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Paweł Gruszecki

Gdynia

Summary

Product Manager with over 10 years of experience and demonstrated success in managing and developing a product portfolio and managing a pricing strategy.

Big practical knowledge in defining a value proposition, product positioning and messaging together with demand strategy. In-depth understanding of IT/technical issues, legal and regulatory restrictions, sales processes and the impact of my work on the entire company. Experience in managing a medium-sized interdisciplinary team.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Product & Offer Management Department

Vectra S.A.
Gdynia
07.2018 - Current

Vectra is the largest cable operator in Poland, providing TV, broadband and mobile services for 1.7 million customers.

  • Operational management of the product area together with pricing and bundling strategy with a team of approximately 20 people
  • Product portfolio management – development of existing product platforms, wide range VAS services, cooperation with Netflix and other svod provider, new customers devices and services accessible off-network, new products
  • Managing the B2C Strategy project as a part of the integration program with the acquired Multimedia Polska company, participation in the due diligence preceding the acquisition decision. The project was successfully completed by achieving the assumed revenue and cost synergies, arpu growth and reducing the churn level
  • Participation in many strategic projects in various roles from project team member to project manager, steering committee member to project client
  • Acting as a business leader of an agile IT team dedicated to work in the product area

Head of FMCC Unit

T-Mobile Polska S.A. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
Warsaw
04.2016 - 06.2018

T-Mobile is one of the biggest mobile operator in Poland providing services to over 11 million customers. Part of the international Deutsche Telekom group.

  • Development of the VAS / Cloud / SaaS services category from the scratch for the SoHo / VSE segment
  • Active participation in building a new TAM (Tele Account Managers) sales team and implementing a consultative sales model in this team
  • Significant participation in the creation and implementation of the new tariff for the soho segment (comprehensive offer including connectivity services, cloud services, technical and legal support services) together with the omnichannel campaign based on real T-Mobile customers and their real needs satisfied by the new tariff and products
  • Close cooperation with the Deutsche Telekom headquarters for implementation the Fix Cloud Mobile Convergency strategy in Poland
  • Member of the Global Talent Pool program of the Deutsche Telekom AG group

Product Manager

Vectra S.A.
Gdynia
09.2013 - 03.2017
  • Product management - responsibility for the voice and broadband services
  • Significant participation in the project of implementing the MVNO product in Vectra. Developing assumptions and implementing the mobile telephony offer
  • Initiating and managing the "Internet for players" project, which by addressing one of the most demanding groups of clients allowed for distinguishing Vectra's broadband offer from the competitors and leaving the category of "dump pipe"

Business Line Manager

Aiton Caldwell S.A.
Gdańsk
11.2011 - 08.2013
  • Aiton Caldwell is a creator of the FreecoNet platform - one of the largest and most innovative internet telephony platforms in Poland, offering a range of cloud services for small and medium- sized enterprises.
  • FreecoNet business line management, including pricing strategy, product development and management reporting
  • Development of services offered by the platform based on the observation of the needs of
    small business clients
  • Change the way of thinking of the entire organization from an orientation focused on product functionality to an orientation on customer needs


Education

Master of Science - Economics, Specialization in Marketing

University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Economics
Sopot, Poland
09.2009

No Degree - Business Management

FH Kufstein Tirol – University of Applied Sciences
Kufstein, Austria
08.2008

Skills

  • Product Strategy and Product Roadmaps
  • Product Management, Product Positioning and Product Marketing
  • Budget planning, revenue forecasting and cost reduction
  • Pricing Strategy
  • Team management and leadership
  • Market analysis and data analysis

Accomplishments

I provided executive leadership in product management and pricing strategy for the largest cable TV company in Poland during a deep company transformation, rapid expansion and acquisition of a competitor of a similar size. Effective management of a wide product portfolio in a complex and complicated telco environment, modernization of the main products and development of new ones, and thus maintaining the leading position on the market and improving NPS indicators. Price and package management allowing you to move away from the low-cost operator policy. Increase arpu and margin without lowering sales volumes. A key role in the organization in the commercial area, valued advisor to the management board in the field of broadly understood marketing. Creating a new product category from scratch (cloud services for soho/vse) allowing for gaining a competitive advantage, increasing the level of loyalty and generating a new revenue stream.



Hobbies

  • Snowboard, Kitesurfing, Sailing, Mountaineering
  • Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, IoT, DIY
  • Skateshop owner

Timeline

Head of Product & Offer Management Department

Vectra S.A.
07.2018 - Current

Head of FMCC Unit

T-Mobile Polska S.A. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
04.2016 - 06.2018

Product Manager

Vectra S.A.
09.2013 - 03.2017

Business Line Manager

Aiton Caldwell S.A.
11.2011 - 08.2013

Master of Science - Economics, Specialization in Marketing

University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Economics

No Degree - Business Management

FH Kufstein Tirol – University of Applied Sciences
Paweł Gruszecki