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Experienced Product Owner with profound expertise in Requirements Engineering, translating complex requirements into value-adding solutions. I combine technical know-how with business strategic thinking to develop products that meet user needs and drive business goals.
With over 20 years of project experience – especially in industries with critical infrastructures and strict compliance requirements – I have guided teams, stakeholders, and partners through all phases of product development: from requirements gathering, prioritization, and backlog management to go-live readiness.
I understand how to mediate between business and IT, concretize product visions, and deliver incremental value – whether agile or hybrid.
Core Competencies:
- Structured Requirements Gathering & Backlog Management (BPMN, User Stories, Epics, Use Cases)
- Value-oriented Stakeholder Management & Prioritization
- Development and Communication of Product Visions & Roadmaps
- Coordination of Cross-functional Teams & External Partners
- Deep Industry Knowledge in Financial Services, Authorities & IT Transformation, as well as strong expertise in Information Security and Data Protection
As a certified IREB, ITIL, TOGAF, and PMP Professional, I bring together methodical clarity, technical depth, and business acumen – and deliver what counts.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational
Russian
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Wien (up to 50km)
Experience
- Hypo Tirol Bank AGProgram InitiatorBANKING AND INSURANCEAugust 2025 - December 2025 (4 months)Innsbruck, AustriaProgram setup and initiation to replace the existing HCL (Lotus) Notes landscape with a centralized Business Process Engine solution and other integrated IT systems in the banking environment.Key Tasks & Focus Areas
- Structured collection, categorization, and classification of HCL Notes applications and databases used within the company (business relevance, criticality, regulatory relevance, interfaces) as a basis for decision-making for the migration portfolio
- Development of migration and target architecture strategies utilizing existing platforms and standard solutions to minimize additional OPEX and licensing costs
- Definition and establishment of a uniform Requirements Engineering process (templates, processes, coordination routines) for efficient collaboration with business departments and to reduce analysis and coordination efforts
- Setup of basic PMO structures for the Notes replacement program (roadmap, backlog structure, reporting, stakeholder management) in the regulated banking environment HCL Notes Applications Rough effort estimation for management Definition and coordination of a bank-wide Target Operating Model for future mapping of Notes use cases to the Business Process Engine and other target systems as a basis for further program financing
- bank99 AGProduct Owner & Requirements Engineer | IT Delivery LeadBANKING AND INSURANCEJanuary 2022 - April 2025 (3 years and 3 months)Wien, AustriaLed a cross-functional delivery team during a core banking system migration: Responsible for the tool for customer and account data migration (metadata management), the microservice for automated customer communication, the PSD2 provider migration, and regulatory reporting – ensuring data quality and compliance across system landscapes.Key Tasks & Focus Areas
- End-to-end responsibility for the analysis, prioritization, and implementation of business requirements in a highly regulated and transactional environment.
- Decoupling of business-critical workflows from the monolith by introducing state machines and microservices.
- Coordination of migration to new providers (PSD2) and technical control of connecting endpoint solutions via microservice middleware.
- Integration of Microsoft Entra ID authentication to secure new cloud-native applications.
- Introduction of a tool for structured data migration (customer/account data) from S3, including metadata management.
- Implementation of complex regulatory reporting based on GEOS data in the transactional environment.
- Design of REST interfaces using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for secure authentication and authorized data retrieval.
- Orchestration of application connections to the core banking system via a central integration layer (ESB).
Results- Successful assurance of regulatorily critical data migration before deadline
- Sustainable modernization of the application landscape through the successful introduction and operation of cloud-native microservices on Azure/Kubernetes
- Strengthening of test coverage and maintainability through a cross-team test strategy
Technologies- Java
- Oracle, PostgreSQL
- ArgoCD, Azure, Kubernetes, Helm
- Postman
- Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence
- ING AustriaRegulatory Compliance Requirements EngineerBANKING AND INSURANCEJanuary 2021 - December 2021 (11 months)Wien, AustriaManaged requirements analysis and backlog management in the context of a regulatory bank merger, aiming to ensure the integration and technical implementation of regulatory reporting obligations according to Austrian and EU regulations.Key Tasks & Focus Areas
- Led stakeholder workshops to gather complex regulatory requirements in the context of reporting obligations (e.g., ESA, AUREP, and GMP)
- Modeled and specified business requirements in close collaboration with reporting and compliance teams to ensure governance
- Maintained backlog and prioritized within an agile implementation process as Product Owner to maximize business value
- Supported development teams in implementation, test case validation, and data mapping to ensure quality.
Results- Ensured timely delivery of reporting logic for specific regulatory reports (e.g., ESA and GMP reports) to meet compliance requirements
- Successful audit clearance before deadline, enabled by precise and comprehensive requirement documentation
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Education
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation LevelIREB CPRE Foundation2016ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level
- Professional Scrum Product Owner II2023Professional Scrum Product Owner II