Career Timeline

Global Application Manager & Senior Product Owner

Rohde & Schwarz · Sep 2024 - Mar 2025

Driving agile transformations and leading a high-performing global development team across India and Germany, resulting in a 25% boost in delivery efficiency through refined backlog management and user story optimization.
Spearheaded the end-to-end migration of 25+ SharePoint business applications from On-Premise to Cloud, cutting maintenance costs by 20% and significantly enhancing system performance.
Act as a strategic partner to stakeholders in India, Germany, the USA, and Singapore — facilitating alignment through MVP roadmaps, decision-making workshops, and value-driven delivery planning.
Improve IT operations using ServiceNow, elevate user experience in collaboration with UX teams, and oversee vendor management, procurement, and budgeting to ensure scalable, cost-effective project outcomes.

Product Owner

publicplan GmbH · Jan 2023 - Jun 2024

Conceptualized customer requirements and translated them into clear, structured user stories for the development team.
Built and maintained stakeholder relationships, and led strategic workshops to ensure alignment and support decision-making.
Managed and prioritized the product backlog, ensuring effective communication with a team of six developers.
Handled customer escalations related to budget and timelines, ensuring satisfaction and alignment with business goals.
Developed accurate cost estimates to optimize proposal budgeting and support strategic decisions.

IT Consultant

msg Systems AG · Nov 2019 - Mar 2022

Led the development and management of digital government applications using the Scrum framework, ensuring alignment between customer needs and backlog priorities.
Managed backlog prioritization and stakeholder coordination to ensure efficient product delivery.
Led test management for a large-scale transformation project at the Munich District Administration Office (KVR), including planning and execution.
Contributed as a Frontend Developer, building the user interface for the Oktoberfest Portal Tool using Vue.js, and worked closely with stakeholders to ensure functionality and usability.

IT Consultant & Data Analyst

Cognizant Mobility · May 2018 - Oct 2019

Developed an automation tool using Excel Macros to streamline data analysis and transformation workflows.
Built backend functionalities for the MDR-Decoder project using Java Spring Boot and designed automated state machines to analyze errors in Electronic Control Units (ECUs) during Remote Software Updates (RSU).
Conducted comprehensive testing, root cause analysis, and documentation in line with project requirements.
Managed a test rack with 32 ECUs, creating detailed test cases to ensure the reliability and efficiency of RSU processes.

Software Developer (Working Student)

Cognizant Mobility· Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

Supported development in a "vehicle programming" project for the BMW Group using Java.
Update and support "electronic control units" (ECU) in a vehicle with E-Sys software.
Test programming in the Java JUnit environment for an internal tool within the remote software update (RSU) project.

Software Developer (Internship)

BMW Group · Oct 2015 - May 2016

Developed a tool for the transparent comparison of supplier capacities and component requirements of the BMW Group using macros and VBA codes with Microsoft Access and Excel.

Full-Stack Developer

Cluster Reply · Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

Developed mobile apps using Objective-C / Swift and supported variouscompany projects.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to refine customer-facing applications, leveraging full-stack development skills to drive innovative solutions.