Tillman Rödle
Freiberuflich, FREELANCE PRODUCT MANAGER, LEADER AND COACH, The Product Work
Berlin, Germany
About me
As an experienced Product Management Leader with a passion for new product development and building agile and successful teams, I have a demonstrated history of managing the product journey from idea to market success. I have worked in large corporations, corporate start-ups, and start-ups, gaining diverse experiences. I always focus on the WHY to define the HOW and create the WHAT. ———————————— Imprint (Impressum): https://www.theproductwork.com/imprint/ Data Protection (Datenschutzerklärung): https://www.theproductwork.com/data-protection/
Timeline
Professional experience for Tillman Rödle
Current 4 months, since Mar 2023
FREELANCE PRODUCT MANAGER, LEADER AND COACH
The Product Work
With my expertise in Product Management and Product Innovation, I provide a range of services to my customers, including ... • Interim Product Management & Product Leadership • Product Coaching and Mentoring • Product Management Training • Consulting in Innovation Processes • Workshop Facilitation and Moderation
Current 4 years and 8 months, since Nov 2018
Fellow & Product Excellence Lead (FREELANCE)
Creative Business Hacker
DRIVE NEW GROWTH BY CONNECTING STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS • Coach, mentor, and train product teams and executives on a variety of topics related to growth, innovation, and operations • Provide consulting and guidance in the areas of product and innovation management, agile software development, business model creation, design thinking, and digital transformation • Enable and train cross-functional teams and product executives on agile methodologies
• leading the customer facing product portfolio to make managing logistics services as easy as booking a flight • driving next level user experience ensuring customer centricity, agile product development and design thinking methodologies • leading 5 product & engineering teams (32 FTEs) in charge of enhancing the existing value proposition and driving forward new value adding services (SAAS)
2 years and 11 months, Mar 2016 - Jan 2019
Product Owner
RIO The Logistics Flow
• product owner of several scrum teams (internal & external software engineers) for the user-centered development of new digital products and business models (digital key, truck sharing, track & trace, transport management systems) • leading the transformation to an agile software organization • guiding and leading product discovery (design thinking, customer journey, story mapping, event storming, release planning, OKR, etc.) • coaching and training of junior product owner
• implementation of digital transformation by set-up of a digital innovation lab (X-Lab) • budget planning (multi million budget) & procurement of engineering ressources & services • ideation & implementation of digital value added services for commercial vehicles • agile coaching of software development teams
• conception & roll-out of a company wide innovation management • management of stage gate process for innovation projects for the product portfolio of truck & bus, assistance systems, and business solutions
6 months, Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
Innovation Management - MASTER THESIS WORK
MAN Truck & Bus AG
Thesis-Topic: “Innovations Unchained – Open Innovation within a closed System” • Analysis and process development within the Innovation Systems to identify, select, and transfer innovation within the Volkswagen Group • Assistance and Support in the Innovation Management Department
3 months, Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
Innovation Management - INTERNSHIP
MAN Truck & Bus AG
• Set-up of MAN's first Innovation Management • Leading innovation projects • supporting on innovation strategy and processes (stage gate)
3 months, Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
Student Research Project
Volvo Car Corporation
Analysis of opportunities and implementations of learning and adaptive technologies in the car industry. • industry analysis • trend analysis • interview with engineering • set-up of customer survey • development of new concepts • presentation of results for the Volvo Car Corporation
9 months, Sep 2011 - May 2012
Werkstudent - Quality Assurance
zetVisions
Werkstudent im Bereich "Quality Assurance" zetVisions AG (in Heidelberg) Erstellung und Durchführung von Softwaretests der SAP-basierten Beteiligungsmanagement Software „CIM“ (Corporate Investment Manager)
9 months, Sep 2010 - May 2011
Tutor
German Language Department - Heidelberg University, (Tiffin, Ohio, USA)
Deutsch Tutor für amerikanischen Studenten.
8 months, Jan 2010 - Aug 2010
Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft
Alfred-Weber-Institut
Organisation, Durchführung und Auswertung einer Zufriedenheitsstudie im Studiengang Bachelor of Science Economics (Politische Ökonomik)am Alfred-Weber-Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
3 months, Dec 2009 - Feb 2010
Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft
Alfred-Weber-Institut
Organisisation und Durchführung der Evaluation der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Veranstaltungen am Alfred-Weber-Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
11 months, Apr 2009 - Feb 2010
Telefoninterviewer
Forschunsgruppe Wahlen e.V.
Educational background for Tillman Rödle
4 months, Sep 2013 - Dec 2013
Auslandsstudium - Master Level
ESSEC - Business School (Paris, Frankreich)
Managing Plans and Projects, Innovation Process Management, Corporate Strategy, Competitive Strategy, Business Economics, French-Training-Session (Intermediate Level 6/8), Civilisation Francais
1 year and 10 months, Sep 2012 - Jun 2014
Innovation and Industrial Management
University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law
Innovation Management, Strategic Management in knowledge-based Organizations, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Risk Management and Finance, New Concepts in Operations Management and Services, Managing Across Cultures, Entrepreneurship and New Business Development
1 year and 1 month, Aug 2010 - Aug 2011
Auslandsstudium - Bachelor Level
Heidelberg University - Adams School of Business (Tiffin OH, USA)
Management, Economics, Psychology
3 years and 11 months, Oct 2008 - Aug 2012
Economics (Politische Ökonomik)
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg - University of Heidelberg
Economics, Business Administration,Management, Political Science
Languages
German
First language
English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
Italian
Basic
Swedish
Basic