Cardia Liang

Product Manager

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany28 yrs 1 mo experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in sustainable success for women in leadership.
Over 20 years of corporate leadership experience.
Strong focus on emotional steadiness and values-based decisions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert in the SaaS industry with a focus on user experience and operational efficiency.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementProject ManagementUser ExperienceConsultingSupply Chain Management

Other Skills

Product ServiceBusiness AnalysisTeam LeadershipProject DeliveryChange ManagementUser Experience (UX)Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Manufacturing Process ImprovementProject PlanningSourcingManagementLogisticsBudgetsSupply ChainGlobal Sourcing

About

Ambition is not the problem. But the way corporate systems condition us to measure ourselves often is. Over more than 20 years in corporate leadership environments, a consistent pattern became visible: High-performing women excel externally while quietly absorbing increasing internal pressure. They deliver results. They earn promotions. They carry responsibility with competence and composure. Yet over time, performance can become identity. And identity can become fragile. Corporate structures reward output. Titles. Visibility. Ratings. What they rarely protect is the person behind the performance. My writing focuses on ambitious women in corporate leadership who want success that lasts — not success that slowly costs them themselves. This is not about lowering ambition. It is about redefining the scorecard. Sustainable success requires: • Emotional steadiness under pressure • Decisions aligned with values rather than fear • A clear separation between performance and self-worth • Contribution that energizes rather than depletes When identity is no longer fused with output, leadership becomes grounded. Ambition becomes sustainable. Success becomes stabilizing instead of exhausting. Because success should strengthen you — not slowly erode you.

Experience

Adidas

6 roles

Senior Product Owner - Strategy and Programs

Promoted

Oct 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

Senior Product Owner for Material Lifecyle Management, MicroStrategy BI Operation Reporting
Key Contributions:
Achieved maximum level of customer satisfaction by managing business process requirement, system design, development and implementation to support the creation process and are integrated in adidas system landscape.
Created and maintained constructive relationships with the cross-departmental management team, such as sourcing, marketing, design, product development, Testing, T1, T2 suppliers
Designed, approved configurations, features and functionalities related to the products, responsible on products release roadmap.
Established the products mid-term and long-term vision, roadmap based on organization strategy priorities, created business cases and worked actively with Tech peers on the product development allocation based on quality, delivery, and price.
Leading high-performing product teams to supported global strategy programs and continued maintain operational efficiency
Ensured that the results of the organization's investment can be sustained following the conclusion of the program and continue realization of benefits of the products.

Product ServiceBusiness AnalysisTeam LeadershipProject DeliveryChange ManagementUser Experience (UX)+3

Senior Manager Systems and Tools, Advanced Creation

Aug 2017 – Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Managing the Material Lifecycle Management systems and tools and continue improving the user experience.

Business AnalysisTeam LeadershipProject DeliveryChange ManagementUser Experience (UX)Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)+3

Senior Business Consultant, GIT CC Sourcing

Promoted

Dec 2011 – Jul 2017 · 5 yrs 7 mos

Providing practical expertise service in order to recommend business users with advice, guidance, design and implementation consultancy
Manage business process requirement, system design, development and Implementation in accordance with business requirements
Project-manage projects with responsibilities for people and budgets.

Business AnalysisTeam LeadershipChange ManagementUser Experience (UX)Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Manufacturing Process Improvement+2

Planning Supervisor

Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 · 2 yrs

Assistant Planning manager, Supply Planning

Promoted

Aug 1998 – Dec 2011 · 13 yrs 4 mos

1. Worked with Global Supply Planning Footwear, T1 and T2 suppliers, Forwarders, Trading & Logistics, and all other departments to continually improve the quality of communication ( in regards to order confirmation, production and shipping arrangement) and provide efficient and effective solutions to the changing demands from the customers.
2. Worked closely with LOs and factory team members on continuous improvement tools to ensure all sourced products are planned and delivered according to customer demands;
3. Played a lead role in representing LO/factory to Global Project Leaders/system champions on planning system and projects from initial planning to rollout.

Team LeadershipSupply Chain Management