Philip S. - External Product Manager

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Norderstedt, Germany

Experience

May 2023 - Present

2 years 8 months

External Product Manager

LichtBlick

Interim product management of the LichtBlick app for contract management, energy management and CO2 footprint calculation
Took on the PO role in the agile team including feature and release planning
Developed a product strategy for the app

May 2021 - May 2022

1 year 1 month

External Product Manager

KNK Customer Engagement

Built an interface framework (iPaaS) for business data exchange in the Azure Cloud
Developed a business plan and pricing model to (re)position the product
Established new team structures and adjusted existing software development processes

Jul 2020 - Present

5 years 6 months

Managing Director

4 Gute Wände GmbH

Acquired, renovated, and sold real estate
Expanded and maintained the partner network for acquisition, financing, renovation, and sale of property projects

Dec 2018 - Present

7 years 1 month

Independent Consultant

Steen Digitalberatung

Digitalization consulting and implementation of digital projects for small and medium-sized businesses

Dec 2018 - May 2021

2 years 6 months

Managing Director

IDALABS GmbH & Co. KG

Planned, designed, and launched own cloud-based software products (inventory management system, PIM, SCM) to digitize craft businesses
Responsible for building and evolving the cloud infrastructure
Set up an agile team and continuously improved internal processes
Advised craft and industrial companies on digitalizing and automating business processes
Software development in backend and frontend

Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

7 months

External Product Owner

Fielmann AG

Concept work in an agile team to build an order management system
Developed the product vision and maintained the product backlog
Coordinated internal team processes and feature planning with other teams
Planned and conducted customer interviews to improve the application

Jun 2017 - Nov 2017

6 months

Shanghai, China

Interim Head of Product

Costa Digital Unit / Costa Asia

Built the digital product organization in Shanghai by selecting candidates and agencies for design and product management
Aligned KPIs and set up agile processes with management
Defined the roadmap for the Chinese market
Analyzed the customer journey to improve the onboarding experience

Oct 2016 - Nov 2018

2 years 2 months

Product Manager

Costa Digital Unit / AIDA Cruises

Owned the product in three teams (iOS, Android, backend) to create a service app for AIDA customers
Developed an API for digital products including automated deployment with Kubernetes across the entire AIDA fleet
Advised on building the product organization as part of AIDA's digital transformation
Created dashboards for KPI reporting with Tableau
Built and managed the Digital Unit as part of the leadership team

Apr 2014 - Sep 2016

2 years 6 months

United Kingdom

Solution Specialist

CoreMedia AG

Advised customers and partners on development and use of the CoreMedia CMS
Requirements analysis, concept, technical consulting and project planning for redeveloping e-commerce sites for large companies in England
Trained customers on using the CoreMedia CMS
Part-time master's thesis on developing and analyzing a content-as-a-service business model in e-commerce using system dynamics

Oct 2012 - Mar 2014

1 year 6 months

Software Engineer (Dual Study)

CoreMedia AG

Developed product features for the CoreMedia content management system
Part of a Scrum team to integrate the CoreMedia CMS into SAP's e-commerce solution
Part-time bachelor's thesis on strategic evaluation of software solutions based on the QSPM method

Jul 2010 - Sep 2012

2 years 3 months

SAP Consultant (Dual Study)

HO2 Systemberatung

Developed a content management system for the SAP portal including feature and release planning
Responsible for an outsourcing project to improve internal IT infrastructure
Custom Java development and SAP systems customizing for clients