Shahram F.

Sr. Product Owner / Sr. Project Manager / Process Manager

Vienna, Austria

Experience

May 2024 - May 2025
1 year 1 month
Dresden, Germany

Process Owner / Senior Product Owner

SachsenEnergie

  • Defined services (user stories) for the CRM system and customer portal in sales to ensure alignment with company goals and customer needs.

  • Applied SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) methods to optimize CRM processes, promoting collaboration and efficiency within teams.

  • Designed and implemented end-to-end customer-focused processes to ensure a seamless omni-channel experience.

  • Conducted extensive research to understand customer behavior and preferences and translated insights into actionable CRM strategies.

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, and IT, to ensure integrated and coherent CRM service delivery.

  • Defined and documented detailed process flows and workflows to guide CRM service implementation and maintenance.

  • Ensured compliance with industry standards and regulations in all CRM service definitions and implementations.

  • Created UX/UI designs using Figma and Miro for interfaces and process flows.

  • SAFe Kanban / Scrum

  • JIRA, Confluence, Miro, Figma

  • Energy & Utility

  • Salesforce CRM

  • PowerCloud

  • Customer portal

  • Stakeholder Management

  • B2C & B2B

  • Sales

  • Service Management

  • Order process / Order Management

  • Omni Channel

  • Output Management

  • Case Management

  • Lead / Opportunity Management

  • Customer service processes

  • Contract management

  • Account Management

  • Authorizations

Oct 2023 - Apr 2024
7 months
Rheine, Germany

Senior Product Owner

True Illusions

  • Defined and prioritized product requirements for multilingual online stores based on WordPress and Magento.

  • Managed the implementation of WooCommerce and Magento CE features aligned with business goals.

  • Led migration projects from Magento 1 to Magento 2, focusing on performance, scalability, and multilingual support.

  • Coordinated integration of core functions like payment systems, translation tools, and live chat solutions.

  • Collaborated with development teams to customize templates, plugins, and extensions to user and business needs.

  • Designed UX/UI interfaces using Photoshop.

  • Responsible for configuring secure, user-friendly checkout and shipping processes for different markets.

  • Oversaw regular platform updates, maintenance, and security measures to ensure stable operations.

  • Promoted UX and UI improvements to enhance customer experience in all supported languages.

  • Conducted usability and acceptance testing.

  • Kanban / Scrum

  • JIRA, Confluence

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • WordPress

  • Magento CE

  • Magento 2 CE

  • PayPal

  • Payment Gateway

  • Robotic Chat

  • Online shops

  • CMS

  • WooCommerce

Sep 2022 - Sep 2023
1 year 1 month
Hallbergmoos, Germany

Senior Product Owner

Eva Solutions Group GmbH

  • Defined product vision, goals, and roadmap for eMobility/charging infrastructure integrations and ticketing systems.

  • Worked with stakeholders to prioritize features, functionalities, and enhancements based on business value and customer needs.

  • Defined and documented product requirements, use cases, and acceptance criteria.

  • Maintained and prioritized the program backlog, ensuring development activities matched business priorities.

  • Oversaw integration of eMobility software solutions with external systems like CPO platforms, MSP systems, and ticketing platforms.

  • Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders, including CPOs, MSPs, and eMobility providers.

  • Defined processes for requesting new features and improvements.

  • Created and configured the program backlog based on JIRA Discovery projects.

  • Designed UX/UI using Figma and Miro to create interfaces and process flows, and conducted usability and acceptance tests.

  • Used Postman to test interfaces (APIs).

  • Kanban / Scrum Agile

  • JIRA, Confluence, Miro, Figma, Postman

  • eMobility

  • EV Charging

  • EV driver support

  • OCPI

  • OCPP

  • MSP

  • AWS

  • SaaS

  • Stakeholder Management

  • B2C (EV Driver)

  • B2B (EV CPO / MSP)

  • Call Center Application

Nov 2021 - Aug 2022
10 months
Weilerbach, Germany

Senior Product Owner

proALPHA Business Solutions GmbH

  • Implemented an AWS cloud-based CRM system for web and native iOS & Android apps, including legacy ERP system integration.

  • Created the product roadmap, priorities, and delivery phases, aligning goals with internal stakeholders.

  • Wrote user stories and accepted deliverables.

  • Co-developed user experience with future users (sales team and select customers).

  • Coordinated and collaborated with the SaaS team, platform team, design system, UX, enterprise architecture, and test automation.

  • Designed UX/UI using Figma and Miro to create interfaces and process flows and conducted usability and acceptance tests.

  • Coordinated and collaborated with onsite and nearshore teams.

  • Scrum Agile / Kanban

  • JIRA, Confluence, Miro, Figma

  • CRM

  • Multitenancy

  • Opportunity Management

  • Nearshore

  • API, Micro Services

  • Stakeholder Management

  • SaaS, Micro Frontends

  • Design System

  • Native React

  • AWS

  • PaaS

  • SaaS

  • Computing & software sector

  • proALPHA ERP

  • Requirements management

May 2021 - Oct 2021
6 months
Essen, Germany

Product Owner / Business Analyst

E.ON Energie Deutschland GmbH

  • Served as product owner for a customer self-care portal for Deine Wärmeenergie Deutschland, based on powercloud, WORK DIGITAL Portal, JBOSS, and SAP/Siebel.

  • Analyzed feasibility of the sales journey/order process based on POWERDATA, WORK DIGITAL Sales, JBOSS, and SAP/Siebel for Deine Wärmeenergie Deutschland.

  • Created user stories and accepted deliverables.

  • Conducted usability and acceptance tests.

  • Used Postman to test interfaces (APIs).

  • Coordinated and collaborated with onsite and nearshore teams.

  • Scrum Agile / Kanban

  • JIRA, Confluence

  • POWERDATA

  • WORK DIGITAL

  • Siebel

  • SAP IS-U

  • JBOSS

  • CSC Portal

  • B2C

  • B2B

  • External partner platforms

  • Nearshore

  • Energy sector

  • Customer portal

  • Interfaces

  • Stakeholder Management

  • SaaS

  • Requirements management

  • Project management

  • SoapUI / Postman

Aug 2018 - Sep 2020
2 years 2 months
Essen, Germany

Product Owner

E.ON / innogy SE

  • Product Owner of an agile software development team

  • Developing digital solutions

  • Implementing and further developing digital B2C processes

  • Advising on digitization and automation of customer journeys

  • Advising on deployment and optimization of self-service and digital communication across different digital channels and media

  • Designing, aligning, and jointly finding solutions for complex, cross-system requirements

  • Migrating content management system from CoreMedia to Sitecore

  • Deploying Pivotal Cloud Foundry as part of the software solution

  • Implementing an API gateway

  • Implementing identity & access management

  • Launching a new customer service channel

  • Implementing ePay and eDunning applications

  • Conducting usability tests and acceptance tests

  • Using Postman to test interfaces (APIs)

  • UX/UI design using Adobe XD, Photoshop

  • Coordination and collaboration with onsite and nearshore teams

  • Scrum Agile / Kanban

  • Customer Use Lab

  • JIRA, Confluence

  • iWelcome

  • MuleSoft

  • Axway

  • Pivotal Cloud Foundry

  • MS Azure

  • Sitecore

  • CoreMedia

  • Siebel

  • Figma

  • SAP

  • AppDynamics

  • Grafana

  • Kubernetes

  • Adobe XD

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Content Management System

  • Website / web presence

  • B2C

  • B2B

  • Cloud Application

  • Identity Management

  • API gateway

  • External partner platforms

  • GDPR / Cookies

  • Nearshore

  • Energy sector

  • Tracking & Monitoring

  • Postman

  • SaaS

  • Customer portal

Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
1 year 1 month
Frankfurt, Germany

Product Owner / Business Analyst

Deutsche Bank

  • Developing and expanding the new mobile banking app for iOS & Android, implementing core app features: financial overview, personal finance management, money transfer, investment, mobile payment, multi-banking aggregation, electronic safe, inbox

  • Gathering and documenting requirements (Epic-responsible Business Analyst)

  • Coordinating and communicating with internal and external stakeholders

  • Preparing and aligning user stories with product owners

  • Supporting refinement and planning meetings (cross-country, Germany and Romania)

  • Conducting usability tests and acceptance tests

  • Using Postman to test interfaces (APIs)

  • UX/UI design using Adobe XD, Photoshop

  • Analyzing root causes of faulty processes and recommending improvements

  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

  • Customer Use Lab

  • JIRA, Confluence

  • iOS

  • Android

  • AppDynamics

  • DSwiss Digital Safe

  • Adobe XD

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Mobile apps

  • Banking app

  • Two-factor authentication

  • Nearshore / Offshore

  • Tracking & Monitoring

  • GDPR / Cookies

Jun 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year 7 months
Munich, Germany

Tech Product Manager

Telefónica O2

  • Multi-project management in the context of transition and integration of Germany's largest telecommunications company

  • Domains: commissioning, value-added/premium services, carrier billing/Direct2Bill, large account SMS, portal (Google Analytics, activity tracking, affiliate marketing), white-label web/portal and apps (iOS & Android) for MVNOs/ethnic brands

  • Supporting the development of the business case for a unified customer data platform and standardization of the product portfolio

  • Revising, structuring, and simplifying business processes

  • Planning project scope, schedules, resources, costs, finances, and budget

  • Coordinating and communicating with internal and external stakeholders, escalation management

  • Company-specific and general consulting & PM methods

  • Scrum Agile & Waterfall

  • IBM Rational ClearCase

  • ChaRM

  • JIRA, Confluence

  • MS Project

  • White-label apps

  • White-label website / web presence

  • Multi-project management

  • External partner platforms

  • Offshore

  • Migration project

  • Telecommunications

  • B2B / B2C

  • VAS (Value Added Services)

Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
4 months
Vienna, Austria

Business Analyst

A1 Telekom Österreich AG

  • Conducting business analysis from an end-to-end quality assurance perspective, developing new QA strategies, defining tools, quality gates, KPIs, and reports for various projects in the program

  • Defining methods and tools to identify dependencies of cross-project deliverables

  • Defining scoring methods for quality and consistency checks of artifacts

  • Integrating quality assurance methods into the software delivery process

  • JIRA, Confluence

  • Tosca

  • Quality assurance

  • End-to-end tracking

  • Telecommunications

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year
Magdeburg, Germany

IT Analyst

Toll Collect / T-Systems

  • Overhauling and modernizing the CRM system within the timeframe set by the German Ministry of Transport, supporting optimization of the upgrade process and customer data migration to meet time requirements

  • Supporting upgrade planning

  • Supporting change and incident management

  • General consulting and PM methods

  • PeopleSoft CRM

  • Oracle DB

  • Migration project

  • Upgrade project

  • Automotive

  • B2C

  • B2B

Aug 2013 - Oct 2013
3 months
Vienna, Austria

Business Analyst

T-Mobile Österreich

  • Introduction of a Mobile Virtual Network Enabler platform (MVNE)

  • Detailed analysis of existing and design of future processes based on requirements

  • Support in the preparation and evaluation of RFQs

  • Support in supplier selection and independent negotiations

  • General consulting and PM methods

  • Object-oriented analysis and design

  • eTOM

  • RFQ / RFP

  • MVNO

  • MVNE

  • Telecommunications

  • B2B

Apr 2012 - Jan 2013
10 months
Vienna, Austria

Project Manager

ÖBB IKT GmbH

  • Planning and operational management of the company-wide program to design and implement the new ticketing system. Complete redevelopment of the website and mobile apps, consolidation of backend systems and simplification of the pricing model

  • Steering internal and external stakeholders to meet the program schedule and ensure program success

  • Handling political conflicts in the project environment

  • Preparation and execution of the IT software tender

  • Preparation and conclusion of IT software contracts

  • Organizational design

  • Planning project deliverables, schedules, resources, costs, finances and budget

  • Distribution of tasks, authority and responsibilities

  • Coordination and communication with suppliers and customers

  • Leading agile software development, testing and 3rd level support

  • Identifying and eliminating weaknesses and error situations

  • General consulting and PM methods

  • Scrum Agile

  • HP Quality Center

  • HP Service Manager

  • MS Project

  • RFQ / RFP

  • ÖBB

  • Ticketing System

  • Mobile Apps

  • Website / Internet presence

  • Online Shop

  • B2C

  • M2M

Sep 2011 - Jul 2013
1 year 11 months
Vienna, Austria

Project Manger / Lead Business Analyst

A1 Telekom Österreich AG

  • Projects to improve customer satisfaction and sales service, implementation of regulatory requirements for number portability, introduction of hardware shipping functionality for the call center channel, and introduction of geographic feasibility check for fixed-line and mobile products for call center and POS

  • Support for sales and marketing units in formulating the business case

  • Planning project deliverables, schedules, resources, costs, finances and budget

  • Coordination and communication with project team members, internal and external stakeholders (300 employees), escalation management

  • Reviewing, restructuring and simplifying CRM and provisioning business processes

  • General consulting and PM methods

  • CA Project Portfolio Management Clarity

  • Jira, Confluence

  • MS Project

  • Website / Internet presence

  • Telecommunications Act (TKG)

  • Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

  • Broadcasting and Telecom Regulation (RTR)

  • Multi-channel communication

  • Geo-location services

  • B2B

  • B2C

Nov 2008 - Mar 2011
2 years 5 months
Vienna, Austria

Project Manager

Hutchison 3G Österreich

  • Optimizing guidelines and automating call center processes. Conducting process and organizational analysis for complex customer communication. Identifying problem areas/process breaks; creating and implementing a transformation concept for call center and communication channels

  • Implementing a new multi-channel customer communication system, automating categorization and assignment of customer correspondence (calls, faxes, letters, emails), automatic assignment and archiving of customer contracts, conducting performance analyses with the goal of continuous productivity improvement, health check/E2E monitoring of involved systems (internal + external)

  • Project planning and control

  • Project budget, resources, effort estimation

  • Coordination of integration and user acceptance tests

  • Training users and business units as part of the go-live handover in line

  • General consulting and PM methods

  • eTOM

  • ARIS

  • PeopleSoft CRM

  • MS Project

  • MS SharePoint

  • BPMN

  • Multi-project management

  • Multi-channel communication

  • Call center application

  • Telecommunications

  • Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

  • External partner platforms

  • Offshore

  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

  • Contract management

  • Document management

  • B2B

  • B2C

Jun 2008 - Sep 2008
4 months
Munich, Germany

Business Analyst

Telefónica O2 / Oracle

  • Project to introduce a new CRM system for business customers, support for the business department in evaluating CRM solutions, and evaluation of RFQs and supplier selection

  • Detailed analysis of existing and design of future processes based on requirements

  • Evaluation, extension and creation of ASRI (Application Specific Requirements & Interfaces)

  • Project planning / effort estimation

  • Support in preparation and evaluation of RFQs

  • Support in supplier selection and independent negotiations

  • General consulting methods

  • MS Project

  • IBM Rational Clear Case, IBM Rational Charm

  • RFQ / RFP

  • Telecommunications

  • B2B

Sep 2006 - Feb 2008
1 year 6 months
Bristol, United Kingdom

Lead Business Analyst

Orange UK / France Télécom / Accenture

  • Implementation project to implement a new CRM solution (CRM, billing, and EAI) for customer service and sales. Defined business requirements and processes for customer service (call center), business sales, and campaign management. Designed the role model and analyzed security concepts and the interface design of the new CRM front end. Optimized customer service processes.

  • Cross-module team lead for order management, support/case management, account, and customer portfolio working groups

  • Responsible for detailed business requirements and design of the order management, account, and customer portfolio modules

  • Planned and led joint application design workshops with business/end users and system specialists

  • Requirement gathering, business process design, and fit-gap analysis

  • High-level and detailed functional design, end-to-end solution validation, coordination of business integration, application integration, and migration teams

  • Led application architecture analysis and design

  • Aligned the design with stakeholders

  • General consulting methods

  • JAD sessions

  • PeopleSoft CRM

  • MS Project

  • MS SharePoint

  • Proprietary project management tools

  • Telecommunications

  • B2C

  • B2B

  • Offshore

  • Call Center Applications

  • Multi Channel Communication

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Hamburg, Germany

PeopleSoft HR Trainer

AOL

PeopleSoft HR trainer

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Cologne, Germany

IT Analyst / Developer

Axa Colonia

Corporate intranet implementation

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Zürich, Switzerland

IT Analyst

Credit Suisse

HR system upgrade project

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Stuttgart, Germany

Business Analyst

Debitel / T-Systems

CRM system implementation

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Cologne, Germany

IT Analyst / Developer

Ford Motor Company / Logica

Employee Self-Service System

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Bern, Switzerland

Business Analyst

Galenica Pharma logistics

Implementation of PeopleSoft HR

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Cologne, Germany

IT Analyst / Developer

ITS Travel

Technical system improvement

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Zürich, Switzerland

IT Analyst

KPMG

HR system upgrade project

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Reading, United Kingdom

PeopleSoft CRM Trainer

Oracle

PeopleSoft CRM trainer

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Cologne, Germany

IT Analyst / Developer

Rheinboden Hypotheken Bank

Online loan calculator

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Elmshorn, Germany

PeopleSoft CRM Trainer

Talkline

PeopleSoft CRM training

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Munich, Germany

Business Analyst

Telefónica O2 / CapGemini

CRM system implementation

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Paris, France

Business Analyst

Valeo

Management reporting for salary planning

Jan 1999 - Aug 2006
7 years 8 months
Paris, France

Business Analyst

Valeo

HR system migration project

Nov 1997 - May 1998
7 months

Data Processing Clerk Internship

Aug 1994 - Nov 1994
4 months
Cologne, Germany

Aviation Technology Internship

TÜV Rheinland Aviation Technology

Jul 1990 - Jul 1991
1 year 1 month

Internship to prepare for aerospace engineering studies

Summary

Solid expertise from over 25 years in consulting and successful software project delivery. Extensive experience leading complex, international projects with multicultural teams using various methodologies (waterfall, agile, hybrid). Strong skill in developing strategic solutions precisely aligned with defined business goals and implementation requirements. Experience delivering integrated end-to-end solutions that fit seamlessly into existing IT landscapes and boost performance sustainably.

PROF. SKILLS Project management, process management, requirements management (requirements engineering), operational CRM, stakeholder management, risk management, escalation management, SAFe® 6 Product Owner / Product Manager (certified), cloud technologies, SaaS (Software as a Service), artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLMs)

PERS. SKILLS Committed and professional in attitude and action Highly adaptable in dynamic environments Reliable and resilient work style with strong self-motivation Clear assertiveness combined with team orientation Drive for excellence and lasting success Strong leadership with clear focus on goals and results Motivated to tackle challenges actively and with solutions in mind Intercultural competence and sensitivity in international contexts Excellent planning, structuring, and organizational skills

INDUSTRIES e-Mobility Energy Telecommunications Banking and financial services Transport and logistics Automotive industry Pharmaceutical logistics

TOOLS & METHODS Methods & frameworks: SAFe Scaled Agile, Scrum Agile, UML, OOAD, ITIL, eTOM Tools & platforms: JIRA, JIRA Product Discovery, Confluence, ARIS, CA Project Portfolio Management Clarity, Rational ClearCase, Rational Rose, Rational SoDA, ChaRM, MS Office, MS SharePoint, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Teams, Slack, Retrium, Draw.io, Miro Business software & CRM: PeopleSoft CRM, PeopleSoft HR/HCM Monitoring & performance: AppDynamics Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL Operating systems: Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac OSX Design & visualization: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator, Figma

Languages

German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Feb 1997 - Nov 1998

Wirtschaftsschule Bohlscheid

IT clerk, IHK · Data Processing · Cologne, Germany

Sep 1991 - Feb 1993

FH-Aachen

Aerospace Engineering · Aachen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

The Product Management for AI & Data Science Course

Udemy

Artificial Intelligence A-Z2024: Build 5 AI + LLM &ChatGPT

Udemy

SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager

SAFe® 6 Product Owner/Product Manager

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