Alexander Vitanyi - Product Owner

Q: Where is Alexander based?

Alexander is based in Berlin, Germany .

Q: What languages does Alexander speak?

Alexander speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Hebrew (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Alexander have?

Alexander has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Alexander has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 8 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months . Note that Alexander may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Alexander's latest experience?

Alexander's most recent position is Product Owner at FI-TS .

Q: What companies has Alexander worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Alexander has worked for FI-TS , netgo software Berlin , IONOS SE , SAP SE , and Hessische Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung .

Q: Which industries is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Banking and Finance , and Government and Public Administration .

Q: Which business areas is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Information Technology (IT) , and Marketing . Alexander also has some experience in Project Management , Strategy and Planning , and Customer Service .

Q: Which industries has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Banking and Finance , and Government and Public Administration .

Q: Which business areas has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Information Technology (IT) .

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Present

1 year 7 months

Munich, Germany

Product Owner

FI-TS

Rebuilding an existing cloud solution with Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, GitLab, ArgoCD and PostgreSQL
Coordinating and managing external partners and service providers
Ensuring service delivery on time and within budget with budget responsibility
Integrating the cloud solution with external public clouds (AWS)
Establishing and defining processes and workflows in Jira and Confluence
Product management of software development for automation and self-service in CI/CD DevOps mode
Agile software development with Kanban and Scrum across multiple development teams
Single point of contact for key customers in the respective projects
Creating and aligning the product backlog with stakeholders from sales, architecture, development teams, marketing, management and customers
Migrating existing customers to the AWS cloud as product owner
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 Berlin

Product owner and IT project manager for software assessments for cloud validation with budget responsibility
Product owner and IT project manager of cloud transformation projects with technologies like Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, observability, CI/CD, DevOps, ArgoCD, GitLab and containerization
Preparing proposals for software modernization projects including project plans and cost estimates
Product owner of a SaaS and PaaS CI/CD cloud platform including portal and API development for integration and customer interface with Virtuozzo, Kubernetes, GitLab, Argo CD, Harbor, Ansible, Terraform and Keycloak
Maintaining and prioritizing the backlog as well as creating epics and user stories including alignment with teams (refinement)
Developing a product vision and creating epics
Executing all Scrum artifacts (planning, refinement, review, etc.)
Creating a roadmap including the MVP
Creating an IAM/RBAC concept for using the cloud platform and its components
Product owner of a cloud portal with user journey and user experience requirements, working with UI/UX experts and leading software development
Platform product management with roadmap creation and technology alignment
Aligning the platform with the overall company portfolio
Coaching and training project managers, product managers and consultants
Advising customers and partners on various cloud solutions and technologies
Pre-sales activities as the first point of contact for sales colleagues
Acting as contact person for partners and customers at events and trade shows
Creating sales presentations
Leading projects to prepare 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 interface between marketing, sales and technology

Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

1 year 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Senior Product Owner - Cloud Market Segmentation

IONOS SE

Product owner for the market launch of new products and services such as databases, compute engines, big data, Kubernetes, CI/CD and IPv6
Managing and leading projects with service providers
Creating marketing materials with national and international partners
Product owner of a SaaS and PaaS CI/CD cloud platform including portal and API development with Virtuozzo, Kubernetes, GitLab, Argo CD, Harbor, Ansible, Terraform and Keycloak
Maintaining and prioritizing the backlog and creating epics and user stories including alignment with teams (refinement)
Executing all Scrum artifacts (planning, refinement, review, etc.)
Creating a roadmap including the MVP
Presenting and conducting workshops for customers and partners on technical solutions and services
Conducting a comprehensive technical, functional and commercial market analysis of the five largest international cloud providers
Creating battle cards and fact sheets
Aligning delivered services with relevant stakeholders from marketing, product management, sales and management
Delivering internal training on network services, other services and cloud topics like load balancers, firewalls, Kubernetes and big data
Creating and aligning marketing stories for new products and services
Preparing analyses and reports for market entry in France, England and the USA

Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

5 months

Walldorf, Germany

Senior Product Owner SAP Learning

SAP SE

Creating new products and features within the SAP Learning web application including alignment with relevant stakeholders
Defining API interfaces and backend as well as organizational requirements in a complex technological environment
Leading projects and coaching product managers
Prioritizing development
Developing new processes across various tools to improve the product development process and stakeholder management (craft.io, Jira workflow & Kanban, Confluence)
Optimizing the end-to-end product development process including Jira workflow, Kanban board and process documentation
Writing, aligning and overseeing the development of user stories
Validating and ensuring development results for a deliverable solution
Aligning design 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

Evolving 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 leading to actions like pricing adjustments and roadmap changes
Preparing and evaluating success analyses over three years
Building appropriate customer management
Full cost and revenue responsibility
Lifecycle management
Creating a pricing model similar to the open market
Demand and requirements management with key stakeholders from management and customers

Feb 2020 - Apr 2021

1 year 3 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Executive Product Owner (Digital Technology)

SHE Informationstechnologie AG

Further development of the portfolio for the new world of work for existing and new partners and customers using cloud solutions, DevOps and agile practices
Internal consulting, motivation and support in building agile ways of working in a traditional hierarchical organization structure
Vertical expansion of the portfolio for new business opportunities
Ensuring profitability with declining revenue in the current core business (data center operations)
Creating and assessing success analyses over three years
Presenting the portfolio at conferences and to partners and customers at all hierarchy levels
Developing, aligning and maintaining the roadmap
Writing 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
Market and competitor analysis leading to price adjustments and roadmap changes
Creating and aligning the roadmap
Writing requirements and user stories including acceptance criteria
Developing and aligning the pricing strategy
Revenue and contribution margin responsibility
Creating and evaluating success analyses over five years
Developing and launching new products in agile teams and using the waterfall method
Developing new sales channels
Creating marketing materials
Close cooperation with top management on product development, budgeting and profitability
Delivering speeches, presentations and demonstrations to up to 250 people at internal and external trade fairs and conferences
Leading working groups for transforming DB Systel into an agile company
Setting OKRs for the business unit

Mar 2013 - May 2014

1 year 3 months

Ra'anana, Israel

Technical Product Manager

Enghouse Interactive AG

Central point of contact for customer support, professional services, pre-sales and development in an international environment
Direct contact with key customers for roadmap evaluation, feature requests and customer care
Ownership of the product roadmap
Creating market requirement documents (MRD)
Reviewing and approving technical designs from the development team
Planning and prioritizing development work
Project management and approval of new product releases
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

Building an expert team in customer support with five members
Training and developing team members
Escalation point for customers and team
Support contact for major key accounts

Aug 2003 - Feb 2008

4 years 7 months

Working Student/Intern Software Development

Various tasks in software development as a working student and intern

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (18.5 years), Banking and Finance (1.5 years), and Government and Administration (0.5 years).

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Government and Administration

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Product Development (13 years), Information Technology (7.5 years), Marketing (7 years), Project Management (6.5 years), Strategy (6 years), and Customer Service (1 year).

Product Development

Information Technology

Marketing

Project Management

Strategy

Customer Service

Skills

Industry Knowledge

Healthcare
Creating And Aligning User Stories For An Application For The National Association Of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (Since 2023)
Supporting Various Medical Practices In It Operations And Compliance With The It Security Guidelines Of The Association Of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (Since 2018)
Technical Consultant In The Development Of A Healthcare Application For The International Market (2012)
Technical Product Manager And Contact Person For Healthcare Customers (2013-2014)

Cloud

Extensive Knowledge Of Various Cloud Architectures And Technologies (Since 2022)
Building A Cloud Platform Including Portal And Apis (Internal And External) (Since 2022)
Familiarity With The Portfolio And Pricing Of All Relevant Cloud Providers And Orchestrating Across Europe And Worldwide (Since 2022)
Cost And Portfolio Analysis Of All Relevant Cloud Providers (2022)
Creating Cloud Migration Strategies (Since 2022)

In-depth Knowledge

Cloud Architectures
Modern Business Models (Saas)
High Availability Solutions
Data Center Architectures
Server Architectures
Hyperconverged Storage And Virtualization Infrastructures
Virtualization Systems, Especially In The Cloud Environment
It Infrastructure Of Cloud Solutions
Networks And Network Architectures
Voip
Security
Databases
Devops
Very Good General Technical Understanding

Tools And Technologies

Various Programming Languages (C++, C#, C, Java, Jscript, Python, Perl, Php, Vba And Others)
Windows Server Administration
Linux Server Administration
Ms Sql Server
Oracle Database
Vmware
Nutanix
Morpheus Data
Microsoft Azure
Aws
Jira (Including Creating Workflows)
Docker
Kubernetes

Personal Strengths

High Customer Orientation, Economic Thinking And Action, Agile Approach, Teamwork, Consensus And Assertiveness, International Experience

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Hebrew

Intermediate

Education

Oct 2001 - Jun 2009

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Diploma in Computer Science with a minor in Psychology · Computer Science · Darmstadt, Germany

Oct 1998 - Jun 2001

Gewerblich Technische Schulen

High school diploma with focus on mathematics and electrical engineering · Offenbach, Germany

Certifications & licenses

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

AWS

Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)

Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

ITIL Foundation V3

Product Management & Product Marketing For Telecoms, IT And Software (Product Focus)

IHK certification as a project manager

IHK

Profile

Created

July 2025

Last Update

February 2026

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Alexander based?

Alexander is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Alexander speak?

Alexander speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Hebrew (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Alexander have?

Alexander has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Alexander has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Alexander may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Alexander be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Alexander would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Owner, Product Owner (Cloud Expert), Senior Product Owner - Cloud Market Segmentation.

What is Alexander's latest experience?

Alexander's most recent position is Product Owner at FI-TS.

What companies has Alexander worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Alexander has worked for FI-TS, netgo software Berlin, IONOS SE, SAP SE, and Hessische Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung.

Which industries is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Banking and Finance, and Government and Public Administration.

Which business areas is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology (IT), and Marketing. Alexander also has some experience in Project Management, Strategy and Planning, and Customer Service.

Which industries has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Banking and Finance, and Government and Public Administration.

Which business areas has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology (IT).

What is Alexander's education?

Alexander attended Technische Universität Darmstadt for Computer Science.

Does Alexander have any certificates?

Alexander has 7 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, and Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I).

What is the availability of Alexander?

Alexander is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Alexander?

Alexander's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.