As a people-centric Chief Technology & Product Officer, I thrive in driving AI/tech transformation and exploring new business models in scale-up environments. With a proven track record of leading diverse, high-performing teams through rapid growth and change, I excel in developing technology strategies from discovery to high-velocity delivery.
My leadership style is rooted in empathy, values, and collaboration, balancing strategic direction with in-the-details management and ensuring impactful and sustainable business and personal growth.
Business+Tech Leadership
Outcome-focused Tech Strategy
User-centric Tech Product Development
Scaling Empowered Tech Product Teams
Anti-fragile Software Engineering
Tech Organization Development
Diverse Tech People & Culture
International Consulting
Agilization / Restructuring / Change Mgt.
Data Privacy & IT Security
Direct staff headcount: 20-350
Managed Revenue: >12mn EUR p.a.
Managed Budget: >25mn EUR p.a.
Reporting line: direct to board / founder
Team Leadership since 2011
IT + Management Consulting since 2005
JobLeads GmbH— Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Hamburg (Germany) — since 2026
Babbel GmbH — SVP Technology — Interim Chief Technology & Product Officer (CTPO)
Berlin (Germany) & remote — 2024-2026 (2 years)
Emma Sleep GmbH - The Sleep Company — Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Frankfurt a. M. (Germany) & remote — 2020-2024 (3 years 10 months)
Engel & Völkers Technology GmbH — Managing Director + Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Hamburg (Germany) — 2017-2020 (3 years 7 months)
Zalando SE — Head of Digital Productivity — Head of internal IT
Berlin (Germany) — 2015-2017 (2 years)
KPMG WPG AG — Manager IT Consulting
Frankfurt a. M. (Germany) — 2013-2015 (1 year 5 months)
Comma Soft AG — Senior Consultant
Bonn (Germany) — 2012-2013 (1 year 3 months)
Detecon Inc. — Consultant
Reston, VA (USA) — 2008 (5 months)
Detecon International GmbH — Head of Team Data Center Management — Senior Consultant — Consultant — Business Analyst
Bonn (Germany) — 2007-2012 (5 years 5 months)
Freelance — Software Engineering Consultant
St. Augustin (Germany) — 2005-2007 (1 year 10 months)
Freelance — IT Administrator — Web Developer — Academic Intern
Bonn + St. Augustin (Germany), New York City, NY (USA), Cologne (Germany) — 1998-2005 (7 years 2 months)
Loadwise GmbH — Tech Mentor
EnergyTech B2B Startup in the Data Center Space
since 2026
Mindpeak GmbH — Tech Mentor
MedTech Startup in the Frontier Cancer Research Space
since 2026
Uride Technologies Inc. — Tech Advisor
2nd-tier city ridesharing Scale-up
since 2025
AI Tutor GmbH — Board Member (Beirat)
AI-based language learning Start-up
2025 - 2026
KoRo Drogerie GmbH — Tech Mentor & Advisor
Snack E-Commerce Scale-up
since 2024
Repath GmbH — Business Angel Investor & Tech Mentor
ClimateTech B2B SaaS Startup
since 2024
2000 - 2005: University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg — Computer Sciences / Media Informatics, Diploma of Science in Computer Science (M.Sc. in Computer Science) — St. Augustin (Germany)
1995 - 2000: Gymnasium Lohmar — Abitur, corresponding general qualification for university entrance 'A' levels — Lohmar (Germany)
1993 - 1995: German School Moscow — Moscow (Russia)
1987 - 1993: German School Geneva — Geneva (Switzerland)
Software Products & Platforms
EdTech
E-Commerce, Online & Offline Retail (D2C/B2C/B2B)
PropTech and Real Estate Brokerage
IT Services / Telecoms / ISP
Mechanical Engineering / Chemical
Financial Services / Banking
Automotive / OEM
Government & NGO
IT & Management Consulting
Software Architecture & Design: AI-assisted SDLC, legacy & modern/cloud/composable tech patterns and architecture
Software Engineering Culture: Agile software development processes (SCRUM, Kanban, mixes), DevOps, GitFlow, Trunk-based, Software Quality, eXtreme programming, …
Software Delivery: Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) in Cloud DevOps environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Data Analytics: Data modeling, ETL/ELT, analytics, data mining, ML/AI
Tech Stacks: various - Typescript/JavaScript, Java+Kotlin, golang, Python, Swift, PHP, SQL, GraphQL
09/2024: Women in MACH Leadership Mentor
04/2023: ADPList Mentor
03/2022: MACH Alliance Ambassador
01/2017: Alphalist Member
01/2011: Professional Sales on Executive Level (AVINA)
12/2009: PRINCE2 Practitioner in Project Management
12/2008: MPLS - Architecture and Design
09/2007: ITIL Foundation in IT Service Management
Motivation3.0 (Purpose / Autonomy / Mastery)
Radical Candor
Outcome > Output > Input
Empowered Tech Product Management
Team Topologies
Missions & Launchpads
Servant Leadership, Leaders eat Last
Hochschule Bremen – City University of Applied Sciences:
Guest Lecturer 2022, 2021
KaJe Jötterfunke e.V.: Founding member of the non-profit Cologne-based carnival club
Johanniter Unfallhilfe e.V.: Paramedic (Sanitätshelfer) of the civil protection unit (Katastrophenschutzeinheit)
Computer Science fundamentals and early computing history
Classic cars (owner of a 1969 Ford Mustang 302cci Convertible)
Photography & Graphic Design
Music & HiFi
German (native)
English (fluent)
French, Russian (basic)
Spanish (basic, learning)
For an extended professional profile and detailed project list as PDF, please request directly at andreas@westendoerpf.de.
