Philipp G.

Product Owner / Product Management / Agile Coach / Scrum Master / Project management Mentor and Coach

Aschaffenburg, Germany

Experience

Apr 2025 - Present
6 months

Agile Coach / Scrum Master

Die Lobby GmbH

Introduction and establishment of agile working methods (Scrum/Kanban) as part of the new development of an internal billing and sales management tool.

  • Coaching the entire team in agile methods and conducting regular training and reflection formats (e.g. retros, team health checks, dojos)
  • Working closely with the customer and product owner to define and prioritize features and user stories
  • Support in the development of a clear product vision and target orientation
  • Sparring and methodical coaching of the PO with regard to stakeholder communication, release planning and backlog maintenance
  • Moderation and structuring of agile events (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, refinements)
  • Supporting the technical and functional development of a new provisioning and control system for sales
  • Coordination and integration of SAP components and an existing TYPO3 PIM system into a new system architecture
  • Promotion of transparency, personal responsibility and continuous improvement in the team
Jan 2025 - Present
9 months
Aschaffenburg, Germany

Managing Director

PROCEED NOW GmbH

  • Realignment of corporate activities and expansion of the partner network
  • Sharpening of company vision and mission
  • Development of new website (in progress)
Jul 2023 - Mar 2024
9 months

Agile Coach / Scrum Master / Mentor

E.ON Group Innovation

Coaching and Mentoring of Project managers of an Industrial Innovation Department

  • Coaching and mentoring junior project managers
  • Support of seniors in stakeholder management and development of use and business cases
  • Contribute technical expertise in the area of IoT, hardware and software development.
  • Coaching project managers in agile methods and supporting customer-centric project implementation.
  • Mentoring and coaching in the preparation of complex relationships and explanation in an understandable manner
Apr 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 9 months

Product Owner / Project Coach Electric mobility Energy Storage and Home energy management systems

enviaM Group

  • Development of a new EMP platform and its integration into the system and business processes

  • Responsibility for the development and implementation of a new EMP platform at enviaM

  • Analysis and optimization of the client's existing business processes in order to seamlessly integrate the EMP platform

  • Development of the interfaces in the system landscape of enviaM

  • Plan and execute testing to ensure EMP platform is error-free and operating effectively

  • Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the EMP platform meets the needs of the client's customers

  • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of the EMP platform and related processes

  • Development of a new plug-and-play energy storage system and its business integration:

  • Responsibility for the development and implementation of a new plug-and-play energy storage system at enviaM

  • Analysis and optimisation of the customer's existing business processes in order to seamlessly integrate the energy storage system

  • Planning and carrying out tests to ensure that the energy storage system works effectively and without errors

  • Coordinating the prototype tests and ensuring smooth implementation

  • Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the energy storage system meets customer needs

  • Calculating the economic viability of the business cases to assess profitability

  • Briefing and support in conducting a quantitative and qualitative market research analysis

  • Lead a strategic project to develop a sales strategy for the electric mobility sector:

  • Analyse the market and competitive landscape in the field of electric mobility.

  • Identify and evaluate business opportunities and market trends.

  • Develop strategic recommendations for launching and positioning electric mobility solutions.

  • Work with cross-functional teams to implement the sales strategy.

  • Creating and presenting reports and strategy documents for C-level management.

  • Conducting workshops and meetings with internal and external stakeholders.

  • Monitoring and analysing implementation results to continuously optimise the sales strategy.

  • Developing measures to increase customer acquisition and retention in the field of electric mobility.

  • Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as part of the sales strategy.

  • Support for the development of a new HEMS platform and its integration into the customer's systems and business processes:

  • Coaching and consulting to analyse customer requirements and needs for the development and integration of a HEMS platform.

  • Co-Created and refined a detailed project plan for the HEMS platform development and integration.

  • Consultancy on the development of new use cases, taking into account current legal and regulatory developments.

  • Close collaboration and coaching of cross-functional teams, project managers and business analysts

Oct 2022 - Dec 2023
1 year 3 months

Agile Coach @ Future Lab

E.ON Digital Technology

Establish an agile, customer-focused innovation mindset for an digital research and development department

  • Establish an agile, customer-focused innovation mindset, taking into account a pull and technology-focused development strategy
  • accelerate digital research and development efforts and processes (both for hardware and software developement) within the energy industry.
  • Promote modern project management methodologies that fit the internal purpose
  • Act in the interest of the members and their goals
  • Act as a voice and interface to business stakeholders, service providers and the external ecosystem
Apr 2021 - Oct 2021
7 months

Product Owner

grandcentrix GmbH, member of the Vodafone Group

Agile project management of customer projects

  • Project management of concept and development projects in the digital environment as well as internal and external clarification of technical and commercial requirements
  • Coordination of customer-centric development of technical products in the IoT environment of various B2B customers and industries
  • Conception and delivery of internal and external workshops
  • Maintenance and prioritization of backlogs
  • Leading and controlling agile interdisciplinary and intercultural teams (embedded hardware & software, backend, frontend, app, UX)
  • Project controlling and reporting with the tools Jira, Confluence, Qlik, MS Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Ensure that the objectives, scope and product domain are understood by everyone in the Scrum team
  • Communicate the need for clear, concise product backlog entries to the Scrum team
  • Removing obstacles that are holding up the team
Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
1 year 1 month

Product Owner / technical Project lead

E.ON / innogy SE

Led the development of a new NB-IoT device for data collection

  • Stakeholder management
  • Analysis and evaluation of wireless technologies for data transmission in an IoT environment
  • Project management with external developing subcontractor and NB-Telecommunication provider
  • Contract negotiations for the final launch of the product including fulfilment services
Jul 2018 - Dec 2021
3 years 6 months

Product Owner / Project management

E.ON / innogy SE

Optimization of hardware development and Implementation of a support process

  • management of Embedded hardware development with Yockto Linux
  • Strong collaboration and coordination with an intercultural cloud team in a DevOps environment to ensure a secure interaction of the embedded hardware with a higher-level GW API (Mono), a parallel RabbitMQ and Kubernetes Cluster on AWS
  • specification and introduction of a support process to limit requests directly to developers (hard- and software) to a minimum
  • Stakeholder management internal E.ON EBU and E.ON Quality department and external Customers
  • Ensure that the objectives, scope and product domain are understood by everyone in the Scrum team
  • Communicate the need for clear, concise product backlog entries to the Scrum team
Jun 2018 - Jul 2020
2 years 2 months

Project management

bit.B innogy SE

Process optimization of project delivery and customer service

  • Forming an agile team for project delivery and customer service
  • building up a small partner network for project installation to increase the quality of the installations and therefor customer satisfaction
Apr 2017 - Jul 2017
4 months

Product management / Project Solution Management / Project team member

inno2grid GmbH

  • Definition of business cases for charging infrastructure
  • Co-Product Owner at charging backend development
  • Conception central charging infrastructure load management

Specification local load management system for charging infrastructure for electric vehicles

  • Selection of hardware
  • Coordination of the supplier and the IT department

Design of customer-specific use cases for the management of charging infrastructure

  • Specification of use cases and processes for the backend development
  • Coordination of the product management and the IT service provider (SCRUM)
  • Development of a process for fault detection and escalation to the responsible authorities
Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
1 year 4 months
Ratingen, Germany

Energy Manager Ratingen

Schneider Electric GmbH

Ensuring ISO 50001 certification within an integrated management system.

  • Ensuring the ISO 50001 recertification
  • Development and implementation of energy saving projects
  • Conception, implementation planning and commissioning of a measuring system according to ISO 50001
  • Collection and documentation of energy consumption indicators
  • Derivation of savings potentials and conception of energy saving projects
  • Coordination of facility management, suppliers, specialist departments and project management Germany
Jan 2015 - Apr 2018
3 years 4 months

Product Application Specialist

Schneider Electric GmbH

  • Technical Key Account Manager Sonepar GmbH
  • Partner management of EcoXpert EMS
  • Support of product management
  • Trainer for Struxureware Power Monitoring Expert
  • Project management and Development of customer-oriented solutions
  • Design and implementation of a training concept for an energy management software
  • Creation of a catalogue of requirements for the IT equipment and the participant profile
  • Development of the training infrastructure at IT level
  • Coordination of training department and sales for implementation planning
  • Delivery of the training
  • Expansion of the EcoXpert partner network and intensification of the business relationship
  • Development of a requirement profile for potential partner companies
  • Technical and sales support for projects
Jan 2013 - Jan 2015
2 years 1 month
Berlin, Germany

Trainee Energy Management

Schneider Electric GmbH

  • Project management of subprojects at the EUREF Campus Berlin
  • Project on local micro smart grid for grid connection
  • Conceptual design of an energy control system for micro smart grid at the EUREF Campus Berlin
  • Design of a process for coupling a micro smart grid to the network control technology of the Berlin Brandenburg Network operator (NBB)
  • Identification and definition of interfaces for data exchange
  • Conception of a process for data transmission
  • Implementation planning and control of the implementation
  • Conception of network control system and network topology of generation plants and protection devices for grid independent operation within a Micro Smart Grid
  • Determination of the communication interfaces of power generation and energy storage systems as well as the switching and protection devices
  • Analysis of the protection concept and selection of the required hardware
  • Creation of a concept and selection of the software for the network control technology
Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
9 months

Intern

Schneider Electric GmbH - Business Unit Power

  • updating internal energy management system
  • Support during project implementation
Sep 2010 - Dec 2011
1 year 4 months

Student Assistant

University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Institute of Production / Automation Technology

Mar 2010 - Jul 2010
5 months

Tutor for the course Mathematics III and foundation automation technology

University of Applied Sciences Cologne

Aug 2004 - Jan 2008
3 years 6 months

Certified Industrial Mechatronics Technician (IHK) – Advanced Technical College Entrance Qualification

Staatliche Berufsbildende Schule SBBS Sonneberg, Sonneberger Ausbildungszentrum SAZ and Glaswerk Ernstthal GmbH & Co. KG

Summary

  • Master of Science: Industrial Management
  • Experienced Product Owner, Servant Leader, Agile Coach and ‘Pastor of Fun’
  • Proven expertise in these industries: Energy, Electric mobility, IoT, Telecommunication
  • Many years of experience in the product development of concept and development projects in the digital environment and their technical and commercial requirements
  • Coordination of user-centred development of technical products in the IoT environment of various B2B customers and industries
  • Conception and implementation of internal and external workshops
  • Leading and managing agile interdisciplinary teams (embedded hardware & software, backend, frontend, app, UX)
  • Project controlling and reporting with the tools like Jira, Confluence, Qlik, MS Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Very good technical and economic understanding
  • Open and helpful personality
  • Solution and customer oriented innovative problem solver
  • I enjoy learning and developing new skills

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Mar 2013 - Mar 2015

University of Applied Sciences Mittweida

Master of Science · Industrial Management · Mittweida, Germany · 1.3

Sep 2008 - Dec 2012

University of Applied Sciences Cologne

Production and Logistic · Cologne, Germany · 1.9

Aug 2004 - Jan 2008

Staatliche Berufsbildende Schule SBBS Sonneberg

IHK Industry Mechatronics Technician · Mechatronics Technician · Sonneberg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

PRINCE2® Agile Practitioner

EXIN® Agile Scrum Master

EXIN®

EXIN® Agile Scrum Product Owner

EXIN®

ITIL® 4 Foundation

Qualitätsbeauftragter TÜV

TÜV Rheinland

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