Till Zier - Product Owner for HealthTech and eCommerce

Q: Where is Till based?

Till is based in Cologne, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Till speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Till have?

Till has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Till has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 13 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months . Note that Till may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Till's latest experience?

Till's most recent position is Product Owner at Atida / PharmaHera / Aponeo .

Q: What companies has Till worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Till has worked for Atida / PharmaHera / Aponeo , Ottobock , DevelopX / Eurorad , GEDAT / Time Job , and Tonies .

Q: Which industries is Till most experienced in?

Till is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Advertising , and Banking and Finance . Till also has some experience in Healthcare , Media and Entertainment , and Retail .

Q: Which business areas is Till most experienced in?

Till is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Operations , and Marketing . Till also has some experience in Information Technology , Strategy , and Project Management .

Q: Which industries has Till worked in recently?

Till has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Banking and Finance , and Advertising .

Q: Which business areas has Till worked in recently?

Till has recently worked in business areas like Product Development , Operations , and Information Technology .

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Experience

Mar 2025 - Present

1 year 6 months

Remote

Product Owner

Atida / PharmaHera / Aponeo

Role: PO for the mobile app relaunch, e-prescription platform, and online shop of one of Germany's leading online pharmacies. Steering external development partners, prioritizing along business and compliance goals, close alignment with executive leadership and stakeholders.
Challenge: Complex regulatory environment, high delivery pressure, multiple parallel workstreams with external vendors.
Impact: Successful app relaunch, continuous development of the shop and eRX integration with stable delivery quality.

Mar 2025 - Present

1 year 6 months

Remote

Product Owner

Ottobock

Role: PO for the transformation of the Bebionic hand configuration from Windows software to a cross-platform mobile app for prosthetists and patients. Currently contributing to the upcoming Connectgrip app relaunches. Close collaboration with UX, engineering, and medical experts, translating requirements between clinical practice and technical implementation.
Challenge: Highly regulated medical device environment, complex clinical and technical user groups, high quality and compliance requirements.
Impact: Structured migration from legacy software to a modern mobile platform with a clear roadmap and stable delivery.

Jan 2025 - Feb 2026

1 year 2 months

Business Lead

DevelopX / Eurorad

01/2025 – 02/2026 · Employee Benefits · B2B/B2C Bike Leasing Platform

Role: I joined the project as Business Lead / Lead Product Owner to take end-to-end responsibility for a platform relaunch after repeated delivery failures. I led three Product Owners and an international full-stack team of 14 FTE and worked closely with management, investors, key accounts, external partners, and the client-side Head of Product and her two internal Product Owners.
Challenge: The previous vendor had missed go-live eight times. Documentation, backlog structure, and code quality were poor, testing was largely missing, and core business processes were partially incorrect or incomplete. Stakeholder and customer satisfaction and confidence in delivery commitments was very low.
Leadership: I rebuilt the product and delivery setup, including workstreams, backlog structure, and roadmap transparency. I introduced structured Agile collaboration across teams, used Event Storming to validate and redesign complex business processes, and established unit testing, regression testing, and test automation. In parallel, I worked closely with leadership and key accounts to rebuild trust in roadmap and release planning through clear structure, predictable delivery, and transparent status communication.
Impact: The platform relaunch was delivered successfully after 8 months, stakeholder and key account confidence was restored, and release risk was significantly reduced through improved QA and testing standards. After go-live, the platform stabilized during Hypercare and transitioned into steady operations, enabling Eurorad to build an internal PO organization.

Mar 2024 - Dec 2024

10 months

Remote

Product Owner

GEDAT / Time Job

Role: PO for the MVP and launch of the Time Job Sales PWA for staffing agencies. Built backlog and delivery processes from scratch, close alignment with business and external partners.
Challenge: Tight timeline, international team, new product without existing processes or structure.
Impact: MVP delivered on time and successfully launched in under 6 months.

Sep 2023 - Aug 2024

1 year

Product Owner

Tonies

Role: PO for ERP-to-SaaS migration, repair workflow automation, and international B2B shop relaunch. Introduced Agile and Scrum best practices in non-classical development teams, coached DevOps and Enterprise Integration teams.
Challenge: Multiple parallel transformation projects, heterogeneous teams, complex legacy systems.
Impact: Successful migration and relaunch, sustainably improved delivery structures and team autonomy.

Sep 2021 - Dec 2022

1 year 4 months

Lead Product Owner

gesund.de

09/2021 – 12/2022 · HealthTech / eRX · B2B Pharmacy & B2C Patient Platform

Role: I joined as Lead Product Owner for the mobile domain during a critical phase of the product program. I led a cross-functional full-stack team of 19 FTE and aligned delivery across multiple product streams (App, Web, Pharmacy systems) while working closely with executive leadership and business stakeholders.
Challenge: The legacy mobile app was technically unstable, with very high crash and ANR rates, poor store ratings, and direct risk to core business KPIs. Multi-million marketing activities were partially blocked due to app stability issues. At the same time, investor and management pressure was extremely high, combined with limited software delivery experience on the business side.
Leadership: I took ownership of the mobile product roadmap together with leadership and aligned multiple teams around a shared product vision and realistic delivery plan. I introduced clear communication and escalation structures between business, product, and engineering and helped translate complex technical and delivery topics into clear, decision-ready inputs for stakeholders. This ensured clear structure, transparent decision preparation, and reliable delivery planning under high pressure.
Impact: A major app relaunch was delivered within 3 months. Stability improved significantly, crash and ANR rates were reduced, store ratings improved, and marketing activities could be resumed. The engagement was extended twice, and I coached a successor Product Owner to ensure a stable transition.

Mar 2021 - Present

5 years 6 months

Co-Founder & CPO

Matchilla

Founded B2B SaaS marketplace for marketing software and agencies
Defined product vision, built MVP, and led international development efforts.

Dec 2017 - Present

8 years 9 months

Co-Founder

UnitedCrowd

Built W3aaS platform for fintech and web3 applications
Led product strategy and development, bridging management and tech teams.

Jul 2013 - Nov 2021

8 years 5 months

Remote

Co-Founder & CPO

Social Trademark

Scaled a digital marketing agency
Led international product operations using agile frameworks.

Jan 2010 - Sep 2014

4 years 9 months

Chief of Product

Fliplife / Kaisergames

Owned product vision and delivery
Managed cross-functional teams and external partners for Germany’s largest gaming portal.

Sep 2008 - Dec 2009

1 year 4 months

Remote

Product Owner

Sevenload

Drove major relaunch of a €100m-funded video platform backed by T-Online and Hubert Burda Media.

Mar 2007 - Aug 2007

6 months

Project Manager

Eyes & Ears of Europe

Management of CMS and newsletter marketing for an industry association for audio-visual media.

Sep 2006 - Feb 2007

6 months

Project Manager

BBDO Interone Worldwide

Project management for various clients of a full-service agency specialized in digital marketing.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Advertising, Banking and Finance, Healthcare, Retail, and Media and Entertainment.

Information Technology

Advertising

Banking and Finance

Healthcare

Retail

Media and Entertainment

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Operations, Marketing, Information Technology, Strategy, and Project Management.

Product Development

Operations

Marketing

Information Technology

Strategy

Project Management

Summary

Hi, I’m Till. I love building products people love. I have spent the past 18 years building tech companies and digital products. I bring a high level of expertise in entrepreneurship, product management, and digital marketing, as well as in coaching and leading international teams.

Skills

Roles: Chief Product Officer · Head Of Product · Product Lead · Product Manager · Product Owner
Mindset: Entrepreneurial · Hands-On · User Centric · Lean · Agile · Design Thinking
Industries: Healthtech · Ecommerce · Gaming · Procurement · Retail · Saas · B2b · B2c
Toolset: Agile · Scrum · Jira · Confluence · Miro · Figma · Microsoft Office
Application Development: Web · Desktop · Platform · Mobile Apps
Product Management Skills: Concepting & Ux/Ui · Business Modelling · Product Discovery · Product Strategy · Product Roadmap · Prototyping · Mvp · Mmp · Product Launch · User Stories · Testing

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Sep 2004 - Sep 2008

Hochschule Fresenius Köln (UAS)

Diploma · Media Economics · Cologne, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 13

Experience in Information Technology 14.5 y

Avg length 2 y 9 m

Longest experience 8 y 8 m

Expertise

Recent roles Product Owner, Business Lead, Lead Product Owner

Main industries Information Technology, Advertising, Banking and Finance

Main business areas Product Development, Operations, Marketing

Profile

Created

March 2022

Last Update

August 2026

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Till is based in Cologne, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

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

Till has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Till has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 13 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months. Note that Till may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Till would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Owner, Business Lead, Lead Product Owner.

Till's most recent position is Product Owner at Atida / PharmaHera / Aponeo.

In recent years, Till has worked for Atida / PharmaHera / Aponeo, Ottobock, DevelopX / Eurorad, GEDAT / Time Job, and Tonies.

Till is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Advertising, and Banking and Finance. Till also has some experience in Healthcare, Media and Entertainment, and Retail.

Till is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Operations, and Marketing. Till also has some experience in Information Technology, Strategy, and Project Management.

Till has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Advertising.

Till has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Operations, and Information Technology.

Till attended Hochschule Fresenius Köln (UAS) for Media Economics.

Till is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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