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Michael A.-Technical Project Manager & Product Manager

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Bremen, Germany

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Experience

Jun 2022 - Present
Remote

Technical Product Manager

Telecommunications industry

Position summary
Technical Product Manager at Telecommunications industry
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
  • Capturing requirements, including prioritization

  • Coordinating the implementation schedule

  • Supporting the necessary tests

  • Setting up the necessary reporting structure

  • Prioritized requirements for necessary measurements (KPIs)

  • Monitoring dashboard for measuring system performance

  • Reporting structure for measurement results

Oct 2021 - Present
Remote

Technical Project Manager

Telecommunications industry

Position summary
Technical Project Manager at Telecommunications industry
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Coordination and moderation between technical development, the business department and external development partners regarding requirements, budget and schedule during the analysis and implementation phases

  • Coordination of testing phases, including defect fixing

  • Coordination of partner launches

  • Support during the post-launch phases

  • Setting up support processes after the external partners had been connected

  • Connecting various external partners to the client’s system environment

  • Established support process after the external partners had been connected

Apr 2021 - Dec 2021
Remote

Senior Project Manager

Automotive industry

Position summary
Senior Project Manager at Automotive industry
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Project Management
  • Managing requirements gathering

  • Moderating requirements workshops

  • Initiating requirements implementation

  • Coordinating the handling of technical topics

  • Successful process adjustments for over-the-air (OTA) updates of vehicle control units

Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
Remote

Technical Migration Project Manager

Telecommunications industry

Position summary
Technical Migration Project Manager at Telecommunications industry
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Leading the migration team

  • Technical management of comparison tests, including defect fixing

  • Coordinating and planning migration activities

  • Moderating between the specialist department, technical service provider, testers and technical teams

  • Project management reporting

  • Successful comparison tests of commission settlements between the old and new systems

  • Successful migration of commission models and required master data

Oct 2018 - Dec 2019
Hybrid

Lead Product Manager

Telecommunications industry

Position summary
Lead Product Manager at Telecommunications industry
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
  • Coordination and moderation between technical development, the business department and the technical service provider regarding requirements and schedule during the analysis and implementation phases

  • Administration of subprojects in Jira and preparation of project milestones

  • Project management reporting

  • Successful conversion of the dealer commission system

Jan 2018 - Sep 2018
Hybrid

Business Analyst

Cable Network Operator

Position summary
Business Analyst at Cable Network Operator
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Coordination and moderation between the Business Owner and IT development

  • Representation of business interests regarding requirements, budget and schedule

  • Gathering business requirements and feeding them into the development process

  • Implementation of a Real-time On-Screen booking option for TV & Video-On-Demand

  • Optimization of the existing platform for coordinating technical service providers

Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
Hybrid

Product Manager

Telecommunications Industry

Position summary
Product Manager at Telecommunications Industry
Business areas
Procurement
Product Development
  • Coordination and preparation of a questionnaire for the vendors

  • Evaluation of the vendors’ responses to the questionnaire

  • Preparation of decision-making support for vendor selection

  • Preparation and support of workshops with the vendors

  • Completed RfQ to identify a vendor for the introduction of a new IT system landscape (CRM, order management and product catalog)

Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
Hybrid

Incident Manager

Telecommunications Industry

Position summary
Incident Manager at Telecommunications Industry
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Establishment of a Pre- and Postlaunch Resolution Team

  • Management of the Pre- and Postlaunch Resolution Team

  • Moderation of analysis and solution meetings

  • Moderation of daily incident meetings

  • Coordination of the necessary implementation subprojects

  • Reporting to program management

  • Successful system migration for fixed-line operations

  • Successful Pre- and Postlaunch Incident Resolution

Aug 2016 - Feb 2017
Hybrid

Incident Manager

Telecommunications Industry

Position summary
Incident Manager at Telecommunications Industry
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Establishment of a Pre- and Postlaunch Resolution Team

  • Management of the Pre- and Postlaunch Resolution Team

  • Moderation of analysis and solution meetings

  • Moderation of daily incident meetings

  • Coordination of the necessary implementation subprojects

  • Reporting to program management

  • Establishment of dedicated troubleshooting teams with successful Incident Resolution during the Customer and Business Readiness Tests

  • Successful acquisition launches as part of a system merger in the mobile communications sector

  • Successful Incident Resolution after the acquisition launch

Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
Hybrid

Product Manager

Telecommunications Industry

Position summary
Product Manager at Telecommunications Industry
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
  • Coordination of requirements gathering between the Business Analyst, business department and IT development

  • Representation of business interests during requirements gathering

  • Moderation of requirements-gathering workshops

  • Administration of subprojects in Jira and preparation of project milestones

  • Completed system merger in the B2P area, establishing brand-specific use of the existing systems

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Telecommunication, Automotive, and Media and Entertainment.

Information Technology
Telecommunication
Automotive
Media and Entertainment
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development, and Procurement.

Project Management
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Procurement
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Summary

I am a technical project and product manager with experience in telecommunications, the automotive industry and cable networks. For more than two decades, I have worked successfully in international project setups.

I turn business requirements into clear specifications, prioritize them and coordinate implementation between development teams, specialist departments, testers and external partners. I manage schedules, budgets, milestones, testing, defect resolution and market launches, and use structured reporting to ensure that all stakeholders are on the same page. I also set up and lead technical task forces to achieve the defined project goals during critical project phases.

My experience includes system migrations and mergers, partner integrations, OTA update processes, commission systems, CRM and order management environments, as well as incident management. I also create support processes, KPI reports and monitoring dashboards and work with Jira.

I have a diploma in Business Information Systems and the Professional Scrum Master I certification.

Skills

  • Project Management

  • Technical Product Management / Product Owner

  • Incident And Problem Management

  • Requirements Management / Business Analysis

  • Scrum

  • Kanban

  • Waterfall

  • Jira

  • Confluence

  • Ms Sharepoint

  • Ms Office

  • Professional Scrum Master I

  • Stress-Resistant, Resilient, Flexible

  • Very Good Comprehension And Analytical Skills

  • Strong Communication And Moderation Skills

  • Experienced In Multicultural Environments

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1999 - Oct 2003

Fachhochschule Bremerhaven

Diplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker · Business Information Systems Specialist · Bremerhaven, Germany · 1,9

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Experience

Total positions 10
Experience in Information Technology 6 y
Avg length 1 y 6 m
Longest experience 4 y 11 m

Expertise

Recent roles Technical Product Manager, Technical Project Manager, Senior Project Manager
Main industries Information Technology, Telecommunication, Automotive
Main business areas Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 1

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

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

Michael has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Michael would be well-suited for roles such as: Technical Product Manager, Technical Project Manager, Senior Project Manager.

Michael's most recent position is Technical Product Manager at Telecommunications industry.

In recent years, Michael has worked for Telecommunications industry and Automotive industry.

Michael is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Automotive. Michael also has some experience in Media and Entertainment.

Michael is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Product Development. Michael also has some experience in Procurement.

Michael has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Automotive.

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Product Development.

Michael holds a Master in Business Information Systems Specialist from Fachhochschule Bremerhaven.

Michael has 1 certificate: Professional Scrum Master I.

Michael is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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