Alexander Vitanyi - Product Owner

Q: Where is Alexander based?

Alexander is based in Berlin, Germany .

Q: What languages does Alexander speak?

Alexander speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Hebrew (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Alexander have?

Alexander has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Alexander has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 8 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months . Note that Alexander may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Alexander's latest experience?

Alexander's most recent position is Product Owner at FI-TS .

Q: What companies has Alexander worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Alexander has worked for FI-TS , netgo software Berlin , IONOS SE , SAP SE , and Hessische Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung .

Q: Which industries is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Banking and Finance , and Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Information Technology , and Project Management . Alexander also has some experience in Marketing , Strategy , and Customer Service .

Q: Which industries has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Banking and Finance , and Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Information Technology .

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Experience

Aug 2024 - Present

1 year 10 months

Munich, Germany

Product Owner

FI-TS

Rebuilding an existing cloud solution with Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, GitLab, ArgoCD, and PostgreSQL
Coordinating and managing external partners and service providers
Ensuring service delivery on time and within budget, with budget responsibility
Integrating the cloud solution with external public clouds (AWS)
Setting up and defining processes and workflows in Jira and Confluence
Managing the software development product to automate and enable self-service in CI/CD DevOps mode
Agile software development with Kanban and Scrum in various development teams
Single point of contact for key customers in respective projects
Creating and aligning the product backlog with stakeholders from sales, architecture, development teams, marketing, management, and customers
Migrating existing customers to the AWS cloud as Product Owner
Creating and aligning a product roadmap with internal and external stakeholders

Apr 2023 - Jul 2024

1 year 4 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Owner (Cloud Expert)

netgo software Berlin

Product Owner and IT project manager for software assessments for cloud validation with budget responsibility
Product Owner and IT project manager of projects for transformation to the cloud using technologies such as Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, observability, CI/CD, DevOps, ArgoCD, GitLab, and containerization
Preparing proposals for software modernization projects including project plans and cost estimates
Product Owner of a SaaS and PaaS CI/CD cloud platform, including software development of a portal and APIs for integration and customer interface with Virtuozzo, Kubernetes, GitLab, Argo CD, Harbor, Ansible, Terraform, and Keycloak
Maintaining and prioritizing the backlog and creating epics and user stories, including alignment with teams (refinement)
Developing a product vision and creating epics
Conducting all Scrum artifacts (planning, refinement, review, etc.)
Creating a roadmap including MVP
Developing an IAM/RBAC concept for using the cloud platform and its components
Product Owner of a cloud portal with user journey and user experience requirements, implemented with UI/UX experts and leading software development
Product management of the platform with roadmap creation and technology coordination
Aligning the platform within the company's overall portfolio
Coaching and training project managers, product managers, and consultants
Advising customers and partners on various cloud solutions and technologies
Pre-sales activities as the first point of contact for sales colleagues
Contact person for partners and customers at events and trade shows
Creating sales presentations
Project management for preparing proposals
Responsible for marketing activities (blog, webinars, social media)
Preparing and delivering webinars
Leading and coordinating social media activities (LinkedIn)
Further developing cloud products
Acting as interface between marketing, sales, and technology

Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

1 year 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Senior Product Owner - Cloud Market Segmentation

IONOS SE

Product Owner for the market launch of new products and services such as databases, compute engines, big data, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and IPv6
Managing and leading projects with service providers
Creating marketing materials with national and international partners
Product Owner of a SaaS and PaaS CI/CD cloud platform, including software development of a portal and APIs with Virtuozzo, Kubernetes, GitLab, Argo CD, Harbor, Ansible, Terraform, and Keycloak
Maintaining and prioritizing the backlog and creating epics and user stories, including alignment with teams (refinement)
Conducting all Scrum artifacts (planning, refinement, review, etc.)
Creating a roadmap including MVP
Presentations and workshops for customers and partners on technical solutions and services
Conducting a comprehensive technical, functional, and commercial market analysis of the five largest international cloud providers
Creating battle cards and fact sheets
Aligning delivered services with relevant stakeholders from marketing, product management, sales, and management
Internal training on network services, other services, and cloud topics such as load balancers, firewalls, Kubernetes, and big data
Creating and aligning marketing stories for new products and services
Preparing analyses and reports for market entry in France, the UK, and the USA

Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

5 months

Walldorf, Germany

Senior Product Owner SAP Learning

SAP SE

Creating new products and functionalities within the SAP Learning web application, including alignment with relevant stakeholders
Defining API interfaces and backend as well as organizational requirements in a complex technological environment
Project management and coaching of product managers
Prioritizing development
Developing new processes across various tools to improve the product development process and stakeholder management (craft.io, Jira workflow & Kanban, Confluence)
Optimizing the end-to-end product development process, including Jira workflow, Kanban board, and process documentation
Writing, aligning, and monitoring the development of user stories
Validating and ensuring development results into a deliverable solution
Aligning the design with the design team based on created user journeys

May 2021 - Oct 2021

6 months

Wiesbaden, Germany

Senior Product Owner, Cloud Services

Hessische Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung

Further developing products and services from an IaaS to a PaaS and SaaS platform
Developing, aligning, and ensuring the roadmap
Creating requirements and user stories, including acceptance criteria
Market and competitive analysis with derived actions such as price adjustments and roadmap changes
Preparing and evaluating success analyses over three years
Building appropriate customer management
Full responsibility for costs and revenues
Lifecycle management
Creating a pricing model similar to the open market
Demand management and requirements management with key stakeholders from management and customers

Feb 2020 - Apr 2021

1 year 3 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Executive Product Owner (Digital Technology)

SHE Informationstechnologie AG

Further development of the portfolio for the new world of work for existing and new partners and customers using cloud solutions, DevOps, and agile ways of working
Internal consulting, motivation, and support in building agile working methods in a classic hierarchical organizational structure
Vertical expansion of the portfolio for new business opportunities
Ensuring profitability despite declining revenue in the current core business (data center operations)
Preparing and evaluating success analyses over three years
Presenting the portfolio at conferences and to partners and customers at all levels of hierarchy
Developing, aligning, and ensuring the roadmap
Creating requirements and user stories including acceptance criteria

May 2014 - Feb 2020

5 years 10 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Senior Product Manager (Digital Workspace)

DB Systel

Technical and economic responsibility for various products and services in the digital workspace environment
Market and competitive analysis to derive price adjustments and roadmap changes
Creating and aligning the roadmap
Writing requirements and user stories including acceptance criteria
Developing and aligning the pricing strategy
Revenue and contribution margin responsibility
Preparing and evaluating success analyses over five years
Developing and launching new products in agile teams and using the waterfall method
Creating new sales opportunities
Developing marketing materials
Close collaboration with top management regarding product development, budget, and profitability
Delivering speeches, presentations, and demonstrations to up to 250 people at internal and external trade shows and conferences
Leading working groups to transform DB Systel into an agile organization
Setting OKRs for the business unit

Mar 2013 - May 2014

1 year 3 months

Ra'anana, Israel

Technical Product Manager

Enghouse Interactive AG

Central point of contact for customer support, professional services, pre-sales, and development in an international environment
Direct contact with key customers for roadmap evaluation, feature requests, and customer relationship management
Responsible for the product roadmap
Drafting market requirement documents (MRDs)
Reviewing and approving technical designs from development
Planning and prioritizing development
Managing projects and approving new product releases
Providing internal training to sales and pre-sales teams

Mar 2012 - Feb 2013

1 year

Ra'anana, Israel

Team Lead Customer Support Expert Group

Enghouse Interactive AG

Building a five-person expert team in customer support
Training and developing team members
Acting as escalation point for customers and the internal team
Support contact for major key accounts

Aug 2003 - Feb 2008

4 years 7 months

Working Student/Intern Software Development

Various tasks in software development as a working student and intern

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration.

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Government and Administration

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management, Marketing, Strategy, and Customer Service.

Product Development

Information Technology

Project Management

Marketing

Strategy

Customer Service

Skills

Industry Knowledge

Healthcare
Creating And Aligning User Stories For An Application For The National Association Of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (Since 2023)
Supporting Various Medical Practices With It Operations And Complying With The It Security Guidelines Of The Association Of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (Since 2018)
Technical Consultant In Developing A Healthcare Application For The International Market (2012)
Technical Product Manager And Customer Contact For Healthcare Clients (2013-2014)

Cloud

Extensive Knowledge Of Various Cloud Architectures And Technologies (Since 2022)
Building A Cloud Platform Including Portal And Apis (Internal And External) (Since 2022)
Knowledge Of The Portfolios And Pricing Of All Relevant Cloud Providers And Orchestration In Europe And Worldwide (Since 2022)
Cost And Portfolio Analysis Of All Relevant Cloud Providers (2022)
Creating Strategies For Cloud Migration (Since 2022)

In-depth Knowledge

Cloud Architectures
Modern Business Models (Saas)
High Availability Solutions
Data Center Architectures
Server Architectures
Hyperconverged Storage And Virtualization Infrastructures
Virtualization Systems, Especially In Cloud Environments
It Infrastructure Of Cloud Solutions
Networks And Network Architectures
Voip
Security
Databases
Devops
Very Good General Technical Understanding

Tools And Technologies

Various Programming Languages (C++, C, C#, Java, Jscript, Python, Perl, Php, Vba, And More)
Windows Server Administration
Linux Server Administration
Ms Sql Server
Oracle Database
Vmware
Nutanix
Morpheus Data
Microsoft Azure
Aws
Jira (Including Workflow Creation)
Docker
Kubernetes

Personal Strengths

Strong Customer Focus, Economic Thinking And Action, Agile Approach, Teamwork, Ability To Build Consensus And Assertiveness, International Experience

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Hebrew

Intermediate

Education

Oct 2001 - Jun 2009

Technical University of Darmstadt

Diploma in Computer Science, minor in Psychology · Computer Science · Darmstadt, Germany

Oct 1998 - Jun 2001

Technical Vocational Schools

High school diploma with advanced courses in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering · Offenbach, Germany

Certifications & licenses

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

AWS

Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)

Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

ITIL Foundation V3

Product Management & Product Marketing For Telecoms, IT And Software (Product Focus)

IHK Certification as Project Manager

IHK

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10

Experience in Information Technology 18.5 y

Avg length 1 y 10 m

Longest experience 5 y 9 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Israel)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Product Owner, Product Owner (Cloud Expert), Senior Product Owner - Cloud Market Segmentation

Main industries Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Government and Administration

Main business areas Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management

Qualifications

Certifications earned 7

Profile

Created

July 2025

Last Update

May 2026

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Where is Alexander based?

Alexander is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Alexander speak?

Alexander speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Hebrew (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Alexander have?

Alexander has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Alexander has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Alexander may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Alexander be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Alexander would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Owner, Product Owner (Cloud Expert), Senior Product Owner - Cloud Market Segmentation.

What is Alexander's latest experience?

Alexander's most recent position is Product Owner at FI-TS.

What companies has Alexander worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Alexander has worked for FI-TS, netgo software Berlin, IONOS SE, SAP SE, and Hessische Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung.

Which industries is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration.

Which business areas is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology, and Project Management. Alexander also has some experience in Marketing, Strategy, and Customer Service.

Which industries has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration.

Which business areas has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology.

What is Alexander's education?

Alexander attended Technical University of Darmstadt for Computer Science.

Does Alexander have any certificates?

Alexander has 7 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, and Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I).

What is the availability of Alexander?

Alexander is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Alexander?

Alexander's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.