Jan Fiedler
Epic Owner – Senior Consultant – Partner Management
Experience
Epic Owner – Senior Consultant – Partner Management
TelcoMobile
Responsible for implementing and launching a group-wide transformation program in partner management using Salesforce as the central infrastructure.
Defined business requirements for partner management, focusing on roles and permissions, and developed a comprehensive roles and permissions concept.
Organized and facilitated agile workshops (feature blueprinting) with stakeholders, business analysts, and architects to capture and align requirements.
Planned, coordinated, and approved all relevant requirements for the successful rollout of partner management within the Salesforce platform.
Prioritized epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria to ensure alignment with the strategic objectives of the transformation program.
Ensured the acceptance of all necessary tests within the Salesforce infrastructure before product release.
Collaborated extensively with international vendors and partners in agile software development, applying Scrum and Kanban principles for continuous improvement.
Senior Business Consultant – Business Process Realtime Monitoring for Consent Management
Telco Mobile B2X
Led the implementation of an enterprise-wide end-to-end business process monitoring solution for consent management using Splunk.
Conducted comprehensive customer process analysis to plan and approve requirements in the B2X segment (mobile, postpaid/prepaid, fixed network) utilizing Splunk visualizations and dashboards.
Regularly presented project status and new topics to decision-making bodies, using Splunk data for informed insights.
Led workshops with stakeholders, business analysts, and Splunk architects to ensure optimal integration of the Splunk platform.
Developed, refined, and prioritized user stories and acceptance criteria in close consultation with stakeholders, leveraging Splunk data.
Handed over requirements to product owners for sprint planning, aligning with business needs based on Splunk data.
Developed key performance indicators and introduced alerting and communication processes for commercial deployment of Splunk-based monitoring solutions.
Planned and executed business-readiness tests across all touchpoints (web portals, apps, customer service portals, point of sale), ensuring seamless operations with Splunk data analysis.
Approved created dashboards and panels and established communication structures for transparent presentation of results.
Business Analyst – Requirements Management for Consent Management
Telco Mobile B2X
Defined and refined business requirements and aligned them across stakeholders and development teams for a centralized consent management solution.
Created and refined user stories and acceptance criteria with business units to capture customer needs precisely.
Integrated defined requirements into product planning processes, involving demand interfaces, development units, system architecture, and service teams, focusing on agent and customer frontend (web portals, mobile applications, self-care process).
Led and conducted analysis and development workshops, including final documentation approval to ensure complete requirement capture.
Reviewed a specialized test catalog to ensure solution quality and functionality.
Initiated and supported various acceptance tests to verify solution compliance with defined requirements.
Conducted workshops with development teams to continuously improve solution quality and performance.
Planned and executed business-readiness tests across the business area to ensure readiness for commercial deployment.
Provided comprehensive coordination from requirement definition to solution release.
Global Portfolio Manager
Unify GmbH & Co KG
Developed the global portfolio strategy in the fixed-business B2X telco environment, focusing on trading floor solutions, control center solutions for finance and energy sectors, and office telephony devices (desk phones, DECT, WLAN handsets) for typical office environments, as well as medical and industrial sectors.
Conducted systematic market trend analysis to derive product features and define differentiated offering variants.
Performed comprehensive market and competitive analyses to assess portfolio functionality, pricing, and cost positions, involving external service providers and analysts (Frost & Sullivan, MZA, Gartner).
Presented findings to relevant committees and provided recommendations for portfolio adjustments.
Developed detailed global portfolio roadmaps for products, services, and solutions to ensure strategic alignment.
Defined marketing concepts and developed go-to-market strategies, including SEO considerations for maximizing online visibility and reach.
Identified cross- and up-selling opportunities with existing customers and formulated programs to capitalize on these.
Led usability initiatives, including validation through user acceptance tests to ensure products met user needs.
Coordinated international virtual project teams from product management, marketing, and regional sales to execute portfolio strategy.
Built strategic partnerships to explore joint business areas and expand product offerings.
Engaged regularly with customers and partners at trade shows and workshops to strengthen relationships and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
Information Technology Manager, CTO
Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co KG
Planned long-term business telecommunications solutions for SMEs worldwide, focusing on business development and increasing online visibility.
Identified and defined key investment areas in business telecommunications for SMEs to allocate resources and drive global growth.
Acted as single point of contact for Siemens AG global account teams to ensure seamless integration of communication infrastructure via SIP trunking to Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007, enhancing online business visibility.
Created foundational documents and design templates on strategic topics such as global SMB market development, real-time communication in virtual IT environments, and VoIP for SMEs.
Defined new business orientations for product portfolios to adapt to market changes and customer needs, maximizing growth opportunities.
Developed innovative marketing strategies and concepts to boost online visibility and product reach in the business world.
Senior System Engineer – RTC Communication Solutions
Siemens AG
Advised and planned the integration of RTC communication solutions within the Siemens AG group, focusing on Microsoft Live Communication Server (Skype for Business).
Led design workshops in pre-sales to develop detailed blueprints for real-time applications tailored to customer requirements.
Contributed to product and solution definitions for IP-based unified communication rollouts within Siemens AG, modernizing and optimizing the company’s communication infrastructure.
Proactively identified growth opportunities by developing new business fields and business models, including launching application platforms in international markets in collaboration with Accenture.
Collaborated closely with customers and partners to customize and implement real-time communication solutions to meet Siemens AG requirements.
Played an active role in identifying and implementing innovative technologies and solutions to strengthen Siemens AG’s competitiveness on the international market.
Summary
With over two decades of experience in the telecommunications industry, I have extensive knowledge and expertise in implementing transformation programs. My focus has been on introducing role and permission concepts within a Salesforce infrastructure, organizing workshops, prioritizing projects, and ensuring test acceptance. I have also successfully implemented end-to-end business process monitoring solutions with Splunk and further developed centralized consent management solutions. My portfolio management background spans various industries, including complete trading floor solutions, control center environments, and office telephony devices.
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Education
Technical College for Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Munich
State-Certified Technician in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Telecommunications Engineering · Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering · Munich, Germany
Certifications & licenses
CompTIA-Convergence+TM Certified Professional
ITIL®Foundation In IT Service Management
Microsoft Lync Server Core Solutions (Skype for Business)
Management Of Portfolios (MoP®) Practitioner Certified Professional
PRINCE2 Practitioner Certified Professional
Professional Scrum Master
Professional Scrum Product Owner
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