Mahmoud Tadjallimehr - Strategy Consultant...

Q: Where is Mahmoud based?

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

Q: What languages does Mahmoud speak?

Mahmoud speaks the following languages: German (Native), Persian (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced), French (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Mahmoud have?

Mahmoud has at least 35 years of experience. During this time, Mahmoud has worked in at least 17 different roles and for 17 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 11 months . Note that Mahmoud may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Mahmoud's latest experience?

Mahmoud's most recent position is Strategy Consultant, Organizational Developer at Netcom BW / EnBW .

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

In recent years, Mahmoud has worked for Netcom BW / EnBW , Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes , Glasfaser Direkt , Deutsche Glasfaser , and Vodafone .

Q: Which industries is Mahmoud most experienced in?

Mahmoud is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication , Manufacturing , and Information Technology . Mahmoud also has some experience in Energy , Banking and Finance , and Transportation .

Q: Which business areas is Mahmoud most experienced in?

Mahmoud is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Operations . Mahmoud also has some experience in Sales , Product Development , and Customer Service .

Q: Which industries has Mahmoud worked in recently?

Mahmoud has recently worked in industries like Telecommunication , Government and Administration , and Energy .

Q: Which business areas has Mahmoud worked in recently?

Mahmoud has recently worked in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology , and Operations .

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Bedburg, Germany

Experience

Sep 2024 - Apr 2025

8 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Strategy Consultant, Organizational Developer

Netcom BW / EnBW

Investigated the fiber optic market with a focus on FTTH
Advised executive management on strategy planning for the next 10 years
Analyzed product portfolios and services
Identified cost-saving opportunities
Planned restructuring measures as part of a transformation program
Designed a program structure "Fit For Profit" to implement the planned restructuring to achieve the strategic goals

Sep 2023 - Jul 2024

11 months

Berlin, Germany

Interim Senior Manager, Fiber Infrastructure Services

Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes

Acted as advisor to the management board on restructuring the regional service organizations from a distributed, federal regional structure to a centralized IT service company according to the federal government's decisions on the strategic direction of the Autobahn GmbH
Strategically planned the service organization as a provider of fiber infrastructure (dark fiber), DWDM, and MPLS services
Planned and introduced on-site services, end-to-end ticket handling, and corresponding process planning according to ITIL
Supported the regional organizations in the restructuring

Sep 2022 - Feb 2023

6 months

Cologne, Germany

Interim Senior Manager, Fiber Network Expansion

Glasfaser Direkt

Management consultant for further expansion of the organization and business field
Acting head of the "Construction" division for building fiber networks at multiple sites
Planned an end-to-end solution for network layer 4 (NE4) for FTTH networks for product management in the municipal and commercial market
Prepared a general contractor agreement in content together with a lawyer
Reviewed high-level and detailed plans, approved and coordinated general contractors for the passive fiber network construction
Oversaw the integration of a document management system and specified the development of necessary interfaces to consolidate planning data from various tools into a documentation system

Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

6 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Interim Program Manager Cybersecurity in the SOC

Deutsche Glasfaser

Led the cybersecurity program in the Security Operations Center (SOC) to implement comprehensive security measures
Built the program organization from scratch, including individual project streams and PMO
Developed and integrated the following projects into the SOC, aligned with Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls: SIEM, IAM, security & monitoring, BCM, vulnerability management, incident response management, network monitoring & defense, malware defense, inventory & asset management, and ISO 27001 certification

Jun 2017 - Jan 2024

6 years 8 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Program Manager SDN, Wholesale Voice, FTTx, IT & LAN Integration

Vodafone

Managed an SDN/SD-LAN program with multiple projects to build a VPN service over HFC/DOCSIS for business customers
Led the setup and commissioning of a wholesale voice service platform for transit traffic and termination over the cable network in NRW, BW and Hesse, including data connections between external providers and data centers
Developed a technical-commercial overall concept for FTTH, FTTB, and FTTC fiber networks and led the first projects as examples
Managed the network integration of ex-Unitymedia LAN infrastructure into Vodafone's network, including conducting extensive security assessments

Apr 2015 - May 2017

2 years 2 months

Zürich, Switzerland

Program Manager Digital Private Banking & Digitalisation

UBS (formerly Credit Suisse)

Led a DevOps program focusing on software development, integration, and IT operations
Led multiple distributed software projects in Switzerland and Singapore using agile methods
Built the infrastructure, server landscape, and virtualization on the VMware platform
Developed mobile applications and integrated them into the bank's business processes (Switzerland and APAC) to enable multimedia and interactive remote communication
Ensured IT security standards throughout the entire process

Sep 2014 - Mar 2015

7 months

Munich, Germany

Manager DOCSIS Network Planning and Segmentation

Vodafone (formerly Kabel Deutschland GmbH)

Set up a central planning department for segmenting the existing cable network across 13 federal states and handed it over to the new department head
Planned and segmented the DOCSIS network in urban areas on HFC, FTTH, and FTTB to deliver 500 Mbps to cable customers (focus on Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Saxony-Anhalt)
Trained newly hired network planners in DOCSIS, HFC, and fiber optic networks

Jan 2013 - Aug 2014

1 year 8 months

Zürich, Switzerland

Tower-Lead IT-Transition and -Transformation

ABB

Managed the global infrastructure domain as a member of the sourcing team, awarding contracts to external service providers in 130 countries (British Telecom, AT&T, IBM)
Conducted workshops, handled contract work, and negotiated with potential providers
Developed transition plans for individual sites as contract components to ensure continuous operations

May 2012 - Nov 2012

7 months

Berlin, Germany

Interim Head of Global Services

EANTC AG

Established and led the new "Global Services" department to expand into the international IT market with a focus on the Middle East
Developed services for clients: IT infrastructure and data center testing, virtualization platforms, IT security, network and turnkey solution planning, support for tender processes, and project management
Coached employees to move from a technical focus to a solution- and service-oriented way of working

Mar 2010 - Mar 2012

2 years 1 month

Hamburg, Germany

Project Director Outsourcing & Global IT Transition at Hapag-Lloyd

SITA

Managed the outsourcing program for IT and telephony services, transitioning them from internal departments and local network operators to SITA and Orange Telecom for Hapag-Lloyd across 130 sites in 40 countries
Transferred all local operation and maintenance contracts (165 service providers) to SITA and handled intensive contract management
Migrated the LAN infrastructure to PoE and set up a VoIP network on Cisco IPT in the New York, Frankfurt, and Singapore clusters
Migrated global call centers in the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to a global IP-based call center and built 25 new call center sites in Asia
Integrated existing and new services and applications, ensuring continuous network operations
Integrated worldwide network operations into the Orange NOC in Cairo, including operational processes

Sep 2009 - Feb 2010

6 months

Cologne, Germany

Senior Planning and Project Manager Radio Optimization

P3 Communications / Telefónica o2

Led a technical planning team for the nationwide 2G/3G mobile radio optimization project at Telefónica o2 Germany to improve network coverage and service quality

Jun 2008 - Aug 2009

1 year 3 months

Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Customer Project Manager Charging System & IN

Ericsson

Led the swap-out project for a charging system for the South African operator MTN Irancell
Supported Ericsson pre-sales activities with potential foreign network operators during the government tender for the 3G license and provided project management expertise

Dec 2007 - May 2008

6 months

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Senior Project Manager Value-added Services

Nokia (formerly Nokia Siemens Networks)

Built and integrated VAS platforms for IPTV, IMS, VoD, location-based services, and security for the Saudi 3G mobile operator Zain

Dec 2006 - Nov 2007

1 year

Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Senior Planning and Project Manager Mobile Networks

Nokia (formerly Nokia Siemens Networks)

Member of the management team for setting up Nokia's organization in Iran for the turnkey rollout of the second mobile network for MTN South Africa with 160 employees
Led the "National IP Backbone", "Security", and the first mobile internet projects in Iran under challenging conditions
Coordinated between Nokia, Alcatel, Ericsson, Huawei, and local general contractors

May 2005 - Nov 2006

1 year 7 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Service Account Manager for Vodafone and regional network operators in DACH

Huawei Technologies Germany

Member of the management team for building the "Vodafone Business Department"
Conducted a global needs analysis for Vodafone Global and developed a strategic service concept
Set up the service organization in Düsseldorf and integrated external service providers
Set up the service organization (L1, L2, L3) for regional network operators in DACH and Sweden
Negotiated with external service providers for L1 service and spare parts delivery to ensure nationwide coverage and gold service contracts
Drafted, negotiated, and implemented service contracts

Jun 2002 - Mar 2005

2 years 10 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Director Customer Support EMEA

Commscope Inc. (formerly ADC Telecommunications)

Established and led a service organization for cable network operators in Düsseldorf, London, Paris, Brussels and Madrid with 65 employees
Ensured 24/7 global support in collaboration with the service organization in the USA

Oct 1993 - May 2002

8 years 8 months

Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent)

Timeframe includes roles at Alcatel SEL and Lucent Technologies (now Nokia)

Lucent Technologies (03/2001–05/2002): Senior Account Strategist & Solution Architect Fiber Optics (SDH and DWDM networks) for pan-European optical network operators in Hilversum, Netherlands
Lucent Technologies (09/1999–02/2001): Technical Sales Support Manager for optical transmission systems (SDH and DWDM networks) in EMEA in Bonn
Alcatel SEL (03/1995–08/1999): Solution Designer and Technical Consultant for cable TV and HFC, fiber networks (FTTH, FTTB, FTTC) in Stuttgart and worldwide
Alcatel SEL (09/1993–02/1995): Software Developer and Designer for optical transmission systems, SDH and PDH systems in Stuttgart

Feb 1990 - Sep 1993

3 years 8 months

Berlin, Germany

Certified Scientific Assistant

Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation

Contributed to research projects in factory automation focusing on network technologies and protocols in production and manufacturing environments (PLC systems)

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Telecommunication, Manufacturing, Information Technology, Energy, Banking and Finance, and Transportation.

Telecommunication

Manufacturing

Information Technology

Energy

Banking and Finance

Transportation

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Operations, Sales, Product Development, and Customer Service.

Information Technology

Project Management

Operations

Sales

Product Development

Customer Service

Summary

Senior Interim Manager & Program Manager with many years of international experience in the IT and telecommunications industry. Specialized in digitalization, IT transformation, data center planning and build-out, cyber security, 5G, IIoT, artificial intelligence, as well as program and transformation management. Multilingual leader with an engineering mindset and a proven track record in building, restructuring, and scaling complex projects, organizations, and programs.

Core competencies

Digital transformation & change management
Data center initial planning, build-out, and handover
Cyber security & compliance (ISO 27001, NIS2, CIS Controls, SOC, IAM, SIEM)
Analysis, introduction, and implementation of AI methods in the company (LLM selection, prompt engineering)
Fiber optic and telecommunications networks (FTTH, FTTB, network infrastructure, 5G, 6G, IIoT, passive networks and cable infrastructure, SDN)
Program & project management (methodical project management, PMP-certified, Agile, ITIL), stakeholder management, crisis management, conflict management, risk management, …
Organizational development & restructuring
International leadership of multicultural, globally distributed teams

Skills

Management Skills

Setting Up And Leading New Organizations
Restructuring Existing Organizations
Change Management
Sustainability
Complexities Of Organizations
Organizational Theories And Structures
Conflict And Crisis Management

Technical Skills

Fiber Optic Networks (Planning, Construction, Operation), Gpon, Ftth, Fttb, Fttc
Cis Controls
Siem
Devops, Ci/cd Methodologies (Engineering, Organization, Management, Culture); Kaizen
Data Center (Build And Migration)
Project & Program Management (Pmi/pmp)
Agile, Scrum, Kanban
Virtualization (Proxmox, Docker, Vmware, Virtualbox, Etc.)
Iso 9001 Assessor, Iso 19011, Iso 17021
Iam
Bcm
Iot, Industry 4.0, 5g, Siemens Plc
Outsourcing (Infrastructure, Services, Outsourcer Selection)
Itil, Itsm V3
Mobile Networks (2g, 3g, 4g)
Optical Transmission, Sdh, Pdh, Dwdm
Cable Tv, Hfc, Iptv, Vod, Ott, Docsis, Bsod
Ip/mpls, Voip, Cisco Ipt, Sdn, Sd-lan
Gdpr, Iso 27001
Ubiquiti Unifi Network Infrastructure (Expert)

It Skills

Teams, Sharepoint, Ms Office, Office 365
Pm Tools (Ms Project, Epm, Oneppm)
Atlassian (Confluence, Jira)
Various Devops Tools, Cloud Services, Git, Gitlab, Docker, Kubernetes, Aws, …
Firewalls (Hardware, Software, Ipfire, Pfsense)
Linux, Windows, Ms Office, Lotus Notes
Various Applications (Servicenow, Clarity, Sap)
Google G Suite (Admin)

Languages

German

Native

Persian

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Advanced

French

Advanced

Education

Oct 2014 - Jun 2018

University of Liverpool, Management School

PhD in Business Administration · Business Administration · Liverpool, United Kingdom

Oct 1989 - Jun 1993

Technical University of Berlin

Dipl.-Ing. (TU) in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology · Electrical Engineering and Information Technology · Berlin, Germany

Oct 1985 - Jun 1989

Technical University of Cologne

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) in Electrical Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Cologne, Germany

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Certifications & licenses

ISO 9001 Assessor

intellcert GmbH

PMP Certification

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 18

Experience in Telecommunication 26.5 y

Avg length 1 y 11 m

Longest experience 8 y 7 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 4 (Germany, Switzerland, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Saudi Arabia)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Strategy Consultant, Organizational Developer, Interim Senior Manager, Fiber Infrastructure Services, Interim Senior Manager, Fiber Network Expansion

Main industries Telecommunication, Manufacturing, Information Technology

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate

Certifications earned 2

Profile

Created

November 2023

Last Update

March 2026

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Mahmoud based?

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

What languages does Mahmoud speak?

Mahmoud speaks the following languages: German (Native), Persian (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced), French (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Mahmoud have?

Mahmoud has at least 35 years of experience. During this time, Mahmoud has worked in at least 17 different roles and for 17 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 11 months. Note that Mahmoud may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Mahmoud be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Mahmoud would be well-suited for roles such as: Strategy Consultant, Organizational Developer, Interim Senior Manager, Fiber Infrastructure Services, Interim Senior Manager, Fiber Network Expansion.

What is Mahmoud's latest experience?

Mahmoud's most recent position is Strategy Consultant, Organizational Developer at Netcom BW / EnBW.

What companies has Mahmoud worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Mahmoud has worked for Netcom BW / EnBW, Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, Glasfaser Direkt, Deutsche Glasfaser, and Vodafone.

Which industries is Mahmoud most experienced in?

Mahmoud is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication, Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Mahmoud also has some experience in Energy, Banking and Finance, and Transportation.

Which business areas is Mahmoud most experienced in?

Mahmoud is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations. Mahmoud also has some experience in Sales, Product Development, and Customer Service.

Which industries has Mahmoud worked in recently?

Mahmoud has recently worked in industries like Telecommunication, Government and Administration, and Energy.

Which business areas has Mahmoud worked in recently?

Mahmoud has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Operations.

What is Mahmoud's education?

Mahmoud holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from University of Liverpool, Management School, a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from Technical University of Berlin and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from Technical University of Cologne.

Does Mahmoud have any certificates?

Mahmoud has 2 certificates. These include: ISO 9001 Assessor and PMP Certification.

What is the availability of Mahmoud?

Mahmoud is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Mahmoud?

Mahmoud's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.