Max Fortmeier
Product Manager | Product Owner | Consultant
Experience
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
1 year Berlin, Germany
Product Manager/Owner & Product Consultant
CDP
- CDP is an NGO which offers disclosure systems and products for most of the major companies and authorities in the world to manage their environmental impacts
- Building and coaching the first product team for CDP composed of data engineers, data scientists, UI designer and QA
- Advising senior management regarding the topics product, product-led organizations and agile ways of working
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
1 year Berlin, Germany
Product Strategy Consultant
CDP
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis of CDP's portfolio of data products as well as development of a scoring methodology for prioritization of the portfolio
- Development of overarching product strategy and clear recommendations to simplify the product portfolio
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year Hamburg, Germany
Product Manager/Owner for E-Commerce Funnel
Energy Provider
- Concept and implementation of an e-commerce funnel (desktop, mobile) offering PV/solar panels for the B2C business of Germany's biggest green energy provider
- Integration of resulting lead/sales process into CRM system (MS Dynamics)
- Product Manager for a product team of >10 persons (frontend, backend & MS Dynamics developers, UX/UI designers, QA, agile coach)
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year Frankfurt, Germany
Consultant for Web3 and NFTs
Web3 Start-up
- Start-up that aims to launch an NFT collection to become a central contact point for women in web3
- Consultant with focus on web3, NFTs & blockchain, onboarding of founders into web3 and further advisory on topics like different blockchains, smart contracts, community building etc.
Aug 2021 - Present
3 years 7 months Wiesbaden, Germany
Product Manager/Owner & Consultant
Max Fortmeier
- Interim product management as product manager/owner (lead/senior level)
- Interim management for digital and agile projects
- Consulting in the focus areas product, product management, agile ways of working & agile project management
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
2 years Hamburg, Germany
Product Manager/Owner for new B2C App
Energy Provider
- Concept and implementation of the new app (native app for iOS and Android) for the B2C business of Germany's biggest green energy provider
- Product Manager for a product team of >10 persons (iOS, Android & backend developers, UX/UI designer, QA, agile coach)
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
2 years Frankfurt, Germany
Product Team Lead
CHECK24
- Building a new product team focusing on product development for rising number of existing customers for the two digital products leading to a 10% reduction of churn rate
- Team Lead for product team of >5 persons (frontend & backend developers, product managers, QA)
Aug 2019 - Apr 2021
1 year 9 months Frankfurt, Germany
Senior Product Manager
CHECK24 Vergleichsportal für Sachversicherungen GmbH
- Building and leading a new product team (>5 people)
- Expansion of product strategy and management of product roadmap
- Responsible for product discovery and delivery for two major digital products across different environments (desktop, mobile, app)
- Further development of CRM tool and optimization of backend processes
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
2 years Frankfurt, Germany
Product Manager
CHECK24
- Development and implementation of two digital products (desktop, mobile, non-native app) as well as scaling of resulting sales to ~11,000 final sales per month
- Leading Product Manager for a product team of 4 product managers and 10 frontend & backend developers
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
1 year Frankfurt, Germany
Project Lead for Automation Project
Investment Bank
- Automation of the client's risk assessment practices concerning outsourcing activities
- Project Lead responsible for team management, senior stakeholder communication, and finalization of automation concept for the risk assessment
Jan 2016 - Dec 2020
3 years Frankfurt, Germany
Product Owner for major web-based Application
Universal Bank
- Concept implementation of a digital platform and several web-based applications (desktop, mobile) to further digitalize the client's German B2C business
- Product Owner responsible for the main web-based application, leading a product team of >5 persons (frontend & backend developers, QA, UX/UI designer, Scrum master)
Jan 2015 - Jul 2019
3 years 7 months Frankfurt, Germany
Senior Associate in Customer & Operations/ Management Consulting
PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH
- Several international and domestic project assignments focusing on digitization, product management, agile transformation, and crisis management
- Business development for the digitization and agile transformation practice
Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
2 years Frankfurt, Germany
Sub-project Lead for Digitization Project
Fintech
- Automation and digitization of customer-facing processes for the client's European B2C business
- Sub-project lead for automation and digitization of customer onboarding processes, responsible for process analysis, improvement, and implementation as well as stakeholder management
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year Frankfurt, Germany
PMO Consultant for regulatory Change Project
Global Universal Bank
Consultant responsible for stakeholder communication, milestone reporting, and progress tracking across nine international entities working on the regulatory change project
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year Frankfurt, Germany
Project Lead for Crisis Management Project
Global Universal Bank
- Crisis management and process implementation following an international data leak (Panama Papers)
- Project lead for external resources, responsible for design and implementation of process automation and coordination of roll-out to >30 international entities
Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
4 months Frankfurt, Germany
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Deutsche Bank AG
Master's thesis in the Organizational Development Unit
Feb 2015 - Aug 2015
7 months Frankfurt, Germany
Working student
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Working student at the chair for Strategic Management for Prof. Dr. Nils Stieglitz
Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
4 months Düsseldorf, Germany
Intern
MediaCom Agentur für Mediaberatung GmbH
Intern in the Strategic Media Planning and Media Beyond Advertising departments
Mar 2013 - Jul 2013
5 months Frankfurt, Germany
Tutor
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Tutor for Accounting and Controlling
Jul 2011 - Aug 2011
2 months Munich, Germany
Intern
2W Media GmbH
Intern in the Marketing and IT departments and direct support of the executive team
Apr 2010 - Jun 2010
3 months London, United Kingdom
Intern
Maybourne Hotel Group
Intern in the Marketing and PR departments of the hotels Claridge's, Connaught, and The Berkeley
Summary
Interim product management as product manager/owner (lead/senior level)
Interim management for digital and agile projects
Consulting in the focus areas product, product management, agile ways of working & agile project management
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced
Education
Mar 2014 - Sep 2015
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Master of Science · Management · Frankfurt, Germany · 1.2
Sep 2012 - Feb 2013
Universidad C.E.U. San Pablo
International Business Administration · Madrid, Spain
Feb 2012 - Jun 2012