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As former "Head of Product Amazon Echo and Alexa Germany/Austria", I was responsible for the initial product launch of Alexa, Amazon Echo, and smart home integrations. This included UX/VUI definition, GTM strategy, user tests, and complex stakeholder management. Part of my role was to advise the Amazon International Launch Team Alexa for India, Japan, Australia, UK, Italy, France, Spain, and Canada. I also established and implemented the international Alexa BI strategy.
After my time at Amazon, I supported a voice product in the automotive industry as a Product Owner, setting up the strategy and taking over operational team management.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Berlin (up to 50km)
Experience
- AlgolyCo-FounderSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGNovember 2018 - Today (7 years and 7 months)Co-Founder/CEO of a side project called Algoly.com. We are building a service where anyone can get any amount of data, mix and match them from different sources and provide them with an easy to use no-code interface.I am responsible for the product definition, as well as team and company building.
- CloudmadeProduct OwnerAUTOMOBILEJuly 2018 - April 2019 (10 months)Kyiw, UkraineI took over the product and development team for an intelligent vehicle personal assistant system. Our goal was to create a working MVP in 6 months, ready for CES 2019.My tasks were managing stakeholders and my team, defining the product's vision, prioritizing the work (together with a junior PM) and communicating across teams about progress, blockers, and achievements.
- AmazonHead of Product - Alexa/Amazon EchoTECHJanuary 2016 - June 2018 (2 years and 6 months)München, GermanyLeading the product development of Amazon Alexa Germany/Austria and successfully introduced 12+ Alexa devices, such as Echo Show or Echo Spot, and 25+ product features, such as Alexa calling function or friction-less German Football live-streaming.Member of international executive team, which defined the minimal lovable product for the Britishand German Alexa, as well as defined launch criteria and launch processes. We have successfully launched both locales, on time, in September 2016.
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Education
- Bachelor, International ManagementUniversity of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management2011
- Master, International BusinessHult International Business School2012