Head of Product Design & Research (VP)
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Skills
digital assets, Identity Management, User Experience, Data Science, React, software architecture, mobile and web development, DLT, IoT and infrastructure. TS, C#, Java, Rust, scalability, ui design, analytics
Project history
12/2018
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06/2020
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Leading User Experience, 20 designers, 12 researchers and 4 writers
Budget 2.7 Mio Euro
Responsible for the design of all digital products. Defining the strategic
direction of the product portfolio, reporting into the CPO.
Built the team to 36 from 3, introduced qualitative research and close
collaboration with Data and Data Science. Created a writer's department
responsible for content strategy and internalization.
Change management introducing product development processes.
Establishing strategic goal-oriented and data-based performance indicators.
Development of a modular, extensible interaction achitecture for b2c
customers to guide product expansion into new mobility choices. Strategic
redeployment and data enablement for driver products; introduction of a
React-based design system for b2b. Introduction and implementation of a
new digital brand.
Research on fundamental user needs and exploration of data sources for
urban mobility to guide definition of New Mobility services. Decision
Framework for Operations to help understand potential of new mobility
services, bringing together collected quantitative and qualitative data and
enriching the model with Open Mobility Data.
Leading User Experience, 20 designers, 12 researchers and 4 writers
Budget 2.7 Mio Euro
Responsible for the design of all digital products. Defining the strategic
direction of the product portfolio, reporting into the CPO.
Built the team to 36 from 3, introduced qualitative research and close
collaboration with Data and Data Science. Created a writer's department
responsible for content strategy and internalization.
Change management introducing product development processes.
Establishing strategic goal-oriented and data-based performance indicators.
Development of a modular, extensible interaction achitecture for b2c
customers to guide product expansion into new mobility choices. Strategic
redeployment and data enablement for driver products; introduction of a
React-based design system for b2b. Introduction and implementation of a
new digital brand.
Research on fundamental user needs and exploration of data sources for
urban mobility to guide definition of New Mobility services. Decision
Framework for Operations to help understand potential of new mobility
services, bringing together collected quantitative and qualitative data and
enriching the model with Open Mobility Data.
07/2013
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11/2018
Vice President User Experience & User Care
XING SE
XING SE
Leading Design Department: 59 designers, 9 researchers, 4 texters and 30
customer associates. Budget 3 Mio Euro
Responsible for leading and developing Design and User Experience for all
business units. Driving the design strategy, reporting into CPO.
Finding talent and developing the UX culture & organization; we rebuilt the
product experience, created & introduced digital branding, established crossplatform
design systems, rebuilt channels and defined tone-of-voice &
content strategy; growing a team of designers, researchers, copywriters and
design-ops.
Leading Design Department: 59 designers, 9 researchers, 4 texters and 30
customer associates. Budget 3 Mio Euro
Responsible for leading and developing Design and User Experience for all
business units. Driving the design strategy, reporting into CPO.
Finding talent and developing the UX culture & organization; we rebuilt the
product experience, created & introduced digital branding, established crossplatform
design systems, rebuilt channels and defined tone-of-voice &
content strategy; growing a team of designers, researchers, copywriters and
design-ops.
03/2011
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06/2013
Head of Research & Advanced Design
Nokia / HERE Deutschland GmbH
Nokia / HERE Deutschland GmbH
Leading Research & Development,11 researchers, 3 designers
Budget 4 Mio Euro
maps! scaling qualitative and quantitative research across the product
organisation at Berlin headquarters, interfacing with London and Chicago
offices; enabling strategy shift to b2b and driving future opportunities in
automotive
Leading Research & Development,11 researchers, 3 designers
Budget 4 Mio Euro
maps! scaling qualitative and quantitative research across the product
organisation at Berlin headquarters, interfacing with London and Chicago
offices; enabling strategy shift to b2b and driving future opportunities in
automotive
10/2008
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03/2011
Lecturer
HAW
software architecture, received call for professorship at TH Nürnberg
11/2006
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02/2011
Principal Consultant & Senior Software Architect
C1 WPS Strategy consultants, part of C1-Group
developing strategies for creating future-proof development organizations in
complex corporations; introducing product management methodologies and
identifying processes, new technologies and mindsets; integrating with
existing culture and legacy software
developing strategies for creating future-proof development organizations in
complex corporations; introducing product management methodologies and
identifying processes, new technologies and mindsets; integrating with
existing culture and legacy software
10/2001
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09/2006
Postgraduate Researcher
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg Research Group Prof. Dr. Horst Oberquelle
dynamics of Web interaction; analyzing software architectures, harvesting
and analyzing data on longitudinal browsing behavior and evaluation of
forthcoming W3C standards
dynamics of Web interaction; analyzing software architectures, harvesting
and analyzing data on longitudinal browsing behavior and evaluation of
forthcoming W3C standards
Local Availability
Open to travel worldwide
