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Description

As a Product Owner and Business Analyst with over 7 years of experience, I support companies in IT and innovation projects. My focus is on process optimization, requirements engineering, and the validation, development, and scaling of digital products. In over 15 projects, I have created efficient solutions that meet both customer and business requirements.

Services

Product Ownership (certified according to PSPO I): Extensive experience in leading and managing agile teams as well as stakeholder management.
Requirements Engineering (certified according to CPRE FL - IREB): Analysis, elicitation, documentation, and management of (IT) requirements.
Process Analysis and Modeling: Analysis, optimization, and modeling of business processes (e.g., via BPMN).
Idea Validation & Venture Building: Conducting focused, data-driven analyses and experiments (e.g., hypothesis testing with landing pages) to support investment decisions.

Why Me?

Technology Enthusiast: With my in-depth IT knowledge, I develop practical solutions that create real added value.
Innovative, Creative, and Entrepreneurial: With a keen eye for opportunities, I combine creative problem-solving and entrepreneurial thinking to drive projects forward with fresh ideas.
Structured and Goal-Oriented: Meticulous and organized, I ensure that projects are implemented efficiently and on time.
Empathetic: With an open ear for my team and stakeholders, I build long-term partnerships and motivate teams to reach their full potential.
Flexible: I combine analytical thinking with adaptability to steer projects effectively.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Basic
Tigrinya
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

AI Coaching GmbH
Product Owner
EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
June 2025 - Today (1 year)
Bonn, Germany
Mr. Birhane supports the medium-sized company in B2C coaching and consulting by establishing AI avatars as an innovative consulting alternative. His focus is on developing an MVP to scale the existing business model.

His areas of activity include:
Development of the product vision
Conducting user interviews and prioritizing & maintaining the product backlog
Evaluating/selecting AI technologies and leading the development team
Developing a positioning and go-to-market strategy
Technologies/Methods: Open AI API, Supabase, Firebase, Vercel, HeyGen, Beyond Presence, ElevenLabs, HumeAI, Notion
Certified Scrum Product Owner artificial intelligence Generative AI AI Agents
Technische Prüforganisation (anonym)
Lead Requirements Engineer
March 2025 - Today (1 year and 3 months)
Köln, Germany
The company is in the process of modernizing its entire system landscape for selected business areas. For a smooth system selection and implementation, Mr. Birhane was fully responsible for all requirements engineering activities across 9 projects as part of this transformation program.

His areas of activity included:
Development and implementation of methods, standards, and tools for RE
Ensuring the consistency, traceability, and quality of 1,400+ requirements, 65+ process models, and 130+ associated business objects
Coordination and prioritization of requirements with business, IT, and external partners
Guiding and supporting 7 requirements engineers in individual projects
Close collaboration with IT architects in sketching the target system landscape (C4 model) as well as system selection and implementation
Technologies/Methods: SAP BTP, SAP FSM, BCS (Projektron), Object-Oriented Design (OOD), Miro, Jira, Confluence, Waterfall, BPMN (Signavio Process Manager), Sharepoint, MS Teams, Office365
Requirements Engineering Business analysis Software Architecture
GRANTPILOT
Co-Founder
BANKING AND INSURANCE
September 2023 - March 2025 (1 year and 6 months)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
GRANTPILOT is an AI-powered funding platform that helps companies identify and apply for funding. Mr. Birhane focuses on product conception, building sales and marketing structures, and partner acquisition to sustainably establish the platform in the market.

His areas of activity included:
Validation of market needs through customer interviews and market analyses
Development and implementation of sales and marketing strategies
Building and maintaining a network of sales partners (e.g., VCs, accelerators)
Optimization of content processes and lead generation
Analysis and improvement of key KPIs (e.g., conversions)
Technologies/Methods: Figma, Miro, Jira, Bardeen, Confluence, SCRUM/Kanban, GitHub, OpenAI GPT-4, BPMN, Brevo, Dripify, Canva, Google Workspace, Plausible, KPI tracking, OKR.

Selected Achievements: >1k organic page visits and 30+ registrations in the first month; acquisition of 10+ sales partners

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Business Administration (M.Sc.)
Goethe University Frankfurt
2020
Auszug Kurse: Advanced Mgt., Strategic Entrepreneurship, Mobile Business
Business Administration (Semester Abroad)
San Diego State University, USA
2018