Kath Obrien

Head of Mobile Products @EE

Leading a team of 19 across 2 brands, all with different strategic goals and infrastructure. Mobile Products has a broad and varied remit including Strategic eSIM evolution programme, Data Products, introduction of new Online charging server, Billing Experience, Voice and Messaging Products, Roaming Products, Spend Controls and Regulatory Billing Compliance.\\\\nKey Achievements:\\\\n Transition the team during a significant period of IT transformation within BT, with deliveries shifting to Agile, whilst some remain in Waterfall\\\\n Defined the strategy and 3 year plan for the evolution of eSIM to secure significant Capex investment and leading the delivery\\\\n Leading on introduction of new product catalogue as part of new IT systems\\\\n Continuous improvement programme to reduce “Technical debt” of previous tactical deployments\\\\n Complex migration plans associated to new mobile network and IT transformation programmes\\\\nCore Competencies:\\\\n Stakeholder management across many levels within the organisation - from Peers to CEO\\\\n Able to digest new ideas and concepts quickly and able to distil into understandable stories for wider audiences\\\\n Obtaining concept buy in from senior stakeholders\\\\n Building coherent stories around products that fit into the strategic plan to ensure concepts can be progressed\\\\n Building strong cross functional and virtual teams that buy in to the goals\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n