Ha-Jo K.-Freelance Product Owner / Product Manager
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Experience
Freelance Product Owner / Product Manager
Alleherzen
- Oversee high-impact innovation and discovery projects for German energy providers, focusing on identifying and developing forward-looking product concepts.
- Improved user experience, increased operational efficiency, and simplified sales processes in the dynamic energy market by conceptualizing a digital platform.
- Explored new product ideas while positioning the company for growth and competitiveness in the rapidly evolving energy sector.
Freelance Product/Project Manager
FFW
- Led the integration of virtual house tours into the web configurator, providing immersive, realistic property previews to improve the customer experience. Coordinated with development, design, and marketing teams to ensure the web configurator was smoothly delivered and launched, aligning technology with user needs and business goals.
- Increased customer engagement and improved decision-making by creating an innovative house web configurator for a leading German construction company.
Freelance Product Manager/Owner
Market Logic Software AG
- Led the planning, specification, and implementation of a budget planning tool for a Fortune 500 company, integrating it into the existing project platform to enable global, real-time planning, tracking, and optimisation of budgets across various project stages.
- Improved financial decision-making and project budget oversight, while contributing significantly to the company's strategic financial management and operational efficiency.
Sr. Director Product Management (Product Owner)
Market Logic Software AG
- Led an Agile research and budget management application serving over 40 global clients and 10,000 users, driving user engagement and platform success by developing and executing the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, and prioritising backlogs in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and international development teams in India and Russia.
- Served as a key point of contact up to C-level, balancing different interests and requirements to achieve strategic objectives.
- Ran client and product ideation workshops to turn complex needs into actionable product developments.
- Created initial prototypes and mock-ups and defined user stories to visualise and communicate product ideas.
- Worked closely with UX researchers, UI/UX designers, and PO/development teams to bring product concepts to life.
- Managed integrations with external research vendors and PO systems such as SAP Ariba and Coupa.
- Led projects for major clients, including Coca-Cola, Unilever, Mars, Visa, American Express, Procter & Gamble, and Shell.
- Helped increase client acquisition and retention by supporting the sales team with RFP, RFI, and statement of work responses.
- Ensured market alignment and brand consistency by collaborating with product marketing teams on positioning and messaging.
Director Consulting & Product Owner Mobile Applications
Market Logic Software AG
- Expanded the client consulting team from three to over 100 members, including team members and working students, through strong leadership and organisational growth.
- Led software implementation project management, covering consulting, requirements workshops, project planning, security audits, user acceptance testing, client-side launch communications, and change management.
- Led the development and implementation of mobile applications such as mobile approval, mobile news, and mobile search, overseeing solution design, development team management, client consulting, and the full rollout process.
- Managed projects for notable clients, including Unilever, Beiersdorf, Heineken, JTI, Intel, and Vodafone.
- Supported client engagement and business development by helping the sales team respond to RFP and RFI requests and prepare statements of work.
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Happy Thinking People
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Communication & Design Consultant
Simon & Goetz Communication & Design Agency
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Advertising, Energy, Construction, and Real Estate.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Marketing, Product Development, Project Management, Information Technology, Strategy, and Sales.
Summary
Strategic-thinking, visionary leader with over 10 years of start-up experience and an excellent track record of turning ideas into profitable products and driving innovation across various industries, including Fortune 500 companies in retail, FMCG/CPG, finance, energy, health care & pharma.
Proven track record of successfully delivering complex software implementation projects throughout the lifecycle, including consulting, workshop facilitation, security audits, stakeholder engagement, and change management (up to C-level). Strong ability to oversee mobile application product lines from concept to launch, including solution design, cross-functional leadership, and strategic launch planning across diverse markets. Experienced in guiding product marketing and sales teams through RFP/RFI processes to drive revenue growth. Skilled in coordinating integrations with external systems and vendors, such as SAP Ariba and Coupa, to improve operational efficiency and automate processes. Played a key role in leading diverse, remote product teams across international markets, including India, Russia, and Poland. Worked with top-tier clients such as Coca-Cola, Unilever, Visa, Procter & Gamble, REWE, Walmart. Experienced in Agile, Scrum, and Kanban methodologies, with strong expertise in UX/UI team leadership to deliver outstanding product experiences while ensuring technical and process excellence and improving the end-user experience.
Skills
Product Management / Ownership
Business Analytics Incl. Bpmn
Ux/Ui Design, Wireframing, Prototyping
Product Discovery & Innovation
Requirements Engineering & Management
Market/Consumer Research & Analysis
Agile/Scrum/Kanban Methodologies
Process Analysis & Improvement
Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration
Strategic Planning & Execution
Stakeholder Engagement
B2b Saas
Mobile Application Management
Change Management
Data-Driven Decision Making
Jira
Confluence
Aha!
Miro
Figma
Adobe Xd
Open.Ai (Chatgpt)
Google Bard
Wordpress
Zoom
Slack
Microsoft 365
Google Workspace
Languages
Education
Bachelor of Arts · Social Science
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Frequently asked questions
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Ha-Jo is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Ha-Jo speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Ha-Jo has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Ha-Jo has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years. Note that Ha-Jo may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ha-Jo would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelance Product Owner / Product Manager, Freelance Product/Project Manager, Freelance Product Manager/Owner.
Ha-Jo's most recent position is Freelance Product Owner / Product Manager at Alleherzen.
In recent years, Ha-Jo has worked for Alleherzen and FFW.
Ha-Jo is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Advertising. Ha-Jo also has some experience in Energy, Construction, and Real Estate.
Ha-Jo is most experienced in business areas like Marketing, Product Development, and Project Management. Ha-Jo also has some experience in Information Technology, Sales, and Research and Development.
Ha-Jo has recently worked in industries like Energy, Construction, and Real Estate.
Ha-Jo has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Strategy, and Project Management.
Ha-Jo holds a Bachelor in Social Science.
Ha-Jo is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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