Description

Ich bin Romain, Senior Product Manager mit über 15 Jahren Erfahrung in der digitalen Wirtschaft, davon 7 Jahre dediziert im Product Management. Als Generalist mit tiefem Verständnis für crossfunktionale Zusammenarbeit bringe ich Business-, Tech- und User-Perspektive zusammen.

Ich habe bei Unternehmen wie eBay, idealo, Misterspex und kfzteile24 gearbeitet und dabei Produkte im E-Commerce und Marketplace-Umfeld von der Discovery bis zum Launch begleitet. Was mich auszeichnet: Ich gehe zu den Nutzern hin, in Stores, in Büros, in Pflegeeinrichtungen, und lerne direkt von denen, die das Produkt täglich benutzen.

Als Freelancer unterstütze ich Unternehmen beim Aufbau neuer Produkte, bei der Strukturierung von Roadmaps und bei der Überbrückung zwischen Business und Engineering.

Produktmanagement - Internationalisierung - Lokalisierung - GTM - Produkt Roadmap - e-commerce - Stakeholder Management - Prototyping - Vibe Coding

About me

I'm Romain, a Senior Product Manager with 15+ years in the digital economy, 7 of which focused on product management. Based in Berlin, I work at the intersection of business, tech, and user needs.

I've worked with companies like eBay, idealo, Misterspex and kfzteile24, shipping products across e-commerce and marketplace environments. My approach is hands-on: I go where the users are, whether that's retail stores, care facilities, or partner offices, and build from real insight rather than assumptions.

As a freelancer, I help startups and scale-ups define and build new products, structure roadmaps, and connect business goals with engineering delivery.

Product Management – Internationalisation – Localisation – GTM – Product Roadmap – E-commerce - Stakeholder Management - Prototyping - Vibe Coding

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Fluent
German
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Berlin (up to 50km)

Mister Spex SE
Senior Product Manager
July 2024 - Today (2 years)
Berlin, Germany
• •Customer-Centric UX Optimization: Own lens configuration pages serving 50K+ monthly users (online + in-store); launched structured discovery process with opticians to understand pain points; A/B tested 8+ international markets increasing configuration completion rate by 22%. Reduced Return Rate by 18% as well as Cancelation by 15%.
• • New Product Portfolio Launch: Introduced 2 branded lens portfolios based on customer research; coordinated go-to-market across marketing, tech, and operations; achieved 18% adoption lift in first quarter
• • Product Vision & Roadmap: Defined and managed 6-12 month product roadmap balancing customer needs, optician feedback, and business KPIs; reduced feature delivery time by 25% through prioritization discipline
• • Expanded eCommerce Ownership: additionally led the frame selection experience (PDP and listing), including product reviews, similar-frames features to boost add-to cart and revenue. This extended ownership ensured a smoother handover into the lens configuration flow, increasing traffic and conversion fromframe selection to lens configuration.
Myosotis GmbH
Head of Product
November 2023 - June 2024 (7 months)
Berlin, Germany
Digital communication platform for elderly care (300+ care facilities, 10K+ daily users)
• • Product Discovery & User Insights: Launched structured discovery program with care facility managers and families; conducted 40+ user interviews identifying critical pain points in communication workflows
• • Customer-Driven Development: Established product feedback loops with stakeholders; reduced feature-to-implementation cycle by 25% by prioritizing based on user research insights; improved product-market fit alignment measurably
• •Team Building & Process: Optimized tech team workflows; prepared strategic insights for board meetings; established product landscape documentation as foundation for scaling
Foodist GmbH
B2B Partner Launch France Market
June 2021 - March 2022 (9 months)
• • Led heycar France launch focusing on B2B partner acquisition: established partnerships with 3 major stock listing providers representing 500+ dealers
• • Conducted discovery with dealer partners to understand inventory workflows and integration pain points; defined MVP for partner onboarding and lead distribution
• • Localized partner portal, lead delivery systems, and dealer-facing services; post launch optimization increased dealer activation by 18% within 6 months