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Sascha Becker

Interim Lead PM & Business Designer for Backoffice

Sascha Becker
Berlin, Germany

Experience

May 2022 - Nov 2024
2 years 7 months

Interim Lead PM & Business Designer for Backoffice

Otto.de

  • Setup: Large retail group in transition, agile environment, team of 10 developers
  • Goal: Replace a software monolith, redesign static content, and structure additional back-office portals
  • Challenge: Complex system dependencies, stakeholders in software development & digitalization
  • Responsibilities: Functional ownership of static content and operational processes
Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
9 months

Interim Lead PM & Business Designer for CMS

Otto.de

  • Setup: Large retail group in transition, agile environment, team of 10 developers
  • Goal: Replace a software monolith, redesign static content, and structure additional back-office portals
  • Challenge: Complex system dependencies, stakeholders in software development & digitalization
  • Responsibilities: Functional ownership of static content and operational processes
Oct 2021 - Feb 2022
5 months

Interim Product Owner

Recyfy.com WR Recycling

  • Setup: Startup, B2B marketplace for waste paper, team of 4 developers
  • Goal: Drive digital transformation through new aftersales tools
Sep 2020 - May 2021
9 months

Interim Project Lead New Platform

Hella Gutmann Solutions

  • Setup: Automotive industry in transformation, outsourced development team
  • Goal: Launch a digital customer platform
  • Responsibilities: Coordinate multiple project teams within the group, manage stakeholders (change), lead POs and IT
Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
5 months

Consulting E-Commerce

Schuback Parfümerien

  • Increased short- and mid-term revenue potentials in preparation for the 2021 holiday season (analysis, best practices, and implementation)
Jan 2019 - Mar 2020
1 year 3 months

Consulting & Execution in Yield Management

Ticketing Fulfillment Provider

  • Introduced alternative pricing, enhanced forecasting options, and capacity control across additional sales channels
Oct 2018 - Jun 2019
9 months

Pricing Strategy Consultant

Goldenscent

  • Implemented user-centric algorithms
Aug 2017 - Sep 2018
1 year 2 months

Chief Product Officer (CPO)

Happycar GmbH

  • Agile product development of a new booking flow
  • Iterative redesign of results pages and product detail pages
  • Integration of new providers and software solutions
  • Introduced the agile squad framework in product development
  • Focused on digital differentiation and business metrics
  • Achievements: Created a scalable software product and achieved profitability
Nov 2013 - Jul 2017
3 years 9 months

Director Product & Customer Experience

Flaconi GmbH

  • Introduced automated replenishment (Order Tool)
  • Established and automated customer-elasticity-based pricing (Price Tool)
  • Built and enhanced reporting, business analytics, and BI
  • Implemented a new shop system, checkout, and payment
  • Set up IT structures and organization for further scaling
  • Achievements: Increased conversion rate from 1.8% to 8.5%
Jun 2010 - Oct 2013
3 years 5 months

Business Analysis & Development Specialist

Fluege.de Unister GmbH

  • Built KPI dashboard, reporting, and data warehouse as a power user
  • Established iterative product development through A/B and MV testing
  • Launched the first fluege.de app (v1.0) in the App Store as PO
  • Initiated fraud prevention system and receivables management
  • Hypothesis-driven introduction of new revenue streams
  • Redesigned, enhanced, and optimized the conversion funnel
  • Achievements: Increased profit per booking from EUR 35 to EUR 53

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 Retail (7 years), Cosmetics (4.5 years), Tourism (4.5 years), Information Technology (1.5 years), Media and Entertainment (1 year), and Manufacturing (0.5 years).

Retail
Cosmetics
Tourism
Information Technology
Media and Entertainment
Manufacturing

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 Business Intelligence (8.5 years), Product Development (8 years), Information Technology (5 years), Project Management (3.5 years), Operations (1 year), and Customer Service (0.5 years).

Business Intelligence
Product Development
Information Technology
Project Management
Operations
Customer Service

Summary

For more than 17 years, I've been responsible for products in various roles. My focus is on transactional business models. I approach projects very analytically and Pareto-efficiently, but I never lose sight of the big picture. I have proven success in managing large projects and executing ongoing roadmaps. I bring a senior-level approach, including realistic timelines, clear communication, stress resistance, and a good balance between results and process orientation.

Skills

  • Expertise**

  • 15 Years E-commerce

  • 13 Years Product Management For Software Development & Digitalization

  • 5 Years Leadership

  • Personal Strengths**

  • Hands-on Mentality

  • Results-oriented

  • Digital Strategist

  • Data And Numbers Driven

  • Organization & Structure

  • Leadership Skills**

  • Level: Executive Management Board At Flaconi, Board Member At Happycar

  • Overall Responsibility For The Online Products Flaconi.de, Happycar.de

  • Scope: Leading Various Teams That Directly Or Indirectly Impact The Product, Including It, Pm, Cx, Ux, Bd, Bi, Cm

  • Team Size: Up To 70 Fte At Flaconi

  • Budget Responsibility And Co-responsibility For P&l (Db1)

  • Interdisciplinary And Cross-department Team Leadership For Flagship Projects In Interim And Freelance Engagements (Including Hella Gutmann)

  • Lateral Leadership, E.g., At Otto.de For The Shopoffice Team

  • Industries**

  • B2c: E-commerce, Retail, Airlines & Tourism, Marketplace, Consumer Goods, Digital Business Models

  • B2b: Marketplace, Automotive, Paper & Packaging

  • Product Management Skills**

  • Operational It Product Management

  • Requirements Analysis, Specification, Benchmarking

  • Agile Pm In User Stories, Epics, Backlog Management, Mvp

  • Stakeholder Management And Moderating Diverse Interests

  • Prototyping, Mockups, Wireframing

  • Roadmapping, Product Strategy And Vision

  • Kpis, Monitoring, Reporting

  • Growth, Business Planning

  • E-commerce Focus**

  • Product Management Along The User Flow – From Entry On The Landing Page To Conversion

  • User Flow Includes Shop System, Search, Navigation, Search Refinement, Master Data, Pim, Erp, Cms, Pricing, Catalog, Oos Handling, Product Pages, Recommendation Engine, Cart, Checkout, Payment And Shipping Options, Transaction Emails, Customer Account, Tracking, Fraud Prevention, And Reporting

  • Tools & Stack (Selection)**

  • Agile Methods: Scrum (Preferred), Kanban, Squad Framework By Spotify

  • Collaboration: Miro, Slack, Teams, G Suite, Zoom

  • Experimentation: Optimizely, Vwo, Bunchbox

  • User Feedback: Wootric, Delighted, Zenloop, Hotjar, User Testing

  • User Testing: Google Design Sprint, Poc

  • Analytics & Bi: Google Analytics, Webtrekk, Powerbi, Microstrategy, Excel

  • Roadmapping And Task Management: Jira, Confluence, Trello, Asana, Bpmn

  • Prototyping: Figma, Invision, Balsamiq, Axure

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Technical University of Berlin

Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration · Berlin, Germany · 1.8

Athens University of Economics and Business

Athens, Greece

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Where is Sascha based?

Sascha is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Sascha speak?

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

How many years of experience does Sascha have?

Sascha has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Sascha has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Sascha may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Sascha be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Sascha would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim Lead PM & Business Designer for Backoffice, Interim Lead PM & Business Designer for CMS, Interim Product Owner.

What is Sascha's latest experience?

Sascha's most recent position is Interim Lead PM & Business Designer for Backoffice at Otto.de.

What companies has Sascha worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Sascha has worked for Otto.de, Recyfy.com WR Recycling, and Hella Gutmann Solutions.

Which industries is Sascha most experienced in?

Sascha is most experienced in industries like Retail, Beauty and Cosmetics, and Tourism and Hospitality. Sascha also has some experience in Information Technology (IT), Media, Entertainment and Publishing, and Automotive.

Which business areas is Sascha most experienced in?

Sascha is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Product Development, and Information Technology (IT). Sascha also has some experience in Project Management, Operations, and Strategy and Planning.

Which industries has Sascha worked in recently?

Sascha has recently worked in industries like Retail, Automotive, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Sascha worked in recently?

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

What is Sascha's education?

Sascha holds a Master in Business Administration from Technical University of Berlin.

What is the availability of Sascha?

Sascha is immediately available for suitable projects.

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