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Adeel Khalid Bajwa

Adeel Khalid Bajwa

Hamburg, Germany

Summary

Senior Product Owner with 7+ years of experience delivering a portfolio of digital products in fast-paced technology environments. Skilled in people management, defining product strategy, prioritizing backlogs, working with cross-functional teams, and translating business goals into customer-centric solutions. Proven track record of driving commercial value, collaborating with stakeholders at all levels, and delivering successful products in complex international and regulated environments using agile methodologies.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior Product Owner

IDnow GmbH
Munich, Germany
2023.10 - Current

Products: DocIDV, IDnow VideoIdent and IDnow eID
Focus: Product strategy, growth, regulatory leadership, product expansion, and business outcomes.

  • Defined and executed product strategy for identity verification and onboarding solutions specified above.
  • Led conversion optimization initiatives for customers like N26 by improving onboarding journeys and user experience, resulting in increased customer completion rates and reduced onboarding friction.
  • Defined and executed a cost-reduction initiative for the eID product, successfully replacing a legacy service provider with a more cost-efficient solution that reduced verification costs by up to 80%.
  • Led the end-to-end development and market launch of DocIDV, a unified document verification platform that consolidated multiple identification methods into a single SDK, reducing integration complexity for customers while ensuring compliance with the European Accessibility Act and WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
  • Led customer migration initiatives for eID and DocIDV solutions, coordinating with cross-functional teams, developing migration documentation and enablement materials, conducting regular stakeholder reviews, and supporting customers throughout the transition to ensure successful adoption and minimal business disruption.
  • Collaborated with Security and Engineering teams to proactively identify and prioritize any potential vulnerabilities within the VideoIdent Web platform, ensuring compliance with internal security standards and secure customer onboarding experiences.
  • Participated in regulatory compliance and audit activities, ensuring timely adaptation to changing legal, audit, and market requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Maintained direct relationships with strategic customers, conducting regular feedback sessions and translating insights into roadmap priorities.
  • Enabled customer-facing teams through regular product demos and training, and sales enablement materials.

Product Owner

IDnow GmbH
Munich, Germany
2022.01 - 2023.10

Products: IDnow VideoIdent, IDnow eSign, and IDnow eID
Focus: Product ownership, optimization, compliance management, and customer-centric product evolution.

  • Owned the end-to-end delivery of product features and enhancements from discovery through launch and continuous improvement.
  • Partnered closely with UX and design teams to create intuitive and conversion-focused user journeys, ensuring customers could seamlessly complete identification and onboarding processes.
  • Defined and prioritized product roadmaps based on customer feedback, business objectives, regulatory requirements, and data insights.
  • Conducted customer workshops and feedback sessions to validate requirements and identify product enhancement opportunities.
  • Developed enablement materials and delivered training sessions for Sales, Customer Success, Support, and Operations teams.
  • Improved product documentation standards to support scalability, compliance, and customer adoption.
  • Organized product testing activities and coordinated successful releases across multiple product areas.

Junior Product Owner

IDnow GmbH
Munich, Germany
2020.10 - 2021.12

Products: IDnow VideoIdent and IDnow eID
Focus: Product execution, customer onboarding, analysis, testing, and operational support.

  • Supported the development and enhancement of IDnow VideoIdent and IDnow eID solutions.
  • Gathered and documented business and regulatory requirements, translating them into user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Conducted product testing and coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities to ensure release quality.
  • Collected and consolidated customer feedback to support product enhancements and roadmap decisions.
  • Supported backlog refinement and sprint planning activities within Agile development teams.
  • Collaborated with engineering, operations, and compliance teams to support product delivery and continuous improvement.

Product Delivery Manager

Shopistan
Lahore, Pakistan
2016.06 - 2017.09
  • Worked with cross-functional teams for the management and delivery of different products (retail websites, mobile and web applications)
  • Translated features into user stories within the product backlog, while managing and prioritizing them to reflect stakeholders' requirements
  • Managed project process by creating and managing product roadmaps, and tracked progress against milestones, KPIs, and budget requirements
  • Applied Agile methods and acted as the point of contact for all projects and products

Team Lead Digital Marketing

Shopistan
Lahore, Pakistan
2014.06 - 2016.05
  • Managed a portfolio of over 15 B2B and B2C clients, and created their SEO strategies based on keyword research and current rankings.
  • Developed quarterly marketing calendars and collaborated with other teams to enhance clients' website UX, content and conversion points.
  • Created go-to-market strategies based on detailed competitor analyses, market segmentation, buyer personas and value propositions.
  • Regularly led client presentations to discuss campaign performance based on ROI against established social media KPIs.

Education

M.Sc. - Consumer Affairs

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Munich, Germany
2017.10 - 2020.04

Semester Abroad - Erasmus Exchange Program - Economics

Lisbon School of Economics and Management
Lisbon, Portugal
2018.09 - 2019.02

Bachelor - Business Administration

Lahore School of Economics
Lahore, Pakistan
2010.10 - 2014.04

Skills

  • Analytics: Tableau, Google Analytics, Countly
  • Collaboration and Documentation: Jira, Confluence, Trello, Asana
  • UI/UX and Testing: Figma, InVision, Teston
  • Customer Feedback: SurveyMonkey, Google Forms

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Product Owner - Issued by Scrum.org
  • Leadership Fundamentals - Issued by LinkedIn
  • Agile Product Owner - Issued by LinkedIn

LANGUAGES

English
Fluent
German
Upper intermediate
Spanish
Elementary
Urdu
Fluent
Punjabi
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent

INTERNSHIPS

  • IDnow GmbH - Product management - Munich, Germany
  • Uniplaces - Written content ambassador - Lisbon, Germany
  • NavVis GmbH - Digital Marketing and Communication - Munich, Germany
  • Engro Foods Limited - Sales - Lahore, Pakistan
  • Rocket Internet - Product management - Lahore, Pakistan
  • The Coca-Cola Company - Sales - Lahore, Pakistan

Affiliations

  • Travel and cultural exploration
  • Learning languages
  • Tennis, Padel, Hiking and Fitness
  • Photography

Timeline

Senior Product Owner

IDnow GmbH
2023.10 - Current

Product Owner

IDnow GmbH
2022.01 - 2023.10

Junior Product Owner

IDnow GmbH
2020.10 - 2021.12

Semester Abroad - Erasmus Exchange Program - Economics

Lisbon School of Economics and Management
2018.09 - 2019.02

M.Sc. - Consumer Affairs

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
2017.10 - 2020.04

Product Delivery Manager

Shopistan
2016.06 - 2017.09

Team Lead Digital Marketing

Shopistan
2014.06 - 2016.05

Bachelor - Business Administration

Lahore School of Economics
2010.10 - 2014.04
Adeel Khalid Bajwa