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Aktualisiert am 31.03.2026
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Product Management
Business Engineering
Scrum Product Owner
agiles Projektmanagement
Automotive-E/E
Automotive
Militärtechnik
Software
English
Professional Working Proficiency
German
Limited Working Proficiency
Hindi
Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

5 years
2021-05 - now

Ford ? VW Cloud Integration

Technical Product Manager/ Sr. Technical Designer
Technical Product Manager/ Sr. Technical Designer

Ford ? VW Cloud Integration ? Connected EV Digital Features Enablement (Charge Session, Plug&Charge, Global Start Stop Charging (GSSC), Dynamic Charging, Blue Oval Charge network, Preferred Charge Location, Scenic Recharge, Charge History, Charge Mate, Remote Start Stop,  Vehicle Diagnostics). Cross-OEM cloud adapter enabling seamless communication between the Ford ecosystem and VW?s MEB platform.

  • Drove end-to-end management of cloud-native digital products , including ? from concept, requirement definition, UX/UI coordination, and engineering alignment to testing, launch, and post-launch optimizations for the brand new Ford Electric Explorer (EV).
  • Defined product strategy, vision and roadmap by aligning balancing business targets, customer research, technical feasibility, and regulatory constraints in alignment with the senior leadership to launch connected vehicle software features.
  • Translated business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlogs, ensuring clarity for engineering and design teams.
  • Conduct comprehensive market analysis to evaluate Electric Public Charging Solutions , identify market segmentation, product positioning, and potential new service-based business models.
  • Led end-to-end UX research initiatives, including 100+ user tests , UX evaluation sessions, and UI redesigns to improve digital charging experiences.
  • Served as the primary liaison between Ford, VW (CARIAD), IAV, engineering teams, UX design, system architects, and third-party service providers throughout the full product development lifecycle (concept to final product delivery ).
  • Responsible for defining and reviewing critical Design Artefacts (User journeys, experience flows, solution Concepts, system level test cases and plans) across multiple Feature-Teams through Test Benches, DCVs.
  • Managed digital project lifecycles: product backlogs , release planning , scrum ceremonies , new requests, retrospectives , bug tracking and timelines using JIRA and Azure DevOps.
  • Utilised analytics (Power BI, Jira dashboards, Monday. com) to define and track KPIs, monitor product performance and derive insights to inform product improvements.
  • Conducted detailed market assessments for global EV public charging ecosystems , identifying competitive landscapes, segmentation, adoption barriers, and monetization opportunities for new service-based business models.

Ford Motor Company
Köln
1 year 8 months
2019-09 - 2021-04

Translate product vision & product roadmap

Product Management Intern
Product Management Intern
  • Translate product vision & product roadmap into strategic goals for the team and maximizing business critical KPIs.
  • Manage product backlogs, release planning, scrum ceremonies, new requests, retrospectives, bugs and timelines using JIRA.
  • Collaborate with the Lead Developer to evaluate proposed solutions against the implementation aspects and system architecture.
  • Monitor the project during the lifecycle to ensure the product quality, security, functionality, usability, and performance requirements are satisfied.
  • Demonstrate iterations to customers (pre-release) and gather feedback.
  • Create wireframes , mock-ups, user journeys, and storyboards in conjunction with UX/UI design using Figma.
Ainak Oy
11 months
2018-08 - 2019-06

Internship / Masterarbeit

Topic on request
  • Support program team in aligning technical and commercial target with the functional department.
  • Managed day-to-day coordination with program managers to optimize Car Audio product delivery, adhering to strict timelines, quality requirements, and budget constraints.
  • Develop KPI's using PowerPivots and Queries in Excel for Project Management Office.
  • Work with Project Managers on Gate Review meetings, Change Management preparation(CCB) and setting up project in system in ODA/JIRA/Confluence.
  • Prepared and oversaw the external validation budget for the next fiscal year, working closely with the validation team.
HARMAN International (Samsung Electronics)
Munich, Germany
1 year 11 months
2015-05 - 2017-03

Project Management

Software Engineer -
Software Engineer -
  •  Lead and deliver complete Software Automation Testing project as per requirements for Philips Netherlands.
  • Successfully develop POCs for new clients , created project plans and managed budget for successful deliveries.
  • Elicit, document, and validate business requirements from stakeholders using various techniques (e.g., interviews, workshops, surveys).
  • Coordinate JAD/RAD sessions for gathering requirements ( data and process models, screens). Review constant customer feedback and suggested ways to improve the process and services.
  • Plan, supervise and coordinate daily activities of 4 team members.
Tech Mahindra Limited
Noida, India
1 year 2 months
2014-06 - 2015-07

Perform Regression Testing

Software Engineer
Software Engineer
  • Support project manager in day-to-day project planning activities and achieving the project's scheduled goals.
  • Responsible for developing Test Automation Scripts according to the functional specification.
  • Trace test cases and results back to specific quality risks.
  • Perform Regression Testing, Functional Testing and System Integration Testing.
  • Bug tracking and issues escalation to senior management.
Tech Mahindra Limited
Noida, India

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2 years 5 months
2017-03 - 2019-07

Information Engineering

M.S., University of Applied Sciences Kiel
M.S.
University of Applied Sciences Kiel

Specialization in Business Informatics


3 years 10 months
2009-08 - 2013-05

Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

B.Tech, Northern India Engeering College (GGSIPU)
B.Tech
Northern India Engeering College (GGSIPU)


Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Product Management Business Engineering Scrum Product Owner agiles Projektmanagement Automotive-E/E Automotive Militärtechnik Software

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Profile

Accomplished management professional with 9+ years of experience delivering high-impact products. Adept at translating business goals into actionable roadmaps and driving collaboration across teams to achieve measurable results and exceptional customer value.


PROSKILLS

  • End-to-End Digital Product Management
  • UX & User Research
  • Project Management
  • Customer Experience
  • Business Analysis
  • SAFe
  • Agile
  • CSPO
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Agile / Scrum
  • Roadmapping
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Automotive SPICE
  • DevOps
  • A/B Testing
  • Program Management
  • Test Driven Development (TTD)
  • Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
  • Connected Cars
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Figma
  • Digital Innovation
  • Problem Solver
  • Stakeholder Alignment
  • Multicultural Teams
  • Strategy
  • Google Analytics


TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Management Tools

  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • MS Office


Project Management Methodologies

  • Agile(Kanban, Scrum)
  • Waterfall
  • SaFe


Test& Monitoring Tools

  • Seetest
  • UFT
  • Selenium
  • Postman
  • Grafana
  • Splunk


Business Process Modelling Tools

  • MS Visio
  • UML Modelling
  • TestRails


Cloud Platform

  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC)


Scripting language

  • JavaScript
  • VBScript


UI/UX Tools

  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Miro

Datenbanken

SQL
Redis

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

5 years
2021-05 - now

Ford ? VW Cloud Integration

Technical Product Manager/ Sr. Technical Designer
Technical Product Manager/ Sr. Technical Designer

Ford ? VW Cloud Integration ? Connected EV Digital Features Enablement (Charge Session, Plug&Charge, Global Start Stop Charging (GSSC), Dynamic Charging, Blue Oval Charge network, Preferred Charge Location, Scenic Recharge, Charge History, Charge Mate, Remote Start Stop,  Vehicle Diagnostics). Cross-OEM cloud adapter enabling seamless communication between the Ford ecosystem and VW?s MEB platform.

  • Drove end-to-end management of cloud-native digital products , including ? from concept, requirement definition, UX/UI coordination, and engineering alignment to testing, launch, and post-launch optimizations for the brand new Ford Electric Explorer (EV).
  • Defined product strategy, vision and roadmap by aligning balancing business targets, customer research, technical feasibility, and regulatory constraints in alignment with the senior leadership to launch connected vehicle software features.
  • Translated business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlogs, ensuring clarity for engineering and design teams.
  • Conduct comprehensive market analysis to evaluate Electric Public Charging Solutions , identify market segmentation, product positioning, and potential new service-based business models.
  • Led end-to-end UX research initiatives, including 100+ user tests , UX evaluation sessions, and UI redesigns to improve digital charging experiences.
  • Served as the primary liaison between Ford, VW (CARIAD), IAV, engineering teams, UX design, system architects, and third-party service providers throughout the full product development lifecycle (concept to final product delivery ).
  • Responsible for defining and reviewing critical Design Artefacts (User journeys, experience flows, solution Concepts, system level test cases and plans) across multiple Feature-Teams through Test Benches, DCVs.
  • Managed digital project lifecycles: product backlogs , release planning , scrum ceremonies , new requests, retrospectives , bug tracking and timelines using JIRA and Azure DevOps.
  • Utilised analytics (Power BI, Jira dashboards, Monday. com) to define and track KPIs, monitor product performance and derive insights to inform product improvements.
  • Conducted detailed market assessments for global EV public charging ecosystems , identifying competitive landscapes, segmentation, adoption barriers, and monetization opportunities for new service-based business models.

Ford Motor Company
Köln
1 year 8 months
2019-09 - 2021-04

Translate product vision & product roadmap

Product Management Intern
Product Management Intern
  • Translate product vision & product roadmap into strategic goals for the team and maximizing business critical KPIs.
  • Manage product backlogs, release planning, scrum ceremonies, new requests, retrospectives, bugs and timelines using JIRA.
  • Collaborate with the Lead Developer to evaluate proposed solutions against the implementation aspects and system architecture.
  • Monitor the project during the lifecycle to ensure the product quality, security, functionality, usability, and performance requirements are satisfied.
  • Demonstrate iterations to customers (pre-release) and gather feedback.
  • Create wireframes , mock-ups, user journeys, and storyboards in conjunction with UX/UI design using Figma.
Ainak Oy
11 months
2018-08 - 2019-06

Internship / Masterarbeit

Topic on request
  • Support program team in aligning technical and commercial target with the functional department.
  • Managed day-to-day coordination with program managers to optimize Car Audio product delivery, adhering to strict timelines, quality requirements, and budget constraints.
  • Develop KPI's using PowerPivots and Queries in Excel for Project Management Office.
  • Work with Project Managers on Gate Review meetings, Change Management preparation(CCB) and setting up project in system in ODA/JIRA/Confluence.
  • Prepared and oversaw the external validation budget for the next fiscal year, working closely with the validation team.
HARMAN International (Samsung Electronics)
Munich, Germany
1 year 11 months
2015-05 - 2017-03

Project Management

Software Engineer -
Software Engineer -
  •  Lead and deliver complete Software Automation Testing project as per requirements for Philips Netherlands.
  • Successfully develop POCs for new clients , created project plans and managed budget for successful deliveries.
  • Elicit, document, and validate business requirements from stakeholders using various techniques (e.g., interviews, workshops, surveys).
  • Coordinate JAD/RAD sessions for gathering requirements ( data and process models, screens). Review constant customer feedback and suggested ways to improve the process and services.
  • Plan, supervise and coordinate daily activities of 4 team members.
Tech Mahindra Limited
Noida, India
1 year 2 months
2014-06 - 2015-07

Perform Regression Testing

Software Engineer
Software Engineer
  • Support project manager in day-to-day project planning activities and achieving the project's scheduled goals.
  • Responsible for developing Test Automation Scripts according to the functional specification.
  • Trace test cases and results back to specific quality risks.
  • Perform Regression Testing, Functional Testing and System Integration Testing.
  • Bug tracking and issues escalation to senior management.
Tech Mahindra Limited
Noida, India

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2 years 5 months
2017-03 - 2019-07

Information Engineering

M.S., University of Applied Sciences Kiel
M.S.
University of Applied Sciences Kiel

Specialization in Business Informatics


3 years 10 months
2009-08 - 2013-05

Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

B.Tech, Northern India Engeering College (GGSIPU)
B.Tech
Northern India Engeering College (GGSIPU)


Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Product Management Business Engineering Scrum Product Owner agiles Projektmanagement Automotive-E/E Automotive Militärtechnik Software

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Profile

Accomplished management professional with 9+ years of experience delivering high-impact products. Adept at translating business goals into actionable roadmaps and driving collaboration across teams to achieve measurable results and exceptional customer value.


PROSKILLS

  • End-to-End Digital Product Management
  • UX & User Research
  • Project Management
  • Customer Experience
  • Business Analysis
  • SAFe
  • Agile
  • CSPO
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Agile / Scrum
  • Roadmapping
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Automotive SPICE
  • DevOps
  • A/B Testing
  • Program Management
  • Test Driven Development (TTD)
  • Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
  • Connected Cars
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Figma
  • Digital Innovation
  • Problem Solver
  • Stakeholder Alignment
  • Multicultural Teams
  • Strategy
  • Google Analytics


TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Management Tools

  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • MS Office


Project Management Methodologies

  • Agile(Kanban, Scrum)
  • Waterfall
  • SaFe


Test& Monitoring Tools

  • Seetest
  • UFT
  • Selenium
  • Postman
  • Grafana
  • Splunk


Business Process Modelling Tools

  • MS Visio
  • UML Modelling
  • TestRails


Cloud Platform

  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC)


Scripting language

  • JavaScript
  • VBScript


UI/UX Tools

  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Miro

Datenbanken

SQL
Redis

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