus
  • Split by legal and content requirements (tech, processes)
  • Requirements engineering for individual product topics, aligned the operating model
Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
1 year 9 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Product Owner & Project Manager

Corporate Innovation Division

  • Led augmented and virtual reality development projects from idea to MVP
  • Demonstrated AR/VR potential for internal business units and their customers
  • Built MVPs based on existing strengths/partnerships
  • Agile development management of external technology partners (China) and internal teams
Jan 2019 - Jun 2020
1 year 6 months
Paris, France

Executive MBA

ESSEC & Mannheim

  • Master thesis on corporate incubation together with BASF’s incubator “Chemovator”
Jul 2016 - Dec 2019
2 years 6 months
Darmstadt, Germany

Product Owner & Project Manager

Deutsche Telekom AG

  • Developed a product strategy to redesign a B2C mass-market product
  • Facilitated refinements, plannings and reviews for structured prioritization of requirements and iterative-incremental delivery
  • Transformed the development model to agile, scalable, data-driven models
Aug 2014 - Jul 2016
2 years
Darmstadt, Germany

Project Manager

Deutsche Telekom AG

  • Led a transformation project to realign a digital product portfolio
  • Worked closely with product experts, designers, developers and stakeholders to prioritize the backlog and ensure optimal resource allocation
  • Applied design thinking, lean and startup methods to promote innovative solutions
Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
1 year 1 month
Darmstadt, Germany

Product Manager

Deutsche Telekom AG

  • Cloud storage proof of concept – moved customer data from devices to the cloud
  • Virtualization proof of concept – used tech to extend device lifespans without performance loss
Jan 2010 - Aug 2013
2 years 8 months
Darmstadt, Germany

Project Manager & Product Manager

Deutsche Telekom AG

  • Led an executive board project to launch a new mass-market B2C service
  • Screened and evaluated market solutions, assessed potential business models
  • Created product roadmap; managed the hybrid development project and provided onsite support at Microsoft in Mountain View; handled contract negotiations
  • Held steering boards; proactive stakeholder and risk management to ensure strategic and operational goals
Jul 2009 - Jan 2011
1 year 7 months
Darmstadt, Germany

Hardware Product Manager

Deutsche Telekom AG

  • Requirements engineering in development project; interface to chip makers/OEMs
Aug 2006 - Jul 2009
3 years
Darmstadt, Germany

Junior Hardware Product Manager

T-Online International AG

  • Defined business requirements and supported implementation (wireless devices, set-top boxes)
Jan 1993 - Dec 1998
5 years
Ludwigshafen, Germany

Apprentice Power Electronics Technician

BASF

  • (then completed high school diploma and university studies).

Summary

Senior IT manager with a strong focus on delivery and many years of experience in the international IT and technology industry

  • Over 15 years of experience leading technology projects, stakeholder management and leading international development partners and teams
  • Successful in developing digital products and services from concept through development and testing to market launch
  • Extensive hands-on experience in organizational development aimed at optimizing processes for customer focus and delivery cycles

With my many years of project management experience in product and software development, I can address project friction early and build effective teams. The combination of my engineering background and my MBA degree lets me understand and manage both technical and business aspects of a project. As a goal-oriented communicator and experienced negotiator, I coordinate information flow between all parties and stakeholders. My drive is to develop goal-focused solutions by analyzing complex challenges in a structured way and executing them efficiently with commitment.

Languages

sh
Native
German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

ESSEC & Mannheim

Executive MBA · Paris, France

Oct 2000 - Jun 2005

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Dipl.-Ing. · Media and Information Science · Offenburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Prince2 Certification

SAFe Agilist Certification

21st Century Leadership: Lessons from Washington

Georgetown University

Leadership, Decision Making and Collective Performance

Ecole St-Cyr

Certified SCRUM Product Owner