Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

• Leading distributed, international team in complex delivery environment (EN/DE)
• Managing multi-stakeholder setup across business and tech
• Driving end-to-end product delivery from backlog to release and operations
• Coordinating releases and ensuring stable product operation (incl. 2nd level support)
• Leading migration of legacy systems into scalable target architectures
• Owning and developing core systems for digital and print production
• Establishing and optimising product management processes (Kanban, refinement, backlog management)

Led implementation of an Azure cloud-based, event-driven enterprise integration platform connecting Salesforce, Momentus(event) and ERP applications. Reduced overall costs by 60%, lowered operational errors to under 1%, and delivered on time.

• Led the full project lifecycle from initiation to delivery using agile and hybrid methods - platform vision, feasibility, technical blueprint, architecture, implementation, integration, testing, rollout and business adoption.
• Built the engineering team from the ground up, leading teams across Switzerland, Bulgaria and India using Scrum and Kanban; established Jira, Confluence, Asana and SharePoint for delivery and reporting.
• Established and managed frequent steering meetings, reporting that gave stakeholders transparency and drove key decision-making.

In-house consulting provider and driver of transformation within the group, multi-stakeholder environment and C-level.

Realignment and stabilization of a cross-functional transformation and scaling program within the group. Sharpening the target picture, priorities, and set of measures, as well as building reliable governance, planning, and steering structures. Structuring roles, responsibilities, and strategic initiatives while including AI and IT automation ideas.

• Designed program realignment and project portfolio management

• Developed strategy model and target picture for IT projects

• Structured portfolio, roadmap, and priorities

• Established governance and regular meetings

• Worked out operating model for flagship projects

• Assessed AI and automation ideas

• Clarified roles and responsibilities

• Implemented change measures

• Developed, moderated, and evaluated workshops

• Transformed 17 initiatives into a steering model

• Increased transparency and decision-making ability

• Strengthened commitment in steering

• Sharpened the operating model structurally

• Integrated three top-5 institutes

• Involved over 80% of stakeholders

• Governance

• Portfolio steering (PPM)

• Change management

• Artificial intelligence

• Workflow automation

• AI use case assessment

• Confluence

• Jira

• Stakeholder management

• Backlog Management
• Scrum Master
• PO for the Ministry of Justice
• Optimizing Agile Processes
• Classic Business Analysis, User Stories and Testing
• Operational Topics like Nagios Monitoring and Incident Handling

Tools:

• Jira / Confluence
• SQL Developer
• Elastic / Kibana
• Visual Studio Code

• WiNOWiG enhancements (digitalization & organization)
• Project management for the WiNOWiG project (regulatory offenses)
• Process optimization and coordination

• Consulting in national and international projects in various roles and sectors (banking and finance, public sector, telecommunications, data management, software development)
• Engaging in project management, requirements management, business analysis, process management, IT consulting and coaching
• Delivering sustainable value quickly and efficiently due to high complexity and diversity of projects and expertise
• Emphasizing collegiality and integrity and fostering a positive team atmosphere

• Collaboration with and deputizing for the service manager for UCC (product owner)
• Interface management for UCC with other functionalities as part of the digital workplace
• Control of infrastructure tests and rollout, monitoring dependencies with other sub-projects

Sub-project lead in an agile IT environment

Leading a software development team (10 employees)

• Leading a software development team with 10 employees
• Budget responsibility approx. 3 million euros per year
• Conducting employee and job interviews
• Responsibility for resource planning (budget and employees)
• Digitalization of a web interface
• Regular reporting to customers and stakeholders (C-level)
• Product management: developing and implementing product strategies; defining requirements to guide product development
• Structuring product development & continuous testing efficiently to quickly incorporate feedback & compliance points
• Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, set priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
• Project experience in an energy industry company, including the functioning of energy markets, the basics of energy generation and distribution, as well as current challenges and developments in the industry
• Project experience in the railway sector - including the structure and operation of railway systems.
• Project experience within the 16.7 Hz traction power sector incl. knowledge of regulatory processes
• Formulating the sub-project charter and the project profile according to the project standard together with the project management
• Controlling service delivery according to the project charter
• Planning and controlling human resources including budget planning for the sub-project
• Ensuring the work capacity of the sub-project participants, e.g. by requesting access rights and documents for the sub-project team
• Planning and control for the respective sub-project (time, scope, budget) including the creation of necessary documents
• Alignment with the business department and Product Owners to plan the sub-project scope and the corresponding implications
• Executing milestone planning according to the agreed process model
• Effort estimation and support of sub-project controlling as well as overall project controlling in forecasting and planning
• Reporting sub-project status (according to status slide template) including progress (according to progress measurement)
• Analyzing, preparing, and addressing action and decision requirements
• Escalating sub-project issues to the project management
• Creating and managing Change Requests (CR)
• Quality assessment of completed task packages from a project management perspective (time, scope, and budget)
• Implementation management of the overarching guidelines and requirements in the sub-project, supported by cross-functional roles on the functional and technical side.
• Identifying, managing, documenting, and communicating opportunities, risks, and dependencies within and across sub-projects
• Supporting project management in creating the overall project plan and overall status reports
• Preparing and managing commissioning including the required documents and protection needs assessment

Scrum Master in an agile IT environment supporting a software development team in the full-stack area (7 people)

• Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, set priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
• Implementation of the selected Scrum method, including the required events, meetings, artifacts (product backlog, sprint backlog, burndown charts), metrics, as well as conducting required training in an agile IT environment
• Preparation of Scrum events such as Daily, retrospectives, Review, Sprint planning, estimation, and refinement (agile way of working)
• Moderation of retrospectives and elimination of obstacles to move the team and product forward
• Preparation of action items and retros via whiteboard and Figma
• Application and improvement of agile methods such as Kanban, Scrum, SAFe, or Scrum of Scrums
• Tracking the "Definition of Done" and "Definition of Ready" for all work results of the development team
• Advising on information flow and communication improvements between Product Owner and project team
• Experience with automation, validation such as mandatory field checks, notification functions, creation of filters, boards, and reports via JQL, and setting up cycle time
• Use of Jira & Confluence
• Setting up a progress measurement for project management to transparently map planned vs. actual team capacities and actual efforts for user stories
• Measuring team progress: creating team KPIs: "velocity", "burn-down chart", "throughput", "costs", "quality", "scope"
• Evaluation of agile metrics, process management, and process modeling methods (BPMN, EPC, UML)
• Communication and moderation know-how
• Methodological competence proven in conflict discussions

• Program delivery: set-up of strategic initiatives from ideation to execution, designing cross-divisional operating models that streamlined delivery across 6 business units.+
• Large scale initiatives: IT project manager of eMobility mobile app development for entire group, cross-country and multi-year initiative, with budget oversight of >2Mn and 20 FTEs.
• Product lifecycle management: delivered the end-to-end SDLC of a key B2B digital mobility application, successfully launching to 10 000+ users while managing vendor partnerships and system architecture.
• Vendor oversight: successfully negotiated and managed multi-vendor contracts, with negotiated contract value of 30% with no impact on scope.
• Architecture definition: definition of system architectures to ensure scalable, cost-effective solutions for the pricing, logistics and mobility domains, integration of 3 back-end systems.
• Digital transformation & coaching: supported group-wide agile maturity as a coach, upskilling pool of over 40 professionals in Product Management to increase delivery predictability and ensure value-driven approach.

• Support with the introduction and implementation of the Qualtrics XM platform in the consulting and service environment for customers, e.g. in the banking sector, focusing on data quality, parameterization, technical coordination, and implementation support

• Technical validation of configurations, feedback flows, and reporting setups

• Review and assurance of data quality (mapping, mandatory fields, regulatory-relevant fields)

• Performance of UAT, functional tests, and data checks in collaboration with the department and IT

• Coordination with stakeholders from consulting, service, compliance, IT, and product management

• Clarification of technical requirements with the business side and derivation of adaptation requirements in the platform

• Creation of documentation, test protocols, and quality-related artifacts

• Support in the preparation of internal approvals and rollouts

• Successful technical acceptance of the new feedback and reporting functionalities

• Increase in data quality in the relevant fields (e.g., feedback classification, assignment to the consulting process)

• Stable implementation of the platform in the consulting environment with clear handover to IT and specialist departments

• Modernization of a large-scale Java enterprise application*

The project is modernizing a complex enterprise application that has grown over many years. The existing Spring-based legacy system runs on Java 8, OSGi, and Eclipse RCP and is being gradually migrated to a modern, maintainable architecture with Java 25 and Quarkus.

Marcus works on analysis, architecture, refactoring, and implementation. One focus is on untangling historically grown structures and dependencies and on building a clean, sustainable Java and Quarkus technology stack.

Tools & technologies: Java 8, Java 25, Quarkus, Hibernate ORM with Panache, EclipseLink, OSGi, Eclipse RCP, Maven, JUnit, Mockito, REST, JSON, Git, Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, Jira, Confluence

• Consulting and support for companies in strategic and operational changes to increase efficiency and adaptability
• Leadership coaching: Development and support of executives to strengthen decision-making, team leadership and leadership competencies
• Change management: Design and implementation of change strategies for successful introduction of new processes and structures in digital transformation projects
• Process design: Analysis, optimization and redesign of business processes, including end-to-end process management
• Planning, control and implementation of complex IT projects
• Taking on roles such as Product Owner, Scrum Master and Agile Coach
• Project management and PMO: Managing interdisciplinary teams, resource management and monitoring budgets and schedules
• Requirements engineering and business analysis
• Documentation and release management
• Taking on temporary leadership roles to stabilize and develop teams and business areas
• Employee management: Responsibility for leading and developing teams in challenging phases
• Strategic stabilization through implementation of sustainable measures
• Operational implementation of projects

• Acted as project lead in different internal projects, including the development and implementation of innovative solutions based on machine learning, virtual and augmented reality with the aim of providing great user experience
• Drove project planning, execution and reporting, designed risk mitigation and schedule adjustment plans to bring the projects on the green path
• Directed the process optimization and conducted project reviews by being the liaison between engineering teams and executive stakeholders
• Served as agile coach and led the scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint review and sprint retrospective