Anna Dirr, Product Manager in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
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Anna Dirr

Verified Expert  in Product Management

Product Manager

Location
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Toptal Member Since
January 17, 2022

Anna is a product manager with experience in international agile product building and project management. She has restructured B2C and B2B products and operations processes ensuring high efficiency and user-friendliness. She has met stringent GDPR compliance protocols, delivered high-security ID verification services, and served as the head of operations and campaign manager on projects. Anna has a passion for startups and enjoys agile environments and supporting client's products.

Project Highlights

Launch of Museum App
Managed the launch of a museum app for the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.
Integration of Third-party ID Verification Services
Product manager for the integration of IDnow's AutoIdent on my client's platform resulting in increased data quality, comprehensive product offerings, and higher revenues.
Redesign of B2B Product
Year-long redesign of the B2C product offering more flexibility in product offering and pricing.

Expertise

Work Experience

Freelance Project and Product Manager

2015 - PRESENT
Self-employed
  • Provided project and product management services for various projects.
  • Conducted strategic workshops for product relaunches and product planning.
  • Analyzed and presented survey results for a consulting firm.
  • Conducted critical review and analysis of startup MVP launches.

Project Manager

2022 - 2022
Collecto
  • Launched a museum app for the Pinakothek der Moderne, one of the greatest collectors of artworks in Europe.
  • Scoped the MVP version of the app based on the client's budget and timeframe.
  • Communicated progress and challenges to the client.
  • Managed the product backlog and prioritized future product features and improvements.

Head of Operations

2017 - 2022
TrueProfile.io / DataFlow Group
  • Developed high-level MVP architecture for the service platform TrueProfile.io.
  • Streamlined operational processes and coordinated the international team.
  • Drove the product vision, go-to-market strategy, and product conception and development.

Campaign Manager

2016 - 2017
Invesdor
  • Built a new investment platform, including unique USP and campaign concepts.
  • Coordinated and executed crowdfunding campaigns (€2+ million funding).
  • Assisted with the merger of Kapilendo and Venturate.

Assistant Manager and Director of Crowdfunding

2016 - 2016
Invesdor
  • Coordinated and created several crowdfunding campaigns.
  • Led product management, along with IT coordination, for new features.
  • Directed the responsibilities within the startup team.

Launch of Museum App

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/pinakothek-der-moderne-app/id1631973666

Managed the launch of a museum app for the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.

The Pinakothek der Moderne is one of the greatest collectors of artworks in Europe. With a design and development team, we replaced their audio guides with an app MVP based on a new walk concept. I scoped the MVP based on budget and time constraints and created a backlog for features I discussed with the client.

Integration of Third-party ID Verification Services

https://member.trueprofile.io/lp/id-verification

Product manager for the integration of IDnow's AutoIdent on my client's platform resulting in increased data quality, comprehensive product offerings, and higher revenues.

To ensure the highest quality of our customers' identity data, I led the integration of IDnow's AutoIdent on my client's platform. IDnow's AI-powered ID verification allows us to verify our customer's identities within minutes, ensuring they are the person they claim to be. Previously, no proper verification of this kind of user data was conducted.

The integration contains:
-Design of new user flows, including additional user guidance and error handling.
-API to IDnow to create cases and receive results.
-Creation of a new blockchain report document containing verification results.
-Display of verification results in the customer's profile.
-Briefing of the operations team to troubleshoot and manage customer questions.

The new ID verification service has opened up a new revenue stream and convinced B2B customers to choose our services.

Redesign of B2B Product

https://www.trueprofile.io/partner/verify

Year-long redesign of the B2C product offering more flexibility in product offering and pricing.

My client is offering document verification as a service to B2B customers who want to verify their employees or applicants. As the previous B2B product was too stiff to meet the customers' needs, a year-long redesign of the B2B product ensured customer satisfaction and attractiveness for new clients. The new solution allowed the B2B customers to customize their own verification packages, invite employees and customers to verify their documents, and receive the verification results.

The redesign included:

-Flexible bundling of different products and services into client packages.
-Flexible pricing of products and services based on client settings (amount of payment, paying user).
-Inclusion of different payment options: Upfront, on-demand, on account.
-Option to customize the look and feel of client packages.
-Feature to invite employees and applicants to start the pre-selected verification of documents.
-Improved user experience within B2C and B2B accounts.
-Option to manage processes via API from common HR platforms.

New Operation Flow Designs within Airtable

Designed new operation flows to manage incoming applications for posted job ads.

As my client had launched a new job platform, the operations processes for the following tasks needed to be designed:

-Reviewing applications
-Collecting missing information
-Following up with applicants
-Submitting applications to recruiters

The built solution ensures full flexibility regarding the number of job ads, change of job requirements, number of applications per applicant, and the number of team members working on incoming applications. The recruiters can access real-time applicant data allowing for quick turnaround times and feedback loops.

Update of Terms & Conditions and Privacy Notice to meet GDPR Requirements

Updating the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Notice for both B2C and B2B users ensured GDPR compliant processes and products.

As a product manager, I ensured that the current product and new features met GDPR requirements. I collaborated with my client's lawyers to ensure compliance. The yearly reviews by external audit teams have all been passed without issue.
2017 - 2018

Master's Degree in Computing and IT

University of St Andrews - St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

2014 - 2015

Double Bachelor Degree in International Business Administration

Tongji University - Shanghai, China

2011 - 2014

Double Bachelor Degree in International Business Administration

WFI - Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany,

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