Experienced IT Project Manager with AI Expertise // Senior Product Owner // Product Manager

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Strategic shaping and scaling of the Wishlist app from 50,000 to over 1,000,000 active users in the B2C area
• Ownership of the product vision, strategic goals, and developing and continuously refining the product roadmap
• Conducting qualitative and quantitative user research and deriving data-driven actions for feature optimization (user interviews, feedback loops, KPI analysis)
• Developing and testing innovative UX and UI concepts to increase user engagement, conversion, and shareability
• Close cross-functional collaboration with the founding team, design, development, and marketing to prioritize and implement new product ideas in an agile setup (Scrum/Kanban)
• Advising on business model development, monetization strategies, and platform positioning in the social commerce/app market
• Building and maintaining feature sets for app stores, onboarding flows, and community functions to maximize retention and viral growth
• Defining and monitoring relevant KPIs (retention, MAU, feature engagement) for measuring success and prioritizing iterations
• Coordinating releases, QA, and go-to-market strategies in close alignment with the founding team

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Responsible for the digital product development of a web-based platform for preventing and promoting mental health in organizations (EU-funded research project)
• Transforming scientific findings into user-centered digital solutions using agile development methods (Scrum)
• Managing requirements and working closely with scientists, psychologists, and IT teams to define and prioritize user stories, epics, and features
• Building and continuously maintaining the product backlog, including stakeholder alignment, refinement, and release planning
• Managing interdisciplinary teams of developers, UX designers, researchers, and pilot users
• Designing and implementing a minimum viable product (MVP) for iterative piloting in real work contexts
• Conducting user research, usability tests, and feedback workshops to inform product strategy decisions
• Ensuring data protection and security requirements (GDPR) in the design and operation of the platform
• Coordinating technology partners and external service providers, including contract and performance management
• Project management including resource management, milestone planning, and reporting to project stakeholders
• Creating functional and technical concepts, process models, and documentation
• Organizing and facilitating regular review and planning meetings for quality assurance and stakeholder engagement

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Conceptualizing, managing, and executing the website relaunch, including implementing a modular, custom-built CMS
• Product responsibility for a central platform with multiple connected micro applications (e.g., timetable information, customer portal, energy calculator, online forms)
• Gathering and prioritizing requirements in close coordination with marketing, IT, business units, and external stakeholders
• Working closely with external agencies and development teams in an agile setup (Scrum/Kanban)
• Building and maintaining the product backlog, as well as creating user stories, acceptance criteria, and epics
• Organizing and facilitating refinements, reviews, retrospectives, and sprint planning Conducting user tests and accompanying test management in UAT
• Coordinating technical implementation and integration of existing systems via interfaces (REST APIs, SSO, form server)
• Supporting training, handover to operations, and rollout communication