Matthias Lachmann - Systemic Strategist for Software Vendors | I build product organizations

Q: Where is Matthias based?

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

Q: What languages does Matthias speak?

Matthias speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Matthias have?

Matthias has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 28 different roles and for 26 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 8 months . Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Matthias's latest experience?

Matthias's most recent position is Product-based operating model development at Event Destinations GmbH .

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

In recent years, Matthias has worked for Event Destinations GmbH , Rolf Brzezina Mineralölhandel GmbH , easy Cube GmbH , Various clients , and Euregon AG .

Q: Which industries is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in industries like Education , Information Technology (IT) , and Professional Services . Matthias also has some experience in Government and Public Administration , Banking and Finance , and Real Estate .

Q: Which business areas is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Operations , and Strategy and Planning . Matthias also has some experience in Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Quality Assurance (QA) .

Q: Which industries has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in industries like Education , Professional Services , and Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in business areas like Operations , Strategy and Planning , and Product Development .

Recommended expert

Diepholz, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

1 year

Product-based operating model development

Event Destinations GmbH

New roles
Leadership methods
Governance
Operating model
Staff engagement and training

Jan 2025 - Jan 2025

1 month

GDPR compliance

Rolf Brzezina Mineralölhandel GmbH

Data protection impact assessment for video surveillance
Record of processing activities
Data protection concept
Technical and organizational measures (ToM)

Nov 2024 - Nov 2024

1 month

Corporate strategy realignment

easy Cube GmbH

Strategy realignment
Development of company vision
Governance strategy
Operating model

Aug 2024 - Present

1 year 7 months

Executive Coaching

Various clients

Leadership methods
Governance
Operating model
Product portfolio

Aug 2024 - Aug 2024

1 month

Corporate strategy realignment

easy Cube GmbH

Strategy realignment
Development of company vision
Governance strategy
Operating model

Apr 2024 - Dec 2024

9 months

Acting Head of Product Management

Euregon AG

New roles
Quality assurance in product development
Continuous process optimization and strategy development
Refactoring of roadmaps and the overall Euregon strategy
Leadership coaching
Status report with metrics for product development
Strategic software product management
Internal training program for product managers
Go to market strategy
Market readiness analysis
Product business case
Risk management
Optimization of the software development process: Team 1: realignment of the end-to-end development process to SCRUM with Jira including capacity planning and control through metrics; Team 2: conversion of the end-to-end development process from SCRUM to Kanban including capacity planning and metrics-based control
Test concept
Release management
Cyber Resilience Act

Mar 2024 - Apr 2024

2 months

GDPR Compliance

On request

Data protection impact assessment for video surveillance
Record of processing activities
Data protection concept
Technical and organizational measures (ToM)
Information obligations
GDPR employee guidelines

Feb 2024 - Feb 2024

1 month

Business model development and product development

Soliman IT Management Consulting

Business model canvas
Target group definition
Value Proposition Design
Market and environment analysis
Offering structure
Pricing
Go to market strategy

Mar 2023 - Oct 2023

8 months

Acting Operations Officer

CANCOM CZ

Operating model for the Energy Competence Center
Restructuring and realignment of the development team
Implementation of an operations officer role
Interim operational leadership of the Competence Center (> 50 employees)
Project roadmaps
Quality assurance
Test management
Software development process and operational workflows
Strategy and development standards
Business Development
Feasibility analyses
Cost planning and controlling
Team building and enablement
Benchmark analysis
Continuous improvement process (CIP)
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Governance

Oct 2022 - Nov 2022

2 months

Corporate strategy realignment

Event Destinations GmbH

Shareholder structure
Strategy realignment
Development of company vision
Governance strategy
Operating model

Apr 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 9 months

Interim Head of Product Management

CANCOM AT

Transformation from a project-driven to a product-driven organization
End-to-end delivery in software development
DevOps way of working (Scrum, Kanban, agile discipline) across several European sites
Introduction of new roles
Implementation of software product management
Portfolio management
Internal training program for product managers
Go-to-market strategies and business plans
Standardization
Leadership and management coaching
Audit-compliant documentation for roles and processes
Crisis management
Governance and compliance

Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

3 months

Further development of agile practices in product management and software development

Euregon AG

Introduction of end-to-end software development processes
Introduction of new roles
Requirements management with JIRA
Scrum
Training on requirements management with user stories and epics

Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

2 months

Implementation of data protection within TISAX certification

PDMM Holding GmbH

Creation of data protection policies
Documentation of impacted business processes
Documentation of data structure in IT systems
Blocking and deletion concept/data catalog
Data governance
Record of processing activities
Technical and organizational measures (TOM)
Work instructions, manuals, training materials
Employee training

Dec 2021 - Oct 2023

1 year 11 months

Managing Director and Product Owner

Praxion GmbH

Business model development
Software development (Scrum)
Process model for dental practices to comply with the IT security guideline according to § 75B SGB V
Online checklists, training videos, manuals, and guides considering the BSI IT-Grundschutz compendium
Blocking and deletion concept
Data governance
Data protection concept
Record of processing activities
Didactic preparation of technical information and templates
IT security
Writing and testing user stories
Go-to-market strategy

Aug 2021 - Oct 2022

1 year 3 months

Strategic consulting to focus the product portfolio

Vajotec GmbH

Strategy development
Market analysis
Positioning of the product portfolio
Business Model Canvas
Executive coaching

May 2021 - Sep 2021

5 months

GDPR compliance for international web portal

Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH

Data protection impact assessment
Action plan to mitigate risks
Business process documentation
Data blocking and deletion concept
Record of processing activities
Data governance

Mar 2021 - Sep 2021

7 months

Migration of GDPR documentation and data protection impact assessments after acquisition

MediaFinanz GmbH

Data protection impact assessment
Data governance
Record of processing activities
Compliance consulting on documentation and GDPR processes

May 2020 - Sep 2021

1 year 5 months

Head of product management DACH ad interim

Lowell Group DACH

Setup of product management department
Training, coaching, and leading a team of six junior product managers
Implementation of portfolio management
Implementation of centralized requirements management
Optimization of the software development process "New Way of Working" (Spotify model, SAFe)
Stakeholder management at P, D, and C level
Market readiness analysis
Contributing to all-hands calls
GDPR by design
Audit and IT security activities
SWOT analysis
Process management

Dec 2018 - Dec 2019

1 year 1 month

Introduction of agile working methods

Euregon AG

Optimization of the software development process
Conducted workshop "Introduction to the Agile World using Lego4Scrum"
SCRUM
Employee training
Support and coaching in planning, reviews, retrospectives, and refinements
Agile leadership
Introduction of product management
Coaching the CEO

Sep 2018 - Feb 2020

1 year 6 months

Implementation of data protection impact assessments and development of blocking and deletion concept at all locations

Lowell Group DACH

Development of a model to structure and create data protection impact assessments
Process framework
Selection of software (PIA tool)
Creation of text modules
Training materials in collaboration with Head of Legal DACH and external consultant
Team building in 7 subsidiaries across DACH
Quality control and implementation of a creation and confirmation process
Model for creating and maintaining the blocking and deletion concept
Blocking and deletion concept
Data governance
CMDB

Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

5 months

GDPR Compliance

Lowell Group DACH – mediaFinanz

Project assessment
GDPR compliance adjustments for the in-house developed debt management system INKOS
IT security check
Coordinating requirements management
Realignment of GDPR process documentation using Scrum
Process documentation of workflows
TOM (technical and organizational measures)
Record of processing activities
Pen test coordination
GDPR employee training

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

8 months

Project Manager GDPR implementation

Lowell Group DACH – Zyklop

Implementation of GDPR requirements in the debt management system AIS
Requirements management
Process documentation in ARIS using Scrum
Introducing workflows for GDPR requests
Record of processing activities
GDPR employee training

Dec 2017 - Jul 2018

8 months

Project Manager GDPR implementation

Lowell Group DACH – Tesch

Implementation of GDPR requirements in the debt management system WinkPC
Requirements management
Process documentation in ARIS using Scrum
Introducing workflows for GDPR requests
GDPR employee training

Sep 2017 - Oct 2017

2 months

Support during the tender for the federal program 'rückenwind'

St. Johannesstift gGmbH

Workshop on project design
Outlining a change management approach for employees
Drafting the project proposal based on agile methods
Project planning and cost estimation
Submission of the proposal

Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

2 months

Consulting for the Chief Product Officer on strategy refinement

Sykosch AG

Reviewing and refining the existing strategy and company vision
Defining target groups
Market positioning
Process management and process mapping
Value proposition design canvas
Go-to-market strategy
Providing tools and methodological knowledge for business process analysis, target group definition, and price model development

Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

1 year 3 months

Head of Product Management Non-Profit

Haufe-Lexware GmbH

Strategic analysis of the division
Potential and product portfolio analysis
Cash-out of the business unit, splitting of the segments, sale of products and transfer to other business units

Jan 2014 - May 2017

3 years 5 months

Head of Product Management Real Estate

HLRE AG

Realignment of the product portfolio strategy including licensing and pricing models
Leading a six-person team
Methodical realignment of the department
Agile product management
Partner management
Change process in the company
Optimization of the software development process (SCRUM)
Strategic management of the product portfolio
Cooperation strategy for the Web ERP system Axera
Definition and monitoring of company-relevant KPIs
Responsibility for revenue and results
Implementation of cost unit accounting
KPI development
Strategy process across the entire group
Supporting the CTO and VP in technology, design and content strategy

Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

2 years

Business Unit Director Product Management

VRG GmbH

Strategic realignment of the ERP software suite MICOS.konzept
Introduction of portfolio management
Structural development of the division
Leading a five-person team
Training product managers
Managing product life cycles and portfolio development
Business model development for spin-off

Oct 2011 - Present

14 years 5 months

Lecturer

Leibniz FH School of Business

Process and system modeling
EPC (Event-driven Process Chain)
BPMN 2.0
ARIS Express

Apr 2010 - Dec 2013

3 years 9 months

Product Manager for BEVIA.betreuung industry software

VRG GmbH

Redevelopment of the industry product into the top-selling product
Implementation of upgrade strategy and pilot partner support
Requirements management
Business process analysis
Proposal structure and market readiness analysis
Business plan
Stakeholder management of pilot customers

May 2006 - Mar 2010

3 years 11 months

Project lead and internal product manager for software implementation

SOS-Kinderdorf e.V.

Inventory assessment at all (46) locations
Process analysis
Functional design
Involving relevant departments
Vendor selection
Requirements management
Project planning and controlling
Change management
Service level and configuration management according to ITIL
Operational concept and documentation
Rollout planning
Staff training and stakeholder management

Oct 2000 - Feb 2003

2 years 5 months

Technical project lead (PO) for building the press portal

Verlag Dieter Zimpel - Part of Bertelsmann Springer

Coordinating and supervising internal and external IT service providers
Specifications and requirements management
Technical product consulting

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 Education (14.5 years), Information Technology (8.5 years), Professional Services (4 years), Government and Administration (4 years), Banking and Finance (3.5 years), and Real Estate (3.5 years).

Education

Information Technology

Professional Services

Government and Administration

Banking and Finance

Real Estate

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 (16 years), Operations (14.5 years), Strategy (12.5 years), Information Technology (9.5 years), Project Management (8.5 years), and Quality Assurance (5.5 years).

Product Development

Operations

Strategy

Information Technology

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Summary

As an experienced Senior Product Management Consultant with over 20 years of expertise, I help companies build a powerful, market-driven product management function. My focus is on profitable software products, clear structures, and resilient business models. When product ideas fail or portfolios need to be reorganized, I create the structure needed for sustainable market success. I specialize in turning around failed IT projects and establishing product management as a C-level discipline in mid-sized companies.

Skills

Go To Market Strategy
Stakeholder Management
Business Case Development
Gdpr
Scrum
Cyber Resilience Act (Cra)
Kanban
Kotter's 8-step Model
Devops
Scarf Model
Design Thinking
Bpmn 2.0
End-to-end Requirements Management (E2e)
Eepk
It/software Development (15 Y)
Debt Collection / Legal And Financial Services (3 Y)
Real Estate Management (3 Y)
Publishing And Media (5 Y)
Social Services (6 Y)
Elder Care (2 Y)
Energy / Smart Meter (2 Y)
Transport (1y)

Languages

German

Native

English

Intermediate

Education

Oct 1996 - Jun 2000

Diploma in social pedagogy · Social work; philosophy, sociology and political science · Kassel, Germany

Profile

Created

February 2025

Last Update

January 2026

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Where is Matthias based?

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

What languages does Matthias speak?

Matthias speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Matthias have?

Matthias has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 28 different roles and for 26 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 8 months. Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Matthias be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Matthias would be well-suited for roles such as: Product-based operating model development, GDPR compliance, Corporate strategy realignment.

What is Matthias's latest experience?

Matthias's most recent position is Product-based operating model development at Event Destinations GmbH.

What companies has Matthias worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Matthias has worked for Event Destinations GmbH, Rolf Brzezina Mineralölhandel GmbH, easy Cube GmbH, Various clients, and Euregon AG.

Which industries is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in industries like Education, Information Technology (IT), and Professional Services. Matthias also has some experience in Government and Public Administration, Banking and Finance, and Real Estate.

Which business areas is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Operations, and Strategy and Planning. Matthias also has some experience in Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Quality Assurance (QA).

Which industries has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in industries like Education, Professional Services, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in business areas like Operations, Strategy and Planning, and Product Development.

What is Matthias's education?

Matthias attended education in Social work; philosophy, sociology and political science.

What is the availability of Matthias?

Matthias is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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