Jan-Christoph Wiemann - Owner / Management Consultant
Experience
Owner / Management Consultant
Wiemann Consulting
- Independent management consultant for the energy and real estate industry
- Interim manager at a municipal energy provider for sub-metering
- Strategic corporate development for an Austrian energy service provider
Managing Director / Chief Operating Officer
Officium GmbH
Managing the holding company Officium GmbH with P&L responsibility for the group
Responsible for billing, contracts, field service, procurement & supply chain, customer care and ESG reporting
Managing director of 13 portfolio companies of Officium GmbH
Post-merger integration of acquired companies
Advisory board member at Einhundert Energie GmbH
Supervisory board member of Thermomess AG (until September 2024)
Close cooperation with the private equity firm Arcus Infrastructure LLP in London
Defining the strategic position and developing the corporate strategy
Digitalization and standardization of scalable business processes within the portfolio companies
Harmonization of the hardware portfolio and strategic supplier management
Setting up a shared service center for billing
Complete restructuring of portfolio companies and transferring business processes to sister companies
Implementing company-wide policies including an ESG policy with related processes and KPIs
Building ESG reporting
Initiating and advancing the change management process within the group
Representing the company at associations and customer events
Expanding the customer portfolio
Establishing a company-wide KPI standard
Responsible for IT operations
Conducting due diligence for new M&A activities in operations
Digitalization of scalable process modules within the group
Setting up a shared service center for billing
Harmonization of the hardware portfolio
Complete restructuring of portfolio companies and transferring business processes to sister companies, including the sale of business units
Conducting an ESG certification according to the GRESB standard
Developing a scalable commercial concept and successfully marketing it to key account customers
Implementing a strategic pricing concept within the group
Head of Business Development, Member of the Management Crew
suportica GmbH (energieweit Gruppe)
Setting up a new Business Development department with staff responsibility
Defining the strategic position and developing the corporate strategy
Designing and implementing a new product development process
Identifying and conceptualizing new product ideas
Building a competitive and portfolio analysis
Acquiring new customers in the energy and housing sectors
Operational support of customer projects
Supporting, coordinating and optimizing group-wide collaboration in developing complementary product ideas (consulting, IT development and operations)
Designing and implementing a new product development process (Stage-Gate process)
Conceptualizing two modular service products (sub-metering and tenant electricity)
Head of Product Management / Squad Leader
ista International GmbH
Strategic and operational setup of a new Product Management department – Modular Core Service with staff responsibility
Squad Leader and Product Owner for an international innovative digital service in an agile development environment
End-to-end responsibility and development of digital services with a customer-centric approach
Defining and creating a product vision and product strategy
Defining the product backlog and aligning with stakeholders across the group
Analyzing and designing a new strategic business model option using Lean Startup methodology
Market and potential analysis and development of new digital services
Identifying and defining key topics for the product roadmap
Gathering and consolidating standard and customer-specific requirements for the core services
Defining and creating a modular product architecture (microservices)
Defining and introducing a new group-wide service development process
Further development of the product strategy
Development of a new digital product in the energy services sector across the entire value chain for multiple core markets, with more than 10 people in the core team and over 70 in development teams
Establishing and setting up a new product management service department
Supporting the company-wide digital transformation process
Developing and implementing a new group-wide service development process in an interdisciplinary team
Senior Project Manager / Program Manager
ista International GmbH
- Responsible for the development program of a new gateway family: hardware and electronics development
- Comprehensive implementation of the new gateway family into the company's IT environment
- Planning, coordination and controlling of program progress and budget with the executive board
Head of Product Management
Wilken Neutrasoft GmbH
- Responsible for managing the software product portfolio for the energy sector: billing, ERP, CRM, archive, portals, and business analytics
- Built up a new product management division, both strategically and operationally
- Formed a new product management team (6 members)
- Defined tasks and implemented processes
- Defined interfaces with the consulting, development, and sales divisions for the energy sector
- Identified and aligned key focus topics for the 2018 roadmap
Senior International Product Manager
ista International GmbH
International product and portfolio management for the heat, water, detect & protect, and communication system segments in the energy and real estate sector
International hardware and service roadmap
Definition and implementation of processes in corporate marketing & business development
International launch of new products and energy services for the real estate sector
Development of a smoke detector strategy for Germany in collaboration with regional marketing
Program management and project management office (PMO)
Development of a market launch concept for a product innovation
Digital transformation: exploration of new service ideas and design of a framework for future service data requirements
Participation in the ista/CVC due diligence
Development and establishment of an internationally integrated hardware and service roadmap
Analysis and development of a market entry strategy for a European market
Project leadership for the smoke detector strategy
Development and introduction of new international services
International Product Manager
ista International GmbH
International product and portfolio management for the group
Development of an international radio product strategy for foreign markets
Overall project management of products (end-to-end responsibility): international radio system, product portfolio for the USA, and new services for various international markets
Subproject leadership in the development of a new device generation
Development of an international radio product strategy
Topline growth effect from projects such as the international radio system and various new services
International roll-out of the “symphonic 3 radio net” radio system
Establishment of an international requirements management tool
International Product Manager
ista International GmbH
- Analysis and establishment of a new strategic business area for smoke detectors
Product Manager, Heat Cost Allocators
Viterra Energy Services GmbH
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Energy, Utilities, and Real Estate.
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Experienced in Product Development, Strategy, Project Management, Information Technology, Operations, and Marketing.
Summary
CEO and management consultant: Chief Operating Officer with P&L responsibility in the holding of a corporate group (Officium GmbH) as well as in 13 portfolio companies with about 500 employees. Entrepreneur and change manager. Consultant for strategic and operational topics in the energy and real estate industry. Excellent experience in PMI (Post Merger Integration) and in the development, standardization and harmonization of scalable services and business processes.
Product Management / Business Development: Almost 20 years of experience in international product management / business development in the energy and real estate industry. Skilled in developing innovative digital services using Lean Startup, Design Thinking, Scrum / Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Sales development with new and existing customers.
Program and Project Leadership: International program and project leadership, including budget responsibility in the USA, China, France and Denmark, from product development to full implementation and roll-out in various markets.
Skills
- Jira
- Confluence
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Ms Project In Regular Use
- Basic Sap Erp Knowledge
- Basic Hfm Knowledge
- Scaled Agile Framework (Safe)
- Scrum
- Lean Startup
- Project And Program Management (Agile / Classical)
- Work Experience In All European Countries, Usa, China And Brazil
Languages
Education
Universität Duisburg - Essen
Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration · Essen, Germany
Universität Duisburg - Essen
Mechanical Engineering · Essen, Germany
Fachoberschule für Technik Dorsten
Technical College Entrance Diploma · Metal Technology · Dorsten, Germany
Certifications & licenses
ESG certification according to the GRESB standard
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