Axel Klitscher

AI Transformation Manager and Lead

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Tutzing, Germany

Experience

Sep 2025 - Present
4 months

AI Transformation Manager and Lead

Hörmann AI-Academy

Feb 2023 - Present
2 years 11 months

Senior Consultant & Academy Director

T&O Unternehmensberatung GmbH

  • Building the T&O Academy
  • Designing and overseeing internal and external management and leadership training programs
Jan 2016 - Nov 2022
6 years 11 months

Train the Trainer

Commax Akademie

  • Designing and delivering internal and external train-the-trainer programs
Mar 2014 - Nov 2022
8 years 9 months

Senior Consultant, Trainer & Coach

Commax Consulting GmbH & Co. KG

  • Designing, conducting, and managing training sessions and workshops on leadership, sales, change, New Work, team development, and trainer training
Oct 2012 - Present
13 years 3 months

Senior Consultant, Trainer & Coach

Self-Employed

  • Specialized in personal leadership, change, leadership development, and AI-supported business systems
Oct 2012 - Apr 2017
4 years 7 months

Owner (Franchise Partner)

Crestcom Leadership Akademie

  • Conducted business and leadership training courses for mid-sized companies

Leadership Framework & International Rollout Planning

Klitscher Consulting

  • Introduced a new leadership framework for a Europe-wide company in the circular economy sector
  • Led a two-day leadership workshop and rollout in Germany, Poland, Italy, the USA, and the Benelux region

AI Enablement & Business Systemization for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Klitscher Consulting

  • Supported small and medium-sized businesses in implementing AI-driven processes to boost efficiency, streamline offerings, and scale digitally
  • Developed a modular enablement program based on MISSION 6.0 – tailored to SME needs, skill shortages, and operational bottlenecks
  • Focus areas: standardizing core processes, deploying GPT-based assistants in sales & service, building internal AI expertise (“AI Navigators”), as well as accompanying leadership training and change coaching
  • Goal: tangible relief and future-proof business models

Logistics Transformation & Leadership Training Support

Klitscher Consulting

  • Designed and delivered a multi-module development program to qualify leaders in operational logistics for a leading retail company with over 20 logistics locations across Europe

Train-the-Trainer Programs for Internal Trainers

Klitscher Consulting

  • Designed and delivered practical train-the-trainer programs for international companies in construction, furniture retail, and DIY sectors
  • Goal: developing internal trainer expertise to ensure sustainable learning processes and behavior change in the company

Sales Training & Strategy Work

Klitscher Consulting

  • Long-term support of a national sales organization in the premium segment
  • Implementation of a consistent training concept across all levels of sales staff up to the executive level with content on sales strategy, leadership, coaching, and train-the-trainer programs for regional managers

"New to Leadership" – Onboarding Program for Managers

Klitscher Consulting

  • Development of a company-wide development program for newly appointed managers in international retail
  • Multi-stage curriculum over several months, tailored to different hierarchy levels with focus on self-leadership, communication, and leadership responsibility

Summary

I support people in leadership roles to stay effective under complex conditions – through structure, self-leadership, clarity, and a robust execution system. As an AI integration manager, senior consultant, and train-the-trainer, I combine military-inspired leadership principles with strategic execution and smart AI usage.

Empowering people to stay in control of their thinking, decision-making, and actions – with clarity, a system, AI support, and a bulletproof mission mindset. I help experts, leaders, and teams effectively integrate artificial intelligence into their daily work – not as a gimmick, but as a concrete productivity lever. To do this, I translate complex technology into simple, tangible applications: We identify friction points such as tool overload, trust gaps, or workflow bottlenecks and build practical AI onboarding processes. Through pilot programs, templates, training sessions, and on-the-job coaching, we create an efficient, AI-supported daily routine that runs – not paralyzes.

I work as an equal partner, ask questions others don’t, and build structures where otherwise only impulses would remain. With my 5-System framework, I combine self-leadership, business strategy, and AI integration – for leadership in change processes that delivers results. And for organizations that want to stay future-ready with AI, clarity, and responsibility.

Skills

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Integration Of Ai Into Training And Leadership Systems
  • Ai-supported Automation Of Business Processes
  • Leadership
  • Strategic Leadership Development
  • Lateral And Disciplinary Leadership
  • Coaching And Training For Leaders At All Levels
  • New Work & Transformation
  • Change Management
  • Culture Development
  • Self-leadership And New Learning
  • Team Development
  • Remote & In-person Formats
  • Multi-source Feedback & Role Clarification
  • Systemic Development Of High-performance Teams

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

EBS Finance Academy

Financial Economist · Germany

University of the Bundeswehr Munich

Diploma in Business Administration, Human Resources Management and International Management · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Accredited Insights-MDI® Consultant

Tandem Parachute Pilot

LMI Course Instructor

Leadership Management International

Life Styles Inventory Accreditation Program

human synergistics

Methodical Work with Seminar Actors in Training and Coaching

Institut Synergie

NLP Trainer

fresh academy / Richard Bandler

Ski Instructor & Mountain Bike Guide

DAV

Systemic Coach Practitioner and Master

Competence on Top

Train the Trainer

JH Akademie

Certified AI Trainer

AI Training Institute

Certified DiSG® Trainer

Certified Team Developer & Team Coach

Competence on Top

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