Viktor Scheinmann

Innovation & Product Manager

Introduction

Innovation and Product Manager with 10+ years of work experience in B2B.
Passionate about Innovation, Digitalization and New Technologies.

Recent Jobs

since Oct. 2022
Cordstrap, Oostrum, Netherlands

Segment Marketing Lead HDS & PUB

Global responsibility for two of company’s three applications segments with > EUR 90m revenue

Aug. 2021 – Sep. 2022
Eaton, Bonn, Germany

Product Manager Smart Circuit Protection Devices

Product responsibility for all Smart Circuit Breakers in EMEA

Apr. 2019 – Jul. 2021
thyssenkrupp Elevator, Essen, Germany

Global Product Manager Innovation

• Created and implemented a global Innovation Process
• Introduced a global Ideation Tool
• Run ideation workshops and campaigns
• Evaluate and select ideas for development
• Product Owner for some Digital Product Developments
• Main contact person to global Research Teams

2012 – 20152016 – 2019
thyssenkrupp Elevator, Essen, Germany

PLM Methodology and Requirements Manager

• Defined and implemented several processes in Product Management (Voice of Customer, End of Product Life, Requirements Management)
• Created Product Roadmaps and streamlined the product portfolio by 35% to reduce product complexity
• Global Trademark Coordination (budget responsibility of 200 kEUR/year)

since 2015
distant-learning.de (relaunch in 2020, formerly VIV Sprachen)

Founder & CEO

Online language school for English, Spanish and Russian language:
http://distant-learning.de/

2012 – 2016
thyssenkrupp Steel, Duisrbug, Germany

Senior Expert in Product Strategy

• Developed and implemented processes (e.g. product development process)
• Created product business plans and prioritized product development and optimization projects

2011 – 2012
KPMG AG, Düsseldorf, Germany

working student in Financial Audit

Development of a database to handle auditing of a 110 bEUR fonds

2007 – 2011
VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany

working student in Research, Technology and Innovation

• Research Funding, Innovation Management, Innovation and Cluster Policy.
• Supported project management activities, evaluations and studies
• Content management and user support for platforms:
http://www.exzellenz.nrw.de/ ; https://kooperation-international.de

Skills

computer skills

CMS (SharePoint, Typo3, WordPress, Joomla)
MS Office (incl. VBA, SQL, PowerBI)
ERP (SAP S/4 HANA)
DB (SQL, HTML, PHP)
Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

other skills

Design Thinking
JIRA, Confluence
SEO / Digital Marketing
CAD/PLM (AutoCAD, windchill)

languages

German
Russian
English
French
Spanish

certificates

Education

2018 – 2019
Emeritus Institute of Management

Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Business

• Five Domains of Digital Transformation: Understanding the Drivers that Impact Digital Strategies
• Digital Business Models: Executing A Digital Transformation
• The Platform Business Model: Leading Digital Innovations
• Digital Marketing Strategy: Driving Customer Engagement

2010 – 2012
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

M. Sc. in Industrial Engineering

Specialization: Automotive Economics & Management

2007 – 2010
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

B. Sc. in Industrial Engineering

Specialization: Product engineering

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