Dave Schmitt
Berlin
Summary
Qualified [Desired Position] with solid background in leading product development and strategy execution. Successfully guided cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions aligned with business goals. Demonstrated expertise in stakeholder management and agile methodologies.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Product Owner
Hubject GmbH
07.2022 - Current
- Successfully guided the concept, development, beta testing and launch of key enhancements to our proprietary protocol.
- Championed the Premium Services product line, driving adoption and revenue of €185k in new subscription offerings the first year.
- Implemented a customer feedback prioritization framework, reducing bottlenecked feedback items (3,000 to 250) and feature ideas (400 to 25), while improving alignment with Sales and Business Operations to better address partner needs and product roadmaps.
- Successfully launched the Rating System for Charged Detail Records (CDRs), ensuring accurate EV charging session tracking and compliance with European regulations.
- Managed key aspects of the Financial Services Solution, aligning product development with customer needs and regulatory standards across multiple markets.
- Achieved consistent on-time product releases by effectively managing resources and prioritizing tasks according to business goals.
- Optimized product performance by conducting thorough analyses of usage data and identifying areas for improvement.
- Improved user experience through regular collaboration with UX designers and incorporating feedback from endusers.
Senior Product Owner
Hexad GmbH
06.2019 - 06.2022
- Responsible for the Product Mission, Vision & Strategy for Cloud-native Amazon Web Services product(s).
- Performed Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis to provide better customer experience and reduce error rates and costs.
- Liaison between the Volkswagen (VW) Product Owners, VW Group stakeholders and the DevOps team.
- Agile Coach/Scrum Master for VW Projects including weekly Scrum Master and PI Planning sessions.
- Advocate/Mentor for Pair Programming, TDD, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Agile Methodology within the Dev Team environment.
- Participated in Scoping and Manage the Discovery & Framing, Proposal & MVP Presentation for new backend VW products.
- Facilitator of Backlog Refinement sessions, Backlog Priority, Feature Planning with the Product Owner and Business Owners.
- Managed Confluence documentation for APIs, Data Consumers/Providers, Microservices, and Business Flow Diagrams.
Product Owner
JP Morgan Chase
11.2014 - 07.2018
- Product Owner for the exception process for all North America Commercial Card programs and clients (including Pilot mobile enhancements).
- Developed and reviewed Business Requirements to key stakeholders that directly impacted the Product Construct with enhanced functionality to client-facing platforms.
- Analyzed trends and identified exceptions with high volume, and reported results to executive leadership with recommendations on updating product standard offering (Tableau).
- Supported the Product Roadmap for Pilot programs with ad hoc analysis and provided scalable reporting to Product Development partners and executive leadership.
- Responsible for driving standardization of the approval process (>7,000 exceptions reviewed), with quarterly RACI reviews with product owners and stakeholders.
User Acceptance Test (UAT) Lead
JP Morgan Chase
07.2009 - 10.2014
- User Acceptance Test Lead for the initial Mobile bank application rollout using Agile methodology, and owned the QA and UAT Test Strategy.
- Led a UAT group responsible for executing manual test cases on iOS and Android devices (HP Quality Center).
- Led a UAT team of 3 testers on a 2-year migration project, successfully transitioning over 3,000 international and domestic clients (HP Quality Center, MS Excel).
- Developed, reviewed and obtained sign-off on the overall Migration, Production Validation and Custom Object Test Plans (MS Office Suite).
Education
Associate of Arts - Computer And Information Systems
Harper College
Palatine, Illinois05-1998
No Degree - Journalism
Elgin Community College
Elgin, IllinoisOracle 8 DBA Certification - Computer And Information Sciences
Roosevelt University
Schaumburg, IllinoisSkills
- User story creation
- Strategic visioning
- Design thinking
- Data-driven decision making
- Product roadmapping
- API Documentation & Platform Architecture Familiarity (GitHub, SwaggerHub, Postman)
- Analytics & Monitoring Tools (Google Analytics, New Relic)
- Basic Data Analysis & Visualization (Tableau, Excel, SQL familiarity)
- Regulatory & Compliance Awareness (GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, Data Privacy)
- Understanding of REST/SOAP Services
Technical & Analytical Skills
- Product Strategy & Vision
- Roadmap Development & Prioritization
- Product Lifecycle Management (Ideation → Launch → Optimization)
- Requirements Gathering & User Story Creation
- Backlog Management (Jira, Confluence, Productboard, Trello, ProdPad)
- Agile/Scrum/SAFe Methodologies
- Go-to-Market Planning
- Customer Feedback Analysis & Prioritization Frameworks
- Market & Competitive Research
- A/B Testing & Data-Driven Decision Making
Core Product Management Skills
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) 2018-10
- Oracle DBA 8 Certification 2002-03
- B1 Level German Language Certification (telc)
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Senior Product Owner
Hubject GmbH
07.2022 - Current
Senior Product Owner
Hexad GmbH
06.2019 - 06.2022
Product Owner
JP Morgan Chase
11.2014 - 07.2018
User Acceptance Test (UAT) Lead
JP Morgan Chase
07.2009 - 10.2014
Associate of Arts - Computer And Information Systems
Harper College
No Degree - Journalism
Elgin Community College
Oracle 8 DBA Certification - Computer And Information Sciences
Roosevelt University
ACTIVITIES
Active in new media and technologies that allows people to connect and network worldwide. Participating and scheduling future networking events for expats that live in Berlin. Germany Residence & Work Permit established.
Training
- AUGUST 2018 - MAY 2019
- Scrum Master Training and Certification, Scrum Alliance Berlin
- ITIL, Prince2 & Project Management Professional (PMP) Online Training, Knowledgehut
- German Language A1 Level Certification (telc) A2 Level Completion, Volkshochschule (VHS) Berlin
Disclaimer
Berlin, August 5, 2025 Dave Schmitt
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