
Marvin Werkmeister
Product/Project Manager
Salary / Daily rate
Berlin, Germany
Permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Impact-first produc/project manager with a background in operations leadership and software engineering. Builds strong and scalable processes that deliver high-quality products that fulfill both customer needs and business objectives to a high standard. Bridges technical and non-technical teams by translating business problems into technical solutions. Prioritizes features based on business impact, with a track record of delivering products that drive measurable business outcomes.
Work experience
Product Manager
Runewerk S.A
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 10 months
Remote
– Delivered full-stack financial web application coordinating cross-functional teams across 3 time zones (Germany/Japan/Paraguay), translating client stakeholder's requirements (C-suite, marketing, legal, finance) into technical specifications and managing product roadmap from concept to launch. – Grew loan applications by 300% by defining product strategy and UX requirements for financial platform, prioritizing feature development based on quantitative user research and business impact analysis. – Decreased loan processing time from 3 days to 3 hours by architecting API integration with legacy credit systems and launching admin CRM portal with analytics dashboard, automating workflow that eliminated manual touchpoints, enabling non-technical staff to manage interest rates, regulatory documents, and send real-time updates of loan requests to customers. – Currently developing Al-powered onboarding agent for enterprise clients, conducting user research and building MVP to validate product-market fit with potential investors.
Business Analyst
Wundermart GmbH
Jun 2024 - Sep 2025
1 year 4 months
Remote
– Eliminated €25K in recurring annual software costs by conducting user research with Operations team, leading build-vs-buy analysis of warehouse management solutions and defining product roadmap that replaced "Picqer" tool with custom internal tooling. – Reduced staffing requirements by 66% (3 FTE to 1) by designing ERP revamp roadmap that eliminated manual data entry bottlenecks through automated product data sync, streamlined warehouse-to-hotel ordering flows, and automated dynamic pricing updates. – Accelerated feature delivery cycle time by 50% (from 2 quarters to 1) improving Product team responsiveness to operational requests by implementing structured intake workflow between Operations/Supply Chain and Product teams, replacing ad-hoc requests. – Cut average on-site technical support time by ~1 hour per visit across 220+ PoS locations by developing status indicators (internet/VPN/database) and remote SSH log access, enabling IT support teams to diagnose terminal issues without requiring technicians to physically connect and relay diagnostics. – Cleared 60% feature request backlog by conducting user research on internal ERP, refactoring 30+ poorly defined requests from Operations and Supply Chain teams and delivering prioritized product roadmap approved by COO and Product Owner.
Alpakas GmbH
Oct 2021 - Jul 2023
1 year 10 months
Berlin, Germany
Operations Manager
Oct 2021 - Jul 2023
1 year 10 months
Berlin, Germany
– Promoted to Operations Manager within 3 months and led 35+ member warehouse team for last-mile grocery delivery operation. – Scaled order capacity by 300% from 15 to 60 daily orders (peak: 95) by redesigning 1.200 m² warehouse layout to optimize picking routes and time, minimizing fulfillment errors. – Developed 3 high-performers into leadership roles by identifying potential in warehouse associates and delivery riders, promoting and training 2 shift managers and 1 rider manager. – Built repeatable, scalable collaboration framework by implementing structured Asana workflow that eliminated communication bottlenecks and replaced ad-hoc Slack/call requests with standardized ticketing process.
Production Manager
Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
3 months
Berlin, Germany
– Increased top product output by 30% by analyzing sales data in Tableau to identify best-sellers and design prioritized replenishment workflows that eliminated stockouts of high-demand items. – Cut material waste by 25% by optimizing inventory management and production workflows.
Hotel Manager
Las Calas Boutique Hotel
Jan 2020 - Mar 2021
1 year 3 months
Asunción, Paraguay
– Maintained an occupancy rate above 70% vs 35% industry average during the COVID-19 pandemic through effective marketing strategies. – Elevated the hotel online ratings from 3.5 to 4.5 and the guest experience by designing a contactless check-in/out process, raising the standards of service and quality.
Operations Manager
Bajo Cero S.A
Oct 2012 - Dec 2014
2 years 3 months
Asunción, Paraguay
– Promoted to Operations Manager within 4 months and led a production and delivery team of over 10 people for an ice factory which operated 24/7. – Increased production and storage efficiency by 35% by designing and executing effective production workflows.
Education
CODE University of Applied Sciences
BSc, Software Engineering
2018 - 2021
3 years 1 month
– Built learning resources database with search functionality and crowdsourced submission, serving 200+ students and faculty
Universidad Nacional
License, Public Translator & Interpreter
2016 - 2017
1 year 1 month
– Translated technical documentation of proposals from South Korean development agency (KOICA)
Universidad San Carlos
BSc, Agricultural Engineering
2015 - 2017
2 years 1 month
– Established 3-hectare for-profit-farm to test bio-growing practices learned in coursework
Licenses & certifications
Certificate in Full-Stack Software Engineering
Issued: Jan 2023