With more than 25 years of experience in go-to-market and growth strategies, I have developed the "Spark Strategy" that has led to follow-up projects 100% of the time since we started using it. I love helping clients and partners develop fact-based, revenue-driven and innovative solutions to their problems.

My focus areas include the forward-looking fields of Trustworthy AI, Augmented Work, and Knowledge Management. These themes are integrated into my work to create sustainable and ethical solutions that optimize workflows and enhance knowledge management.

I have a proven track record in orchestrating and leading cross-functional, cross-location, multicultural teams in matrix organizations for developing transformative, cost-saving solutions and strategies in highly technical, complex and ambiguous situations for brands such as Microsoft, T-Mobile, General Electric, Siemens, BMW, Nestle, Loreal, Bayer, Saint Gobain and many others I cannot mention here (non-disclosure agreements!).

The greatest satisfaction for me comes from pioneering unique approaches that enable multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in flexible environments, in order to provide a user-centric, prototype-driven environment where they can find self-confidence in their creativity and be innovative like crazy.

The greatest satisfaction for me comes from pioneering unique approaches that enable multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in flexible environments, in order to provide a user-centric, prototype-driven environment where they can find self-confidence in their creativity and be innovative like crazy.

Christian Hubmann

Berlin Brands Group

Head of Digital Transformation & IoT

Head of Technical Product Management & IoT

Head of IoT

Conrad Electronic Group

Senior Product Portfolio Manager, Website (Webshop/Digital/Ecommerce) 

Conrad Connect (part of Conrad Electronics Group) is Europe's leading IoT platform, offering both small and medium-sized businesses tailored and rapidly deployable IoT solutions. Our B2C past with more than 500k subscribed users and 600k connected resources enables us to offer solid smart energy services. Through one single API or with a unique dashboard, you can connect with a wide portfolio of devices and services in a fast, easy and reliable way. Conrad Connect's portfolio includes connections with the most popular Electric Vehicles, EV Chargers and Wall-Boxes, PV and Hybrid systems as well as next generation energy services like smart charging, energy demand forecast and PV generation forecasting.

• Leading a multicultural team of 9 across multiple functions (Product Management,  Product Design, Quality Assurance & Testing, Product Operations & Customer Support) in a flat hierarchy start-up, focused on making each and every one a better professional and individual.
• Introduced the Product Management Function in Conrad Connect. Developed a Product Roadmap across the smart energy and building sectors. Engaged the company around a unique Product Vision.  
• Successfully validated product ideas through multiple PoCs/pilot projects and delivered to market (e.g. Fjordkraft use case) offering iPaaS, aPaaS and SaaS solutions. 
• Designed a lean and fast paced way of working within the Agile framework. Responsible for the coordination between all company business functions (Product, Technology, Legal, Business Development, Marketing).

Head of Product (Internet of Things), Conrad Connect

Vodafone Innovus

• IoT Product Owner across three Agile/Scrum teams, creating effective user stories and prioritising product backlogs
• Coordination across all Vodafone Innovus functions, ensuring Product Development and Operations are according to strategy
• Managing E2E (HW, Connectivity, Web & Mobile Application) Internet of Things Product Development (Smart cities/Smart homes/Fleet Tracking/Asset Tracking/Fixed Asset monitoring/Security) launching international products
• Short-term (3-6 months) Roadmap & Product Development Planning 
• Ensuring all VFI products are delivered on target and in budget (Project management for multiple new products)
• Financial impact analysis of the technical development to the P&L of each product
• Engaging with customers on a regular basis to ensure solution integrity & customer satisfaction

IoT Product Owner / Product Demand Manager

Vodafone

As part of the Applications and Services Team, my main responsibilities are:
• Administration and Maintenance of Mobile Telephony Online Charging System (Nokia SUREPAY), Fixed Telephony NGIN Platform and Kartointernet.
• Perform 24x7 on-call support to a system performing real-time charging affecting ~5.5m mobile subscribers.
• Incident, Problem and Delivery Management with high-end vendors (Nokia, HP, Intracom).
• Participation in every day change management processes, implementing new services through the IN/Prepay systems.

My main achievements are:
•  Leading my team towards the digital future, as team’s SPOC for Robotics Process Automation project. Identifying processes, creating business cases and designing flows.
•  Revised and initiated new business processes, providing exceptional customer experience (~50% reduction in customer complaints received by my team)
• Key role in crucial projects, participating in delivery and deployment phases: Surepay 17.9 Application Upgrade Project (as team’s SPOC in OCS Software Upgrade and ISA Hardware and Software Upgrade), Vo-Wifi, eSM cloud migration.
•  Participated in many cross-functional Vodafone Projects (Career Fair 4 all, ReConnect Program, VF @ Universities), and coordinated trainee students projects inside Vodafone Network Operations.

Applications & Services, IN/Prepay Services Engineer

My responsibilities during both Discover Vodafone placements:
● Oracle Siebel 8.0 CRM Administration
● Order Management  
● Request, Incident and Problem Management according to ITIL Procedures

Main Achievements and projects:
●  Coordination of the IT Business Critical Issues Procedure, through which I gained experience on various technical issues, communicated with internal teams as well as vendors, and reported to the corresponding business team.
●  Reduced customer complaints through analytic investigation of complex technical flows and preventive order management actions.
● Communicated instructions and created tools to the Customer Service Teams, so that they can resolve faster customer complaints.
●  Appointed as the CTIO’s Digital Ninja, during a reverse mentoring program.

CRM, Provisioning & Middleware Engineer, Application Operations, IT (Discover Vodafone)

Experienced professional developing products in the IoT industry with Agile/Scrum methodology. 
Successfully combines technology & business. Strong academic background (M.Eng/MSc/PhD candidate) from NTUA. Strong communications/coordination/user experience skills with a result oriented approach.

taplio

The Battle

Christian Hubmann

Tasos Makris

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?