Christoph M.

Interim Leadership, Digital Consulting & Change Management

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jul 2020 - Present
5 years 6 months
Berlin, Germany

Interim Leadership, Digital Consulting & Change Management

Self-employed

  • As an interim leader, I work effectively at lower and middle management levels for my clients, set up agile project structures, and lead interdisciplinary teams. My focus is always on the clients’ needs and goals.

  • My main areas are building efficient structures, promoting business development, and working closely with top management on strategic challenges. I also address overarching organizational issues, focusing on both the organization and its members.

  • Optimizing growth strategy and business development for clients in retail, tourism, and media

  • Strategically managing RFPs and pitches with financial responsibility

  • Leading interdisciplinary teams to scale digital business models

  • Developing new sales channels and upselling opportunities, especially in digital platforms

Dec 2014 - Jun 2020
5 years 7 months
Berlin, Germany

Managing Director

SinnerSchrader Swipe GmbH (now: Accenture Song)

  • Managing director and studio lead for the SinnerSchrader locations in Berlin and Hamburg, specialized in experience design, consulting, and software development

  • Involvement in digital transformation topics for corporate clients at other SinnerSchrader locations and facilitating smooth, productive collaboration

  • Full revenue responsibility with actual revenues up to €7.9M and financial accountability for the Health & Public Services and Financial Services segments within the Accenture organization

  • Independent personnel management and full leadership of internal change and cultural processes after company acquisitions

  • Expansion and optimization of company processes in time tracking, controlling, reporting, and organizational workflows

  • Increased business volume from €2.6M (2014/2015) to €7.9M (2019/2020)

  • Pitch successes for clients such as Europa Park, Hamburger Hochbahn, Motel One, McDonald’s Switzerland, AOK

  • Established and grew a strategy offering with three team members and built a director level in the core disciplines

  • Significant expansion of existing mobile business for clients including Allianz, Telefónica, Hamburger Sparkasse

Aug 2013 - Nov 2014
1 year 4 months
Hamburg, Germany

Digital Product Management

Self-employed

  • Freelance work for digital agencies in Hamburg, interim management for projects at various development stages with a focus on consulting, project, and product management

  • Head of Platform for curved.de, a lifestyle content platform in a joint venture between SinnerSchrader Group and Telefónica

Oct 2010 - Jul 2013
2 years 10 months
Hamburg, Germany

Key Account Manager

Cellular GmbH (now: JAKALA Germany)

  • Responsible for account management of BASE and E-Plus mobile web and app offerings (now part of Telefónica), OTTO’s hybrid applications, and the mobile app and web offerings of various Gruner & Jahr publications (stern, Brigitte, Financial Times Deutschland), as well as ECE Marketplaces

  • Independently driving new client acquisition and representing the company at trade shows and conferences

  • Improved App Store reviews to "4 stars" after relaunch of BASE applications

  • Project responsibility for implementing a mobile pilot project at the Alstertal shopping center in Hamburg with 240 shops and 38,000 daily visitors

  • Responsible for the RFP and partnership for the "Google Start Mobile Initiative"

Aug 2008 - Sep 2010
2 years 2 months
Hamburg, Germany
On-site

Account Manager

SinnerSchrader Group (now: Accenture Song)

  • Entry-level role in junior account management with a focus on on-site campaign management, maintenance, and incremental development for TUIfly.com and Jet4You, airlines of the TUI Group

  • Ensured weekly campaigns on TUIfly.com, a high-traffic e-commerce site with about 5 million visits per month

  • Supported a pitch for the computer-based music production manufacturer Native Instruments

Aug 2008 - Sep 2010
2 years 2 months
Hamburg, Germany

Graduate & Working Student

ZEIT Online GmbH

  • Worked in online marketing and business development, supported ad management for in-house campaigns, and wrote my thesis in cooperation with the company

  • Published the thesis with VWH Verlag in 2008: Mörl, C., Groß, M. "Social Networks on the Internet – An Analysis of Monetization Possibilities and the Development of an Integrated Business Model"

Summary

  • 15+ years of experience in digital transformation, product development, and corporate management
  • P&L responsibility for up to €8M in revenue, sustainable EBIT growth, and business expansion in complex markets
  • Building and scaling digital business models in finance, health, mobility & public services
  • Leadership & change management: enabling teams, successful post-acquisition integrations, cultural and structural transformation
  • Technology and AI expertise: developing platform strategies, introducing agile methods, using AI to boost efficiency and innovation
  • Board and C-level experience as Managing Director of a leading digital agency, close collaboration with corporate boards and shareholders

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Sep 2023 - Nov 2024

isi - Institute for Systemic Impulses (Berlin)

Systemic Organizational Development · Berlin, Germany

May 2021 - Nov 2022

isi - Institute for Systemic Impulses (Berlin)

Systemic Business Coaching · Berlin, Germany

Sep 2001 - Nov 2007

Leuphana University

Diploma in Business Administration, focus on e-business, marketing & logistics · Lüneburg, Germany · good

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