Viktor Varsa

Experience

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  Nokia

  Jan 1998 - Dec 2011

  Business development manager, partner relationship owner with T-Mobile US Product Development and Device Technology teams. Defined technology alignment strategy, influenced mobile device product roadmap and managed customized product concepts from inception through to launch. • Advised product group in concepting, development, prototyping and optimization of a custom Nokia smartphone device for T-Mobile US. Embraced calculated risk-taking and capitalized on a granted RFP opportunity, meeting customer business need, budget and schedule. • Complete ownership of requirement prioritization, implementation roadmap and compliance negotiations. Simplified targets and guided R&D effort for best return on investment. Show less

  • Senior Manager, Technology & UI collaboration - Nokia Americas Business Development

    Jan 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Senior Technology Marketing Manager - Mobile Phones R&D

    Jan 2007 - Dec 2009

  • Customer Architect / Technical Program Manager - Technical Sales Program Management

    Apr 2004 - Dec 2006

  • (Senior) Research Engineer - Nokia Research Center

    Jan 1998 - Mar 2004
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  Microsoft

  Jan 2012 - Mar 2017

  Senior Technical Account Manager - Phones Technical Sales

  Owner of partner technical sales interface with AT&T Subscriber Product Engineering and Device Product Development teams. Heading Microsoft Windows Mobile smartphone technology and product development engagements with AT&T and Cricket. • Expanded the cross-functional product management framework to leverage ecosystem partners’ Qualcomm and Microsoft offerings (chipset, OS SW and services). • Directed technical acceptance projects of the largest portfolio and roadmap of Microsoft smartphones in the United States, for sale by the #1 priority global partner mobile operator, with the toughest quality and certification standards. Enabled sales of 12 new smartphone models, totaling over 7.5 million unit sales in the AT&T / Cricket operator channel.• Coordinated project activities across multi-site software development, integration & releasing, quality assurance and product go-to-market teams to meet launch schedule and quality targets.• Reduced the time to market for new device introduction by cutting the typical operator approval time to almost half (from 16 to 9 weeks). Lowered the risk of approval delays, resulting in increased confidence in launch schedule and go-to-market planning. -> Improved the reliability of SW configuration and customization process using automation tools. -> Streamlined issue triage and severity assessment between the customer and internal development teams via transparent communication and effective negotiations. • Defined and negotiated feature customizations and embedded partner service extensions with UX, engineering and marketing teams. Achieved buy-in and launched features (e.g. Carrier IQ diagnostics, Hey Cortana wake-word), with focus on user experience and business requirements.• Orchestrated emergency response to “outage” situations, requiring complex system understanding (network, device, service) and effective project management and communication while working under pressure. Show less

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  Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)

  Jun 2017 - Feb 2019

  Senior Product Manager - US Carrier Product Operations and Technical Sales

  Product champion, driving alignment of the Motorola smartphone portfolio to the strategies and specific RFP opportunities of carrier customers. • Drove process improvements and competence development in Motorola product and go-to-market teams to successfully range and launch new devices with new carrier partners.

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  T-Mobile

  Mar 2019 - now

  Principal OEM Technical Manager - Device Portfolio & Sourcing

  Engineering and product strategy lead between T-Mobile and selected partner device OEMs, chipset manufacturers and OS/service platform providers. • Influenced suppliers’ technology and product roadmap to align with T-Mobile’s 5G network requirements and portfolio needs. • Researched and prepared recommendations to senior leadership to source new products. Evaluate proposals in competitive RFPs, get buy-in from engineering, marketing and sales teams.