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Description

Senior freelancer with many years of experience in product ownership, agile project management and business analysis in the regulated finance and IT environment. Focus on fund, asset, and investment management applications, UAT phases, and international projects with distributed teams. Proven success in go-lives, parallel operations, and the implementation of regulatory requirements. Highly experienced in agile and hybrid project models as well as international stakeholder management.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km)

AEW Invest GmbH
Business Analyst & UAT Tester - Professional support for data migration & User Acceptance Testing
BANKING AND INSURANCE
July 2025 - November 2025 (4 months)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tasks:
Professional analysis, support, and validation of data migration between the old and target applications in close cooperation with the IT development in Paris.
Creation and structuring of UAT test cases, test plans, and acceptance criteria based on regulatory, business, and technical requirements.
Execution of User Acceptance Testing, including error management, prioritization, and tracking of issues, as well as close coordination with business and IT.
Daily collaboration with the international development team (Paris) within the framework of agile stand-ups, business coordination, and review sessions.
Documentation of all test results, deviations, and business feedback in the Jira issue board, including status tracking and quality assurance.

Successes:
Established central point of contact for the business department during all testing and migration activities.
Independent planning and execution of the complete UAT cycle, including prioritization of business-critical test cases.
Significantly improved transparency and traceability through structured and cleanly documented Jira processes.
Strengthened interdisciplinary cooperation between business (Germany) and IT (Paris) through consistent communication and coordination routines.
Scrum Business Analysis Atlassian JIRA Microsoft Office UAT
AEW Invest GmbH
Product Owner - Further development of the fund finance application V3
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2025 - July 2025 (6 months)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tasks:
Development and definition of the product vision for the further development of fund finance application V2 → V3, considering business, regulatory, and technical requirements from the fund and asset management environment.
End-to-end ownership of the product backlog, including creation, prioritization, and maintenance of epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and business target states.
Moderation and active shaping of Scrum events (Planning, Refinements, Reviews), close steering of sprints, and continuous assurance of high-quality delivery.
Close collaboration with the international development team in Paris and the local business department to coordinate business requirements, technical feasibility, and priorities.
Derivation of the product roadmap, definition of releases, dependencies, minimum functionalities, and business performance features.
Decision-maker for deliverables based on Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD); responsibility for the business acceptance of features.
Continuous optimization of collaboration between the business department, development team, and testers, including stakeholder alignment and management reporting.

Successes:
Successful steering of two-week sprints over seven months, with consistently high quality of delivered product increments.
The business and technical target state of fund finance application V3 was fully achieved and exceeded in key aspects.
Significant increase in team satisfaction (Scrum team Paris) through clear prioritization, optimized backlog management, and smooth coordination processes.
Greater transparency and improved collaboration between the business department and IT through professional, structured Product Owner work.
Introduction of a sustainable, clearly documented backlog and release process in Jira, making future development more efficient.
Jira Confluence Microsoft Office Klaxoon Product Owner
AEW Invest GmbH
Business Analyst & Project Manager - Introduction & Go-Live of the fund finance application V2
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2024 - December 2025 (1 year and 11 months)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tasks:
Professional analysis of all requirements for the introduction of the new fund finance application V2 and derivation of precise use cases, data requirements, and acceptance criteria.
Planning, steering, and execution of the complete UAT phase, including test design, test coverage, result validation, and error prioritization.
Professional and technical support of data migration, including validation, consistency checks, and reconciliation with business departments.
Organization and monitoring of a three-month parallel operation phase (old and new system) to verify migration results under real conditions.
Ongoing coordination between business departments, IT development, and external service providers, including escalation management, progress reporting, and milestone control.
Creation and maintenance of transparent time, risk, and implementation plans (GANTT) as well as preparation of business acceptances before go-live.
Support of the IT team in implementing business requirements and continuous quality assurance according to internal standards.

Successes:
Establishment and consolidation of the role as the central point of contact for the business side throughout the entire project.
Successful UAT phase with complete coverage of all critical business processes and well-documented test results.
Smooth and error-free data migration, including a successful 3-month parallel phase without business-critical deviations.
Stable, on-time go-live of fund finance application V2, including handover to operational use and successful introduction of new work processes.
Significant improvement in collaboration between the business department and IT through structured communication and professional interface management.
Waterfall Gantt Project Microsoft Office UAT IT Project Management