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Roger P.-Senior Project and Customer Success Manager

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Feb 2025 - Present

Senior Project and Customer Success Manager

MHS Inc

Position summary
Senior Project and Customer Success Manager at MHS Inc
Industries
Information Technology
Government and Administration
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
Legal
Procurement
Product Development
Project Management
  • Program Manager for the Smart Prison solution for two prisons in Graubünden, Switzerland
  • Managed software development by the in-house development team and third parties
  • Selected, onboarded, and managed suppliers
  • Managed customer and subcontractor contracts (SOW, SaaS)
  • Business analysis, training, and onboarding for Graubünden
Jul 2022 - Present

Principal Consultant

Pitton Production & Consulting

Position summary
Principal Consultant at Pitton Production & Consulting
Industries
Energy
Information Technology
Media and Entertainment
Telecommunication
Business areas
Marketing
Project Management
Sales
  • Program Manager
  • Business development
  • Pre-sales
  • Go 2 Market
  • Program Manager for Nagravision in Switzerland, Germany, and the UK on various projects
  • Go-to-market consulting and sales support for Divitel NL
  • Market research for Accedo UK
  • Market entry for SmartCharge.energy in collaboration with CleverEV
  • Business development for Six Floor Solutions, MediaMelon, Axinom, Divitel, Nagra, GreenStreams, HeightsTelecom
Jul 2022 - Apr 2024

Senior Project Manager

Tele Columbus

Position summary
Senior Project Manager at Tele Columbus
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • Program Manager
  • Service Manager
  • Product Owner / SAFe Product Manager
  • Market entry and leadership of complex projects: Successfully launched PYUR TV in Germany, leading a multi-layered
  • technology initiative across 8 countries involving 6 companies.
  • SAFe agile iterative product development: Coordinated the creation of 10 product iterations, resulting in an industry-leading NPS of +30.
  • Broad business ownership and delivery: Actively managed all required aspects of the project, including development, integration, validation, internal IT, customer support, and sales/marketing preparation.
Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

Senior Business Development Manager

Adcellence

Position summary
Senior Business Development Manager at Adcellence
Industries
Advertising
Business areas
Marketing
Project Management
Sales
  • Business development
  • Project Manager
  • Various sales and business development projects: lead generation, CRM upgrade, events and webcasts, responses to RFPs
Jan 2020 - Present

Guest Lecturer

Fachhochschule HTW Chur

Position summary
Guest Lecturer at Fachhochschule HTW Chur
Industries
Education
Media and Entertainment
Business areas
Project Management

Teaches content delivery and agile project management to bachelor's students in multimedia production.

Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

Director, Presales

MediaKind

Position summary
Director, Presales at MediaKind
Industries
Information Technology
Media and Entertainment
Telecommunication
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
Project Management
Sales
  • Pre-Sales Leader
  • Program Manager
  • Customer Success Manager
  • Strategic leadership in the delivery of tenders: Full project responsibility for a multi-million-dollar tender for cloud TV services from a Tier-1 telecommunications company.
  • Cloud TV migration project management: Project lead for the migration of on-premises TV infrastructure to cloud TV, including applications for Android TV, Android, iOS, and browsers.
Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

Chief Project Program Manager

Quickline

Position summary
Chief Project Program Manager at Quickline
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
Supply Chain Management
  • Program Manager
  • Product Owner
  • SAFe Product Manager
  • Success Manager
  • Pioneered Switzerland’s first Android TV service: Led the successful launch of Switzerland’s first Android TV product and positioned our company at the forefront of innovation. The service was ranked No. 1 in customer satisfaction in Switzerland.
  • Efficient delivery management: Coordinated deliveries from hardware and software vendors, as well as internal and external development teams.
  • Agile leadership: Served as Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer (RTE), and Product Owner (PO), ensuring seamless collaboration and efficient project delivery across 5 companies.
Oct 2017 - Aug 2018

Senior Program Manager

UPC Liberty Global

Position summary
Senior Program Manager at UPC Liberty Global
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • Program and Project Manager
  • Successful application launches: Led the launch of new video entertainment applications (apps & STB) through careful oversight of alpha and beta/crowd testing. My leadership kept the development team motivated and ensured the software was ready for company-wide use.
  • Mobile ID validation: Replaced the manual ID validation process for mobile subscribers with automated tools and processes. Planned, controlled, and approved all activities across internal and external teams, significantly reducing manual workload.
Mar 2013 - Aug 2017

Manager Technical Presales Team, EMEA

Ericsson

Position summary
Manager Technical Presales Team, EMEA at Ericsson
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
Project Management
Sales
  • Team Leader
  • Program Manager
  • Pre-Sales Manager
  • Customer Success Manager
  • Building and leading a high-performing team: Successfully established and expanded a team of 7 professionals across Europe and the Middle East
  • Project Manager for cloud TV system delivery: Successfully led cloud TV implementations in the Netherlands, Russia, and Singapore.
Mar 2005 - Sep 2013

Chief Project Manager, Engagement Manager

Microsoft

Position summary
Chief Project Manager, Engagement Manager at Microsoft
Industries
Information Technology
Telecommunication
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
Project Management
Sales
  • Program Manager
  • Customer Success Manager
  • Pre-Sales
  • Pioneering technology: Led the first commercial launch of Microsoft IPTV for Swisscom, which grew to 1.5 million subscribers.
  • End-to-end coordination: Coordinated customer expectations, requirements, technology, support, and customer care.
  • Strategic upselling: Secured a multi-million-dollar services business.
  • Impressive market expansion: Exceeded growth targets with BT, VimpelCom Russia, Deutsche Telekom Hungary, Macedonia & Montenegro, serving over 5 million consumers.
  • Innovative launches: Delivered the market’s first launch of Xbox TV applications in Portugal, Germany, and Austria.

Examination Expert

Kanton Zug

Position summary
Examination Expert at Kanton Zug
Industries
Education
Government and Administration

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Industry experience

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Experienced in Telecommunication, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Education, Energy, and Government and Administration.

Telecommunication
Information Technology
Media and Entertainment
Education
Energy
Government and Administration
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Business area experience

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

Project Management
Information Technology
Sales
Customer Service
Product Development
Marketing
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Summary

Experienced technology professional with a broad background in project, program, and product management.

I bridge business goals and technology delivery, and have led initiatives throughout the entire lifecycle – from idea to sustainable growth.

I am committed to measurable success in complex, international organizations, take strong ownership, and bring a broad global perspective and cultural openness.

  • Launched the Smart Prison solution in the Canton of Graubünden
  • Launched PYUR TV in Germany, increasing NPS to +30. Links to media coverage
  • Launched the first Swisscom IPTV service, which has grown to over 1.5 million customers.
  • Migrated a cloud TV service in Hungary
  • Launched the first Android TV service in Switzerland
  • Launched media apps at UPC Switzerland
  • Launched the first Xbox Video App in Germany, Austria, and Portugal
  • Successfully delivered several cloud TV proof of concepts
  • Excellent at leading global and local organizations across departments, countries, and cultures, as a customer or provider

Skills

  • Project And Program Management

  • Agile, Waterfall, Safe

  • Product Owner

  • Product Management

  • Release Train Engineer

  • Risk Management

  • Stakeholder Management

  • Project Communication

  • Requirements Management

  • Supplier Management

  • Service Management

  • Application Management

  • Software Development Management

  • Solution Architecture

  • Customer Success Management

  • Customer And User Experience Ux/Ui, Nps

  • Cross-Cultural Leadership

  • Cross-Functional And Matrix Organizations

  • Change And Transformation Management

  • Continuous Improvement

  • Technology Management

  • Analytical And Data-/Kpi-Driven

  • Focused And Results-Oriented

  • Start-Ups To Global Companies

  • Cloud

  • Saas

  • Applications (Ios & Android, Browser)

  • Iot

  • Analytics

  • Machine Learning (Ml)

  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)

  • Digital Asset Management (Dam)

  • High Availability And Scalability

  • Security

  • Public Safety

  • Smart Prison

  • Broadband

  • Tv

  • Iptv

  • Pay-Tv

  • Fast

  • Ott

  • Android Tv

  • Set-Top-Box (Stb)

  • Smart Tv

  • Drm (Digital Rights Management)

  • Content Delivery Networks (Cdn)

  • Streaming

  • Dvb

  • Content Management (Mam)

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Information Technology

Certifications & licenses

Data Landscape of Gen AI

Project Management Institute

Prompt Engineering for Project Mgrs

Project Management Institute

Generative AI Overview for RML

Project Management Institute

Hermes 2022 Foundation

Agile Certified Professional (PML-ACP)

Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute

Harvard Negotiation Training

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 11
Experience in Telecommunication 20.5 y
Avg length 2 y 11 m
Longest experience 8 y 6 m

Expertise

Recent roles Senior Project and Customer Success Manager, Principal Consultant, Senior Project Manager
Main industries Telecommunication, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
Main business areas Project Management, Information Technology, Sales

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 8
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Roger speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

Roger has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Roger has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 2 months. Note that Roger may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Roger would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Project and Customer Success Manager, Principal Consultant, Senior Project Manager.

Roger's most recent position is Senior Project and Customer Success Manager at MHS Inc.

In recent years, Roger has worked for MHS Inc, Pitton Production & Consulting, Tele Columbus, Adcellence, and Fachhochschule HTW Chur.

Roger is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication, Information Technology, and Media and Entertainment. Roger also has some experience in Education, Energy, and Government and Administration.

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

Roger has recently worked in industries like Media and Entertainment, Education, and Information Technology.

Roger has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Marketing, and Sales.

Roger holds a Master in Information Technology.

Roger has 8 certificates. Among them, these include: Data Landscape of Gen AI, Prompt Engineering for Project Mgrs, and Generative AI Overview for RML.

Roger is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.