Holger Maier - Senior Product Manager / Go-to-Market / Transformation

Q: Where is Holger based?

Holger is based in Unterwössen, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Holger speak?

Holger speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Holger have?

Holger has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Holger has worked in at least 15 different roles and for 11 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months . Note that Holger may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Holger's latest experience?

Holger's most recent position is Transformation Manager Broadband & FMS at Telefónica Deutschland (o2) .

Q: What companies has Holger worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Holger has worked for Telefónica Deutschland (o2) and Vodafone Deutschland GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Holger most experienced in?

Holger is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas is Holger most experienced in?

Holger is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Marketing . Holger also has some experience in Information Technology , Finance , and Strategy .

Q: Which industries has Holger worked in recently?

Holger has recently worked in industries like Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas has Holger worked in recently?

Holger has recently worked in business areas like Marketing , Product Development , and Finance .

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Unterwössen, Germany

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Experience

Aug 2025 - Apr 2026

9 months

Munich, Germany

Transformation Manager Broadband & FMS

Telefónica Deutschland (o2)

Analyzed existing features and system landscapes in a transformation project for broadband and FMS
Derived and structured functional requirements and planned relevant features
Managed requirements with Jira and Confluence and defined acceptance criteria
Coordinated between departments, IT and external partners, including an international IT system integrator in India

May 2022 - Apr 2026

4 years

Munich, Germany

Existing Customer Management / Value Management Broadband & FMS

Telefónica Deutschland (o2)

Commercial evaluation of I@H products in the broadband and FMS environment
Calculated costs and margins and supported financial control
Planned and analyzed campaigns in the existing customer business
Product management, requirements management and coordination with IT up to commercial release after end-to-end tests

Aug 2020 - Mar 2022

1 year 8 months

Munich, Germany

Senior B2C Marketing Manager Cable Broadband

Vodafone Deutschland GmbH

Responsible for go-to-market and marketing activities of new broadband offers and promotions
Local responsibility for hardware roadmap, propositions and market launch
Local proposition lead and SPOC for global hardware propositions
Created proposition roadmap and go-to-market plan in the global hardware environment
Defined relevant product features and MVP scopes

Sep 2015 - Jul 2020

4 years 11 months

Munich, Germany

Senior B2C Product Manager Cable Broadband

Vodafone Kabel Deutschland GmbH

Responsible for portfolio management, go-to-market and project management of new broadband offers and campaigns
Planned and implemented promotions in the cable broadband environment
Managed portfolio and campaigns
Launched DOCSIS 3.1 products for bandwidths over 500 Mbps

Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

1 year 5 months

Munich, Germany

Senior B2C Product Manager Cable Broadband

Kabel Deutschland

Responsible for product alignment of cable broadband internet and Vodafone DSL, including end-to-end project management
Managed the product marketing of cable broadband internet across the Vodafone organization

Feb 2012 - Mar 2014

2 years 2 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Product Manager Fixed Network, Mobile & WLAN

Kabel Deutschland

Responsible for Inlife management and product development in the mobile environment
Responsible for Inlife management and product development of a fixed-network replacement product
Overall revenue responsibility of more than €20 million

Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

2 years 1 month

Munich, Germany

Project & Product Manager Internet & Telephony

Kabel Deutschland

Launch of a fixed-network replacement product based on mobile technology
Partner negotiations with Vodafone, product specification and overall project management
Project management for the introduction of self-installation
Product management with a focus on the business case and product definition
Subproject management for the rollout of DOCSIS 3.0 and the introduction of speeds up to 100 Mbps in cable internet

Mar 2009 - Dec 2009

10 months

Munich, Germany

Product Manager Mobile

Kabel Deutschland

Project responsibility for the launch of the Kabel Deutschland Mobile product
Contract negotiations with partner Telefónica o2
Product launch and Inlife management

Nov 2007 - Dec 2008

1 year 2 months

Munich, Germany

Service Architect

Telefónica o2 Germany

Product and architecture definition for product development projects in collaboration with product marketing
Design of services and offers in the service provider environment for prepaid and postpaid
Further development of prepaid services
Creation of a study to merge billing systems for prepaid and postpaid services

Aug 2007 - Nov 2007

4 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Product Manager

COLT Telecom

Project management for the relaunch of the IN portfolio
Project initiation and organizational preparation for the relaunch
Development of the relaunch strategy
Market analysis and definition of target groups and segments

Oct 2006 - Jun 2007

9 months

Brussels, Belgium

Product Developer

Belgacom Mobile (Proximus)

Responsibility for product design and project management of several new value-added services
Development of a music download service
Development of an MMS-based mobile email solution

Jan 2006 - Sep 2006

9 months

Brussels, Belgium

Project Manager for Product Development

Belgacom Mobile (Proximus)

Project management for the introduction of an MVNO/MVNE model
Product and architecture definition for an international VPN product

Apr 2005 - Dec 2005

9 months

Brussels, Belgium

Solution Architect

Belgacom Mobile (Proximus)

Creation of a study on Next Generation IN
Requirements definition, architecture concept, and interface considerations
Elaboration of the transition process from IN to NGIN

Oct 2004 - Mar 2005

6 months

Brussels, Belgium

Solution Architect

Belgacom Mobile (Proximus)

Lead architect for the introduction of new Vodafone Live services

Apr 2004 - Sep 2004

6 months

Oldenburg, Germany

Product Manager

EWE TEL GmbH

Project to evolve a mobile reseller into a full service provider
Responsibility for product and pricing aspects of the project
Creation of the product and pricing strategy for the market launch as a service provider
Product definition for value-added services and prepaid services

Nov 2002 - Feb 2004

1 year 4 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Service Architect & Project Manager

Vodafone D2

Consulting for Vodafone D2 in billing and service design
Developing specifications for service design and billing
Conceptualizing MIM (Mobile Instant Messaging) and chat services
Managing projects for MIM and chat

Aug 2001 - Oct 2002

1 year 3 months

Munich, Germany

Product Manager & Prepaid Marketing Manager

Group 3G UMTS GmbH (Quam)

Responsible for the successful launch of Quam's prepaid product in a GSM/UMTS startup environment
Led overall project management for the market launch of the prepaid service
Product definition and product design
After the market launch, took on product responsibility first as Product Manager, then as Marketing Manager

Feb 1999 - Jul 2001

2 years 6 months

Munich, Germany

Service Design Engineer

O2 Germany

Developed technical designs for new IN-based products and services
Collaborated in the prepaid launch team with responsibility for service design
Managed service design and launch for prepaid international roaming

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Telecommunication.

Telecommunication

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Marketing, Information Technology, Finance, and Strategy.

Product Development

Project Management

Marketing

Information Technology

Finance

Strategy

Summary

Experienced telecommunications expert with around 25 years of professional and project experience in product management, marketing and transformation. My focus is on developing, launching and further evolving products and services in mobile communications, broadband and Wi-Fi. With my broad understanding of marketing, product and IT, I can effectively bring together different areas and external partners.

Skills

Product Management & Portfolio

Product Definition
Proposition Design
Portfolio Management
Roadmaps

Go-to-market & Marketing

Go-to-market
Promotions
Product And Market Strategies

Existing Customer Management & Commercial Control

Business Cases
Value Management
Cost And Margin Evaluation

Transformation & Requirements Management

Project Management
Feature Planning
Requirements Management
Acceptance Criteria
Alignment Between Business And It

Tools & Collaboration

Jira
Confluence
Teams
Sharepoint
Miro
Figma
Chatgpt
Copilot
Codex

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Aug 1998 - Jan 1999

VIAG Interkom GmbH

Diploma thesis · Munich, Germany

Feb 1997 - Aug 1997

Computer Optical Products

International internship · Los Angeles, United States

Oct 1994 - Jan 1999

Fachhochschule Rosenheim

Degree in Industrial Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Rosenheim, Germany

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

Certified SAFe 5 Practitioner

Prince2 Foundation

Scrum Product Owner

Requirements Management – A Practical Training

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 18

Experience in Telecommunication 26.5 y

Avg length 1 y 5 m

Longest experience 4 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Belgium)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Transformation Manager Broadband & FMS, Existing Customer Management / Value Management Broadband & FMS, Senior B2C Marketing Manager Cable Broadband

Main industries Telecommunication

Main business areas Product Development, Project Management, Marketing

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate

Certifications earned 4

Profile

Created

April 2026

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Where is Holger based?

Holger is based in Unterwössen, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Holger speak?

Holger speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Holger have?

Holger has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Holger has worked in at least 15 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that Holger may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Holger be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Holger would be well-suited for roles such as: Transformation Manager Broadband & FMS, Existing Customer Management / Value Management Broadband & FMS, Senior B2C Marketing Manager Cable Broadband.

What is Holger's latest experience?

Holger's most recent position is Transformation Manager Broadband & FMS at Telefónica Deutschland (o2).

What companies has Holger worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Holger has worked for Telefónica Deutschland (o2) and Vodafone Deutschland GmbH.

Which industries is Holger most experienced in?

Holger is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication.

Which business areas is Holger most experienced in?

Holger is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Marketing. Holger also has some experience in Information Technology, Finance, and Strategy.

Which industries has Holger worked in recently?

Holger has recently worked in industries like Telecommunication.

Which business areas has Holger worked in recently?

Holger has recently worked in business areas like Marketing, Product Development, and Finance.

What is Holger's education?

Holger holds a Doctorate in Communications Electronics Technician from Dr. Joh. Heidenhain GmbH and a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Fachhochschule Rosenheim.

Does Holger have any certificates?

Holger has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified SAFe 5 Practitioner, Prince2 Foundation, and Scrum Product Owner.

What is the availability of Holger?

Holger is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Holger?

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