Kurt Seifert

About Kurt Seifert

Job Title: Director of Product Management & Development, Business Mobility Job Summary: This role is a leadership position that requires a strategic mindset, strong communication skills, and a deep understanding of the mobility business landscape.The Director of Product Management & Development, Business Mobility, is tasked with driving revenue growth by providing value to customers through the development, marketing, and sale of Mobility & Fixed Wireless devices & services. This includes \'value add\' products like Protection, Trade In & Turn In, & Accessories throughout the product life cycle. This role requires collaboration with business, technology, and UX teams to design products & services that meet customer needs and provide a competitive advantage for the Business Mobility product portfolio’s growth. Key Roles and Responsibilities: Target Achievement: Responsible for meeting and exceeding the organization\'s targets-Strategy Development: Drive strategies and tactics that integrate the needs of the business with those of the market to drive growth. Manage Vendor Relationships & Programs: Lead business relationships with OEM partners: Apple, Samsung, Google, Netgear, Cradlepoint, etc-Team Leadership: Direct, enable, and mentor a team of Product Managers to successfully deliver their products/services and exceed organizational goals-Product Development: Focus the team on growing from market analysis, design, operationalization, and procurement, to production and distribution within each of their domains. Communication: Create product & service roadmaps & communicate with senior leadership-Research & Evaluation: Responsible for activities supporting the research and evaluation of new products, features, and services. Analysis from Total Addressable Market (TAM) down to vertical, segment, and distribution channel requirements-Customer Needs Analysis: Analyze customer needs and oversee the documentation of customer and/or business requirements & creation of business cases supporting new initiatives-Budget Management: Responsible for managing budgets, acquiring estimates, and funding requests-Marketing Collaboration: Lead relationships with Pricing, Promotion, and Channel Marketing teams to develop strategies to increase revenue.

Experience

1. Director - Mobility Product Management & Development, at & t Business

   AT&T

   Feb 2021 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Managing and mentoring team responsible for growing revenue across OEM, Apple, Samsung, and Google- Core responsibility of Vendor Management & Sales growth,>$.B annually across the portfolio- Internal coordination across Channel Marketing, Marcom, Digital, Sales, and CARE to deliver a frictionless customer experience- Additional focus areas: Protect Advantage (Insurance & Support) & Trade-In promotions and Buyback.Mentor high-performance individuals preparing them for challenging leadership roles.

Education

• Eastern Michigan University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Sociology

Skills

• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Software Development
• Saas
• Scrum
• Sdlc
• Software Project Management
• Crm
• Itil
• Business Process
• IT Strategy
• Innovation
• Consulting
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Voip
• Data Center
• Sales
• Outsourcing
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Innovation Management
• Project Planning
• Managed Services
• Process Improvement
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Business Analysis
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Wireless
• Mobile Devices
• Strategic Partnerships
• Telecommunications
• Vendor Management
• Team Leadership
• Strategy
• Contract Negotiation
• Program Management
• Pmo