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Chief Operating Officer
foobar Agency

2023 - today

Spearheaded the re-definition of company strategy and positioning, aligning organizational objectives with market demands and opportunities.
Conceptualized and implemented strategic growth initiatives, identifying key areas for organizational expansion and development.
Led the restructuring of the project and delivery organization, optimizing workflow efficiency and resource allocation.
Implemented an integrated Key Performance Indicator (KPI) system to facilitate continuous performance management, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Streamlined financial reporting procedures and processes, enhancing transparency and accuracy in financial operations.

2019 - 2023

Co-founder of the corporate venture IconicFinance GmbH, a company of Allianz
Oversaw and managed the investment
Defined the initial and pivoted company strategy, modeled business cases and scenarios, shaped product vision and product-market-fit, and executed product delivery within the agreed rules of conduct from the company's board
Built up a team of 70+ internal and external international team members (Germany, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Swiss, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, UK, Spain) in under 6 months and delivered a personal finance management platform called Heymoney along with an associated customer app
Managed the end-to-end product delivery cycle (product management, UX/UI design, development, data analytics) and operations (legal, finance, compliance, GDPR, HR)
Managed sales pipeline with multiple Allianz sales partners (banks, broker pools, corporate broker)
Reporting to a governance board composed of board members from various AZ entities

2018 - 2019

Achieved revenue uplift YoY of 50% and EBITDA uplift YoY of 70%
Re-organized the company’s B2B SaaS FinTech product segment (“Finlytics” bank transaction data analytics software)
Closed multiyear services contract with leading German banking partner for the SaaS FinTech platform
Managed and coordinated the post-merger integration phase of Aboalarm GmbH into the P7S1 group processes and structure
Re-structured and managed the product, project, technology, operations, and finance teams
Supervised the introduction, strategic planning, and execution of the product roadmap
Developed the product management methodology and agile development framework

2012 - 2018

2015 - 2017 VP Business Applications Portfolio & Project Management

Established and managed the portfolio and project management department
Designed and implemented portfolio and project management methods to improve project success rates (e.g. by applying stage/gate processes, prioritization mechanism, cross-functional steering committees)
Planned and governed enterprise IT investment roadmaps (double million digit) in the areas of sales, broadcasting, data, and corporate functions
Advised CIO departments with best practices methodologies for project governance and execution
Led strategic core projects as overall program manager
Advised digital transformation programs with best practices
Provided professional and disciplined leadership as head of internal and external project managers

2014 - 2015 Vice President Technology & Innovation

Shaped and managed the Technology & Innovation department for the newly appointed CTO as well as organized the design of the overall CTO organizational structure
Supervised the strategic planning, budgeting, and operational delivery of digital services and products utilizing a newly implemented near-shore network
Executed the roll-out of digital services and products in various business units (e.g. single-sign-on platform, eCommerce payment platform, hybrid cloud foundation, data and analytics foundation)
Supported the CTO in developing a digital transformation model and strategy to optimize the group-wide technology roadmap (incl. digital technology strategy, project portfolio management and governance approach, delivery and operating model, technology foundation principles, sourcing and capability management)
Established and managed a digital innovation team to identify and evaluate digital technology trends; kicked-off a conference series for digital entertainment

2012 - 2014 (Director Operations; P7S1 Digital)

Supported the organizational and operational set up of the newly founded multi-channel network ‘studio71’
Led the ‘studio71’ process and technology integration project
Set up and managed the „Business Operations“ department
Designed and rolled-out the strategic and operational project and portfolio management (PPM) processes
Designed and implemented a PMO to create transparency and cost efficiency within the diversified product and project portfolio
Applied the PPM framework to the entire digital entertainment cluster and managed the cluster's project and investment roadmap
Launched the process management discipline while designing and optimizing cross-organizational core processes

2006 - 2012

Responsible for business development and project delivery
Negotiated multiyear project roll-out contracts (sales pipeline management, project calculation, resource allocation, scope definition)
Led international B2E projects for process and system roll-outs with high single-digit million project volume
Responsible for core project roll-out and go-to-market activities in USA, China, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Germany and Austria
Responsible for project planning, project management and execution, project controlling and reporting, development of project delivery methods, scope and deliverable management, and contract management

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