Friederike Abresch

Development of Offerings for Cloud Services and Digital Identities

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Oct 2023 - Mar 2024
6 months
Hamburg, Germany

Development of Offerings for Cloud Services and Digital Identities

Tallence AG

  • Realignment of the cloud services and digital identities portfolios in the rapidly growing IoT context, focusing on service areas, company implementation and marketing in a restructuring context
  • Analysis of target markets and external value drivers such as growth potential, competitive intensity, target customers and requirements, technological status quo and developments according to an outside-in approach. Analysis of internal value drivers such as core competencies and unique selling propositions

Results:

  • Translating project business competencies into service offerings
  • Structuring and building offerings according to customer needs and the value creation of the cloud services and digital identities value streams
  • Strategic development of the digital identities growth area and creation of a multi-stage service model based on key customer needs with increasing customer maturity
  • Concept and deliverables for consulting and strategy, governance and compliance, concept and design, architecture and tech stack, implementation and operations
  • The digital identities concept has meanwhile been rolled out across all value streams
Jun 2023 - Sep 2023
4 months
Hamburg, Germany

Interim Head of Digital Experience

Tallence AG

  • Strategic realignment of the value stream
  • Analysis of target markets and external value drivers such as growth potential, competitive intensity, target customers and requirements, technological status quo and developments according to an outside-in approach. Analysis of internal value drivers such as core competencies and unique selling propositions

Results:

  • Customer-focused starter portfolio with focuses on smart data, marketing automation, customer journey and accessibility in light of the EU Directive 2019/882/BFSG
  • Concept and deliverables for consulting and strategy, governance and compliance, concept and design, architecture and tech stack, implementation and operations
  • Building marketing competence especially in new customer acquisition with regard to communication and sales requirements in lead generation, lead nurturing as well as implementation, service and support and customer retention
  • Implementation according to lean startup
  • Approaches for scalable services as an alternative to project business, e.g. via defined service components
  • Initial customer interest in the field of accessibility
Aug 2022 - Present
3 years
Magdeburg, Germany

Lecturer Market-Oriented Business Management, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Hochschule Magdeburg Stendal

  • Development of teaching content and assessments based on an outside-in approach and the key concepts of value creation and added value for consistent customer value design and management
  • From market, customer and persona to strategic and operational marketing. Implications for organization and processes. Corporate strategy and governance. Compliance & governance, dealing with crises and complexity
Sep 2021 - Oct 2022
1 year 2 months
Berlin, Germany

Development of MS and aaS Business Models for Public Key Infrastructure in IIoT and IoMT Security

Secunet Security Networks AG

  • Development of managed service and aaS business models for industrial IoT and IoMT/internet of medical things
  • Potential analysis of markets and drivers (e.g. NIS2 or KHZG), benchmarking against competitors and existing pricing models
  • Derivation of key requirements, building blocks and services for the user journey focusing on easy availability and use of the service with limited own resources

Results:

  • Building a modular service framework from technology and service modules
  • Developing alternative business models, revenue models and business plans
  • Capturing new roles and functions as well as integrating the system into corporate processes
  • Securing first pilot customers for an MS certificate management system
Dec 2020 - Jun 2021
7 months
Rostock, Germany

Interim Director of Project Management

CENTOGENE GmbH

  • Led project management and PMO of a temporary unit for the time-critical planning and implementation of Covid test infrastructures and test projects B2C, stationary and mobile, B2G and B2B, portal-based B2B solutions and laboratory services
  • Team building, leadership and development of 6 managers, on site and online

Results:

  • Rapid realization of various test projects and procedures
  • Optimization of workflows and processes within the team and the organization
  • Introduction of classic and agile project management methods such as MS-Projects as well as requirements gathering, management and prioritization in agile IT project management
Oct 2019 - Jul 2020
10 months
Tholey, Germany

Consulting in Portfolio, Product and Service Development

Carl Zeiss Fixture Systems GmbH

  • Key customer and market analysis, analysis of customer value chains and networks
  • Building customer journeys for internal corporate customers and OEM customers
  • Deriving critical customer requirements, relevant service modules and business model options
  • Consulting on product development and procurement in the field of autonomous intralogistics in production, e.g. in cooperation with Fraunhofer institutes
Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
6 months
Hamburg, Germany

Development and Implementation of an Approach Model for International Market Launch and Setup for Design and Manufacturing

DMG Dental Material GmbH

  • Strategy and concept for market launch and setup for the new, highly explanatory and service-intensive business model after the first unsuccessful launch
  • Planning market entry and setup based on a customer journey for targeted, consistent lead and customer management

Results:

  • Development and implementation of a marketing and service framework with concrete work packages and goals for systematic customer and distribution partner management, market entry, long-term market development and comparable customer management in all markets
  • Creating a clear operational framework for the organization
Oct 2018 - Dec 2019
3 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Consulting Product Strategy Intercity IC

Deutsche Bahn Fernverkehr AG

  • Evaluation of key customers, routes and capacity utilization
  • Developing differentiation approaches for IC and ICE with product management and internal consulting
  • Product policy options for positioning and recommendations for next steps such as re-naming analogous to the French rail operator SNCF
Feb 2018 - Sep 2018
8 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Interim Head of Product and Project Management in Product, Market and Business Development New Mobility

Deutsche Bahn Connect GmbH

  • Strategic long-term planning for all products and innovation projects
  • Leadership and development of eleven employees from product, project management and PMO, legal and funding

Results:

  • Planning and implementation of various mobility as a service offerings B2B, B2G and B2C
  • Optimization of workflows and processes to ensure consistent management, transparent decision-making and appropriate prioritization
Apr 2017 - Jan 2018
10 months
Berlin, Germany

Interim Head of Product Management 110M Category

Weber Stephen Products EMEA GmbH

  • Product management, portfolio and project planning for accessories in a saturated market with strong competition
  • Roadmap, lifecycle management and reporting

Results:

  • Only program area with revenue growth of 2%
  • Development focus on digital support products
Jan 2009 - Dec 2015
6 years
Norderstedt, Germany

Head of International Marketing and Business Development, Employed

Exakt Advanced Technologies GmbH

  • Strategic and operational development of technology markets through new applications and sales regions
  • Project management, planning, execution and control of various development and change projects

Results:

  • Revenue increase of 8–10% p.a.
  • Restructuring of China sales, replacing a representative office with a new distributor

Summary

New products, markets and business areas in industry & technology.

  • Consulting, project and interim management

Services

  • New products, markets and business areas. Strategy, execution and implementation in companies and markets
  • Development and implementation of business models, product-service systems and ecosystems
  • Market entry strategy and establishment, holistic marketing and business development
  • Adjustments in organization, interfaces and processes
  • Division management and operational roles in product and project management

Core competencies

  • Many years of activity in international, volatile high-tech markets, SMEs and corporations
  • Industries such as special process technology for material development and production, medical technology, life science, cyber security as a service, digitalization consulting and IT services as well as mobility as a service
  • Professional and disciplinary leadership of interdisciplinary teams and development of up to 11 managers, also internationally (China) and in times of change
  • Change management, leadership and moderation of transformation processes, of international and interdisciplinary teams and complex stakeholder structures
  • Division management in marketing, product and project management as well as operational roles with business volumes up to 110 million

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Georg-August University Göttingen

Diplom-Kauffrau · Germany

Certifications & licenses

Digital Transformation Expert

Industry 4.0 Maturity Center, RWTH Aachen

Manager for Digital Platform Business Models

Bitkom Berlin

Expert in Artificial Intelligence, Technical Fundamentals, Applications and New Business Fields

SRH Distance Learning University – The Mobile University

Digital Transformation of Business Models

Digital Excellence Group, Ulm

Certified SAFe® Agilist

Scaled Agile Framework, Kegon AG