Alexander V. - Product Owner

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Present

1 year 1 month

Munich, Germany

Product Owner

FI-TS

Product Owner for rebuilding an existing cloud solution (Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, GitLab, ArgoCD, PostgreSQL)
Coordinating and overseeing external partners and service providers
Ensuring the service is delivered on time and within budget (budget responsibility)
Integrating the cloud solution with external public clouds (AWS)
Establishing and defining processes and workflows in Jira and Confluence
Product manager in the related software development for automation and self-service in a CI/CD DevOps mode
Agile software development with Kanban and Scrum in various development teams
Single point of contact for key customers for their respective projects
Creating the product backlog and aligning it with stakeholders (sales, architecture, development teams, marketing, management, customers)
Product Owner for migrating existing customers to the AWS cloud
Creating and aligning a product roadmap with internal and external stakeholders

Apr 2023 - Jul 2024

1 year 4 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Owner (Cloud Expert)

netgo software

Product Owner / IT project manager for software assessments for cloud validation including budget responsibility
Product Owner / IT project manager for projects transforming to the cloud including budget responsibility (Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, Observability, CI/CD, DevOps, ArgoCD, GitLab, containerization)
Preparing proposals for software modernization projects (detailed project plan and cost estimation)
Product Owner of a SaaS & PaaS CI/CD cloud platform including the related software development of a portal & APIs for integration and customer interface (Virtuozzo, Kubernetes, GitLab, Argo CD, Harbor, Ansible, Terraform, Keycloak)
Maintaining and prioritizing the backlog, creating epics and user stories including syncing with the teams (refinement)
Developing a product vision and creating the corresponding epics
Conducting all Scrum ceremonies (planning, refinement, review, etc.)
Creating a roadmap including MVP
Developing an IAM/RBAC concept for using the cloud platform and its components and services (IAM)
Product Owner of a cloud portal, defining user journey and user experience requirements, working with UI/UX experts and leading the related software development
Product management of the platform including creating and aligning the roadmap and related technology
Aligning the platform within the company's overall portfolio
Coaching and training project managers, product managers, and consultants
Advising customers and partners on various cloud solutions including technologies
Pre-sales activities as the primary contact for sales colleagues
Point of contact for partners and customers at events and trade shows
Creating sales presentations
Project manager for preparing proposals
Responsible for marketing activities (blog, webinars, social media)
Preparing and conducting webinars
Leading and coordinating social media activities (LinkedIn)
Further development of cloud products
Acting as the interface between marketing, sales, and technical teams

Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

1 year 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Senior Product Owner - Cloud Market Segmentation

IONOS SE

Product Owner for launching new products and services (databases, compute engines, big data, Kubernetes, CI/CD, IPv6)
Product Owner for managing and leading projects with service providers
Product Owner for creating marketing materials with national and international partners
Product Owner of a SaaS & PaaS CI/CD cloud platform including the related software development of a portal & APIs for integration and customer interface (Virtuozzo, Kubernetes, GitLab, Argo CD, Harbor, Ansible, Terraform, Keycloak)
Maintaining and prioritizing the backlog, creating epics and user stories including syncing with the teams (refinement)
Conducting all Scrum ceremonies (planning, refinement, review, etc.)
Creating a roadmap including MVP
Presentations/workshops for customers/partners on technical solutions and services
Conducting a comprehensive technical, functional, and commercial market analysis of the 5 largest international cloud providers
Creating battle cards and fact sheets
Aligning delivered services with all relevant stakeholders (marketing, product management, sales, management)
Internal training on network services, other services and cloud in general (various load balancers, firewalls, Kubernetes, big data)
Creating and aligning marketing stories for new products and services
Creating analyses and reports for market entry in additional countries (France, England, USA)

Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

5 months

Walldorf, Germany

Senior Product Owner SAP Learning

SAP SE

Creating new products/features within the SAP Learning web application including aligning with relevant stakeholders
API interfaces, backend as well as organizational requirements for new products in a complex technological environment
Project management
Coaching product managers
Prioritizing development
Developing new processes across different tools to improve the product development process and stakeholder management (craft.io, Jira Workflow & Kanban, Confluence)
Optimizing the end-to-end product development process (Jira workflow, Kanban board, process documentation) in Miural including aligning with all participants (e.g., product managers, engineering, design team)
Writing, aligning, and monitoring the development of user stories
Validating and ensuring development results into a deliverable solution
Aligning designs with the design team based on created user journeys

May 2021 - Oct 2021

6 months

Wiesbaden, Germany

Senior Product Owner, Cloud Services

Hessische Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung

Further developing products and services from an IaaS to a PaaS and SaaS platform
Developing, aligning, and ensuring the roadmap
Creating requirements and user stories including acceptance criteria
Conducting market and competitor analysis including resulting actions (price adjustment, roadmap changes, etc.)
Creating and evaluating success analyses over 3 years
Building an appropriate customer management system
Full cost and revenue responsibility
Lifecycle management
Creating a market-like pricing model
Creating requirements and user stories including acceptance criteria
Further developing the product description
Demand management
Requirements management with key stakeholders (management, customers, etc.)

Feb 2020 - Apr 2021

1 year 3 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Executive Product Owner (Digital Technology)

SHE Informationstechnologie AG

Further develop the portfolio for the new world of work for existing and new partners/customers (cloud solutions, DevOps, agile work methods)
Provide internal consulting, motivation and support for building agile practices in a traditional hierarchical organizational structure
Vertically expand the portfolio for new business opportunities
Ensure profitability despite declining revenue from the current core business (data center operations)
Create and evaluate success analyses over a 3-year period
Present the portfolio at conferences, to partners, and to customers (all hierarchy levels)
Develop, align, and maintain the roadmap
Create requirements and user stories, including acceptance criteria

May 2014 - Feb 2020

5 years 10 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Senior Product Manager (Digital Workspace)

DB Systel

Functional and financial responsibility for various products and services in the digital workspace environment
Conduct market and competitive analyses, including follow-up actions (price adjustments, roadmap updates, etc.)
Create and align the roadmap
Create requirements and user stories, including acceptance criteria
Define and align the pricing strategy
Responsible for revenue and contribution margin
Create and evaluate success analyses over a 5-year period
Develop and launch new products in agile teams and using the waterfall method
Develop new sales channels
Create marketing materials
Collaborate closely with top management on product development, budget, and profitability
Deliver speeches, presentations, and demonstrations to large audiences at internal and external trade shows and conferences (up to 250 people)
Lead working groups to transform DB Systel into an agile organization
Set OKRs for the business area

Mar 2013 - May 2014

1 year 3 months

Ra'anana, Israel

Technical Product Manager

Enghouse Interactive AG

Serve as the main contact for Customer Support, Professional Services, Pre-Sales, and Development in an international setting
Maintain direct contact with key customers (roadmap evaluation, feature requests, customer relations)
Own the roadmap
Create Market Requirement Documents (MRDs)
Review and approve technical designs from the development team
Plan and prioritize development efforts
Manage projects
Approve new product releases
Conduct internal training for sales and pre-sales teams

Mar 2012 - Feb 2013

1 year

Ra'anana, Israel

Team Lead Customer Support Expert Group

Enghouse Interactive AG

Build an expert team of five within Customer Support
Train and develop team members
Act as an escalation point for customers and the team
Serve as the support contact for major key accounts

Feb 2008 - Mar 2012

4 years 2 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Systems Engineer

CosmoCom GmbH

Provide a cloud-based contact center solution
Present the product and target architecture to customers
Provide consulting for implementation and custom extension projects
Lead project management and planning for mid-sized and large companies
Develop customer-specific customizations
Prepare and conduct technical workshops at customer sites
Act as the single point of contact for technical platform requirements
Design and advise on solutions with internal teams (Development, Professional Services)