Lucian Lacusta

• Maximized value of investments across the product portfolio, ensuring investment follows strategy. • Developed and implemented Investment Management processes for the business unit • Monitored continously the business environment, business performance, investments and strategy execution, and triggered actions to steer business towards achievement of its financial goals and strategic aspirations.

• Lead various company-wide transformational programs and was accountable for designing and implementing Nokia’s product release strategy across the organization; bridging the two worlds of company’s senior leadership and R&D and product management teams. • Transformed a business unit into a portfolio driven organization; translated the new strategy in plans, processes and actions for business lines; engage leaders and product, program and R&D organizations in the transformation, and “market”

• Lead first a team of 8 PdMs, then a cross-functional team of ~40 people • Worked with customers and account teams to define and refine product requirements, features. • Defined the product strategy, roadmaps, releases. • Coordinated product marketing, pricing and product data management. • Managed the stakeholder communication and prepared C/V/D-level decisions. • Drove product competitiveness and profitability (P&L accountable) for the complete product lifecycle.

• Product life-cycle ownership, accountable for profitability and competitiveness. • Leading a team of Product Managers • Develop product strategy, execute • Frequently meeting operator customers and local account teams. • "Product Owner" role for agile teams

• Leading and managing the messaging R&D group (about 50 subordinates) covering multiple functions (software development, software testing, testing tools, SCM, project managers, etc.) • Introduced the concept, practice and successfully implemented one of the first agile software development projects in the company.

Leading a team of system testing professionals and having overall testing project management responsibilityLeading a team of system testing professionals and having overall testing project management responsibility

Performance testing of telecom software, testing project management.