Jan-Christoph Wiemann
Owner / Business Consultant
Experience
Owner / Business Consultant
Wiemann Consulting
- Independent business consultant for the energy and real estate industries
- Interim manager at a municipal energy supplier for sub-metering
- Strategic corporate development for an Austrian energy service provider
Managing Director / Chief Operating Officer
Officium GmbH
Managed the holding company Officium GmbH with P&L responsibility for the corporate group
Responsible for billing, contract management, field service, procurement & supply chain, customer care, and ESG reporting
Managing director in 13 portfolio companies of Officium GmbH
Post-merger integration of acquired companies
Member of the advisory board at Einhundert Energie GmbH
Member of the supervisory board at Thermomess AG (until September 2024)
Close collaboration with the private equity firm Arcus Infrastructure LLP in London
Defined the strategic positioning and developed the corporate strategy
Digitalized and standardized scalable business processes across portfolio companies
Harmonized the hardware portfolio and managed strategic supplier relationships
Established a shared services center for billing
Completely restructured portfolio companies and transferred business processes to sister companies
Implemented company-wide policies, including an ESG policy with associated processes and KPIs
Set up ESG reporting
Initiated and further developed the change management process within the group
Represented the company at industry associations and customer events
Expanded the customer portfolio
Developed a company-wide KPI standard
Responsible for IT operations
Conducted due diligence for new M&A activities in the operations area
Digitalized scalable process modules within the group
Established a shared service center for billing
Harmonized the hardware portfolio
Fully restructured portfolio companies and transferred business processes to sister companies, including the sale of business units
Completed an ESG certification according to the GRESB standard
Advanced a scalable commercial concept and successfully marketed it to key account customers
Implemented a strategic pricing concept across the group
Head of Business Development, Member of the Management Crew
suportica GmbH (energieweit group)
Set up a new business development department with personnel responsibility
Defined the strategic positioning and further developed the corporate strategy
Designed and implemented a new product development process
Identified and conceptualized new product ideas
Developed competitive and portfolio analyses
Acquired new customers in the energy and housing sectors
Provided operational support for customer projects
Supported, coordinated, and optimized cross-division collaboration in developing complementary product ideas (management consulting, IT development, and operational execution)
Designed and implemented a new product development process (Stage-Gate process)
Conceptualized two modular service products (sub-metering and tenant electricity)
Head of Product Management / Squad Leader
ista International GmbH
Strategically and operationally built a new Product Management – Modular Core Service department with personnel 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
Defined and created a product vision and product strategy
Defined the product backlog and aligned with stakeholders within the group
Analyzed and conceptualized a new strategic business model option using Lean Startup methodology
Conducted market and potential analysis and developed new digital services
Identified and defined key topics for the product roadmap
Collected and consolidated standardized and customer-specific requirements for the core services
Defined and created a modular product architecture (microservices)
Defined and introduced a new company-wide service development process
Further developed the product strategy
Developed a new digital product in the energy service sector across the entire value chain for multiple core markets with more than 10 people in the core team and over 70 in the development teams
Built and established a new Product Management service department
Supported the company-wide digital transformation process
Developed and introduced 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 control of program progress and budget, reporting to the executive board
Head of Product Management
Wilken Neutrasoft GmbH
- Responsibility for managing the software product portfolio for the energy industry: billing, ERP, CRM, archiving, portals and business analytics
- Strategic and operational set-up of a new product management division
- Formation of a product management team (6 people)
- Defining tasks and implementing processes
- Defining interfaces with consulting, development and sales departments for the energy industry
- Identifying and aligning key 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 industry
International hardware and service roadmap
Definition and implementation of processes in Corporate Marketing & Business Development
International introduction of new products and energy services for the real estate industry
Development of a smoke detector strategy for Germany together with regional marketing
Program management and Project Management Office (PMO)
Development of a go-to-market 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 due diligence process ista/CVC
Development and establishment of an internationally integrated hardware and service roadmap
Analysis and development of a market entry strategy for a European market
Project management 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 for products (end-to-end responsibility): international radio system, product portfolio for the USA and new services for various international markets
Sub-project management in the development of a new device generation
Development of an international radio product strategy
Topline growth effect through projects like 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 field 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
Managing Director and Business Consultant: Managing Director (Chief Operating Officer) with P&L responsibility in the holding of a corporate group (Officium GmbH) as well as at 13 portfolio companies with about 500 employees. Entrepreneur and change manager. Business consultant for strategic and operational topics in the energy and real estate industries. Excellent experience in PMI (Post Merger Integration) and in the further development, standardization, and harmonization of scalable services and business processes.
Product Management / Business Development: Almost 20 years of experience in international product management and business development in the energy and real estate sectors. Experienced in developing innovative digital services using the Lean Startup, Design Thinking, Scrum / Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) toolset. Sales development for new and existing customers.
Program and Project Management: International program and project management 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 Constant Use
- Basic Sap Erp Knowledge
- Basic Hfm Knowledge
- Knowledge Of Scaled Agile Framework (Safe)
- Scrum
- Lean Startup
- Project And Program Management (Agile / Traditional)
- Work Experience In All European Countries, Usa, China, And Brazil
Languages
Education
University of Duisburg-Essen
Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration · Essen, Germany
University of Duisburg-Essen
Mechanical Engineering · Essen, Germany
Technical Secondary School Dorsten
University of Applied Sciences Entrance Qualification · Metal Technology · Dorsten, Germany
Certifications & licenses
ESG certification according to the GRESB standard
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