Jan-Christian Voigt

Product Leadership | Agile Project Management | Digital Transformation | Fokus: Connecting people, disciplines & ideas – to create meaningful impact

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

About

I’m a versatile product and transformation leader with 20+ years of experience in digital product development, agile project delivery, and cross-functional leadership – combining analytical thinking, people empathy, and structured execution. What drives me: connecting people, disciplines, and ideas – to create meaningful impact. I’ve successfully led large platform initiatives, coached high-performing teams, and delivered complex projects at the intersection of strategy and implementation. Whether in product ownership, project leadership or as a coach for agile teams, I bring focus, structure, and curiosity into every collaboration. My leadership style is grounded in clarity, trust and continuous learning. With a strong belief in the power of agile methods and shared ownership, I aim to build resilient teams and deliver solutions that matter. 🔹 Strengths: Analytical | Relator | Learner | Responsibility | Arranger (orchestrating complexity) 🔹 Certified: Product Owner (agile42), Scrum Master (oose), Prince2 (APMG) 🔹 Topics I care about: Agile Leadership, Digital Platforms, Method-Driven Collaboration, Coaching Culture Let’s connect if you’re passionate about making strategy work, shaping digital transformation, or just enjoy talking product over a good coffee ☕

Experience

  • Managing Director Product Reach at FUNKE
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • RTL Deutschland (Hamburg, Deutschland)
    • Managing Director Product Reach
      Jul 2023 - Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      - Product Lead und People Lead - Umsetzung der KI-Strategie im KI-Expertenteam - Transformation und Aufbau eCommerce-Geschäfte - Agile Projektleitung in crossfunktionalen Teams

    • Head of Product Development
      Jan 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

      - Product Lead für Frontend- und Backend-Entwicklung - Agile Produktentwicklung im Product Owner Team - People Lead, Teamleitung und Change Management

  • Gruner + Jahr (Hamburg, Deutschland · On-site)
    • Head of Product Development
      2015 - 2021 · 6 yrs

      - Product Lead für Frontend- und Backend-Entwicklung - Projektleitung für Entwicklung einer gemeinsamen Frontend-Plattform - Projektleitung für Migrationsprojekte - People Lead, Teamleitung und Change Management

    • Senior Projektmanager
      2013 - 2015 · 2 yrs

      - Aufbau Projektmanagement-Office (PMO) - Projektleitung für Relaunch- und Redesign-Projekte - Produktverantwortung für vermarktungsgetriebene Content-Websites - Scrum Master für Projekt-Team zur Entwicklung einer mobilen Web-Plattform

  • Projektleiter strategische Projekte at immowelt
    2011 - 2013 · 2 yrs

    - Aufbau Projektmanagement-Office (PMO) - Etablieren von Projektmanagement-Standards in agilem Umfeld - Einführung Stage-Gate-Prozess zur Steuerung des Projektportfolios - Agiles Projektmanagement für konkrete Projekte

  • Senior Produkt Manager at Parship Group
    2008 - 2011 · 3 yrs

    - Projektmanagement Website-Relaunch - Einführung Scrum als Product Owner - Produktstrategie, Roadmap, User Stories, Backlog - Product Owner Mobile (Apps + Web)