Digital Transformation, Strategy & Innovations Senior Director

12/2019 – offen

Achieve shared vision and goals from creation of strategic program vision/mission, formulation of scaling concept from five to 150+ within three years, and setup of agile/less framework. Design custom 6D framework and User Experience-Design Thinking-Hackathons to build new products. Manage RFP process to select platform for Master Data Management (Stibo Step). Execute the RFP process to select Service Integrator based on Master Data capabilities.
• Spearheaded multiple projects (master data hubs) from vision to implementation by utilising Agile, Safe, and Less methodologies with senior stakeholder management.
• Executed key digital transformation initiatives and strategically laid the foundation for BSH to become a data driven organisation.
• Adopted UX and Innovation focused approach to product design and implementation, with 6D custom framework.
• Acted as Area Product Owner for Data market team with focus on master data governance, data analytics (PowerBI, AI, Machine Learning), data model creation, quality, and multi domain reference management as key service offerings.
• Drove Change Management and Marketing initiatives for strategic initiative program.

Datenmodelierung

12/2017 – 12/2019

Built Applied Innovation Exchange lab in Munich while ensuring global alignment with CTIO network such as establishing partner network focused on emerging technologies and start-up curation to accomplish targeted business objectives. Led successful execution of multiple services, involving ideation/research platforms, digital analytics, market threat/competitor analysis, cross-industry immersion, patent ideation, innovation strategy roadmap, and proof of concept to MVP through utilisation of design thinking, Google design sprints, agile factory, and unique business model frameworks. Key Sectors: Automotive, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Retail.
• Created and operationalised the Innovation lab from Germany and oversaw approach globally with 16 innovation labs in major cities around the world, providing vision, strategy, and operational framework for innovation.
• Built in-house team and scalable service offerings extensions coming from different business units.
• Succeeded in bringing innovation to life by embedding innovation offerings for targeted customers with multi-year roadmap.
• Created cutting-edge prototypes through collaboration with several start-ups and demonstration of novel process design ideas at events such as Hannover Messe.
• Hosted Hackathons, design thinking workshops and Innovation events at Innovation lab.
• Designed training programs for Agile and design thinking to build digital DNA in management consultants.

Business Model, Innovationsmanagement

12/2012 – 12/2017

Rose through the ranks of operations, strategy and planning, and enterprise digital transformation roles to lead elite team that drove change through critical new go-to-market SAP and UI5 Fiori initiatives across company. Delivered effective training programs, project methodologies, accelerated tools, estimation models, UX practices, and business benefits calculators to ensure adoption of industrialised approach to UX centered projects and innovative product development.
• Introduced factory-based framework for UIsmart Center of Excellence setup and built a team of 120 consultants ground up across offshore and nearshore.
• Succeeded in completing first Fiori project in the world and largest UI5 implementation within utilities sector in 2013 by leveraging structured approach to ensure skills enhancement for large SAPUI5 implementations across C.O.E.
• Spearheaded and deployed various SAP, Fiori and Analytics projects globally in cross-collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and key customers, involving Anglian Water, Burberry, and Hitachi Rail as Subject Matter Expert.

Produktdesign, Cloud (allg.), User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI)