Product Lifecycle Management Experts in Berlin

• LLM-based features for automated CO₂e data extraction from unstructured documents (70% reduction)

• Agentic AI pipeline for automated Scope 3 emissions calculations with 150.000+ validated data records

• Intelligent API workflows for real-time carbon footprint calculations in ERP and ESG systems

• ML algorithms for predicting emissions hotspots and optimizing product design

• Automated data validation pipelines with NLP for quality assurance of CO₂e datasets

• Led a 15-person cross-functional team in developing 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% increase in team velocity)

• Product-market fit for AI features through A/B testing and analytics (60% higher adoption rate)

Mobility Hardware & AI B2B & B2G Scaleup

• Leading product and AI transformation for mobility scaleup
• Led the company through a product and strategic pivot
• Designed and deployed AI-native product operating models across product and engineering
• Business strategy, team leadership, venture building
• New product discovery and validation

• 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.

• Consulting in the SAP EAM module as part of the migration to EON's S/4 HANA oneERP system

• Review and cost estimation of customer-specific developments (e.g. cockpit for EAM orders, document flow display)

• Preparation of EAM classification data for technical objects (functional locations, equipment) for migration to new classes

• 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

• 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

• Building a cross-functional product team to develop a super app
• Advising and mentoring to support the team and provide input (technical & soft skills)

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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).

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.