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Max Fortmeier

Senior Product Manager/Owner & Consultant

Max Fortmeier
Wiesbaden, Germany

Experience

Aug 2021 - Present
4 years 7 months

Senior Product Manager/Owner & Consultant

Freelancer

  • Interim product management as a Product Manager/Owner (Lead/Senior level)
  • Interim management for digital and agile projects
  • Consulting in product, product management, agile methods & agile project management
Aug 2019 - Apr 2021
1 year 9 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Senior Product Manager

CHECK24 Vergleichsportal für Sachversicherungen GmbH

  • Built and led a product team (>5 people)
  • Expanded the product strategy and managed the product roadmap
  • Responsible for product discovery and product delivery for two comprehensive digital products across different environments (desktop, mobile, app)
  • Enhanced the CRM tool and optimized backend processes
Jan 2016 - Jul 2019
3 years 7 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Senior Associate in Customer & Operations/ Management Consulting

PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH

  • Various international and national project assignments focusing on digitalization, product management, agile transformation, and crisis management
  • Business development in digitalization and agile transformation
Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
4 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Intern - Master's thesis in the Organisational Development Unit

Deutsche Bank AG

Master's thesis in the Organisational Development Unit

Feb 2015 - Aug 2015
7 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Working Student at the Chair of Strategic Management

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Supported Prof. Dr. Nils Stieglitz in Strategic Management

Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
4 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Intern in strategic media planning and Media Beyond Advertising

MediaCom Agentur für Mediaberatung GmbH

Mar 2013 - Jul 2013
5 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Tutor for accounting and controlling

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Jul 2011 - Aug 2011
2 months
Munich, Germany

Intern in marketing and IT

2W Media GmbH

Supported executive management

Apr 2010 - Jun 2010
3 months
London, United Kingdom

Intern in marketing and PR

Maybourne Hotel Group

Marketing and PR for the Claridge’s, Connaught and The Berkeley hotels

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 Professional Services (8 years), Information Technology (4.5 years), Insurance (1.5 years), Education (1 year), Banking and Finance (0.5 years), and Advertising (0.5 years).

Professional Services
Information Technology
Insurance
Education
Banking and Finance
Advertising

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 (10 years), Project Management (8 years), Information Technology (5.5 years), Human Resources (0.5 years), Research and Development (0.5 years), and Strategy (0.5 years).

Product Development
Project Management
Information Technology
Human Resources
Research and Development
Strategy

Summary

My name is Max Fortmeier and I am an experienced Product Manager/Owner and Consultant. Before I went freelance in 2021, I worked as a management consultant at PwC and as a Senior Product Manager at CHECK24.

I have over 9 years of experience in total and more than 7 years as a Product Manager/Owner leading cross-functional teams in agile project environments. I have worked in different industries (IT & software, banking & financial services, insurance, energy, NGOs, management consulting, Web3 & blockchain), but I am also open to other fields.

Skills

  • Ms Office
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • Miro
  • Asana
  • Notion
  • Trello
  • Teams
  • Slack
  • Zoom
  • Figma
  • Azure Devops
  • Sql
  • Html
  • Css
  • Javascript

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced

Education

Mar 2014 - Sep 2015

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Master of Science in Management · Management · Frankfurt am Main, Germany · 1,2

Sep 2012 - Feb 2013

Universidad C.E.U. San Pablo

Madrid, Spain

Feb 2012 - Jun 2012

University of New South Wales

Sydney, Australia

...and 2 more

Certifications & licenses

Professional Scrum Product Owner I

scrum.org

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Where is Max based?

Max is based in Wiesbaden, Germany.

What languages does Max speak?

Max speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Max have?

Max has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Max has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Max may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Max be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Max would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Product Manager/Owner & Consultant, Senior Product Manager, Senior Associate in Customer & Operations/ Management Consulting.

What is Max's latest experience?

Max's most recent position is Senior Product Manager/Owner & Consultant at Freelancer.

What companies has Max worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Max has worked for Freelancer and CHECK24 Vergleichsportal für Sachversicherungen GmbH.

Which industries is Max most experienced in?

Max is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology (IT), and Insurance. Max also has some experience in Education, Banking and Finance, Media, and Entertainment and Publishing.

Which business areas is Max most experienced in?

Max is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology (IT). Max also has some experience in Research and Development (R&D), Strategy and Planning, and Marketing.

Which industries has Max worked in recently?

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

Which business areas has Max worked in recently?

Max has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology (IT).

What is Max's education?

Max holds a Master in Management from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and a Bachelor in International Business Administration from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Does Max have any certificates?

Max has 1 certificate: Professional Scrum Product Owner I.

What is the availability of Max?

Max is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Max?

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