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Product Transformation Lead | Product Operating Models & Business-IT Collaboration | Energy
Düsseldorf, Deutschland
Weltweit
MBA, College des Ingenieurs; MSc. Aeronautics Imperial College London; BSc. Mech Eng. RWTH AachenÜber mich
I help energy and industrial businesses turn fragmented IT projects into effective product organizations. At RWE, I built a team of 14 Product Owners, managed a €4m annual portfolio and scaled digital products across 18 sites. I combine leadership advisory with hands-on implementation.
Skills
InnovationUnternehmenstransformationGlobale FührungErneuerbare EnergieEnergieumwandlungProdukt ManagementSoftware-ProduktmanagementProduct OwnershipStakeholder ManagementFührung im WandelBetriebsmodellenProduktstrategienDigitalstrategieWindkraftOrganisationstransformation
Product Operating Models, Governance & Business–IT Collaboration
Deep experience in transitioning fragmented IT project landscapes to product-led operating models, establishing persistent ownership, portfolio governance and continuous discovery while governing delivery across business, IT, external suppliers and cross-entity SAP organizations.
Global Product Organization Leadership
Proven track record of building and scaling international product organizations from inception, growing teams from 3 to over 14 Product Owners and Lead Product Owners globally, with full responsibility for hiring, coaching, capability development and performance management.
Product Strategy & Portfolio Management
Expertise in defining and executing multi-year product strategies, owning annual portfolios of up to 4 million euros, steering investment allocation, lifecycle decisions and value-based prioritization while aligning VP-level stakeholders around a common roadmap.
Prioritization & Roadmapping
Skilled in translating strategy and value pools into prioritized portfolios of digital product initiatives, managing roadmaps from concept through enterprise deployment.
Customer Discovery, Adoption & Scale
Experience in managing products from roadmap through adoption, building international Product Owner and user communities, and scaling digital product landscapes to 18 sites and 300+ users.
AI & LLM-enabled Product Development
Hands-on experience expanding product portfolios into LLM-enabled knowledge and decision support, combining enterprise leadership with AI product development.
Budget & Vendor Management
Responsibility for managing multi-million euro annual budgets, overseeing vendor relationships such as Airtable, and governing delivery and stakeholder alignment across external suppliers.
Executive Stakeholder Management
Extensive experience partnering with executive leadership and consulting firms such as BCG to translate corporate strategy into actionable product initiatives and align VP-level stakeholders.
Low-Code Platform & Enterprise Deployment
Experience scaling products from concept to enterprise deployment, including a low-code platform adopted by over 1,000 users, managing supplier relationships and governing delivery and adoption.
Startup & Innovation Management
Co-founded and led a technology startup as Managing Director and CTO/CPO, built a three-person product team, and coached international internal ventures from discovery through validation at DHL.
Erfahrung
Berufserfahrungmehr als 10 Jahre
Freelancer seit2026
Sprachen
DeutschMutterspracheEnglischverhandlungssicher
Projekthistorie
Built and scaled the global digital product organization from inception, growing the team from 3 to 6 and ultimately 14 Product Owners and Lead Product Owners. Defined and executed the multi-year product strategy and target landscape, owning a 4 million euro annual portfolio. Transitioned Offshore Operations from fragmented IT projects to a product-led operating model across approximately 45 specialists. Scaled the digital product landscape to 18 sites and 300+ users. Managed products from roadmap through adoption, scaling paperless warehouse solutions and expanding the portfolio into LLM-enabled knowledge and decision support.
Partnered with executive leadership and BCG to translate strategy and value pools into a prioritized portfolio of digital product initiatives. Scaled products from concept to enterprise deployment, including a low-code platform adopted by 1,000+ users. Managed the Airtable supplier relationship and governed delivery, adoption and stakeholder alignment.
Contributed to corporate strategy and built a business intelligence product supporting strategic analysis and executive decision-making.