
Work Experience
01/2018 - Present
Munich, Germany
11/2021 - 02/2022
Munich, Germany
03/2016 - 12/2017
Munich, Germany
Product Manager @ ION Group
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Responsible for the strategic planning and development of TriplePoint (a multi-asset cloud-based solution for commodity management, business intelligence, and analytics) specifically focused on the manufacturing sector.
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Product lead on a large-scale project for the North American (USA) division of a Fortune 500 American manufacturer and responsible for product deliverables, driving prioritisation, and customer success over multiple release cycles (2021, 2022).
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Product lead on a critical project for the European (Switzerland & Ukraine) and North American (USA) divisions of a Swiss trading firm. Developed and prioritised critical operational use cases, managed the development of strategic go-to market (GTM) solutions from concept to production through multiple release cycles, and led a team of 7 experts to successfully launch the solutions for said client on time (2020).
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Reporting lead on a large scale project for the European (Netherlands & UK) division of a global Asian manufacturer. Led a team of 5 cross-functional and geographically dispersed members to develop 29 data views. Data views were productised into an MVP for ION's first ever canonical data model reporting technology (2019).
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Collaborated with 3 Scrum development teams of 5 to 6 members each, prioritised the product backlog, and oversaw the development of 25% of new features within very tight timelines (2018).
Senior Project Analyst @ Microsoft Germany
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Selected by the MBA Academic Director at the Munich Business School and senior managers at Microsoft Germany as part of a team of 7 students from 5 different countries to conduct market research and recommend positioning strategies for Microsoft Industry Solutions.
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Project focus: Automotive, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Public Sector, and Retail industries within Germany and the wider European market.
Junior Product Manager @ ION Group
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Responsible for field enablement, customer onboarding, and product adoption of TriplePoint.
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Key markets: Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Education
2021 - 2023
Munich, Germany
2022 - 2022
Cape Town, South Africa
2012 - 2015
Bremen, Germany
2010 - 2012
Leysin, Switzerland
Munich Business School
MBA, General Management
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Thesis: Organizational Changes and Sustainable Innovation: Exploring required internal changes of for-profit companies to support sustainable innovation.
Stellenbosch Business School
Executive MBA International Exchange for Global Business Innovation
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Collaborated with executive MBA peers from leading business schools on understanding and solving business challenges from a global perspective.
Jacobs University Bremen
BSc, Industrial Engineering (International Logistics Management and Engineering)
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Thesis: The Impact of Supply Chain Collaboration on the Supply Chain Performance in Commodity Trading: The Case of the Tea Industry.
Leysin American School
American High School Diploma.
Expertise
Agile Software Product Management
Business Intelligence & Analytics
Product Design & Strategy
Software Implementation
Languages
Swahili - Fluent
English - Fluent
German - Fluent
French - Beginner