Tanja Scheliessnig
About Tanja Scheliessnig
Tanja Scheliessnig is a Senior Project Manager for Public Grants at Bitmovin, where she has worked since 2022. With over 13 years of experience in managing innovation-driven projects, she specializes in securing funding opportunities and enhancing inter-departmental collaboration.
Work at Bitmovin
Tanja Scheliessnig has been employed at Bitmovin since 2022 as a Senior Project Manager Public Grants. In this role, she is responsible for researching, identifying, and prioritizing new funding opportunities across various departments, including R&D, HR, and Marketing. She acts as the primary contact for public funding requests and coordinates external project audits to ensure compliance. Tanja also advocates for collaborative workflows between departments to enhance project team efficiency. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Finance Operations Specialist & Public Grants at Bitmovin from 2021 to 2022 and as a Finance Operations Specialist from 2019 to 2021.
Education and Expertise
Tanja Scheliessnig studied at IMC Fachhochschule Krems, where she earned a Mag. (FH) in Export-oriented Management EU-ASEAN–NAFTA from 2005 to 2009. She also attended Universität Klagenfurt, studying Applied Business Administration from 2004 to 2005. With over 13 years of experience, Tanja specializes in strategic and operative design, management, and controlling of innovation-driven and R&D projects. She has expertise in coaching and consulting early-stage startups, focusing on innovation strategy, lean startup methodologies, digital business model development, financing, and go-to-market strategies.
Background
Tanja Scheliessnig has a diverse professional background, having worked in various roles across multiple organizations. She began her career with a traineeship at RZB Finance LLC in 2007 and later completed another traineeship at Austrian Airlines in 2008. Tanja worked at TECHNIKON GmbH as Project Management & Controlling from 2009 to 2011 and held positions at build! Gründerzentrum Kärnten from 2012 to 2019, where she served as Assistant to the CEO & Office Management and later in Consulting, Project Management & Controlling.
Achievements
In her current role at Bitmovin, Tanja Scheliessnig plays a key role in project design and program-specific storytelling to secure public grants. She coordinates and handles external project audits, ensuring compliance and successful outcomes. Her efforts in advocating for collaborative workflows between departments have enhanced inter-departmental coordination and project team efficiency. Tanja's extensive experience in managing innovation-driven projects contributes to her effectiveness in her current position.