Olcay Chasan-Interim Product Leader
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Experience
OWI specialist process modernization
Junikom
Public sector, regulated environment with legal deadlines and interfaces to justice, finance offices, and authorities. Took over a software product, condition unknown. The handover reported 89 percent completion.
Description / Results:
Review of the current state showed only two months of remaining runtime until year-end. Stabilized the product base in four weeks, including setup. Process logic proven instead of estimated: 181 workflows with 28 steps each verified against the legacy system.
Product Analytics Enablement – B2B SaaS
Building a central product analytics function. Event taxonomy, tracking architecture (PostHog), data-to-decision framework.
Description / Results:
Analytical guardrails for better prioritization and well-founded product decisions.
SAFe Product Owner
HDI
Cross-border risk data platform. International rollout across APAC, EU, NCSA. SAFe Product Owner: backlog management, PI planning, OKRs, stakeholder alignment.
Description / Results:
Harmonized risk object data in three regions, automated underwriting process.
Interim Product Leader
Apothekenplattform
Gematik-certified health platform. Healthcare, regulated environment (Gematik), mobile apps (iOS/Android), mandate
- Initial situation: Product idea with high time pressure and a follow-up financing risk. Regulatory requirements with a high risk of delays and rework.
- Assignment: Develop a mobile platform and two apps from scratch, build two mobile teams (iOS + Android), and safely run the Gematik approval process.
- Results: Launch in 6 months, Gematik approval successfully completed on time App ratings 4.5/5 (App Store), 4.1/5 (Play Store) Two mobile teams built and handed over
Canyon
Connected Bike Services. Telemetry-based service platform for connected e-bikes, IoT module integration, predictive maintenance features.
Description / Results:
- 5% cost reduction in the service area through self-service content.
Bike24
OMS Replatforming & Gift Card Checkout. Greenfield-to-Brownfield integration. Gift card checkout built from scratch, integrated into the existing OMS.
Description / Results:
Launched MVP in 3 months without affecting the existing order process.
DAK
OZG digitalization in the healthcare sector. OKR-based roadmap for 57 OZG services. Discovery workshops, dual-track agile, customer journey optimization.
Description / Results:
Ensured OZG compliance, established clear target systems.
Building Automation
Edge-to-Cloud IoT platform. Industrial IoT, hardware-software integration, 55-person team, three service providers, mandate
- Starting point: Crisis situation: three project managers had left, the project had stalled. Complex IoT value chain from device integration to cloud analytics.
- Task: Take over project leadership, stabilize the team, deliver the full IoT platform, and achieve CE/RoHS certification.
- Results: Project stabilized and successfully completed CE and RoHS certification obtained €200,000 in operational cost savings through cloud optimization Service providers committed to structured handover
Interim Product Leader
Self-employed
- Focus: 0-to-1 products in regulated environments, team building, go-live in 6-12 months.
Manager, Digital Business Integration
Accenture
- Digital transformation of the Federal Employment Agency (200% increase in conversion rate, client became CIO of the Year) and a major German bank (coaching of 400+ product managers). Contributed to a containerization strategy that led to a €35 million contract.
Senior IT Consultant / Agile Coach
codecentric AG
- Agile transformation processes at Allianz (Digital Hub, scaling LeSS - 20% productivity gain, 30% faster time-to-market). Product ownership for IoT platform (cattle health, MVP in 2 months with 100 live animals, 15% efficiency increase).
Consultant
Adesso
- Pioneering work on Scrum implementation and agile testing methods at Allianz. Test and release management in a large-scale transformation project.
System Analyst / Technology Consultant
Accenture Technology Solutions
- Promoted twice (top 10% of performers). International team leadership of up to 8 employees, including offshore collaboration with India. For four years responsible for company-wide QA and test coordination for a large German retail client.
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Experienced in Retail, Insurance, Agriculture, Government and Administration, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance.
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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Strategy, and Customer Service.
Summary
As an Interim Product Leader, I bring digital products live in 6 to 12 months - in complex, regulated environments where Gematik, BaFin, or OZG requirements slow most teams down.
With more than 19 years of experience, I build capable teams, manage vendors, and connect business and engineering.
I think about compliance from day 1, not just shortly before launch.
After a successful go-live, I hand over in a structured way to the internal organization. No vendor lock-in.
Skills
0-To-1 Product Development - From Idea To Launch
Regulation By Design: Gematik, Bafin, Ozg, Ce/Rohs
Team Building And Vendor Management (Even Under Pressure)
Hardware-Software Integration And Iot (Edge-To-Cloud)
Crisis Intervention For Stalled Projects
Go/No-Go Check: Does The Idea Hold Up - Before The Investment Comes In?
Jira
Confluence
Miro
Notion
Figma
Posthog
Claude
Cursor
Sql
Grafana
Languages
Education
University of Applied Sciences Flensburg
Diploma in Business Informatics (University of Applied Sciences) · Business Informatics · Flensburg, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Advanced AI Product Leadership
Maven
Scrum.org
Product Analytics Certification
Productschool
Statistics
Experience
Global Experience
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