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Giovanni (Battista) Spinelli Barrile

Technical Product Manager

Giovanni Spinelli Barrile
Cologne, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 1 month

Technical Product Manager

Logicc GmbH

  • Acted as the primary bridge between Legal, Engineering, and Business units to ensure zero compliance violations while maintaining product velocity.

  • Led the development of a GDPR-compliant AI aggregator platform, managing a roadmap that balances legal constraints with aggressive feature delivery.

  • Scaled the engineering team from 4 to 9 developers, establishing hiring protocols and technical onboarding processes to support rapid product iteration.

  • Boosted the development process by introducing structured sprint cycles and backlog refinement, resulting in a 20% reduction in feature delivery time.

  • Architected and prototyped agentic AI workflows with n8n and RAG pipelines on Langchain.

Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
3 years
Madrid, Spain

Product Owner

BASF Digital Solution

  • Promoted from external consultant (1 of 80) to Product Owner leading enterprise data initiative.

  • Defined mission and built two products: central data lake and analytics platform on top.

  • Built and managed cross-functional team of 23 across multiple business units.

  • Platform served 90+ environments and 22 active consultancy engagements.

  • Engaged with Microsoft, Databricks, and recruitment partners.

  • Managed backlog refinement and task prioritization.

Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
3 years
Germany

Azure Cloud Consultant

Cluster Reply (Microsoft Subcontractor)

  • Architected Azure Kubernetes solution processing 50,000 logs/second (200 GB daily) across 110,000+ devices for cybersecurity analytics.

  • Built ETL pipelines using Databricks, Azure Data Factory, MSSQL, and SQL DWH.

  • Managed Azure infrastructure: VNets, NSG, Key Vaults, and Azure Active Directory.

  • Developed Power BI dashboards with Cognitive and Analysis Services.

  • Created Azure DevOps pipelines and PowerShell scripts.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2018
8 years
Cologne, Germany

IT Developer

Compass GmbH

  • Built data pipelines for tourism marketing using Python (Scrapy, Pandas, SciKit-Learn, NetworkX).

  • Administered cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud, Linux, Nagios, and Docker.

  • Managed databases: MongoDB, Neo4j, PostgreSQL with optimization.

  • Created data visualizations using Tableau and Plotly-Dash.

Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
3 years
Milan, Italy

Headhunter / IT Recruiter

Michael Page Group

  • Managed international client portfolio and business development across Europe.

  • Conducted 300+ technical job interviews in Italian, English, German, and Spanish.

Languages

Italian
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced
French
Intermediate

Education

Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

University of Stirling

Master of Science in Big Data, Graduated with Distinction · Big Data · Stirling, United Kingdom

Oct 2007 - Jun 2009

Esade Business School

Master of Science in Marketing Management · Marketing Management · Barcelona, Spain

Jan 2007 - Jun 2007

Babson College

Campus Abroad · Wellesley, United States

...and 3 more

Certifications & licenses

Agile Leadership

Azure Cloud Data Engineer

CISSP

Databricks Developer

MongoDB Developer

PMC Product Management

Product Backlog Management

Scrum Master

Scrum Product Owner

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Where is Giovanni based?

Giovanni is based in Cologne, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Giovanni speak?

Giovanni speaks the following languages: Italian (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced), French (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Giovanni have?

Giovanni has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Giovanni has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 11 months. Note that Giovanni may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Giovanni be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Giovanni would be well-suited for roles such as: Technical Product Manager, Product Owner, Azure Cloud Consultant.

What is Giovanni's latest experience?

Giovanni's most recent position is Technical Product Manager at Logicc GmbH.

What companies has Giovanni worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Giovanni has worked for Logicc GmbH and BASF Digital Solution.

Which industries is Giovanni most experienced in?

Giovanni is most experienced in industries like Tourism and Hospitality, Professional Services, and Information Technology (IT). Giovanni also has some experience in Chemical.

Which business areas is Giovanni most experienced in?

Giovanni is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology (IT), and Product Development. Giovanni also has some experience in Operations, Human Resources (HR), and Sales.

Which industries has Giovanni worked in recently?

Giovanni has recently worked in industries like Chemical and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Giovanni worked in recently?

Giovanni has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Business Intelligence, and Information Technology (IT).

What is Giovanni's education?

Giovanni holds a Master in Big Data from University of Stirling, a Master in Marketing Management from Esade Business School, a Master in Master International Management from University of Cologne and a Bachelor in Business Administration from Bocconi Business School.

Does Giovanni have any certificates?

Giovanni has 9 certificates. Among them, these include: Agile Leadership, Azure Cloud Data Engineer, and CISSP.

What is the availability of Giovanni?

Giovanni will be available full-time from February 2026.

What is the rate of Giovanni?

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