Daniel B.-Interim Manager, Project Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst
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Interim Manager / Project Manager
Trench Group
Outcome: Implementation of an APS solution (Eyelit) across multiple international production sites, including definition of target planning processes, integration architecture (SAP – APS via middleware), and alignment of complex manufacturing requirements (e.g. autoclave planning, alternative routings). Establishment of governance structures, steering formats and decision frameworks to manage scope, cost and timeline across multiple stakeholders. Successful handover of project leadership to internal successor, ensuring continuity and sustained project delivery.
Role in Project: Project Lead / Program Manager
Main Tasks in Project:
- Led APS implementation across multiple plants (Germany, Canada, France, US) with focus on end-to-end planning & scheduling processes and system integration
- Acted as central interface between business stakeholders (plants, operations), IT (SAP/middleware) and vendor (Eyelit)
- Drove requirements engineering, including consolidation of plant-specific requirements and steering of sign-off process
- Managed vendor (Eyelit) performance, including scope clarification, effort discussions and commercial alignment
- Identified and challenged gaps between standard APS functionality and complex manufacturing requirements (e.g. autoclave planning, batch optimization, alternative routings)
- Defined and implemented project governance structures, including Steering Committees, risk reporting and decision frameworks
- Led escalation management on cost overruns, scope deviations and delivery transparency
- Coordinated integration strategy (decision for custom middleware vs. standard connector) and alignment with SAP landscape
- Improved project transparency and way of working, including definition of reporting structures, tracking logic and communication cadence
- Facilitated alignment between global and local stakeholders to ensure feasible timelines, resource planning and plant readiness
- Prepared and delivered SteerCo updates and executive decision documents
- Managed structured project handover to internal project lead, including knowledge transfer, documentation alignment and stakeholder transition.
Area Product Owner / Brand SPOC (Coordinator)
Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
- Large-scale IT transformation migrating all prepaid mobile customers across multiple brands from legacy systems to a unified target stack (RAITT). Cross-functional coordination across CS, Sales, Marketing, Product, IT and Finance — with GTM components including customer communication, brand change management and landing page readiness.
- Orchestrated migration and GTM readiness for all prepaid mobile brands (AldiTalk, Fonic, Tchibo, NettoKom, Ortel, Ay Yildiz, o2 Prepaid, WhatsApp SIM) across CS, Sales, Marketing, Product and Finance
- Defined and tracked Go/No-Go criteria and Business Readiness across all functional workstreams — single point of accountability per brand
- Designed and implemented the Demand Squad model (Area POs & Brand SPOCs) to bridge business and IT — a scalable, repeatable coordination structure
- Coordinated migration requirements between RAITT functional tribes/ value streams (Inlife Tribe: U2P, R2C; Finance) and the Migration Tribe
- Translated business and technical requirements into actionable features and user stories in JIRA; managed backlog prioritization
- Aligned business, feature delivery, testing readiness, migration execution and Go/No-Go decisions
- Brand SPOC (Coordinator) for Fonic (incl. brand consolidation migration from six legacy IT source brands)
- Brand SPOC (Coordinator) for Tchibo (partner-managed brand with external CRM system)
- Coordinated beta-equivalent migration testing: data readiness, product mapping and migration testing with different squads, Business Sanity Testing, post-migration validation
- Actively participated in migration execution and business sanity testing (system locking checks, usage testing, post-migration validations)
- Stand-in business sanity tester for additional brands (NettoKom, Aldi Talk, Ay Yildiz, Ortel Mobile) during migration runs
- Managed stakeholder alignment across 10+ functional tribes and external partners; represented business in night-time migration execution
- Represented business perspective in the Migration Tribe in general, during night-time migration shifts and sign-off processes in particular
- Documented readiness status and test results in Confluence and Business Readiness Dashboard — transparent reporting for management
Product Owner / Business Analyst
Munich Re
- Launched a fully new as-a-Service business model at a global enterprise — directly comparable to a SaaS product launch including enterprise readiness and onboarding.
- Supported vendor and integration partner selection and defined key business requirements for IFS Cloud and IoT integration
- Gathered and engineered business requirements and processes to enable the EaaS business model
- Coordinated UAT and created Confluence based user guide for business users — enterprise onboarding readiness
- Acted as central interface between business stakeholders, IT and implementation partner
Project Lead
CompuGroup Medical Deutschland AG
- Led analysis workshops and defined target reporting structure and data flow between SAP, TEO, Excel and Power BI
- Implemented automated Power BI reporting structures
Product Owner / Business Analyst
Elli – VW Charging Group GmbH
- Organized analysis workshops and managed user story backlog and prioritized implementation in Oracle Netsuite (ERP)
- Coordinated end-to-end testing and delivered video manuals for business stakeholders
Product Manager / Project Lead
1&1 Versatel
- Designed and launched scalable, repeatable product change and release processes — directly applicable to GTM process design.
- Defined product change processes and created a network documentation tool supporting VoIP, Fibre and xDSL services
- Designed repeatable, scalable release process from scratch — closing existing process and ownership gaps
Product Manager / Project Lead
1&1 Versatel
- Facilitated requirements workshops and created EPICs for a new data aggregation service
- Refined and prioritized user stories
IT and Network Business Analyst
Unitymedia
- Gathered and analyzed business requirements for new B2B fixed-net products
- Delivered requirements documentation supporting waterfall-based IT and network implementation
Business Analysis Stream Lead and Project Owner
Unitymedia/Liberty Global
- Led business analysis for SDN-based B2B products and operational readiness requirements
- Created features and user stories for agile implementation
IT Business Analyst / Product Owner
Unitymedia
- Gathered and analyzed business requirements for new B2B fixed-net products
- Delivered requirements documentation supporting waterfall-based IT and network implementation
Project Manager
Ewe Tel
- Established project governance and defined roles and responsibilities for migration team
- Led steering committees and ensured project progress and risk mitigation
Head of Pricing
Telefónica Germany
- Head of pricing for Telefónica B2B
- Development of pricing and discount policy of the B2B portfolio
- Professional and disciplinary lead and development of 7 permanent and 2 temporary employees
Team Manager Sales Back Office
Telefónica Germany
- Sales control and management: development and monitoring of measures to reach sales goals
- Support of SME field force (direct and external partners)
- Support of SoHo sales organization (shops, partner shops)
- Professional and disciplinary lead and development of 7 permanent and 4 temporary employees
Team Lead Controlling
Telefónica Germany
- Planning, steering and monitoring hardware, revenue, CoS, brand, CRM, CEX, DSL, CAPEX
- Professional lead of 4 permanent and 2 temporary employees
Senior Controller
Telefónica Germany
- Planning and steering hardware management, sales & marketing B2B & B2W
Co-Owner / Franchisee
Call a Pizza Rosenheim
- Co-owner, franchisee and general manager of 3 stores in Rosenheim, Bruckmühl and Kiefersfelden
- Full P&L responsibility
Consultant
Steinkogler Unternehmensberatung
- Business development
- Legal and contract management
- Controlling
Industry experience
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Experienced in Telecommunication, Food and Beverage, Professional Services, Insurance, Healthcare, and Energy.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Finance, Operations, Marketing, Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology.
Summary
I bring a versatile background in interim management, project leadership, product ownership and business analysis. I translate complex business needs into clear requirements, user stories, governance structures and workable delivery plans, and have led transformation, migration and implementation initiatives across telecommunications, manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, mobility and energy.
I align business, IT, finance, operations, vendors and external partners across the full delivery cycle — from requirements engineering and backlog prioritization through testing, Go/No-Go decisions and handover. My experience spans APS and SAP integration, prepaid customer migration, SaaS-like business models, pricing and discount policy design, Power BI reporting, and ERP implementations, together with scalable product change processes.
Beyond delivery, I bring leadership, controlling and full P&L experience. As an active Power AI User, I am currently deepening my expertise further through the MBAI+ program at Leadersofai.com.
Skills
It Business Analysis / Product Owner / Product Manager
Project Management / Scrum Master
Partner Management
Artificial Intelligence
Process Management
Business Planning & Controlling
Business Intelligence / Pricing Strategy
Leadership (>10 Years Of Leading Teams)
B2b / B2c / B2p
Telecommunications (Mobile/Fixed/Fiber/Cable)
Ehealth
Automotive
Manufacturing
Hotel And Gastronomic Business
Languages
Education
Leaders of AI
Master Business with AI · Business with AI
Universität Augsburg
Professional Master of Business Administration · Business Administration · Augsburg, Germany
Specialized in Marketing, Business Information Systems and Financial Engineering
Certifications & licenses
Leading High Performance Teams
Professional Management Programme
Scrum Master (SAFe)
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Daniel is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Daniel speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced), French (Elementary), Italian (Elementary).
Daniel has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Daniel has worked in at least 15 different roles and for 12 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Daniel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Daniel would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim Manager / Project Manager, Area Product Owner / Brand SPOC (Coordinator), Product Owner / Business Analyst.
Daniel's most recent position is Interim Manager / Project Manager at Trench Group.
In recent years, Daniel has worked for Trench Group, Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG, Munich Re, and CompuGroup Medical Deutschland AG.
Daniel is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication, Food and Beverage, and Professional Services. Daniel also has some experience in Insurance, Healthcare, and Energy.
Daniel is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Operations, and Marketing. Daniel also has some experience in Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology.
Daniel has recently worked in industries like Telecommunication, Insurance, and Healthcare.
Daniel has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.
Daniel holds a Master in Business with AI from Leaders of AI.
Daniel has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Leading High Performance Teams, Product Owner / Product Manager (SAFe), and Professional Management Programme.
Daniel is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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