Product Ownership
From business requests to clear priorities.
Gather requirements, align stakeholders and prepare shared refinement.
WELCOME TO MY ORBIT
Christoph
Meier
I’m Product Owner · Sports enthusiast · Project Manager · Part-time developer
01 / ABOUT ME
Between products,
technology and curiosity.
Product Owner with a technical background. My path took me from systems integration through Java full-stack development to product ownership. With several years of experience, I have successfully led and completed multiple CRM implementations and integrations.
CRMProduct OwnerDeveloperTech enthusiast
AstrophotographyPhotographyStrength training
02 / WHAT I BRING
A clear focus.
A broad background.
Technical background
Understand technology. Connect the dots.
Today in a CRM context, previously as a full-stack developer.
AI in practice
Bring curiosity into everyday work.
Use LLMs and agents thoughtfully in my own work and actively shape the changes taking place today.
Projects & areas of work
01Scrum coaching
Introduction of Scrum-oriented processes and project planning as part of agile development concepts. This includes shared planning, requirements preparation and refinement within the product team.
ScrumRefinementTeamwork
02Product strategy
Conception and planning of a product vision and product strategy of an international CRM system. Requirements and priorities form the basis for shared direction.
Product visionPrioritizationCRM
03CRM rollouts
Development and market launch of several international CRM rollouts. Organization and project planning for the integration and migration of several national companies into the SAP Customer Data Cloud.
CRMSAP CDCMigration
04VCS migration
Introduction of a new version control system including migration logic. This included migration of SVN repositories to a Git structure.
SVNGitMigration
05Reporting system
Implementation of a regulatory-compliant ECB/BaFin reporting system in the area of financial services. Project- and customer-specific concepts supported the professional and technical project work.
RegTechReportingFinancial services
06ICS creation
Conception, documentation and implementation of internal control systems (ICS) in the area of financial services. Another area of work connecting business needs and technology.
Internal controlsDocumentationRegTech
03 / MY JOURNEY
One step leads
to the next.
My professional journey.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 - PresentSenior product ownerParfümerie Douglas GmbH
Douglas is Europe's leading premium beauty platform with over 130,000 beauty and lifestyle products in online shops, e-commerce, beauty marketplaces and over 2,000 branches.
- Setup, design and implementation of an internal CRM strategy based on the company values
- Support of ongoing country rollouts into the new CRM infrastructure
- Implementation of a value-driven product strategy based on defined metrics
- Conception and planning of strategically relevant project migrations as part of the store business
- Conception of a modernized CRM platform based on a microfrontend architecture
2023 - 2023Project managerARTEMEON Management Partner GmbH
Consulting and software company with a focus on developing and providing intelligent regulatory-technology software solutions for customers in the financial services sector.
- Project management and leadership responsibility for subordinate project teams
- Project management for the professional and technical commissioning of new customers
- Project assignments as part of the digitalization of business processes in the area of financial services (GRC)
- Creation of project- and customer-specific technical and detailed concepts
2020 - 2023Professional product ownerParfümerie Douglas GmbH
- Taking on the product owner role of a team of five developers
- Development and design of a product vision for international CRM systems
- Integration and implementation of Scrum-oriented product teams
- Organization and project planning for the integration and migration of several national companies into the SAP Customer Data Cloud
- Project responsibility for the international CRM and loyalty integration in the stores and implementation of an international customer management tool
2015 - 2020Full-Stack developerDouglas Informatik & Service GmbH
- Development of an existing CRM system based on Java technology stack with DB2 database system
- Integration of an internally developed omni-channel solution
- Development and integration of a new and modernised loyalty and CRM program
- Connection to the SAP Data Cloud and implementation of a modern web application based on Angular
2010 - 2011Internship - Technical assistant & Supportmesstechnik nord GmbH
Based on the practical internship from the commercial assistant I was technical assistant and support for a local property management agency.
- Setup and commission a new printer system
- Automation and optimization of internal billing processes with visual basic
EDUCATION
2012 - 2015Training as IT specialist for system integrationDouglas Informatik & Service GmbH
In addition to training as a system administrator, several projects were implemented as a software developer in the customer management department
- Migration of SVN repository to modern GIT architecture
- Development and operation of the server infrastructure
- Integration of a hardware loadbalancer into existing infrastructure and replacement of previous loadbalancing solution
- Went through various departments as part of the training and gained insights into first and second level support, the data center, the financial sector and the CRM.
2011 - 2012High school - Major in economicsBerufsbildungszentrum Rendsburg
- Last year of economics to archive the high school diploma with major in economics
2009 - 2011Commercial assistant for ITBerufsbildungszentrum Schleswig
- High school with focus on commercial assistant for IT and information processing based around a practical internship
04 / WORDS FROM OTHERS
Testimonials & feedback
We would particularly like to emphasize at this point that Mr. Meier has excellent, in-depth specialist knowledge, even in peripheral areas, which he always brought to our company in a very profitable way.
Mr. Meier knew how to motivate other employees through his targeted and objective leadership style and to constantly increase the effectiveness of his project employees through improvements in the work process.Due to his excellent comprehension, Mr. Meier was always able to immediately understand even difficult situations and quickly find excellent solutions.
Due to Mr. Meier's quick comprehension, he quickly achieved very good results during his training and always completed his tasks on time and flawlessly, even under high stress.Feedback 1 of 4
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