Sebastian Büttner-Senior Product Owner | AI & Digitization
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Product Development Consultant
Hensoldt Optronics
- Development of new, scalable civilian use cases for the company's in-house sensor and visual AI solutions based on global market research
- Leading a design thinking-based, customer-centric prototyping process for new potential civilian product solutions in the visual AI segment
- Prioritizing one solution and moving it into a joint funding project with the Jülich project management agency for demonstrator development
Product Owner
dm Tech
- Conducting international competitive analysis of retail security solutions for stores with self-checkout systems
- Adapting the retail security strategy for the self-checkout era in collaboration with store managers, loss prevention officers, the criminal police, and management
- Conducting market research on innovative technical loss prevention solutions for self-checkout stores (visual AI, advanced sensor technology)
- Testing innovative loss prevention solutions from various vendors in the in-house "Future" store based on defined use cases
- Piloting visual AI solutions in selected stores
Initial Product Owner & Agile Coach
Rewe Digital
- Developing digital automation solutions for Rewe logistics based on design thinking methods
- Introducing agile product development methods and leading the software development team
- User Story Mapping & Backlog Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Role coaching and onboarding the internal product owner
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Experienced in Retail, Transportation, and Aerospace and Defense.
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Experienced in Product Development, Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Strategy.
Summary
As a Senior Product Owner specializing in AI and digitization, I excel in developing scalable solutions and driving innovation. My expertise lies in creating and implementing AI-driven products, leveraging extensive market research and design thinking methodologies.
With a background in media informatics, I bring a strong technical foundation to my product ownership roles, consistently delivering value through innovative solutions.
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Education
Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences
Diploma · Media Informatics · Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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Sebastian is based in Cologne, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Sebastian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Sebastian has at least 4 years of experience. During this time, Sebastian has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that Sebastian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Sebastian would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Development Consultant, Product Owner, Initial Product Owner & Agile Coach.
Sebastian's most recent position is Product Development Consultant at Hensoldt Optronics.
In recent years, Sebastian has worked for Hensoldt Optronics, dm Tech, and Rewe Digital.
Sebastian is most experienced in industries like Retail, Transportation, and Aerospace and Defense.
Sebastian is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology, and Business Intelligence. Sebastian also has some experience in Strategy.
Sebastian holds a Master in Media Informatics from Gelsenkirchen University of Applied Sciences.
The availability of Sebastian needs to be confirmed.
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