Oliver K.
Venture Builder & Product Strategy Leader
Experience
Jul 2019 - Present
6 years 6 monthsVenture Builder & Product Strategy Leader
- Headed venture building across multiple simultaneous startup teams (5+ ventures at a time, totaling 25+ cross-functional staff) in diverse industries, from initial concept through MVP launch into early growth.
- Acted as Head of Product & Strategy across ventures, defining product roadmaps, MVP scope, and go-to-market strategies in highly ambiguous, zero-to-one environments.
- Oversaw end-to-end venture development (opportunity shaping, business modeling, product design, prototyping, market validation), continuously iterating strategy based on user feedback and market learnings.
- Evaluated and refined early-stage ideas for feasibility and strategic fit, making go/no-go and pivot decisions to focus resources on the most high-impact ventures.
- Structured early-stage operating models and team workflows to accelerate execution, while coaching founders through critical decisions at key inflection points.
- Served as an external Venture Partner to corporate venture arms (e.g. Deutsche Börse), leading internal startup strategy, venture capital partnerships initiatives and adapting lean startup methodologies to enterprise innovation projects.
- Supported 50+ new ventures from Day 1 through MVP development and into market entry, working with both independent startup founders and corporate venture teams using rapid prototyping, agile development (Jira), and system architecture.
- Accelerated 15+ ventures from concept to functional MVP in under 6 months; several ventures achieved first revenue or secured seed funding within their first year.
- Launched multiple products to market, often achieving initial customer traction (first paying users) within 3 months of MVP release.
- Built high-performance venture teams from scratch, recruiting and onboarding 20+ product managers, designers, and engineers to drive each new product’s execution and growth.
Jan 2018 - Jun 2019
1 year 6 monthsFrankfurt, Germany
Senior Consultant & Process Manager
KPMG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft AG
- Led a team of junior consultants on large-scale restructuring projects for major German banks (DKB, Deutsche Bank), focusing on process architecture and financial structure analysis.
- Designed and implemented audit frameworks and quality benchmark systems to pinpoint operational bottlenecks, ensure regulatory compliance, and guide overall restructuring strategy.
- Shaped key restructuring decisions by pinpointing critical financial and operational gaps, focusing leadership on high-impact changes.
- Introduced robust audit and benchmarking frameworks that led to smoother regulatory audits and strengthened compliance oversight across client operations.
Summary
Venture builder, product owner and strategist a track record of taking early ideas, corporate ventures and founder projects from concept to working products. I cut through complexity fast, isolate what matters and turn unclear situations into concrete next steps. I work with founders, operators, technical teams and investors to align direction, define missing capabilities and get products built, tested and into the market.
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
NativeSpanish
ElementaryEducation
Oct 2014 - Jun 2018
Hochschule Niederrhein
Bachelor, Int. Business Economics · Int. Business Economics · Germany · 3.3
Oct 2009 - Jun 2013
Volksbank Mönchengladbach eG
Apprenticeship · Banking · Mönchengladbach, Germany
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