Tanja Bach
About Tanja Bach
Tanja Bach is a Lead Business Analyst at ThoughtWorks, with extensive experience in product management and development across various companies in Europe. She holds degrees in Business Administration and Services Marketing, and is fluent in four languages.
Current Role at ThoughtWorks
Tanja Bach serves as a Lead Business Analyst at ThoughtWorks since 2019. In this role, she applies her extensive experience in product management and agile methodologies to drive product development. Her focus is on understanding customer needs and translating them into actionable requirements. Tanja collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery and enhances stakeholder engagement.
Previous Experience in Product Management
Tanja Bach has held several key positions in product management prior to her current role. She worked as a Senior Product Owner at GASTROFIX GmbH from 2017 to 2018, where she contributed to product strategy and development in the Berlin Area. Before that, she was a Product Owner at Budgetplaces.com for five years, from 2012 to 2017, in Barcelona, focusing on product lifecycle management. Additionally, she served as Lead Product Manager at Aedgency for one year in 2009.
Educational Background
Tanja Bach has a diverse educational background. She studied at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, earning a degree in Business Administration with majors in Logistics Management, Marketing, and International Management from 1994 to 2000. Additionally, she attended Ryerson University, where she focused on Services Marketing and Logistics Management for one year in 1998. Tanja also studied at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, achieving a qualification in English, French, and Foreign Trade.
Skills and Expertise
Tanja Bach possesses strong organizational, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. She is fluent in four languages: English, German, Spanish, and French. Tanja is a Certified Scrum Product Owner, with expertise in ideation, requirements engineering, UX design, and usability testing. Her passion for agile and lean principles drives her commitment to delivering products that meet customer expectations.
Entrepreneurial Experience
Tanja has entrepreneurial experience as a co-founder and Managing Director of Teltix GmbH from 2001 to 2005. This role provided her with insights into the challenges of establishing a new online business. She also operated tb digital, a digital project management and usability consulting firm, from 2010 to 2012, further enhancing her expertise in managing digital projects.