Natalie Benes

Natalie Benes currently serves as Leitung (Agile) Project Management at ÖBB since July 2025. Prior to this, Natalie held roles including Chief Product Owner at REWE International AG from October 2021 to June 2025, and IT-Business Partner at Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG from August 2020 to October 2021. Experience at Sky Deutschland GmbH spanned from October 2013 to July 2020, where responsibilities included Director of CRM & Billing and Director of IT Demand & Portfolio Management, among others. Earlier roles included Project Manager at Telefónica Germany, focusing on fixed-line/DSL activation, and Product Designer at GIP, specializing in HCM software products. Natalie began professional training with a legal internship at Oberlandesgericht Wien and gained initial experience as a working student at Kanzlei Dr. Spitzy & Dr. Lenzinger. Academic qualifications include a Diplom in Rechtswissenschaften from the University of Vienna, an MBA from FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management, and attendance at Jagiellonian University.