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Description

Freelance IT Consultant– I work as aProduct Owner, Business Analyst, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach**, depending on what a project requires. My focus is on **payment transactionsandregulated environments**, from small **app MVPstolegacy migration projectswith 25 million transactions per month.

I usually get involved when time is short and IT and Business don't understand each other well. In such situations, I dive deep, take **ownership**, and translate between the worlds.

In addition tolong-term projects**, I also take on **shorter assignmentssuch as workshops, facilitation, the introduction of agile working methods, or sparring for teams and executives. Methodologically, I usually work inSAFe(**Certified SAFE6 Agilist**) andScrum(**CSM | PSPO II | PAL-EBM**).

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Conversational
Spanish
Basic
Polish
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Köln (up to 50km)

Elena Krueger
Freelance Product Owner
BANKING AND INSURANCE
July 2025 - Today (11 months)
Product Owner for 3 migration applications in a highly critical payment system (KRITIS) with ~25 million transactions per month.
Scrum Legacy Migration SAFe Backlog Management Stakeholder Management
BO1 - paydentity (Senacor)
Product Owner/Scrum Master/Team Lead
BANKING AND INSURANCE
June 2024 - January 2026 (1 year and 7 months)
Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Team Lead in a dynamic app project – from conception to launch.

• Scoping and prioritization of an MVP under tight deadlines
• Management of a cross-functional, international development team
• Close collaboration with development, design, and stakeholders
• Moderation of agile processes

Result: MVP successfully launched in the App Store and Google Play Store.
Product Owner Agile Coaching Scrum MVP Team Leadership
Paydirekt (Senacor)
Product Manager
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2024 - June 2024 (5 months)
Responsibility in two phases: Operation of a highly available payment platform and subsequent further development of the payment product.

• Incident Management and Log Analysis (Kibana), management of external service providers
• Ensuring SLA-compliant availability under high operational pressure
• Creation of specialist concepts for the modernization of payment transactions
• Requirements management between business and IT under time pressure

Result: Operation sustainably stabilized, new payment transaction concept successfully implemented.
Business Analysis Incident Management Product Management Payment Transactions Stakeholder Management