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Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

• Spearhead the process of determining the definition, creation and ongoing evolution of the adidas strategy to support simple, transparent, scalable payments solutions in digital and retail• Utilize various reports, analyze and provide trend results to management and staff to monitor performance metrics and enhance performance by improving awareness• Assume complete ownership for managing, developing and mentoring team members including Product Managers incorporating Agile Development methodologies and the Scrum Framework, as well as other departments, to ensure high levels of productivity• Support development and execute plans and strategies to ensure achievement of market share and revenue/profitability objectives, while ensuring adherence to all established standards and guidelines• Effectively lead the enhancement of product architecture for all Payments initiatives on a global scale• Lead and evolve relationships with key partner executives, e.g. Head of Payments, Head of Treasury Products as well as their equivalents within Acquirers, Processors and PSPs, Risk Management providers as well as Payment Method providers• Serve as a Liaison within adidas including executives from Compliance, Legal, Regulatory, Risk, Sales, Marketing, Product, Procurement, Investor Relations, Corporate Development, Corporate Strategy and Technology

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

As a Senior Director – Product Creation at Adidas Digital Sports, I ensured compliance with time, cost, and quality specifications by assuming accountability in defining and managing the product development process to deliver real value that meets market needs. To be effective in product creation, I supported the company's core categories' expansion efforts and general business goals by creating and implementing innovative digital products and services in the Smart Products/Wearable space. • Employed strong leadership abilities, customer relation skills, and effective utilization of our corporate resources to help create a strong Business Unit• Managed projects, creating successful concepts, and direction for clients, conducted efficient marketing strategies• Negotiated with vendors through product life cycle i.e. costing, time and action, minimums, etc.• Collaborate with members across functional teams, developing the vision for each product through qualitative and quantitative market research and development• Strategically devised and executed innovative strategies for digital products and services in the Smart Products/Wearables space, • Oversee the implementation of Agile software development process as well as OKR based objective monitoring processes• Ensured project outputs were consistently high-quality deliverables, on time and within budget to all business objectives• Created quality control standards and procedures; Established governance on the quality control process• Recommended developmental activities to ensure timely and efficient product team workflow

Kempele, Fi

Having served as a Manager, Business Partnership & Media Services at Polar Electro Oy, I defined and managed the product development process to provide real value that meets market needs while ensuring strict adherence to business compliance. To hone and enhance my skills, I developed and implemented innovative strategies for digital products and services in the Smart Products/Wearables space to support its core categories' expansion efforts and general business goals. • Developed and maintained accurate, complete and user friendly product information; Identified product ideas and opportunities in line with industry trends and market environment• Extracted meaning from analytics outputs, developed strategy and execution plans, ensured proper actions are taken, and tracked results• Effectively developed and executed standard operational practices for customer service, documentation and project management to ensure an unparalleled service• Maintained adherence to user and client requirements by aligning projects specification, schedules and phase deliverables• Responsible for effectively allocating resources to meet requirements, resolving occurring problems, significantly improving the company’s abilities to meet project challenges and demands• Managed key relationships with Media, Athletes and Sports Governing Bodies to ensure effective and safe usage of Sports Monitoring solutions in televised sporting events

Kempele, Fi

I worked as a Global Customer Support Manager, wherein I handled complex and sensitive client relations and quality control issues to minimize the negative impact on business direction. To improve revenue growth, I established and monitored customer service standards by employing recognized and comprehensive benchmarks.Moreover, I coached employees to develop strong customer support skills to minimize process issues and meet customer expectations. I also maintained consistent communication with the leadership team to manage customer service effectiveness by monitoring performance and assessing metrics• Participated in the business development process by providing support in the development of project approaches and proposals• Worked in close collaboration with senior management to achieve and sustain superior overall performance• Coordinated with business clients for requirements gathering for complex market driven changes• Established, enhanced and maintained productive, quality working relationships with internal and external customers• Led and directed specialist team to identify opportunities and risks within specific markets and implement initiatives and strategies to maximise revenue• Served as the key resource for financial management responsibilities including operational compliance, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and project and staff management

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