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Annette Eckert

Product Director

Annette Eckert
Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jun 2024 - Sep 2024
4 months

Product Director

Luno Group Holdings

  • Led the development and execution of the product vision, strategy, and roadmap in close alignment with cross-functional business unit leadership and company-wide goals
  • Played an active role within the CPO leadership team in shaping the product operating model and evolving product culture across the organization
  • Managed and coached a team of product and design leads, helping them grow and succeed in their roles
Mar 2023 - Present
2 years 11 months

Founder & Strategic Advisor

ProductEmerge OÜ

  • Coach senior product leaders and founders to strengthen strategic thinking, increase leadership effectiveness, and navigate complex organizational challenges
  • Advise on scaling product organizations, aligning product strategy with business objectives, and driving high-impact cross-functional execution
  • Consult on and develop AI-driven solutions that streamline operations, reduce manual effort, and accelerate revenue growth across diverse industries
Sep 2022 - Feb 2023
6 months

Transformation Lead

C&A GmbH

  • Led the transformation of the product operating model for a 200-person division, aligning cross-functional teams with business priorities and enhancing delivery efficiency
  • Developed scalable frameworks to support future transformation initiatives and drive consistency across teams
  • Reduced time-to-decision by 25% through optimized governance; advised on learning and development and change communication to enable adoption at scale
Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
1 year

Global Innovation Change Director

Novartis AG

  • Led the strategic roadmap planning and design with country leaders, scaling the Innovation Management System across 30+ countries
  • Directed the rollout of the Innovation Management System, achieving consistent adoption and reducing project lead times by 20%
  • Built and influenced effective partnerships with cross-functional leaders to grow the change and transformation practice for large-scale transformation projects
  • Developed and implemented a learning and development strategy across Novartis for the Innovation Management System
May 2020 - Aug 2021
1 year 4 months

Global Innovation Change Lead

Novartis AG

  • Defined and executed a multi-year vision and roadmap for the Novartis portfolio program, aligning competing stakeholder priorities to deliver maximum customer value
  • Spearheaded workstream and process optimization, establishing governance frameworks and collaborating with senior business leaders in IT, operations, and compliance to reduce health tech onboarding time from 90 to 30 days
  • Fostered adoption and collaboration across 50 countries by engaging and empowering a global community of experts, building strong stakeholder relationships
  • Designed and implemented a data strategy to generate actionable insights, enabling evidence-based decisions and driving transformation aligned with measurable OKRs
Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
3 months
Berlin, Germany

Product Coach

Europace AG

  • Led the redesign of the product operating model across six teams, improving scalability, delivery focus, and team effectiveness for 40+ product and tech professionals
  • Developed a strategic operating model that was adopted beyond the initial teams, streamlining workflows and cross-team collaboration
  • Advised C-level leadership on governance structures to support strategic alignment and sustainable product delivery at scale
Aug 2019 - Nov 2019
4 months
Berlin, Germany

Customer Experience Lead

HeyCar

  • Shaped customer experience strategy by delivering user research and insight-driven recommendations to senior leadership
  • Drove cross-functional collaboration on growth and conversion initiatives, resulting in a 10% increase in conversion rates
  • Advised on customer experience opportunities across the funnel, aligning product, design, and marketing efforts around customer impact
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
3 months
Berlin, Germany

Product Lead

Mercedes-Benz.io

  • Built and led cross-functional product teams, improving delivery efficiency by 30%
  • Introduced OKRs and streamlined workflows to sharpen execution and create measurable accountability across teams
  • Strengthened team focus and collaboration by aligning product initiatives with broader business and user goals
Dec 2018 - Feb 2019
3 months
Berlin, Germany

E-Commerce Lead

Heineken

  • Collaborated with C-level management to shape the strategic direction of B2B eCommerce, identifying opportunities to support business growth
  • Built and launched a B2B eCommerce platform, enabling streamlined operations and improved customer engagement
Sep 2018 - Nov 2018
3 months
Berlin, Germany

Product Lead

Daimler Lab

  • Defined product strategies and operational plans, ensuring alignment with business objectives and short-term delivery timelines
  • Led cross-functional teams through ideation, UX design, and development, delivering innovative products on time and within scope
  • Designed and implemented decision frameworks, transforming complex concepts into actionable plans that supported strategic decision-making
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
3 months
Berlin, Germany

Product Lead

Körber Digital

  • Secured leadership buy-in for a change roadmap, aligning the organization around the Smart Factory vision
  • Owned and executed the strategic vision and product roadmap for the Industry 4.0 Machine Automation Initiative, integrating AWS technologies to improve operational efficiency by 20%
  • Led and coached cross-functional teams, delivering and implementing cobots solutions across five manufacturing sites, achieving measurable business impact
Aug 2017 - Jan 2018
6 months
Berlin, Germany

Product Lead

Vattenfall

  • Conceived user-centric features, executed development, and led go-to-market for the Vattenfall mobile app
  • Successfully led a virtual distributed team of developers, researchers, and designers
Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
6 months
Berlin, Germany

Product Lead

McKinsey

  • Fostered strategic partnerships to shape the IoT core platform's roadmap, aligning product, user experience, and delivery goals with organizational priorities
  • Conducted user research and data analysis to define future goals, ensuring market relevance and alignment with customer needs
  • Partnered with technology and strategic delivery teams to accelerate feature delivery and ensure seamless roadmap execution
May 2014 - May 2015
1 year 1 month
Berlin, Germany

Global Product Owner

eBay Inc.

  • Collaborated with international teams to define user needs and gather requirements, aligning them with market priorities
  • Led agile development and UX teams to drive on-time delivery of customer-focused products for the European market
  • Increased conversion for international listings in the German market by 30% through localization and targeted solutions

Summary

Experienced product and program leader with 20+ years of expertise in driving product strategy, leading organizational transformations, and scaling product organizations and programs. Successfully led high-impact initiatives by aligning stakeholders, driving cross-functional execution, and leveraging data-driven decision-making to achieve measurable business outcomes. Recently founded an AI agency to help businesses streamline operations and increase revenue through AI-driven automation.

Skills

  • Strategic Product Designing & Development And Execution
  • Scaling The Leadership Coach (Icf Certif.)
  • Product Operating Model
  • Strategy & Roadmapping
  • Okrs & Data-driven Execution
  • Managing Large-scale Multinational Projects
  • Process Improvement And Efficiency Optimization
  • Cross-functional Team Building And Leadership Workflows
  • Agile, Scrum, Kanban, And Safe
  • Change Management
  • Confluence, Jira
  • Digital Transformation
  • Ai Automation & No-code Workflows
  • Industries: Fintech, Pharmaceuticals, E-commerce, Automotive, Industry 4.0, Energy, Telecommunications

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Intermediate

Education

J.-W.-Goethe University of Frankfurt

Magister studies: Spanish, Cultural Anthropology · Frankfurt, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified SAFe Agilist

ICF Certif.

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