Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)

Project management and process harmonization between the French parent company (Equans Group, Axima Marine) and the German production company (Noske Kaeser) for maritime cooling and air conditioning systems.

• Business analysis for risk controlling.

• Development of a data warehouse based on MS SQL Server with data from the FIS Cross-Asset Trading and Risk Platform (formerly Front Arena).

• Implementation of ETL and transformation logic with T-SQL and Python (Jinja2 template engine).

• Modeling and automation of data structures using Data Vault.

• Development of reporting and analysis reports with Microsoft Power BI, including user training and onboarding.

Due to the steady growth of the client organization and the resulting increase in projects across various areas, including IT/digitalization, sales, organizational development and controlling, the demands on projects are increasing. Projects are often started but not completed within the planned timeframe, resources are not clearly assigned, and the business value is not clearly demonstrated. The objective of the assignment as Interim Head of PMO is to further develop and establish an existing project organization from the CDO area at executive management level. It is important that the governance is pragmatic, easy to understand and simple to apply in daily project work. The tasks and roles must be defined and established within the organization. In addition, this strategic PMO is to be supported by an IT solution, which must be selected and introduced. Furthermore, all ongoing projects are to be gradually integrated into the PMO governance and project management is to be centralized.

• Teaching & presenting
• Communication
• Effectively communicate complex technical topics to non-technical audiences through lectures
• Guided non-technical students from zero knowledge to confidently understanding and applying algorithms to achieve business outcomes

• Technical product ownership for a global customer portal in the indoor climate sector, including API integrations, backend connectivity, and expansion of digital customer services
• Developed the solution architecture and AI use cases for a claims management platform, integrating it into the enterprise architecture for a leading insurance company
• Developed the target operating model and led the implementation of the global investment platform for an investment bank
• Developed the target operating model and platform strategy for a new digital health platform for a health insurance company
• Developed the platform strategy, defined use cases, and built the data architecture for a digital health platform of a health insurance company

• Launch of a new digital product in the Chinese market as part of a global growth strategy.

• Contact point and coordinating interface between central product management, local Chinese teams, and international stakeholders.

• Managing the full program management for coordinating complex digital projects.

• Successful launch of a digital product in China (including successful certification for the Chinese market).

• Balancing local requirements with global priorities while taking tax and regulatory conditions into account.

• Introducing a new way of working to improve collaboration and governance across locations.

• Developing and implementing a scaling strategy for the digital business model in China.

• Use of Jira, Confluence, Miro, Scrum, agile ways of working, SAFe.

• Project language: English.

• Supports CANCOM customers in migrating legacy on-prem systems to Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Foundry
• Takes over and stabilizes existing solutions after a short handover
• Business analysis and requirements engineering for migration to a new cloud environment
• Optimization of machine learning models for feature extraction and customer profiling
• Ensures data protection and compliance
• Leads the migration of on-prem systems to Microsoft Fabric
• Designs new AI platforms for clients
• Tests the integration of chatbots for document intelligence with Microsoft Foundry, including requirements analysis, implementation, validation, and client communication

• Test strategy design
• Continuous defect tracking and documentation
• Test case creation and execution for performance and end-to-end tests as well as mass tests
• Responsibility for all test activities in the team
• Requirements and documentation analysis
• Agile testing based on stories, epics and features
• Test management and coordination
• Use of SAFe (PI planning, PI preparation, sprints, daily meetings, Kanban board, retrospective, review)
• Use of GitHub, Tortoise, Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Splunk, Swagger UI, Tosca, Rocket.Chat, Visual Studio Code, Oracle SQL Developer
• SAFe framework and project abroad

• Built a scalable nearshore IT developer hub (Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland) as an independent company through a BOT model (Build – Operate – Transfer)
• Identified, selected, and managed full-service agencies; introduced management and control mechanisms, including KPIs, SLAs, and regular service reviews
• Prepared and reviewed data processing agreements and framework contracts in coordination with Legal & Compliance; integrated regulatory requirements (including KRITIS) into process design
• Advised on cloud vs. on-premise strategies, data storage, and authorization concepts; supported Procurement with tendering and service provider evaluations
• Managed change and process harmonization between internal teams and nearshore partners; reported to executive management, CFO, and CIO

Result: Scalable IT developer hub with an audit-ready governance model, reduced operating costs, and accelerated product development.

Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle SQL, ITIL

• Many years of experience in application development, ICT infrastructures, systems management, hardware and software, telecommunications, ICT strategies, business models, database management, data center consolidations, support and call center setup

• Since 1999 independent consultant and project manager: ICT strategies and governance, processes, audits, security, infrastructure (including cloud, DevOps and tools), data and output management, organizational restructurings, business project management and consulting in various industries

• Generalist with analytical skills, strong communicator at all hierarchy levels, deployable as manager, coach, project manager or consultant

• Development of a digital audit application for inspections in medical facilities. The goal is to connect on-site data collection, voice recording, documentation and downstream processes in one end-to-end, AI-supported workflow.

• Design and development of a Flutter audit app with Claude Code for the structured execution and documentation of inspections.

• Processing of voice recordings captured in the app through automatic transcription and AI-supported creation of structured inspection reports, followed by an approval process

• Connecting various data sources such as email, Odoo 19, attendance records and Google Drive via n8n to automate billing and follow-up processes

• Automatic provision of required documents and email delivery through n8n-controlled workflows, including the use of LLMs for text creation

• Skills: Flutter, Claude Code, LLM Integration, n8n, Odoo 19, Google Drive, Process Automation

• Leading workshops for requirements definition, creating detailed requirement documents for the tender
• Conducting a gap analysis between existing processes and necessary process adjustments due to the new EU guidelines, documenting the results
• Supporting the implementation, coordinating between internal project teams and external partners

• Qualified as an AML officer in the Swiss jurisdiction
• Implemented AML policies and procedures
• Conducted due diligence reviews of clients and monitored transactions to identify suspicious activity
• Organized staff training on AML regulations and practices
• Worked with regulators and audit firms to ensure compliance (AML audits)