Onur Mete

About Onur Mete

Strategy, Partnerships, Business Intelligence, Business Transformation & Business Planning ExecutiveWith 14 years of experience at T-Mobile as a corporate strategy consultant, strategy & operations, transformation, and business planning leader, I have developed expertise in subscription businesses, devices, platforms, wireless technology, and supply chain. I specialize in business model transformations and strategic partnerships to create novel customer experiences, drive breakthrough growth, and achieve major savings through data-driven decision-making and effective executive communication. I cultivate high-performance teams, fostering inclusivity and ownership.In the Corporate Strategy team at T-Mobile from 2010 to 2016, I helped build the Un-carrier strategy and M&A that paved the way for T-Mobile’s turnaround and transformed the wireless industry. I received the PEAK Award in 2013 and was promoted to Director in 2014.Since 2016, as a Device Strategy leader, I have crafted ecosystem partnerships with key players like Apple, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm and steered product portfolio innovation delivering unique customer experiences and wireless network technologies.I was promoted to Senior Director in 2018 and expanded my charter to Supply Chain Strategy and Analytics. I have steered strategic business transformations, overseeing the vision development, logistics flow design, and executive alignment.I have also led budget setting and ensured financial and customer targets delivery via performance analytics, insights & reporting.My education credentials include Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Industrial and Systems Engineering, M.S. from Bogazici University and B.S. from Istanbul Technical University in Industrial Engineering.I bring deep expertise with proven experience in • Strategic Partnerships, Deals, Negotiations• Subscription Business Models• Business Transformation• Revenue and Cost Optimization• Growth Iniatives• Business Casing• Device Economics, Services, Pricing• OEM and Chipset ecosystem, Mobile Platforms• Portfolio Roadmap Planning & Go-To-Market Strategy• Product Strategy, Marketing, Management & Analytics• Performance Analytics• Merger & Acquisitions Models, Integration, Due Dilligence• Annual Budget Planning, Delivery & Monitoring; Partnership with Finance• Quarterly & Weekly Performance Reviews• Supply Chain Design & Analytics• Executive Communication & Cross-functional Leadership

Experience

1. Director of Business Planning - Xbox Store

   Microsoft

   Jan 2025 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Head of Business Planning for Xbox Store

Education

• Istanbul Technical University

  B.S., Industrial Engineering

• University of Washington

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Boğaziçi University

  M.S., Industrial Engineering

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Designing and Building AI Products and Services

  2023

Skills

• Analytics
• Wireless
• Analysis
• Data Mining
• Statistical Modeling
• Predictive Modeling
• Statistics
• Optimization
• Data Analysis
• Segmentation
• Optimizations
• Mathematical Modeling
• Sas
• Operations Research