Johannes Ostertag - Product Owner for Government Platforms

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Pörnbach, Germany

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Experience

Sep 2024 - Present

2 years

Berlin, Germany

Product Owner

Bundesdruckerei GmbH

Gathering functional requirements from legally binding sources based on market trends and established solutions
Capturing customer wishes and formal customer requirements
Creating initial documentation for system development
Collaborating with the overall system architect on the possible solution space
Working with an agile development team and with project management on methodology and customer interfaces
Conceptually breaking down requirements into generic and specific parts as input for specialist departments
Developing requirements and implementation concepts with legal and data protection officers
Technical leadership of an English-speaking, cross-functional development team in a large project with over 100 people and multiple agile Scrum teams
Successful and on-time implementation of the application process 'Visa for family reunification' in the foreign portal
Functional expansion of the visa navigator for quick and easy determination of the correct visa for applicants
Using agile methods with elements from SAFe and LeSS
Identifying and evaluating requirements with stakeholders, including change requests and feedback from foreign missions and end users
Capturing, documenting and consolidating requirements in Jira and Confluence
Analyzing technical and business requirements, reviewing bugs and converting them into epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria
Continuous backlog refinement and prioritization of product backlog items
Mediating between different stakeholder interests and the capabilities of the development team
Facilitating workshops and meetings for consensus building and conflict resolution
Participating in and facilitating Scrum of Scrums
Close coordination with architects, UI/UX experts and business analysts
Continuously removing barriers according to BITV and performing recurring audits
Acceptance of implemented user stories and epics with the development team
Joint roadmap planning with the client for the next four quarters
Creating and using initiatives in JIRA
Coordinating release planning with test and release managers
Regularly presenting sprint results to stakeholders
Configuring complex Jira and Kanban workflows
Point of contact for stakeholders on content-related questions
Identifying and evaluating project risks and continuous monitoring

May 2021 - May 2024

3 years 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Product Owner

Bundesdruckerei GmbH

Building and further developing the data trustee platform "CenTrust" for data protection compliant linking and pseudonymization of health data
Migrating a monolithic application to a microservice architecture
Implementing several customer projects, including digital vaccination rate monitoring for COVID-19
Analyzing and aligning requirements with stakeholders
Assessing technical and economic feasibility of project requirements
Defining and prioritizing new requirements and system optimizations
Capturing, documenting and consolidating requirements in Jira and Confluence
Translating requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria
Coordinating with business units, portfolio managers and software and system architects
Acting as interface between upper management and operational project teams
Single point of contact (SPOC) for stakeholder communication
Ensuring customer satisfaction through quality control and feedback
Creating clear documentation for different target groups
Accepting implemented features and assembling product increments into releases

Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

6 months

Creußen, Germany

Product Owner

GO-ITC GmbH

Developing the technical implementation concept in close coordination with the software architect and client
Creating project documentation to secure and track all project-related information
Translating requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria as guidelines for the agile development team

Jan 2019 - Oct 2020

1 year 10 months

Munich, Germany

Technical Business Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions GmbH

Analyzing and designing solutions for technical business requirements in the prepaid segment of Telefónica Germany
Coordinating and ensuring successful implementation in collaboration with an agile team

May 2016 - Dec 2018

2 years 8 months

Ingolstadt, Germany

Business Process Architect / Scrum Master

Media-Saturn IT Services GmbH

Analyzing and designing solutions for Europe-wide payment processes
Designing company-wide business processes
Integrating additional payment service providers and implementing omnichannel interfaces
Coaching the Scrum team and stakeholders
Conducting and facilitating Scrum ceremonies
Resolving impediments
Coordinating with Scrum Masters in a community of practice

Mar 2014 - Apr 2016

2 years 2 months

Munich, Germany

Project Manager / Product Owner

SSP Europe GmbH (now DRACOON GmbH)

Designing and planning custom software projects based on customer requirements
Planning and coordinating the technical implementation, including analyzing and evaluating customer needs
Leading and managing various customer projects for different target platforms
Monitoring schedules and budgets
Collaborating with dedicated European development teams
Ensuring product quality and compliance with software licenses through ongoing quality checks

Mar 2013 - Feb 2014

1 year

Regensburg, Germany

Service Manager

SSP Europe GmbH (now DRACOON GmbH)

Cross-department communication and coordination
Supporting key partners and customers in the corporate environment
Presenting the business cloud storage as an on-premises or OEM/white-label solution
Integrating and configuring the business cloud storage for partners and customers
Training support staff and infrastructure administrators of OEM/white-label solutions

Mar 2012 - Feb 2013

1 year

Regensburg, Germany

Scrum Master / Application Developer

SSP Europe GmbH (now DRACOON GmbH)

Introducing Scrum in the company
Leading Scrum teams
Designing, developing, implementing, and documenting complex web applications
Specifying, coordinating, testing, and implementing web services for automatic provisioning of new customer accounts
Technical documentation and visualization of processes according to ISO 27001

May 2011 - Sep 2011

5 months

Regensburg, Germany

Thesis Candidate

E.ON Metering GmbH

Creating a threat analysis of the smart grid
Developing a C# simulator to analyze dynamic electricity prices

Feb 2010 - Aug 2010

7 months

Mountain View, United States

Agile Software Tester

Avid Technology, Inc

Investigating and documenting software bugs
Reviewing subsequent bug fixes
Pre-check-in assessments of software modules or builds
Publishing test reports with detailed reviews of studio features
Communicating with QA team members and developers in the USA, Munich, and Kyiv

Jul 2006 - Dec 2006

6 months

Regensburg, Germany

Working Student

Reinecke Expertensystem GmbH

Evaluation and integration of a free groupware solution

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Healthcare, Retail, Government and Administration, Telecommunication, and Energy.

Information Technology

Healthcare

Retail

Government and Administration

Telecommunication

Energy

Business area experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Customer Service.

Project Management

Product Development

Information Technology

Operations

Quality Assurance

Customer Service

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2007 - Sep 2011

Hochschule Regensburg

Diploma in Computer Science (FH) · Computer Science · Regensburg, Germany

Oct 2004 - Sep 2007

Hochschule Regensburg

Computer Engineering · Regensburg, Germany

May 2003 - May 2003

Gymnasium Kreuzheide

General Higher Education Entrance Qualification · Wolfsburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Scrum.org

IHK Regensburg

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 11

Experience in Information Technology 15 y

Avg length 1 y 4 m

Longest experience 3 y

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, United States)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Product Owner, Technical Business Analyst, Business Process Architect / Scrum Master

Main industries Information Technology, Healthcare, Retail

Main business areas Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 4

Profile

Member since

June 2025

Last update

May 2026

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Johannes is based in Pörnbach, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Johannes speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

Johannes has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, Johannes has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months. Note that Johannes may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Johannes would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Owner, Technical Business Analyst, Business Process Architect / Scrum Master.

Johannes's most recent position is Product Owner at Bundesdruckerei GmbH.

In recent years, Johannes has worked for Bundesdruckerei GmbH.

Johannes is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Healthcare, and Retail. Johannes also has some experience in Government and Administration, Telecommunication, and Energy.

Johannes is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Information Technology. Johannes also has some experience in Operations, Quality Assurance, and Customer Service.

Johannes has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Healthcare, and Government and Administration.

Johannes has recently worked in business areas like Product Development and Project Management.

Johannes holds a Bachelor in Computer Science from Hochschule Regensburg.

Johannes has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Professional Scrum Product Owner, Professional Scrum Master, and AdA Trainer Certificate (AEVO).

Johannes will be available part-time from January 2027.

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