Description

🚀 Experienced Product Manager and Product Lead

🔹 About Me: Seasoned Product Manager with 10+ years' experience in diverse industries like Fintech, Insurtech, and Pharma. I excel at crafting user-centric solutions that drive revenue growth. Former Product Lead with a talent for building and leading high-performing teams.

🔹 Strengths:

🌟 Leadership Skills: Led 7 successful product teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and growth.

🌟 Analytical Creativity: I blend data-driven insights with creative problem-solving to generate innovative solutions.

🌟 Tech & Business Acumen: A developer turned MBA, I bridge communication gaps between tech and business teams.

🌟 User Empathy: My innate ability to understand user needs ensures products that truly resonate.

🌟 Agile Excellence: Proficient in Scrum, Kanban, and various frameworks for iterative product development.

🔹 Achievements: 💡 Conceptualized new products leading to seven-figure revenues before development. 💡 Revamped existing products, increasing SaaS revenue by 5-10x through user-centric design.

🔹 Industries: Specialized knowledge in Fintech, Insurtech, and Pharma. Accomplished in B2B, B2C, B2B2C, SaaS, and enterprise software. Quick to learn the ins and outs of a new domain.

🔹 Methodologies: Experienced in agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and product management frameworks. User obsession drives my approach for impactful solutions.

🔹 Collaboration Approach: I dive deep into your product, learning every facet and collaborating across teams. Your vision, combined with user needs, guides our strategy.

🔹 Let's Connect: Ready to elevate your product's success? Let's collaborate to turn your ideas into revenue-generating realities. Reach out to initiate a game-changing partnership.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Conversational
Spanish
Basic
Russian
Basic

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Thinksurance GmbH
Product Lead
BANKING AND INSURANCE
May 2020 - December 2022 (2 years and 8 months)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Increased recurring revenue of SaaS product by a factor of 5-10
- Built up and led product management area from 0 to 7 product teams
- Established structure and processes for further scaling
- Developed multiple project managers into effective product managers
- Managed rebuild of the platform with new design, user flow and architecture
Product Management Leadership Product Strategy Scrum Product Owner Product Discovery User Experience User Journeys User Story Mapping User Stories Prototyping User Testing A/B-Testing Stakeholder Management Coaching Jira/Confluence Heap SQL User Research Continuous Discovery
BearingPoint
Product Manager
BANKING AND INSURANCE
August 2014 - November 2017 (3 years and 4 months)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- New products: 7-figure revenues from sales in the concept stage
- Existing product: Improved client satisfaction by 3 points on a 10-point scale
- 85% success rate in presales workshops
- Organized onboarding program for 100+ new hires
Product Management Product Discovery Prototyping Wireframing SQL User Research Stakeholder Management Pre-sales Workshops Mentoring Jira/Confluence Git
Biomex GmbH
Product Manager
PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
June 2009 - July 2014 (5 years and 2 months)
Heidelberg, Germany
ERP system for manufacturing and distribution of biological materials

Key results:
- Extended functionality to support the increasing complexity of the organization growing from 5 to 50 employees
- Ensured stability of the system - 0 incidents in 5 years
Product Management Requirements Engineering Testmanagement Stakeholder Management Trainings