Product Owners in Munich

• Owned requirements management for a connected mobile app integrating live vehicle hardware and embedded systems, from analysis through implementation (Requirements Management). App has grown to 500,000+ Google Play downloads and 5,800+ App Store ratings (4.4/5), ranking #170 in Germany's Navigation category.
• Steered digitalization and process optimization projects, coordinating between specialist departments, development teams, and external partners.
• Formulated requirements as user stories and acceptance criteria, accompanying implementation through testing and release.
• Applied genuine, practical AI Fluency to identify automation opportunities and accelerate delivery work. Applied SAFe and PRINCE2 methodologies; earned SAFe® 6 POPM and PRINCE2® Foundation certifications while in this role. Certified in Anthropic's AI Fluency framework.

• Built a private second brain: a local AI agent (Ollama) searches my documents using full-text and vector search (RAG).
• Connected it to the Claude app via MCP with its own OAuth server.
• Private content is filtered out in code before a request reaches Claude (privacy by design).
• Development is agentic: AI agents implement user stories, review agents check them, and I accept and merge them.
• Planned for release as open source.

Technologies: Ollama, RAG, vector search, MCP, OAuth, Claude, AI agents

Sub-project lead in an agile IT environment

Leading a software development team (10 employees)

• Leading a software development team with 10 employees
• Budget responsibility approx. 3 million euros per year
• Conducting employee and job interviews
• Responsibility for resource planning (budget and employees)
• Digitalization of a web interface
• Regular reporting to customers and stakeholders (C-level)
• Product management: developing and implementing product strategies; defining requirements to guide product development
• Structuring product development & continuous testing efficiently to quickly incorporate feedback & compliance points
• Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, set priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
• Project experience in an energy industry company, including the functioning of energy markets, the basics of energy generation and distribution, as well as current challenges and developments in the industry
• Project experience in the railway sector - including the structure and operation of railway systems.
• Project experience within the 16.7 Hz traction power sector incl. knowledge of regulatory processes
• Formulating the sub-project charter and the project profile according to the project standard together with the project management
• Controlling service delivery according to the project charter
• Planning and controlling human resources including budget planning for the sub-project
• Ensuring the work capacity of the sub-project participants, e.g. by requesting access rights and documents for the sub-project team
• Planning and control for the respective sub-project (time, scope, budget) including the creation of necessary documents
• Alignment with the business department and Product Owners to plan the sub-project scope and the corresponding implications
• Executing milestone planning according to the agreed process model
• Effort estimation and support of sub-project controlling as well as overall project controlling in forecasting and planning
• Reporting sub-project status (according to status slide template) including progress (according to progress measurement)
• Analyzing, preparing, and addressing action and decision requirements
• Escalating sub-project issues to the project management
• Creating and managing Change Requests (CR)
• Quality assessment of completed task packages from a project management perspective (time, scope, and budget)
• Implementation management of the overarching guidelines and requirements in the sub-project, supported by cross-functional roles on the functional and technical side.
• Identifying, managing, documenting, and communicating opportunities, risks, and dependencies within and across sub-projects
• Supporting project management in creating the overall project plan and overall status reports
• Preparing and managing commissioning including the required documents and protection needs assessment

Scrum Master in an agile IT environment supporting a software development team in the full-stack area (7 people)

• Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, set priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
• Implementation of the selected Scrum method, including the required events, meetings, artifacts (product backlog, sprint backlog, burndown charts), metrics, as well as conducting required training in an agile IT environment
• Preparation of Scrum events such as Daily, retrospectives, Review, Sprint planning, estimation, and refinement (agile way of working)
• Moderation of retrospectives and elimination of obstacles to move the team and product forward
• Preparation of action items and retros via whiteboard and Figma
• Application and improvement of agile methods such as Kanban, Scrum, SAFe, or Scrum of Scrums
• Tracking the "Definition of Done" and "Definition of Ready" for all work results of the development team
• Advising on information flow and communication improvements between Product Owner and project team
• Experience with automation, validation such as mandatory field checks, notification functions, creation of filters, boards, and reports via JQL, and setting up cycle time
• Use of Jira & Confluence
• Setting up a progress measurement for project management to transparently map planned vs. actual team capacities and actual efforts for user stories
• Measuring team progress: creating team KPIs: "velocity", "burn-down chart", "throughput", "costs", "quality", "scope"
• Evaluation of agile metrics, process management, and process modeling methods (BPMN, EPC, UML)
• Communication and moderation know-how
• Methodological competence proven in conflict discussions

An enterprise process mining and execution management platform that helps organizations analyze, visualize, and optimize their business processes using event data.

• Aligned 40+ engineering squads across 5 countries to deliver platform capabilities at scale, driving release infrastructure, change management, and rollout governance with zero post-launch defects for 1000+ enterprise customers
• Owned celonis studio platform roadmap prioritization, balancing technical investments, commercial priorities, and operational needs, driving 50%+ market share growth against legacy products
• Translated requirements into specifications, architectural decision records, and delivery plans in collaboration with engineering and UI/UX, resulting in a 20–30% increase in user engagement
• Drove the GA launch strategy, running pilot programs and customer discovery sessions to validate operational readiness and enterprise adoption

• Built a standalone corporate IT environment — cloud strategy, network, AWS Landing Zone, security requirements, contract negotiations.
• Migrated all applications, helping the client avoid significant contractual penalties.
• Onboarded and managed int...

• Strategic consulting and implementation of AI-supported automation solutions for service processes (email communication, document handling, review processing, voice agents)
• Technical orchestration using n8n (workflow automation), Claude and ChatGPT (LLMs), as well as custom API integrations into existing enterprise tools
• Measurable customer results: response times reduced from hours to minutes, 8 fewer hours of invoice processing per week, 75% fewer routine calls
• Assessment of regulatory requirements (GDPR, compliance) as part of customer consulting
• Technical Product Ownership (backlog, roadmap, prioritization)
• Formal contracting vehicle for freelance assignments, including 1&1 Telecommunications
• Building & scaling enterprise AI platforms

• Project: SAP migration (ECC to S/4HANA) – US-based internal analytics product to manage finance and personnel performance insights of 10,000+ users across the Americas.
• Led cloud migration from a legacy data warehouse to Azure Data Lake and Databricks, improving system scalability by 40% and reducing manual interventions by 60%.
• Delivered end-to-end product ownership across 3 cross-functional Agile teams using SAFe methodology and Azure DevOps.
• Designed and implemented data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, improving data ingestion speed by 30% and reducing data errors by 25%.
• Defined the product roadmap, backlog, and sprint goals in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring 95% of deliverables met business expectations.
• Managed the product backlog and prioritised feature development based on stakeholder needs, achieving a 25% increase in sprint velocity and a 100% sprint completion rate.
• Facilitated Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) that improved team collaboration and reduced delivery times by 20%.
• Led requirement gathering and analysis, enhancing data quality and aligning with business objectives, resulting in a 25% improvement in migration efficiency.
• Worked closely with business owners, achieving a 15% reduction in dispute resolution time and stronger alignment with business value.
• Established KPI dashboards to measure product adoption and platform stability, resulting in 20% improved stakeholder satisfaction.

• Successfully migrated over 150 BI dashboards (Jira, Microstrategy, AWS QuickSight) as project lead of 4 developers, ensuring a smooth transition and maintaining data integrity.

• Responsible for tool-supported project and portfolio management across the company
• Design, development and operation of Jira- and Confluence-based ways of working
• Translating project management and business unit requirements into robust tool concepts
• Integrating Jira into existing tool landscapes (including Planview, ServiceNow, SAP BW)
• Establishing governance, reporting and KPI structures
• Rolling out new ways of working, including training and key user models
• Using AI features to support planning and analysis

• Feasibility study for the rapid implementation of requirements using AI-based development (Vibe-Coding)
• Development of a single-page web app in Angular 20
• Development of a backend server application in Kotlin
• Integration of the Google Cloud Platform (Firebase): Authentication, Firestore NoSQL database, Storage, Cloud Functions, Hosting and Cloud Run
• Integration of a NEON PostgreSQL database
• Automated, AI-based evaluation of Donald Trump's posts on Truth Social and analysis of their relevance to stock markets and geopolitical topics
• CI/CD via GitHub Actions using Docker and Google Cloud Run
• Technical environment: Angular 20 (Angular Material, RxJS), Kotlin 2.2.20, TypeScript 5.9.3, Spring Boot 3.5.6, Google Cloud Platform (Firebase, Cloud Run, Gemini, Vertex AI), ChatGPT Codex, Git, GitHub, SourceTree, IntelliJ WebStorm, IntelliJ IDEA

• Developed lateral-safety steering functions across two service packs, serving as Product Owner for SP-2021 and Function Developer for SP-2025
• Defined and maintained system requirements, coordinated validation and testing, and ensured seamless integration into series vehicles across 29 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce models
• Drove a 62.5% reduction in Lane Keeping Assistant PPH (Problems Per Hundred) count from 9.6 (2023) to 3.6 (2025) in the US-IQS (Initial Quality Study) by enhancing function performance, contributing to a 7-position improvement in BMW’s overall brand ranking
• Managed collaboration with two main suppliers, resolving technical challenges and securing on-time milestones
• Delivered safety functions that supported multiple NCAP programs (EuroNCAP, ChinaNCAP, KoreaNCAP, JapanNCAP), with all models meeting or exceeding targets

Outcome: Implementation of an APS solution (Eyelit) across multiple international production sites, including definition of target planning processes, integration architecture (SAP – APS via middleware), and alignment of complex manufacturing requirements (e.g. autoclave planning, alternative routings). Establishment of governance structures, steering formats and decision frameworks to manage scope, cost and timeline across multiple stakeholders. Successful handover of project leadership to internal successor, ensuring continuity and sustained project delivery.

Role in Project: Project Lead / Program Manager

Main Tasks in Project:

• Led APS implementation across multiple plants (Germany, Canada, France, US) with focus on end-to-end planning & scheduling processes and system integration
• Acted as central interface between business stakeholders (plants, operations), IT (SAP/middleware) and vendor (Eyelit)
• Drove requirements engineering, including consolidation of plant-specific requirements and steering of sign-off process
• Managed vendor (Eyelit) performance, including scope clarification, effort discussions and commercial alignment
• Identified and challenged gaps between standard APS functionality and complex manufacturing requirements (e.g. autoclave planning, batch optimization, alternative routings)
• Defined and implemented project governance structures, including Steering Committees, risk reporting and decision frameworks
• Led escalation management on cost overruns, scope deviations and delivery transparency
• Coordinated integration strategy (decision for custom middleware vs. standard connector) and alignment with SAP landscape
• Improved project transparency and way of working, including definition of reporting structures, tracking logic and communication cadence
• Facilitated alignment between global and local stakeholders to ensure feasible timelines, resource planning and plant readiness
• Prepared and delivered SteerCo updates and executive decision documents
• Managed structured project handover to internal project lead, including knowledge transfer, documentation alignment and stakeholder transition.

• Developed the communication strategy and messaging frameworks for digital transformation initiatives.

• Worked closely with executives and industry partners to position AI-based solutions.

• Led global rollout campaigns, including KPI-based performance reports.

• Advised senior leadership on storytelling, content strategy, and external engagement.

• Agile development of a multimodal analysis platform for training materials (video, audio, documents) using Scrum
• Extraction of context-relevant content based on user profiles & competency dimensions
• Personalized delivery of learning content to improve sales performance
• Close coordination with sales teams & stakeholders to validate features
• Use of Gemini, Whisper, Python & JavaScript, deployment on AWS, Perl for scripting data imports
• Integration into existing tools & CRM systems for smooth adoption
• Technologies used: Python, OpenAI, DB tech such as PostgreSQL, CI/CD for AirFlow DAGs, FastAPI