Christoph Neumann

Interim CTO eCommerce

Bischofsmais, Germany

Experience

Jan 2020 - Present
5 years 6 months

Interim CTO eCommerce

XXXL.Digital

  • Led tech-organization of 160+ FTEs (developers, scrum masters, QAs, test automation engineers, cloud engineers)
  • Challenged business cases and built bridge between shareholders, business and engineering
  • Restructured software development processes, organization, leadership team, and internal communications
  • Fostered cultural change by empowering and coaching teams
  • Right-sized number and size of agile teams, including restructuring of relationships with external partners
  • Reshaped technology leadership team and introduced new functional teams
Jan 2016 - Present
8 years 6 months

CEO, Founder

Gettechtalent GmbH

  • Bootstrapped vetted network of 500+ freelance consultants, digital experts, and software developers
  • Generated €2M revenue with team of seven, 18 months after incorporation
  • Acquired 50+ corporates and startup clients (e.g., Innogy, NextBike, Pets Deli, Daimler Trucks)
  • Set up and automated recruiting, sales, contracting and accounting processes by building custom web platform
Jan 2015 - Dec 2020
5 years

Strategy Consultant, Interim CxO, Interim Manager

Freelance

  • Delivered 30+ projects to startup and corporates as strategy consultant and interim CxO:
  • Built and scaled tech- and product team of “kurando” – a quick commerce online pharmacy
  • Defined Daimler Truck's “Expert Track”- a management trainee program to grow future tech leaders
  • Reduced tech team by 70% by insourcing offshore team and migrating from Android/iOS to ReactNative
  • Built AI platform to identify video trends, enabling client to rank among top 25 global social video networks
  • Sped up product development of LegalTech by 25% by proposing agile product management processes
  • Designed Porsche Consulting's future HR IT landscape, to enable best-practice HR for 600+ consultants
  • Conducted Tech-DDs and advised C-Level on best practice tech strategies and their implementation
  • Launched market place to enable car buyers to configure cars of all brands and buy at the best local price
  • Acquired seed investments of €750k and first corporate clients for IoT and data analytics startups
  • Built and launched 10+ MVPs (e.g., web or mobile apps) to help clients test new business models
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
2 years

CEO, Co-Founder

Quantifiedcode UG

  • Launched static code analysis platform to automatically repair software and automate Tech-DD’s—exit after 18 months
  • Acquired 3k users in organizations like Docker, German Aerospace Center (DLR) or CERN
  • Led all business activities from marketing to operations, raised €200k funding
Jan 2011 - Dec 2015
3 years

Consultant

The Boston Consulting Group GmbH

  • Identified €20M revenue potential for a Pay-TV provider via new customer retention strategy and pricing model
  • Uplifted EBITDA of Swedish cable operator by 13% by identifying initiatives to improve operations performance
  • Harmonized delivery model, governance, and customer experience strategy of two cable operators during a PMI
  • Substantiated €17M savings p.a. for a bank via data landscape harmonization strategy and reshaping IT projects
Jan 2004 - Dec 2011
7 years

Manager, Consultant, Analyst

Accenture GmbH

  • As Manager: Saved €10M p.a. by developing a tool to standardize creation of PowerPoint slides for of 30,000 consultants
  • As Consultant: Turned around critical project threatening to delay a global post-merger integration with 5,000 project members involved-succeeded ahead of schedule, saving €250k; managed team of 15 consultants
  • As Consultant: Supported asset divestments of €1B in the high-tech industry by managing cross-functional carve-out teams
  • As Consultant: Ensured controlling €10B sales budget by defining performance management strategy and managing IT
  • As Consultant: Identified savings of €5M by streamlining global IT application portfolio of a technical services company
  • As Analyst: Introduced global sales planning to control €790M budget and to create transparency for investors pre divestment
  • As Analyst: Ensured month-end closing of 34 legal entities and adjusted reporting and consolidation processes during a re-org
Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
1 year

Diploma Thesis Candidate

CSC Ploenzke AG (now DXC Technology)

  • Developed concept for “Sales Force Management via Balanced Scorecards and SAP“, including prototype
Jan 2003 - Dec 2004
2 years
China

Intern

Bayer China Co. Ltd.

  • Conducted feasibility study and built prototype to evaluate introduction of mobile CRM for Bayer in China
Jan 1998 - Dec 2005
7 years

Proprietor (“Einzelunternehmer”)

Progamm- & Webdesign

  • Built 30+ windows applications, databases, database archive systems, websites, market places, and online stores
  • Developed and marketed custom software products: (e.g., CD-label printing software)
Jan 1997 - Dec 1999
3 years
Germany

Apprenticeship as Industrial Management Assistant (“Industriekaufmann“)

Schott Zwiesel AG

  • Worked in all key departments such as sales, marketing, logistics, purchasing, production, and IT
  • Developed MS Access database to digitize production planning, data entry, and document flows for 800+ FTE
  • Designed, programmed, and launched Germanys 1st FMCG online shop for table top products (e.g., drinking glasses)

Summary

  • 20 years of hands-on experience in strategy, tech, and operations
  • Able to communicate from C-level to tech-team on eye-level
  • Urge to take ownership and responsibility
  • Experience in leading tech- and consulting teams of 100+ people—as both manager and CEO
  • 50+ projects—from strategy, restructuring, growth, carve out, post-merger integration, venture building, to software development
  • Able to bridge the cultural gap between corporate politics and fast paced startup environments
  • Strong EQ paired with passion for analytics, automation, and ability to build structures and processes
  • Fully committed, highly flexible, persistent, pragmatic, humble, and able to perform fast under pressure
  • Can bring 500+ vetted digital experts, consultants, and developers to the table

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2010 - Jun 2011

Mannheim Business School

Master of Business Administration · Business Administration · Mannheim, Germany · 1.1 (A)

Oct 2001 - Jun 2005

University of Applied Sciences Deggendorf

Diploma in Business Informatics, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (SAP) · Business Informatics · Deggendorf, Germany · 1.3 (A)

Oct 1999 - Jun 2000

Vocational High School Deggendorf

Vocational Baccalaureate · Deggendorf, Germany · 1.0 (A)