Martin Puskajler

Product Owner

Berlin, Germany
Experience
Oct 2024 - Jan 2025
4 months

Product Owner

Scanprojekt Beihilfe.digital

  • The objective of this project is to create a machine-readable dataset for aid applications that aligns with the new specialized procedure.
  • Rolled out the solution to initial user groups
  • Established a user feedback loop
  • Released versions 1.0 and 1.1 based on first user feedback and improvements
Jan 2024 - Jul 2024
7 months

Agile Coach / Scrum Master

intelligent Rear Wheel Steering (iRWS)

  • This feature provides basic control of the iRWS system. It includes functions such as activating and deactivating the system, controlling the rear wheels’ steering movements, and adjusting the steering response based on driving conditions and user preferences.
  • Formed new delivery teams and delivered the first POC packages for customers. These packages included Functional Safety features and were approved by the safety committee.
Dec 2023 - Mar 2024
4 months

Consultant / PMO

Product Roadmapping

  • Planning a roadmap, scheduling deliveries, creating progress reports, writing release notes, and giving the customer an overview of the development process was a challenge because each product used different approaches, tools, and had different customer needs. The task was to find quick wins, standardize processes and tools, and create a lean process in the department.
  • Identified weak points in product management
  • Delivered quick wins in roadmapping, release process, and tooling
  • Customized Jira to support product management needs
  • Established traceability from requirements and code through tests to release artifacts
Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
5 months

Atlassian Consultant

Hella Gutmann Solutions

  • Consolidated the tooling landscape across the group, including the ticketing system. Since Jira was new, we ran webinars for all users and tailored trainings for specific groups.
  • Organized webinars in English and German
  • Held custom training sessions for specific user groups
  • Sent weekly newsletters with best practices and tips & tricks
  • Customized workflows, fields, issue types, and automations
Mar 2022 - Dec 2023
1 year 10 months

Scrum Master / Atlassian Consultant

Cariad

  • As a VW subsidiary, Cariad delivers software for VW car control units. Functions on Demand lets buyers activate extra features after purchase, increasing revenue, car value, and driver comfort.
  • Adapted the new team to SAFe cadences and framework specifics to deliver software packages and meet quality and regulatory goals.
  • Prepared and planned PI planning events
  • Met quality and delivery goals based on Automotive SPICE
Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
1 year
Slovakia

Project Manager

SPP

  • SPP is the largest gas supplier in Slovakia, a virtual electricity provider, and an industrial chemicals provider.
  • The project aimed to digitize customer tasks: moving from analog data and inquiries to an online inquiry form and reducing hotline or other channel use.
  • Rolled out a web portal in English and Slovak
  • Launched iOS and Android mobile apps
  • Digitized services like invoice archive, personal detail changes, bank detail updates, payment frequency and amount changes, inquiries to SPP, and multi-location consumption overview
May 2021 - May 2022
1 year 1 month

Scrum Master / Product Owner

Cariad

  • As a VW subsidiary, Cariad provides software for control units in VW vehicles. For in-car notifications, we built and implemented a content delivery workflow with Adobe Experience Manager that covered development and operations for multiple car models.
  • Delivered a fully functional AEM platform
  • Implemented and optimized AEM workflows to speed up content publishing
  • Worked with UX designers to integrate responsive design
  • Led sprint reviews and stakeholder workshops to ensure full alignment with business goals
Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
6 months

PMO / Product Owner / Atlassian Consultant

Cariad

  • As a VW subsidiary, Cariad delivers software for VW car safety notifications. The Driver Notification Handler project provides all safety alerts to drivers in VW and sister-brand cars. We moved to a Scrum approach in requirements, development, and testing for better planning and higher quality.
  • Implemented and adjusted the Scrum framework to deliver software packages and meet quality and regulatory standards
  • Mentored the team in Scrum framework, agile values, and rituals
  • Coached the team on estimation, roadmap planning, and Jira usage
Feb 2020 - Mar 2023
3 years 2 months

Scrum Master / Atlassian Consultant / PMO

Cariad

  • The Digital Lifecycle Management initiative delivers over-the-air software updates to VW’s latest electric models like the ID.3, Cupra Born, and ID. Buzz.
  • By implementing and tailoring the SAFe framework, we connected and worked with teams across brands and regions.
  • Aligned technical, safety, and process requirements for OTA updates
  • Rolled out initial updates for business customers
  • Deployed software updates across Europe, China, and North America
Jan 2020 - Present
5 years 7 months

Atlassian Consultant / Agile Coach / Product Owner

Freelance

Product Owner

  • Create the product vision and roadmap to meet goals
  • Define and manage the product backlog and delivery, run refinement sessions with the development team
  • Work with UX designers on product prototypes
  • Keep all levels informed on product development status
  • Own the delivery timeline and quality
  • Identify and analyze trends in business operations that drive demand for new products or services
  • Evaluate customer and user requests to find behavior patterns
  • Align demand management with company strategy and secure needed resources and technology

Scrum Master

  • Support teams, products, and the organization
  • Develop practical ways to scale agility, focusing on software development processes
  • Identify and solve team and scaled-level problems
  • Promote self-organization, responsibility, team development, and performance improvement using clear metrics and open communication
  • Help teams stay focused on sprint goals and facilitate meetings
  • Enable teams to gain autonomy, responsibility, and coordination in projects

Atlassian Consultant

  • Implement customer-specific configurations and customizations in Atlassian tools
  • Design and program workflows, adapt screens and forms
  • Advise project management on technical and content questions about Atlassian
  • Design, develop, and test interfaces to critical customer applications
  • Support continuous improvement in projects and teams
  • Provide administration and support for Atlassian toolsets like Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.
  • Handle project administration, progress reports, and overviews, and enable teams for virtual PI planning
Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
4 months

Workshop Facilitator

Wiener Städtische

  • Platform: Web
  • Wiener Städtische wanted to improve sign-up rates and increase visibility of their digital insurance programs. We used the design sprint method to generate ideas, chose risks to tackle with business owners, built a prototype, and tested it qualitatively with users.
  • In-depth research and sprint prep helped stakeholders make confident decisions on improvements
  • Running the sprint with representatives from different departments increased alignment and product focus
  • Final documentation and design handoff enabled internal development to implement and finalize the new insurance product
Nov 2017 - Oct 2018
1 year

Product Owner / PMO

Aldi Talk

  • Platforms: Android / iOS / Web
  • The mobile app and web portal got many poor reviews for bad UX and unclear service overview. We created a new design system, updated the information architecture, and implemented feedback from user tests. We also adapted the design system for partner brands using Telefonica’s services.
  • Increased app ratings on both platforms
  • Company decided to apply the new design system and modules to other partner brands using the same solution
May 2017 - Jul 2017
3 months

Product Owner

o2 Banking

  • Platform: Web
  • The banking portal needed updated content, assets, and information architecture to boost sign-ups and answer common questions upfront.
  • Increased click-through rates while considering the CMS’s technical limits
  • Adjusted color palette and tone of voice to match o2 branding
Dec 2016 - Dec 2019
3 years 1 month

Intermediate / Senior Product & Client Manager

Sinnerschrader Swipe part of Accenture Interactive

Product

  • Product Owner role: gather requirements, groom backlog, manage stakeholders, handle releases
  • Workshop prep: Google Design Sprint, Product Field Workshop, Tracking Workshop, Story Mapping Workshop

Project

  • Scrum Master role: sprint planning, facilitate Scrum events, refine user stories, brief the team, plan resources
  • Staff and brief the cross-functional team: Strategy, UI, UX, Data Tracking, Development (iOS, Android, Web), QA

Budgeting

  • Monthly forecasts, pipeline management, billing and offer management
  • Managed project budgets from €10k to €800k
Feb 2016 - Dec 2016
11 months

Scrum Master

Geneon Media Solutions GmbH

  • Sprint planning, facilitating Scrum events, refining user stories, briefing the team, resource planning, removing impediments
  • Took on Product Owner duties for short and small projects
Aug 2014 - Feb 2016
1 year 7 months

Business Developer

Mimacom Group

  • Acquired new customers and built relationships
  • Coordinated a five-member sales and marketing team
  • Managed CRM, supported webinar and event organization
  • Filled Product Owner role for short and small projects
Languages
Czech
Native
German
Native
Slovak
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Oct 2014 - Jun 2014

Vienna University

Bachelor of Arts · Computer Science in Economics · Vienna, Austria

Oct 2009 - Jun 2014

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Bachelor of Arts · Telecommunications · Bratislava, Slovakia

Certifications & licenses

Agile Coach

Boris Gloger Academy

Automation Business Analyst - Scrum Master

UiPath

CRM Service Hub Manager

HubSpot

KMP - Kanban Management Professional

Kanban University

Scrum Master (CSM)

Boris Gloger Academy

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