Dennis O.
Co-Founder & CEO
Experience
Jan 2024 - Present
2 yearsRemote
Co-Founder & CEO
Connect AI
- Structured and led a remote team of engineering, LLM ops and customer enablement
- Developed and launched AI agents for website inbound, lead qualification and customer service with €8K MRR
- Mohr Immobilien: Reduced response time from >24h to <5 minutes, +20–35% more viewing requests and less lead loss
- PTC E-Commerce: Automated product data & support workflows, saving ~10–15h/week per support employee
Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
3 yearsCo-Founder & CEO
Stay Digital AI
- Developed and implemented robust automation architectures in sales, service & back office
- Grew from 0 to 8 employees and €1M in revenue within 14 months
- Executed 50+ digital and process automation projects, measurable in time savings & increased throughput
- Grüne Leuchte GmbH: Achieved ~30% revenue growth & ~10–25h/month saved through an automated funnel
- DRS Holding: Boosted recruiting applications from 3/month to 35/month via a WhatsApp application chatbot
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 yearMannheim, Germany
Head of Product
Instaffo GmbH
- Developed the product vision and translated it into a clear platform and go-to-market strategy
- Turned cross-functional teams (product, engineering, design) into autonomous units
- Introduced user-centered product development and validation processes (Discovery → Delivery)
- Managed team and product for web & mobile, including roadmap, prioritization & release management
Jan 2017 - Dec 2022
6 yearsHamburg, Germany
Head of Audience Insights
Emetriq GmbH / Telekom AG
- Led a cross-functional team of ~20 team members (product, UX, engineering, data, design)
- Designed an organizational structure with hierarchy and sociocracy approach so teams could take responsibility without losing speed or clarity
- Developed a clear product vision and translated it into a scalable platform strategy
- Built a sales & marketing funnel
- Introduced agile product management frameworks (Scrum/Kanban), including roadmap and prioritization processes
- Developed & launched Audience Insights with enterprise deal sizes >€100K based on value-based pricing
- Achieved >30% revenue growth in the existing product through platform sales
Aug 2014 - Jun 2017
2 years 11 monthsBremen, Germany
Product Lead
Traum-Ferienwohnungen GmbH
- Led the highest-revenue business unit (50+ employees across UX, business, marketing, sales, engineering & support)
- Helped shape the transition from hierarchical structures to autonomous, cross-functional teams
- Introduced and scaled an agile product organization (Scrum/Kanban), including role and prioritization models
- Built an innovation team to explore and validate new platform features
- Achieved >30% annual revenue growth by optimizing pricing, funnel logic and customer journeys
- Improved user retention to >100% through host success programs & self-service optimizations
- Reduced costs by 20–50% in marketing, sales & support through process digitization
Summary
Founder, CEO & Product Leader with a focus on AI agents, automation and scalable organizational models.
Experience in building teams, platforms and growth systems from early stage to renewal phase.
Built a LinkedIn personal brand as a strategic channel for employer branding, talent acquisition and lead generation.
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedSpanish
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