Philipp Gasteiger - Project Manager & Agile Coach

Q: Where is Philipp based?

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

Q: What languages does Philipp speak?

Philipp speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary), Italian (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Philipp have?

Philipp has at least 1 year of experience. During this time, Philipp has worked in at least 1 role and for 1 company . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months . Note that Philipp may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Philipp's latest experience?

Philipp's most recent position is Founder at Online Start-Up .

Q: Which industries is Philipp most experienced in?

Philipp is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Retail .

Q: Which business areas is Philipp most experienced in?

Philipp is most experienced in business areas like Marketing , Product Development , and Strategy .

Q: What is Philipp's education?

Philipp holds a Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Technical University of Munich .

Q: Does Philipp have any certificates?

Philipp has 12 certificates . Among them, these include: Agile Leadership , Business Model Innovation , and Competitive Strategy .

Q: What is the availability of Philipp?

Philipp is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 1999 - Dec 1999

1 year

Munich, Germany

Founder

Online Start-Up

Founded the first online start-up with projects around regional online portals, e-commerce and price comparison while still studying.
Grew the start-up into successful companies.

Project Lead / Product Owner

DENT Wireless

Project name: Agile project management for telecommunications
Project duration: 6 months
Lead & agile project management during the development phase of a new telco product/service
Project leadership, planning, and control
International stakeholder management and communication
Identifying necessary actions & coaching for optimal agile working
Translating product requirements into epics and user stories
Maintaining and updating the product backlog, including prioritization with the PO
Developing and designing new business model variants
Organizing specific user tests and translating the results into actions/epics

Senior Project Manager / Product Owner

E.ON

Project name: Project management & coaching for the new customer funnel
Project duration: 8 months
Project management for integrating a business unit into the existing new customer funnel, including redesign and process design
Managing the requirements analysis and gradually translating the requirements into epics and user stories
Identifying necessary actions for improvements and impediments
Monitoring, maintaining, and updating the product backlog
Communication and stakeholder management
Designing a customized data model for the new customer funnel in cooperation with stakeholders and verifying it through test plans
Defining use cases and creating customer models as test cases
Developing global acceptance criteria from business and customer perspectives as a decision-making tool for market launch
Coordinating in the program management of the customer area
Identifying and analyzing defects and inefficiencies through process analyses
Maintaining and tracking progress against milestones
Introducing process and collaboration improvements
Organizing, including preparation and follow-up of workshops and meetings

Innovation Consultant

G+D

Project name: Process and product innovation CashCycle
Project duration: 1 month
Analyzing and mapping the cash cycle process
Innovating and optimizing the processes
Product side improvements for better customer friendliness
Technical optimizations for increased process security

Construction Management & Planning

Heilit & Woerner

Project name: Site management
Project duration: 20 months
Planning & construction of 270 housing units in the city center
Semi-public underground garage with 800 parking spaces & green areas
Construction execution planning and detailed planning
Site coordination & traffic management
Monitoring safety measures and rules
Approval of trades and sub-trades
Final acceptance and documentation

Construction Management & Planning

Ingenieurbüro Büger

Project name: Construction management
Project duration: 8 months
Planning & construction of 15 residential units including parking spaces & green areas
Construction execution planning and detailed planning
Site coordination & traffic management
Construction supervision & execution control
Acceptance of trades and sub-trades

Israel

Senior-Facilitator

Innovationberatung

Senior facilitator at an innovation consultancy from Israel.
Leading own projects and start-ups in IT and online sectors.

Lead Innovation Consultant / Project Management

Knauf PFT

Project name: Product innovations for plastering machines
Project duration: 2 months
Analysis of existing technologies and processes
Gathering and analysis of internal developments and measures
Identification of innovation drivers and enablers
Conducting a technical innovation workshop (agileSIT)
Clustering and evaluation of generated ideas
Development of innovation projects/pipeline
Designing prototypes, use cases, and test plans for validation
Introducing and leading agile project management
Translating results into epics and user stories
Creating and maintaining the product backlog
Stakeholder management including executive management

Lead Innovation Consultant / Project Management

Lufthansa

Project name: Network planning and passenger processes
Project duration: 1 month
Adjusting the hub node structure
Slot adjustments with a focus on customer friendliness
Improving passenger processes for stability and punctuality
Developing new passenger flows and boarding processes
Developing MVPs and testing strategies
Requirements management for MVP production (epics)
Stakeholder management including coordination and communication with FMG, LBA, and IATA

Lead Innovation Consultant / Project Management

Lufthansa

Project name: Stability reserve provisioning processes
Project duration: 2 months
Redesign of provisioning process
Analysis of process errors and complications
Development of quick fixes
Using new communication channels between partners
Radical transformation of ground handling services
Developing testing strategies involving the works council
Creating a communication plan for service partners
Defining requirements as epics and user stories
Coordinating and organizing necessary tests and approvals by the LBA, IATA, and works council

Lead Innovation Consultant / Project Lead

Lufthansa

Project name: A380 crewing
Duration: 2 months
Quick fixes against the background of staff shortages and training backlog
Alternative solutions to the usual dead-head
Staff-friendly process alternatives
Utilization of the staff structure
New short-term incentive models
Ramp up and optimize the group-wide training capacities + OAL
Definition of concepts as user stories
Coordination and organization of the new models with the works council and unions as stakeholders

Process Expert / Service Innovation

Mobiliar Versicherung

Project name: On-Boarding funnel and UX design for insurance
Duration: 4 months
Process analysis and documentation of the current customer onboarding
Benchmarking and comparison with similar processes in other industries
Analysis of new technologies for process improvement
Systematic questioning of the current process and development of radical improvement measures
Designing new process variants and improvements with optimal UX in mind and organizing demo sessions
Organizing specific user tests and interviews
Translating product requirements into epics including refinement
Creating and maintaining the product backlog including prioritization with the PO
Managing meetings and communication with stakeholders
Organizing necessary approvals and legal reviews during the project

Lead Innovation Consultant / Project Lead

Porsche

Project name: Future workshop processes
Duration: 2 months
Analysis of current processes for customers and staff
Customer surveys and evaluation for optimal customer experience
Development of future customer profiles (2035)
Evaluation and use of new technologies
Generating ideas for the customer-friendly workshop of the future
Defining/describing innovation projects with user stories
Creating initial product backlogs and stakeholder communication

Munich, Germany

Senior Consultant, Project Leader & Manager, Agile Coach, Product, Process and Innovation Specialist

STI-Consulting

Philipp Gasteiger is a Senior Consultant, Project Leader & Manager, Agile Coach, Product, Process and Innovation Specialist at STI-Consulting in Munich and has broad experience in various industries and methods.
Beyond his wide experience in project management, he is also very familiar with (agile) methods such as Lean Six Sigma, SCRUM (PO and SM), Lean Start-Up, Kanban and Design Thinking, which he skillfully combines.
His experiences as a construction manager, entrepreneur, organizational developer and service and process designer are now part of his view on innovation and form the basis of his agile approaches to project leadership and management.

Agile Coach / Project Lead

SWM

Project name: Agile Coach & PL for Cloud Development & Data Analytics
Duration: 18 months
Agile Coach & Scrum Master for the introduction of Scrum according to LeSS in the Data Analytics/Cloud area for 6 Scrum teams + 1 Kanban team
Scrum Master & Project Lead for the development of a Cloud platform in the LeSS framework
Designing team composition, project workflows and Scaled Scrum structures
Collaborative creation of product vision and product goal, including creating suitable Epics and stakeholder management
Organization and execution of team events to develop the agile working approach, including methods and artifacts, and team development
Coaching and onboarding of the teams and management for agile work and value orientation, and maintenance and monitoring of the Backlog
Coordination, Project Management and Agile Coaching to introduce Kanban to a development team
Coordination in Program Management in the IT area
Organization including preparation and follow-up of meetings at all Management levels
Introduction of new tools and improvements for collaboration and project organization
Communication with stakeholders, Business units and service providers
Identification and removal of impediments at all levels
Analysis and documentation of project progress
Monitoring and analysis of project workflows and collaboration

Lead Innovation Consultant / Project Lead

SWM

Project name: Development of new customer-friendly offers
Project duration: 1 month
Analysis of internal and external offers
Gathering and collecting customer needs and wishes
Identifying relevant trends
Developing typical user and customer profiles
Developing new offers and services
Using internal resources for add-ons
Preparing use cases and service types for market research and customer tests
Project management and formulation of resulting requirements in epics as initial project planning

Lead Innovation Consultant / Agile Coach / Project Lead

Siemens

Project name: Process and product innovation
Project duration: 2 months
Process analysis in production including redesign
Analysis of existing bottlenecks
Solutions to remove bottlenecks, including product-side solutions
Innovative process design for production and sales
Product and process improvements for customers and production
Agile project kick-off
Definition of different products and research approaches
Product backlog creation with epics and user stories
Tracking progress and stakeholder management

Lead Innovation Consultant

Telefonica / Netzclub

Project name: Online customer journey and customer activation
Project duration: 1 month
Designing the user navigation and interaction process
User activation and gamification
Community building and customer retention
Developing new product ideas and adaptations
Redesigning the sign-up process to be more customer-friendly
Defining and detailing the requirements
Breaking down into user stories and product backlog management
Stakeholder communication and management

Agile Project Lead / Scope Manager / Project Manager

Telefonica Germany

Project name: Project leadership & scope management migration to cloud & Salesforce
Project duration: 10 months
Supporting teams & streams in agile development
Planning, organizing and further developing project management
Tracking progress and documentation for management
Organizing, including preparation and follow-up of meetings & workshops
Analyzing scenarios and risks for decision-making proposals
Refinement of epics & features with stakeholders
Communication with management, stakeholders, and suppliers

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology and Retail.

Information Technology

Retail

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Marketing, Product Development, and Strategy.

Marketing

Product Development

Strategy

Summary

Philipp Gasteiger is a Senior Consultant, project manager, agile coach, and product, process, and innovation specialist at STI-Consulting in Munich with broad experience in various industries and methods. Before working at STI, he spent four years as a Senior Facilitator at an innovation consultancy from Israel and led his own projects and start-ups in the IT and online sector. In addition to his wide project management experience, he is well versed in (agile) methods such as Lean Six Sigma, SCRUM (PO and SM), Lean Startup, Kanban, and Design Thinking, which he can skillfully combine. In 1999, while still studying, he founded his first online start-up with projects around regional online portals, e-commerce, and price comparison, developing successful companies from it. His experience as a site manager, entrepreneur, organizational developer, and service and process designer is now part of his view on innovation and the basis of his agile approaches in project leadership and management.

Skills

Jira, Trello, Slack, Ms Teams, Confluence
Html, Php, Mysql, Css, Fortran, Java
Wordpress, Woocommerce, Cms
Google Adsense, Admanager, Adwords, Analytics
Smm, Seo, Sem
Ms Office, Sap
Design Thinking & Design Sprint
Customer Centricity, Jtbd
Scrum, Kanban, Less, Safe
Project Management And Leadership, Prince, Itil
Lean, Lean Startup
Agile Leadership & Okr
Kaizen, Tps, Kvp
Business Model Innovation & Generation
Agilesit & Triz
Gamification & User Activation
Six Sigma And Process Analysis
Exponential Transformation
Ux & Ui, Customer Experience
Requirements Engineering
Competitive Strategy And Organization Design
Structural Engineering, Construction Planning, Construction Management

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Italian

Elementary

Education

Technical University of Munich

Diploma in Civil Engineering, Transport Planning · Civil Engineering · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Agile Leadership

Business Model Innovation

Competitive Strategy

Design Thinking

Gamification

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Prince2

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I + PSM II)

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)

Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) & LeSS (CLB)

TRIZ Practitioner

agileSIT-Facilitator

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 19

Experience in Information Technology 1 y

Avg length 1 m

Longest experience 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Israel)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Founder

Main industries Information Technology, Retail

Main business areas Marketing, Product Development, Strategy

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 12

Profile

Created

February 2026

Last Update

February 2026

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Where is Philipp based?

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

What languages does Philipp speak?

Philipp speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary), Italian (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Philipp have?

Philipp has at least 1 year of experience. During this time, Philipp has worked in at least 1 role and for 1 company. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months. Note that Philipp may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Philipp be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Philipp would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder, Project Lead / Product Owner, Senior Project Manager / Product Owner.

What is Philipp's latest experience?

Philipp's most recent position is Founder at Online Start-Up.

Which industries is Philipp most experienced in?

Philipp is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Retail.

Which business areas is Philipp most experienced in?

Philipp is most experienced in business areas like Marketing, Product Development, and Strategy.

What is Philipp's education?

Philipp holds a Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Technical University of Munich.

Does Philipp have any certificates?

Philipp has 12 certificates. Among them, these include: Agile Leadership, Business Model Innovation, and Competitive Strategy.

What is the availability of Philipp?

Philipp is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Philipp?

Philipp's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.