Chief Operating Officer for PE backed buyout in Dental Industry
Chief Operational Officer
Chief Operational Officer
Focused on acquiring and scaling outpatient dental clinics across Germany
Offerin centralized services in areas such as HR, finance, legal, and procurement
Building long-term value through professionalization, digitalization, and clinical excellence
Frankfurt am Main
1 year 10 months
2022-11 - 2024-08
Interim Managing Director of Corporate Venture Capital Unit
Managing Director
Managing Director
Led the digital transformation of Germany?s 9th largest bank by building and managing its corporate venture arm aligning strategic investments with business model innovation
Deployed capital into early-stage fintech and SaaS ventures, with a portfolio of four direct and four fund investments balancing corporate priorities with startup velocity
Positioned the bank within the platform economy by backing scalable digital models, creating lasting value beyond financial return
Built an ESG data platform with full P&L responsibility, serving corporate clients and Germany?s national savings bank network ? translating compliance into competitive advantage
Acted as a bridge between product, strategy, and finance functions ? experience directly transferable to regulated B2B software environments
Helaba Bank ? Heleba Digital
Frankfurt
5 years 3 months
2017-09 - 2022-11
Director Data Operations for NASDAQ Company
Director, Data OperationsSQLPython
Director, Data Operations
Managed a $10M+ operational budget across multiple data product lines scaling delivery while reducing unit costs by >50% through KPI-driven performance management
Built and led 15 cross-functional teams (up to 8 direct reports) across verticals and geographies ? from initial design to operational excellence
Scaled global data operations from 130 to over 1,000 staff, implementing structures and specializations to support high-growth SaaS delivery
Developed and launched a market-leading SaaS & data product in close collaboration with top 10 global pharma clients ? from user research to feature prioritization
Drove big data analytics initiatives that delivered performance insights to medical teams translating scientific discourse into measurable ROI
Acted as product-owner and operational lead aligning engineering, operations, and customer-facing teams to deliver commercially viable outcomes
Veeva LinkOffice 365SQL-Datenbanken
SQLPython
Veeva Systems
Frankfurt am Main
1 year 11 months
2014-09 - 2016-07
Various Startups (Lead Operations and Marketing Roles)
Various Startups (Lead Operations and Marketing Roles)SQL
Various Startups (Lead Operations and Marketing Roles)
Held multiple growth and operations leadership roles in VC-backed consumer service startups, contributing to business model validation, team scaling, and commercial execution in fast-paced environments
Scaled lead generation from 1K to 10K/week at customer through KPI-driven performance management, SEO strategy, and a referral program ? delivering sustained customer acquisition while improving lead quality
Built the operations team at one customer from scratch, enabling ?250K/month order volume within six months ? combining agile process design with hands-on execution during product-market fit
Drove continuous process improvement across sales and marketing operations, aligning tooling and workflows to support rapid scale
Operated across marketing, sales, and service delivery ? laying foundational experience in cross-functional team coordination and KPI ownershipestablishing a highly adaptive team and process culture
zendeskTableauOffice 365Salesforce
SQL
Helpling GmbH / Rocker Internet
Berlin
Aus- und Weiterbildung
Aus- und Weiterbildung
3 months
2019-05 - 2019-07
Changing Employer Behaviour Program
IMD Business School
IMD Business School
1 year 1 month
2016-08 - 2017-08
Strategic Entrepreneurship
MS, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
MS
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
3 years 1 month
2011-08 - 2014-08
International Business
BS, University of Groningen
BS
University of Groningen
Branchen
Branchen
healthcare
healthtech
pharmaceutical
outpatient services
Einsatzorte
Einsatzorte
Frankfurt (+150km)
Deutschland
möglich
Projekte
Projekte
1 year 5 months
2024-01 - now
Chief Operating Officer for PE backed buyout in Dental Industry
Chief Operational Officer
Chief Operational Officer
Focused on acquiring and scaling outpatient dental clinics across Germany
Offerin centralized services in areas such as HR, finance, legal, and procurement
Building long-term value through professionalization, digitalization, and clinical excellence
Frankfurt am Main
1 year 10 months
2022-11 - 2024-08
Interim Managing Director of Corporate Venture Capital Unit
Managing Director
Managing Director
Led the digital transformation of Germany?s 9th largest bank by building and managing its corporate venture arm aligning strategic investments with business model innovation
Deployed capital into early-stage fintech and SaaS ventures, with a portfolio of four direct and four fund investments balancing corporate priorities with startup velocity
Positioned the bank within the platform economy by backing scalable digital models, creating lasting value beyond financial return
Built an ESG data platform with full P&L responsibility, serving corporate clients and Germany?s national savings bank network ? translating compliance into competitive advantage
Acted as a bridge between product, strategy, and finance functions ? experience directly transferable to regulated B2B software environments
Helaba Bank ? Heleba Digital
Frankfurt
5 years 3 months
2017-09 - 2022-11
Director Data Operations for NASDAQ Company
Director, Data OperationsSQLPython
Director, Data Operations
Managed a $10M+ operational budget across multiple data product lines scaling delivery while reducing unit costs by >50% through KPI-driven performance management
Built and led 15 cross-functional teams (up to 8 direct reports) across verticals and geographies ? from initial design to operational excellence
Scaled global data operations from 130 to over 1,000 staff, implementing structures and specializations to support high-growth SaaS delivery
Developed and launched a market-leading SaaS & data product in close collaboration with top 10 global pharma clients ? from user research to feature prioritization
Drove big data analytics initiatives that delivered performance insights to medical teams translating scientific discourse into measurable ROI
Acted as product-owner and operational lead aligning engineering, operations, and customer-facing teams to deliver commercially viable outcomes
Veeva LinkOffice 365SQL-Datenbanken
SQLPython
Veeva Systems
Frankfurt am Main
1 year 11 months
2014-09 - 2016-07
Various Startups (Lead Operations and Marketing Roles)
Various Startups (Lead Operations and Marketing Roles)SQL
Various Startups (Lead Operations and Marketing Roles)
Held multiple growth and operations leadership roles in VC-backed consumer service startups, contributing to business model validation, team scaling, and commercial execution in fast-paced environments
Scaled lead generation from 1K to 10K/week at customer through KPI-driven performance management, SEO strategy, and a referral program ? delivering sustained customer acquisition while improving lead quality
Built the operations team at one customer from scratch, enabling ?250K/month order volume within six months ? combining agile process design with hands-on execution during product-market fit
Drove continuous process improvement across sales and marketing operations, aligning tooling and workflows to support rapid scale
Operated across marketing, sales, and service delivery ? laying foundational experience in cross-functional team coordination and KPI ownershipestablishing a highly adaptive team and process culture
zendeskTableauOffice 365Salesforce
SQL
Helpling GmbH / Rocker Internet
Berlin
Aus- und Weiterbildung
Aus- und Weiterbildung
3 months
2019-05 - 2019-07
Changing Employer Behaviour Program
IMD Business School
IMD Business School
1 year 1 month
2016-08 - 2017-08
Strategic Entrepreneurship
MS, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
MS
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
3 years 1 month
2011-08 - 2014-08
International Business
BS, University of Groningen
BS
University of Groningen
Branchen
Branchen
healthcare
healthtech
pharmaceutical
outpatient services
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