Max Fortmeier - Senior Product Manager/Owner & Consultant

Q: Where is Max based?

Max is based in Wiesbaden, Germany .

Q: What languages does Max speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Max have?

Max has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Max has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 8 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months . Note that Max may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Max's latest experience?

Max's most recent position is Senior Product Manager/Owner & Consultant at Freelancer .

Q: What companies has Max worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Max has worked for Freelancer .

Q: Which industries is Max most experienced in?

Max is most experienced in industries like Professional Services , Information Technology , and Insurance . Max also has some experience in Education , Banking and Finance , and Media and Entertainment .

Q: Which business areas is Max most experienced in?

Max is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Information Technology . Max also has some experience in Research and Development , Strategy , and Marketing .

Q: Which industries has Max worked in recently?

Max has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Max worked in recently?

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

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Wiesbaden, Germany

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Experience

Aug 2021 - Present

5 years

Senior Product Manager/Owner & Consultant

Freelancer

Interim product management as Product Manager/Owner (Lead/Senior level)
Interim management for digital and agile projects
Consulting in product, product management, agile methods & agile project management

Aug 2019 - Apr 2021

1 year 9 months

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Senior Product Manager

CHECK24 Vergleichsportal für Sachversicherungen GmbH

Building and leading a product team (>5 people)
Expanding the product strategy and managing the product roadmap
Responsibility for Product Discovery and Product Delivery for two large digital products in different environments (desktop, mobile, app)
Further development of the CRM tool and optimization of backend processes

Jan 2016 - Jul 2019

3 years 7 months

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Senior Associate in Customer & Operations/ Management Consulting

PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH

Various international and national project assignments with a focus on digitalization, product management, agile transformation, and crisis management
Business development in the areas of digitalization and agile transformation

Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

4 months

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Intern Master thesis in the Organisational Development Unit

Deutsche Bank AG

Master thesis in the Organisational Development Unit

Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

7 months

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Student assistant at the chair of Strategic Management

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Support for Prof. Dr. Nils Stieglitz in Strategic Management

Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

4 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Intern in Strategic Media Planning and Media Beyond Advertising

MediaCom Agentur für Mediaberatung GmbH

Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

5 months

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Tutor for Accounting and Controlling

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

2 months

Munich, Germany

Intern in Marketing and IT

2W Media GmbH

Support for management

Apr 2010 - Jun 2010

3 months

London, United Kingdom

Intern in Marketing and PR

Maybourne Hotel Group

Marketing and PR for the Claridge’s, Connaught and The Berkeley hotels

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Education, Banking and Finance, and Advertising.

Professional Services

Information Technology

Insurance

Education

Banking and Finance

Advertising

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Information Technology, Human Resources, Research and Development, and Strategy.

Product Development

Project Management

Information Technology

Human Resources

Research and Development

Strategy

Summary

My name is Max Fortmeier, and I am an experienced Product Manager/Owner and Consultant. Before I started working for myself in 2021, I worked as a management consultant at PwC and as a Senior Product Manager at CHECK24.

I have 9+ years of overall experience and 7+ years as a Product Manager/Owner leading cross-functional teams in agile project environments. I have worked in different industries (IT & Software, Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Energy, NGOs, Management Consulting, Web3 & Blockchain), but I am also open to other areas.

Skills

Ms Office
Confluence
Jira
Miro
Asana
Notion
Trello
Teams
Slack
Zoom
Figma
Azure Devops
Sql
Html
Css
Javascript

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Advanced

Education

Mar 2014 - Sep 2015

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Master of Science in Management · Management · Frankfurt am Main, Germany · 1,2

Sep 2012 - Feb 2013

Universidad C.E.U. San Pablo

Madrid, Spain

Feb 2012 - Jun 2012

University of New South Wales

Sydney, Australia

...and 2 more

Certifications & licenses

Professional Scrum Product Owner I

scrum.org

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 9

Experience in Professional Services 8.5 y

Avg length 1 y 4 m

Longest experience 4 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, United Kingdom)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior Product Manager/Owner & Consultant, Senior Product Manager, Senior Associate in Customer & Operations/ Management Consulting

Main industries Professional Services, Information Technology, Insurance

Main business areas Product Development, Project Management, Information Technology

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 1

Profile

Created

January 2024

Last Update

July 2026

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Max is based in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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

Max has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Max has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Max may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Max would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Product Manager/Owner & Consultant, Senior Product Manager, Senior Associate in Customer & Operations/ Management Consulting.

Max's most recent position is Senior Product Manager/Owner & Consultant at Freelancer.

In recent years, Max has worked for Freelancer.

Max is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Insurance. Max also has some experience in Education, Banking and Finance, and Media and Entertainment.

Max is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology. Max also has some experience in Research and Development, Strategy, and Marketing.

Max has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.

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

Max holds a Master in Management from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and a Bachelor in International Business Administration from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Max has 1 certificate: Professional Scrum Product Owner I.

Max is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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