Christoph Neumann
Interim CTO eCommerce
Experience
Jan 2020 - Present
5 years 6 monthsInterim 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 monthsCEO, 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 yearsStrategy 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 yearsCEO, 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 yearsConsultant
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 yearsManager, 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 yearDiploma 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 yearsProprietor (“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)
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