10 Mentorship Sessions

Certificate of Completion

100 Mentorship Minutes

I offer guidance in Career Development, Product Management, Leadership & Management, and Product Development. My role involves empowering individuals with the skills and insights needed to excel in these areas, fostering both personal and professional growth.

Product & Career Development Mentor

Providing guidance and support to professionals across various industries, focusing on career development, professional growth, and creative problem-solving.

Achievement/s:
- Top 1% ADPList Mentor in Product (January 2024)

In my role, I oversee Product Owners, Product Managers, Business Analysts, Agile Coaches, and Product Designers. I've pioneered the creation of the Business Analyst role, led a company-wide transition to Asana, and championed Agile and Lean methodologies. My leadership has been instrumental in introducing Figma as our primary design tool, reshaping the CTO branch for efficiency, and aiding our organisation's evolution into a software-centric entity. 

Achievements
- Companywide migration and utilisation of Asana
- Established Figma as the core Product Design tooling 
- Implementing and Executing Companywide Product Focused Escalation Process 
- Creation of Various Canvas' and Guidelines for topic specific workflows
- Implementing Lean Estimation Process for Tasks, Topics & Projects 
- Reduced Operating Costs in Product Management
- Supported a YoY 20% Growth with Focused Working Practices 
- Made Data a topic for the whole organisation 

General / Leadership
- Evangelising Asana & Data

Head of Product

At MOIA, I served as an Agile Coach for 4-5 teams, facilitating retrospectives, workshops, and daily meetings. As a JIRA & Confluence evangelist, I streamlined tool utilization and collaborated with fellow coaches on specialized tasks. I introduced a company-wide "Request for Comments" feedback loop and a Team Health Index for data-driven coaching. Additionally, I played a key role in MOIA's Agile Coach strategy and was actively involved in various working groups, including the annual Hackathon organisation.

Achievements
- Introducing RFCs for Tech Changes across the organisation 
- Driving the Inclusive Remote Work, working group 
- Supporting the Management with the Monthly Town hall
- Blog Article on the Pacemaker Ritual
     https://moiadev.medium.com/moias-pacemaker-enabling-regular-pulses-of-change-a3aed627098a

Agile Coach for 4 / 5 Stream aligned and Platform teams:
- Attending Team Dailies 
- Moderating and Facilitating Retrospectives
- Running Workshops and Deep Dive session

Agile Coach

Senior Product Owner

In my role as an advisor at Gameroasters, a Hamburg-based game development initiative, I have significantly contributed to their mission of creating exceptional cross-platform competitive gaming experiences. My expertise has been instrumental in refining game designs, ensuring that they not only engage audiences but also stand out in the competitive market. I provided key feedback and support, helping to shape the games' mechanics and overall aesthetic to align with both our vision and market expectations.

A major part of my contribution involved working on investor relations. I assisted in crafting and refining investor pitch decks, turning our technical and creative strengths into compelling narratives. Utilising my extensive network, I facilitated connections with a potential investor, aligning their interests with Gameroasters' innovative approach. My involvement extended to offering ongoing insights and support in product development, ensuring our offerings were not just innovati

Advisor

Team Lead Product Management 

At InnoGames, I spearheaded the Central Game Technology Team, emphasizing stakeholder management, process streamlining, and the Kanban approach. I championed QA's vision, innovating a new career model and an OKR-structured development platform. My leadership extended to cross-company knowledge initiatives, standardising knowledge transfers, and fostering external and internal knowledge-sharing, highlighted by the creation of a game developers' Slack community.

Achievements
- Introducing and Running Kanban in the Central Game Technology Team
- Creation of QA Career Model Framework
- Planning and Delivering the GameStarter Project internally 
- Speaking at a QA Conference about the evolution of QA at InnoGames
- Writing a couple of articles in the Game Press on the topic of QA

Central Game Technology 
- Leading the Central Game Technology Team
- Stakeholder Management with all customers interfacing with our service department
- Created and developed Product Ambassadors within the Centr

Senior Program Manager

At Bigpoint, I oversaw QA teams across Hamburg, Berlin, Msida, and Lyon, leading over 50 employees and managing recruitment across these locations. My role encompassed supporting Producers and Project Managers, streamlining QA processes, and introducing Agile mission-driven practices. I was instrumental in departmental restructuring, evangelizing QA, and implementing KPI-driven frameworks. Additionally, I took the initiative in projects like the Community QA and an internal internet cafe concept, while also ensuring optimal tools and resources for the QA teams. My responsibilities extended to budget management, Confluence space optimization, and fostering an Agile approach throughout QA.

Responsibilities / Tasks:
- Handling recruitment across all our locations in relation to QA
- Providing support to Producers and Project Managers in relation to QA
- Assisting in Central QA long term task planning
- Creation of reports and infographs to display QA related data and information
- Suppor

Head of QA

As a mentor at Moinworld, a non-profit organisation dedicated to equalising the playing field in the tech industry for women, my role has been pivotal in nurturing the professional growth of aspiring female tech professionals. Leveraging my extensive industry knowledge, I have focused on enhancing career development, guiding mentees through the intricacies of the tech landscape and helping them identify and build upon their unique strengths.

I have provided targeted coaching to address specific professional challenges, fostering resilience and problem-solving skills among mentees. Additionally, I played a key role in guiding them in finding their ideal career paths, combining their personal value propositions with innovative ideas. Keeping them informed about the latest industry trends, I've ensured that they stay ahead in a rapidly evolving sector, equipping them with the insights necessary to navigate and succeed in their tech careers.

At InnoGames, I enhanced our in-house automation framework for diverse game technologies and championed collaboration between Quality Engineering and game teams. As the primary QA liaison, I set KPIs, standards, and best practices, while also refining the company-wide quality culture. My leadership spanned overseeing QA personnel, bolstering automation, and fostering company-wide synergies, alongside active involvement in hiring and development initiatives.

- Development and enhancement of the in-house automation framework
- Adaption of the automation framework to the game technologies (Unity, Unreal, ActionScript)
- Fostering the collaboration between Quality Engineering and the game teams
- Point of contact for the Engineering Leads and Product Heads for all QA related questions
- Coordinating professional development of QA employees in all teams
- Functional management of all QA employees and hiring future talent
- Defining KPIs, standards and best practices across all teams
- Stre

Senior QA Manager

Senior Product Manager

Powering over 7000+ events to date! Live-Ask provides a free, simple and real-time platform for people to engage in a conversation anonymously and privately. Supporting and Powering company-wide AMAs, conference Q&As, Panel Discussions as well as supporting Education with feedback sessions.

Achievements
- Created Monetisation Strategy
- Increased Usage of Live-Ask.com by around 2x
- Creation of Metrics & KPIs for Product Health Check and Deeper Insights 
- Introducing and Utilising Figma as a tool stack for Live-Ask.com

Product Design
- Migration from Sketch to Figma
- Creation and Maintenance of the Design System
- New Feature Development & Prototypes
- Development of a new Look & Feel

Product Strategy
- Establishing Product Development Roadmap
- Development of Product Strategy for Future Iterations
- Data-Driven New Feature Development
- Establishing Monetisation Strategy (Onion Model)

Product Marketing
- Creating and Executing a Go-to-Market strategy 
- User Funnel Creation and 

Joseph Hill

Passionate Product Manager | Driving Innovation & Growth | Agile & User-Centric Approach | 17+ Yrs Experience