Till Zier

Product Owner Cloud Apps

Cologne, Germany

Experience

Mar 2024 - Dec 2025
10 months

Product Owner Cloud Apps

GEDAT / Time Job

  • ERP software for temporary-employment agencies and contract staffing.
  • MVP development and launch of the Time Job Sales PWA with an international team.
Sep 2023 - Aug 2024
1 year

Product Owner DevOps & Enterprise Integrations

Tonies

  • Toy retailer known for creating the Toniebox, a screen-free audio system for children.
  • Automation of the customer care repair process, migration of the ERP to SaaS, development and maintenance of the B2B shop, on-demand voucher creation via Zendesk.
  • Coaching the development team and setting up scrum and agile best practices.
Sep 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year 4 months

Product Owner Mobile Apps

gesund.de

  • Health and eCommerce platform connecting consumers, pharmacies and other industry players.
  • Consulting the former Director of Product, his successor and the CEO on product roadmap, analytics and strategy while launching two completely new versions of the iOS and Android app with a direct team of 15 developers, 3 testers and 1 UX/UI designer.
  • As the most experienced PO I also trained one of my fellow POs to take over after my contract period ended.
Mar 2021 - Present
4 years 4 months

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Matchilla

  • Matching and procurement platform for marketing software and agencies.
  • Roadmap and strategic planning of the B2B platform, creating proof-of-concept and prototype of the app, launch of the MVP in spring 2023 with an international development team.
Dec 2017 - Present
7 years 7 months

Co-Founder

UnitedCrowd

  • W3aaS platform for design, integration and application of fintech and web3 technology.
  • Interface and mediation between the management team and the product team.
  • Lead and supervision of the product and development team in close collaboration with the CTO and COO.
Jul 2013 - Nov 2021
8 years 5 months

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Social Trademark

  • Marketing agency building personal brands, corporate influencers and digital products.
  • Leading the international product team and applying agile methodologies to all departments.
Jan 2009 - Sep 2014
4 years 9 months

Chief of Product

Fliplife and Kaisergames

  • Online gaming company, sold to Kaisergames, at that time Germany’s biggest gaming portal.
  • Interface between management and product team, driving strategic product planning and product vision.
  • Lead product manager responsible for the in-house development, design, testing and CRM teams as well as the external gaming agencies.
Sep 2008 - Dec 2009
1 year 4 months

Product Manager and Product Owner

Sevenload

  • Video platform with €100m valuation and €35m funding by T-Online and Hubert Burda Media.
  • Mediation between the development team and the company's many stakeholders.
  • Leading the product team to the relaunch of the new platform version.

Summary

I love to build products people love. I have been building tech companies and digital products for the past 18 years. I hold a high level of expertise in entrepreneurship, product management and digital marketing as well as in coaching and leading of international teams.

Languages

English
Advanced
German
Intermediate

Education

Sep 2004 - Sep 2008

Hochschule Fresenius Köln (UAS)

Diploma, Media Management and Marketing Management · Media Economics · Cologne, Germany