Product Lifecycle Management Experts in Berlin
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Berlin, who have recently used Product Lifecycle Management
Chintan Padaliya
Last position:
Product Owner and Technical Product Lead at Sustamize GmbH
LLM-based features for automated COâ‚‚e data extraction from unstructured documents (70% reduction)
Agentic AI pipeline for automated Scope 3 emissions calculation with 150,000+ validated data records
Smart API workflows for real-time carbon footprint calculations in ERP and ESG systems
ML algorithms to predict emission hotspots and optimize product design
Automated data validation pipelines with NLP for quality assurance of COâ‚‚e datasets
Led a 15-person cross-functional team to develop 10+ AI features
Strategic product planning and AI roadmap with 35% shorter time to market
Stakeholder management with DAX companies (40% higher satisfaction, 95% retention)
On-time project delivery with 95% budget adherence through data-driven backlog management
Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban) with continuous AI/ML integration (25% team velocity increase)
Product-market fit for AI features through A/B testing and analytics (60% higher adoption rate)
Marc Fritze
Last position:
Interim Talent Acquisition Manager at doctari
- Building a cross-functional product team to develop a super app
- Advising and mentoring to support the team and provide input (technical & soft skills)
Marcus Baßler
Last position:
Business Analyst & Project Manager Process Management IT Telecom Systems at Stadtwerke Bochum
- Led the realignment and positioning of the 'Connect' sector as a company-wide fiber-optic business
- Oversaw the architectural redesign of the system infrastructure, including process and staff structure optimization
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive modernization strategy for the IT and telecommunications systems
- Managed stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment between business goals and technological implementations
Yves Wullaert
Last position:
Program Director, Project Manager
- Senior program director and enterprise architect with nearly 30 years of operational experience in HR, ERP, security, risk management, finance, PLM and SLM.
- Expertise in IT program and project management, engineering, process management and organizational development.
- Experience working for the world leader in service management software, rail transportation and a leading tier 1 automotive supplier.
- Subject matter expertise in finance, automation processes, logistics, ERP and PLM and integration, including related end-to-end lifecycle data management and enterprise architecture.
- Specializes in managing large and complex engagements, programs and projects from demand, idea and strategy to operation, including stakeholder and change management.
- Expertise areas: HR, ERP, SecOps, integrated risk management, supply chain and operations, finance, SLM, product strategy, lifecycle management, shared services, IT and PLM.
- Industry experience in technology, tier 1 automotive, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, high technology and software industries, banking and insurance, and railway.
- Experience with SecOps (security incident response and vulnerability management), digital portfolio management, integrated risk management, service portfolio management and business continuity planning.
- Experience defining and designing integrated risk management including security and operations (response plans), CMDB initiatives and shared service implementations.
- Implemented integrated risk management including digital business continuity plans, disaster recovery plans, digital maturity assessments and security risk registers.
- Technology skills include SAP, HR, time and attendance, ERP, PLM, ALM, ITSM and CAD systems.
- Experience with cloud-based services and master data management.
- Familiar with TOGAF, IT4IT, SAFe and PPM.
- Project client exposure to companies such as Siemens, BMW, Daimler, BASF, Bayer, Bosch, DHL, DB Schenker, ServiceNow, Bombardier, KION, Johnson Controls, Schaeffler, Deutsche Telekom, SAP, FEMSA, CEMEX, Nestlé, Heineken, Air France/KLM, Airbus, Vodafone, Majorel, Virgin Trains, Equinor, ASML and Volvo.
- Holds a master’s degree in informatics and a bachelor’s degree in applied economics.
Sebastian Striebig
Last position:
Group Product Manager – Digital Platform Discovery at SPREAD.AI
- Developed and implemented organization-wide discovery framework based on Ulwick’s Outcome-Driven Innovation; enabled 7 Product Owners to systematically identify and quantify unrealized value through shared outcome language and opportunity scoring methodology
- Transformed Product Owner role from backlog clerks to strategic experimenters; established dedicated time budget for autonomous hypothesis testing and discovery activities
- Rebuilt customer journey maps to start at actual user need (tool selection phase) instead of platform entry point; eliminated manual data aggregation work previously done by project teams
- Implemented OKR framework across 4 product teams; defined quarterly objectives with measurable key results (e.g., 40% reduction in manual integration effort, self-service adoption increase)
- Unified 3 separate platform roadmaps through cross-team dependency mapping and shared service agreements
- Supported enterprise sales cycle with ROI modeling and technical due diligence for automotive and defense customers
Niklas Wronka
Last position:
Manager - Digital Business Transformation - Financial Services at Publicis Sapient
- Advised a leading German Bank to transform its Access Management landscape through an AI-powered Hybrid-RBAC Role Mgmt. Framework and designed key Governance strategy and processes
- Conceptualized AI Use Cases for a leading insurance company
- Key Account Management for 2 accounts in the Asset Management and Insurance industries
Avani Khare
Last position:
IT Product Manager at KomunIKON
- Oversee delivery of three digital products: Text2Ikon (mobile app), Ludikon & Ikonometer (web apps), and a website relaunch, ensuring alignment with product goals and feature prioritization.
- Define product roadmaps, maintain sprint backlogs, and coordinate cross-functional teams (IT, Website, Graphics) to deliver features on schedule.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, including HR and founders, to translate business needs into product requirements and prioritize features.
- Implement milestone tracking and reporting to monitor product development progress and feature completion, increasing visibility and predictability.
- Develop onboarding and process documentation to accelerate team ramp-up and improve consistency in product delivery.
- Conduct risk assessments of internal workflows and cloud-based systems to ensure compliance with data security standards.
- Organize weekly global syncs, prepare MoMs, and follow up on key action items to ensure cross-team alignment on product goals.
Beserithan Malabakan
Last position:
SD Development and CRM Interaction Center Development at Sanner GmbH
- Part-time 2-3 days/week
- Developments in the SD module and CRM Interaction Center
- Consulting, customizing in SD module
- Adapting Fiori applications in the SD module
- Approval workflow for credit memos: design, concept, implementation, customizing
- Credit memo request: object type BUS 2094
- If the credit memo request value is below a certain threshold -> automatic release and removal of billing block
- If the credit memo request value is above a certain threshold -> automatic determination of the responsible employee
- The employee receives a work item in their integrated inbox or in My Inbox (Fiori) -> the employee can reject, approve, or edit the credit memo request
- UML modeling in technical documentation
- Creating a Z-table for customer sample line items
- Merging COA1 (delivery) + COA2 (CAQ) forms and adding to the spool request as a single PDF
- Correcting workflow title according to NACE, fixing message "ZBMA title is displayed incorrectly in SBWP (Workplace)"
- Receiving PLM documents from an external PLM system, creating an RFC function module, storing PLM documents in the material master as GOS objects
- On releasing a production order, reading PLM documents from MM and saving them in a shared folder for the MES system
- Displaying the number of inspection methods in a popup when creating an order -> VA01/VA02
- Automatic stock reconciliation LVS IDOC INVCON
- Performing AQUA tests
- IDOC archiving for old IDOCs
- NL_PM_drawings and storing print output, informing MES via ZPPORDER IDOC, writing technical documents
- Using SD user exits, BADIs for various requirements
- Extending screens for customer requests via screen exits
- Creating message types for sales orders, purchase orders, and invoices
- Extending CRM Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> Contract with customer-specific requirements
- New Fiori application departure control with data from Z-table and standard equipment tables, displaying a pie chart, calculating "vehicles in operation"
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for performance feedback, attachments from GOS objects
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for PM quality notifications, attachments from GOS objects
- Implementing BADIs in CRM
- File storage on SAP server/UNIX server
- Using BOL/GENIL architecture in CRM development
- Project language: German
Vijay Shivarudraiah
Last position:
Head of Digital Product at Allride GmbH
- Defined and executed the end-to-end vision for Allride’s core mobility product, launching a fully functional mobile app on iOS and Android in under 3 months.
- Led product from 0 to 1 crafting roadmap, aligning teams, and driving execution to meet user needs and business objectives.
- Built a tiered S/M/L/XL subscription model based on mobility usage, launching the first MVP with built-in rewards and coupons to drive adoption of Allride’s recurring plans.
- Designed and implemented a high-conversion referral program that rewarded both referrers and invitees, driving 12% of new user acquisition through organic growth loops.
- Developed and launched Allride for Work, a B2B mobility benefit solution that enabled companies to offer sustainable commute plans to employees, driving corporate adoption and unlocking a new recurring revenue stream.
- Aligned product initiatives with sustainable mobility goals, contributing to rapid growth and early media coverage.
Joyal Sharosh Monis
Last position:
Operations Associate at Tesla
- Implemented lean manufacturing and 5S initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and workplace organization in the Paint Innovation Center (PIC).
- Increased daily production by 15% by optimizing workforce capacity, managing workflows effectively, and ensuring compliance with standards.
- Structured and designed process improvements to streamline operations.
- Collaborated with quality teams to resolve issues, tracked KPIs, and achieved measurable improvements in performance and efficiency (PLM, action planning).
Stefan Ojanen
Last position:
AI Consultant & Advisor at Freelance
- Consulting and advisory services for the AI space on product management, strategy, AI models, AI infrastructure
- AI Product Lead for Ringier AG:
- BliKI chatbot for Blick.ch - live, tens of thousands of users
- AI Forge journalist tooling for Blick.ch - live, hundreds of internal users
- Floorian automated ad floor price optimization system - pilot ongoing
- Freelance CTO for an AI-as-a-Service company focusing on automated trading solutions
- AI Agent calls people on the phone at scale, converses to achieve specific goals, and takes action based on how the conversation
- AI Trading bot based on transformer time-series model forecasting future asset prices
Krishna Mareguddi
Last position:
Associate Product Manager at Carelon Global Healthcare LLP
- Defined and executed product vision & strategy, collaborating with UX, architecture, and engineering teams, resulting in a 30% improvement in user satisfaction across key product touchpoints.
- Owned end-to-end product lifecycle management, overseeing the launch of 5 major product updates, improving product efficiency and feature adoption by 25%.
- Defined and structured epics, features, and user stories; validated and ensured 100% of completed stories met definition of ‘Done' before release.
- Led backlog grooming, prioritization (WSJF, MoSCoW), and sprint planning, ensuring 95% on-time delivery of features in quarterly release cycles.
- Worked with technologies: API, Angular, Node, ReactNative (Mobile), SQL, Kafka, AWS cloud with ES (Elastic search) with JSON file indexes.
- Used Confluence and Jira for maintaining product details and product backlogs for 10 years.
- Used Figma, Sketch, Miro for 4 years.
- Directed cross-functional teams, coordinating with developers, designers, and business units, driving a 40% reduction in time-to-market for critical features.
- Spearheaded product release demos, UAT, and go-to-market (GTM) strategies, leading to a 15% increase in user adoption within the first quarter of launch.
- Optimized member experience on Anthem's digital health platform, resulting in a 20% increase in active user engagement and a 10% boost in member retention.
Matthias Oehme
Last position:
Freelance Collaboration at Etengo (for Syna AG)
Consulting in the SAP EAM module as part of the migration to EON's oneERP S/4HANA system
Reviewing and cost estimation of customer-developed solutions (e.g., cockpit for EAM orders, document flow visualization)
Preparing EAM classification data for technical objects (technical locations, equipment) for migration to new classes
Tovah Simon
Last position:
Head of Product at Upstream
- Architected a business strategy and aligned product strategy increasing organizational clarity, focusing on investor and marketing communication.
- Established Product Market Fit process to refine target customers and use cases.
- Developed business monetization strategies and roadmap aimed at achieving platform profitability within 2-years.
- Assessed operational cost and drafted cost-saving measures doubling runway.
Patrick Easley
Last position:
Manager at United States Department of Commerce - US Census Bureau
- Managed a team of enumerators for the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Collected and compiled data from households, unhoused individuals, and care facilities.
- Reorganized office training and procedures throughout the COVID 19 pandemic.
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Statistics of experts using Product Lifecycle Management
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
16 years
Position duration
2 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Business Intelligence
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
79%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
English, German, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
93%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
About the technology
PLM basics
Product Lifecycle Management brings product data, processes, and approvals into one controlled flow. It covers the full path from concept and design to change control, release, and service records. Companies use it to keep product information consistent across teams and systems.
What it supports
- Bills of materials and variant structures
- Engineering change and release workflows
- Document and specification control
- Collaboration between design, production, and quality
It is common in manufacturing, automotive, industrial equipment, and consumer goods. In Berlin, it often matters for teams that work across multiple sites or need close coordination with suppliers and technical partners.
Common ecosystems
Product Lifecycle Management is often delivered through platforms such as Teamcenter, Windchill, ENOVIA, and SAP PLM. Strong experts understand how these systems connect to ERP, CAD, MES, and document management tools. They also know how to align configuration, permissions, and data models.
When companies bring in freelancers
Companies usually look for freelance support when a PLM rollout touches many teams, old data needs cleanup, or a migration has to happen without stopping work. Other common cases are workflow redesign, interface work, and support for a new product line. Berlin teams also bring in specialists for short, focused onsite phases and remote follow-up work.
What strong specialists do
A good PLM specialist understands both process and data. They can map product structures, define approval paths, handle change control, and keep naming and version rules clear. They also speak with engineering, quality, and operations in plain language and turn business needs into a system setup that holds up in daily use.
Signs you need help
- Product data sits in too many places
- Change requests take too long to close
- BOMs do not match across systems
- Users avoid the current PLM setup
- A migration or rollout is overdue
If these issues sound familiar, a freelance Product Lifecycle Management expert can help stabilize the process and improve adoption without a long hiring cycle. For Berlin projects, that can mean a mix of local workshops and remote system work.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Product Lifecycle Management.
Product Lifecycle Management is used to manage product data, approvals, and changes from early design through release and service. It helps teams keep bills of materials, documents, and workflows aligned across engineering, quality, and operations. In practice, it reduces confusion about which product version is current.
PLM is broader than PDM and different from ERP. PDM focuses more on engineering files and versions, while PLM covers the larger product process, including change control and collaboration. ERP handles planning and business execution, so the three systems usually work together rather than replace each other.
Product Lifecycle Management projects often involve Teamcenter, Windchill, ENOVIA, and SAP PLM. The right specialist should also understand how these tools connect to CAD, ERP, and document systems. The exact mix depends on the product, industry, and internal process design.
A strong Product Lifecycle Management specialist usually brings data modeling, process design, and integration know-how. Familiarity with BOM structures, change management, access rights, and CAD or ERP interfaces is very useful. Business analysis skills matter too, because the work often sits between technical teams and operations.
PLM work needs someone who has already handled similar process complexity. A small configuration task may need only focused support, but a rollout, migration, or process redesign calls for deeper platform and domain experience. Look for a specialist who has worked on real product data and release workflows, not just training.
Product Lifecycle Management work can often be done remotely, especially for configuration, data cleanup, integration planning, and documentation. On-site time in Berlin helps when workshops involve many stakeholders, plant or lab visits, or process decisions that need quick alignment. Many projects use a mix of both.
With Product Lifecycle Management, look for clear examples of process ownership, not only tool knowledge. A good specialist can explain how they handled BOMs, changes, data migration, and user adoption in past work. Ask how they approach edge cases, version control, and coordination with engineering and quality teams.
The main risks in PLM are poor data quality, weak process design, and too little user adoption. Projects also fail when the system is configured before the business rules are clear. A good specialist reduces these risks by defining ownership, clean rules, and a realistic rollout path.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Product Lifecycle Management in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 79% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Product Lifecycle Management in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Product Lifecycle Management in their recent projects are English (100%), German (93%), and Spanish (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Product Lifecycle Management in their recent projects are Information Technology (87%), Banking and Finance (67%), and Automotive (53%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Product Lifecycle Management in their recent projects are Product Development (93%), Information Technology (80%), and Business Intelligence (73%).
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