Daniel W.-Senior Consultant Digital Products, Commercials & Technology
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Experience
Sabbatical
Sabbatical
- Travel and Gen AI trainings
Business Consultant
Self-employed
Advising and hands-on supporting the Digital Sales & Ancillaries department
Advocating and implementing investment appraisal processes
Calculating business cases for initiative governance
Overseeing project governance compliance
Writing the requirements for and leading the negotiations with a vendor for a white label partnership for dynamic packaging of tourism products for new revenue streams for Saudia Airlines with a € 250m revenue target in year 5
Director
TUI International Holiday (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
- Spearheaded the end-to-end establishment of the Malaysian start-up, achieving annual EBIT targets and managing full P&L accountability
- Designed and executed a comprehensive organizational framework encompassing Product Management, HR, Finance, IT, and Customer Service departments
- Recruited and led an interdisciplinary team of 18 direct and indirect reports within a high-growth environment
- Realized significant increases in sales volumes and profit margins by automating analytics and pricing and optimizing the content portfolio
- Engineered the company’s supply chain by negotiating and onboarding critical global partners, including Amadeus, Adyen, and Hotelbeds
Head of International Partnerships
TUI AG
- Developed the business models and cases for white label and SaaS partnerships with airlines for dynamic packaging of tourism products, as well as product and platform requirements
- Secured and implemented high-stakes white-label partnership agreements with major carriers, including Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines
- Grew the global business by double-digit million € ARR by entering 43 markets, including evaluating, devising, and implementing end-to-end necessities to cater for all market specific needs
- Reduced operational costs and boosted market agility by acquiring a SaaS-based booking engine through a complex cross-border deal, including the business case and incorporating a new IT hub in Vietnam
Principal Manager API Factory
Vodafone Group Services
- Managed a € 3M budget and built a global team of 60 across 7 offices in Europe and Asia
- Orchestrated a full organizational shift from Waterfall to Agile Scrum, resulting in a 50% reduction in implementation costs and 30% faster time-to-market (4 Scrum Teams)
- Improved release stability to >90% bug-free first releases through automation of testing, introduction of DevOps and continuous integration
- Established the Group API department from the ground up, defining the global strategy and delivering the first B2B SaaS models for national Vodafone companies
Team Manager, Consumer Marketing
Vodafone DE
- Consistently met turnover targets exceeding €1B by introducing innovative mobile data tariffs and turnaround strategies for legacy services
- Acted as the lead project manager for the German market debut of high-profile hardware, including the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy tablet
- Developed first-to-market features in Germany, such as real-time on-device postpaid agreements and on-demand bandwidth throttling disablement
- Led a team of 8 members
Senior Product Manager, Consumer Marketing
Vodafone DE
- Increased the market leadership in the mobile broadband segment
Consultant
BearingPoint GmbH
- Worked on projects with the German Ministry of Defence (Supply Chain) and Vodafone (Product and Project Management)
Industry experience
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Experienced in Telecommunication, Tourism, and Aerospace and Defense.
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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Operations, Strategy, Information Technology, and Finance.
Summary
20+ years of experience leading product, go-to-market, partnerships, and technology at TUI and Vodafone. P&L holder with experience scaling international hubs (Europe, India, Malaysia, Vietnam) and teams (up to 50), growing revenue by multi-million EUR and delivering Agile/DevOps transformations that cut costs by 50% and accelerated time-to-market by 30%. Led start-up, commercial, and technology organisations, negotiated global white label deals and vendor partnerships.
Languages
Education
Anglia Ruskin University
BA (Hons) European Business · European Business · Cambridge, United Kingdom
Berlin School of Economics and Law
Diplom-Kaufmann / Master of Business Economics · Business Economics · Berlin, Germany
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Global experience
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Daniel is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Daniel speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Daniel has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Daniel has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 3 months. Note that Daniel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Daniel would be well-suited for roles such as: Sabbatical, Business Consultant, Director.
Daniel's most recent position is Sabbatical at Sabbatical.
In recent years, Daniel has worked for Sabbatical, Self-employed, and TUI AG.
Daniel is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication, Tourism, and Aerospace and Defense.
Daniel is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Operations. Daniel also has some experience in Strategy, Information Technology, and Marketing.
Daniel has recently worked in industries like Tourism.
Daniel has recently worked in business areas like Operations, Product Development, and Strategy.
Daniel holds a Master in Business Economics from Berlin School of Economics and Law and a Bachelor in European Business from Anglia Ruskin University.
The availability of Daniel needs to be confirmed.
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