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Sebastian Oesen-Head of Product Management

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Darmstadt, Germany

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Sep 2021 - Dec 2022
Darmstadt, Germany

Head of Product Management

HAHN Automation GmbH

Position Summary
Head of Product Management at HAHN Automation GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Strategy
  • Developing product vision/strategy and roadmap
  • Strategic planning and management of the product portfolio
  • Building and leading a product management team
Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

Head of Product Management

DATRON AG

Position Summary
Head of Product Management at DATRON AG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy
  • Developing product vision/strategy and roadmap
  • Strategic planning and management of the product portfolio
  • Leading and developing a product management team
  • Product innovations, business cases, go-to-market strategies
  • Strategic trend, competitor, and market monitoring
  • Product and portfolio strategy
  • Expertise in using methods and product manager tools for product development
May 2015 - Sep 2018

Product Manager

DATRON AG

Position Summary
Product Manager at DATRON AG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Marketing
Product Development
Project Management
  • Requirements specification, design strategy, and project responsibility
  • Experience across the entire product lifecycle of machine systems, accessories, and software features
  • Designing and implementing go-to-market strategy
  • Product portfolio management and roadmap planning
  • Leading product managers and teams
Apr 2011 - Apr 2015

Key Account Manager

ENERCON GmbH

Position Summary
Key Account Manager at ENERCON GmbH
Industries
Energy
Business Areas
Marketing
Project Management
Sales
  • Innovation and trend management
  • Market analysis and customer discovery
  • Planning, coordinating, selling, and managing wind energy projects
  • Closing projects including service contracts worth over €100 million

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing and Energy.

Manufacturing
Energy
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Marketing, Product Development, Project Management, Strategy, and Sales.

Marketing
Product Development
Project Management
Strategy
Sales
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Summary

I'm a rather extroverted person, I like to motivate and network with others, I'm always eager to learn new things, and I'm strong in self-organization. I also have strong analytical and strategic thinking. My focus is on innovative hardware and software products and services.

Skills

  • Increasing Product Thinking

  • Product And Portfolio Strategy

  • Expertise In Using Methods And Tools For Product Development

  • Experience Across The Entire Product Lifecycle

  • Experience Leading Product Managers And Teams

  • Roadmap Planning

  • Innovation And Trend Management

  • Market Analysis, Customer Discovery

  • A Good Sense For Product Design

  • Lean Startup, Lean Thinking

  • Business Model Innovation

  • Trend Mapping

  • Mentoring

  • Storytelling

  • Scrum

  • Lean Canvas

  • Office 365

  • Miro

  • Canva

  • Smartsheet

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) | Rose Versand GmbH

Retail Salesperson · Germany · Very good

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Engineering · Material and Product Development · Frankfurt, Germany · 1.7

Certifications & licenses

Professional Scrum Master™

Scrum.org

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 4
Experience in Manufacturing 7.5 y
Avg length 2 y 10 m
Longest experience 4 y

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Head of Product Management, Product Manager, Key Account Manager
Main industries Manufacturing, Energy
Main business areas Marketing, Product Development, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor
Certifications earned 1

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Sebastian is based in Darmstadt, Germany.
Sebastian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Sebastian has at least 12 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 3 years and 11 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: Head of Product Management, Product Manager, Key Account Manager.
Sebastian's most recent position is Head of Product Management at HAHN Automation GmbH.
In recent years, Sebastian has worked for HAHN Automation GmbH and DATRON AG.
Sebastian is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing and Energy.
Sebastian is most experienced in business areas like Marketing, Product Development, and Project Management. Sebastian also has some experience in Strategy and Sales.
Sebastian has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing.
Sebastian has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Strategy, and Marketing.
Sebastian holds a Bachelor in Material and Product Development from Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.
Sebastian has 1 certificate: Professional Scrum Master™.
Sebastian is immediately available for suitable projects.
Sebastian's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
To hire Sebastian, click the Meet button on the profile to request a meeting and discuss your project needs.

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