Alexander Sanwald - Start-up & Venture Consulting

Q: Where is Alexander based?

Alexander is based in Berlin, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Alexander speak?

Alexander speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Alexander have?

Alexander has at least 13 years of experience. During this time, Alexander has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 7 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months . Note that Alexander may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Alexander's latest experience?

Alexander's most recent position is Start-up & Venture Consulting at immersive-people.com .

Q: What companies has Alexander worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Alexander has worked for immersive-people.com , icon/incar , icongroup , 2pm, Product & Project Management - Freelance and Consulting , and unu motors .

Q: Which industries is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing , Information Technology , and Professional Services . Alexander also has some experience in Automotive .

Q: Which business areas is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Strategy . Alexander also has some experience in Quality Assurance , Marketing , and Finance .

Q: Which industries has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in industries like Professional Services , Manufacturing , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Strategy .

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jun 2024 - Present

1 year 10 months

Start-up & Venture Consulting

immersive-people.com

End-to-end organizational setup and growth management
Interim Management
C-Level as a Service
Tech-Recruiting
Founding consulting
Fundraising support

Sep 2022 - Oct 2024

2 years 2 months

Berlin, Germany

Interim CPO/CTO Type 1 Audio-Haptics (Founding Member)

icon/incar

Product management and strategy
Business development and organizational setup for a tech product company

Mar 2022 - Mar 2023

1 year 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Senior Director Hardware Engineering

icongroup

Jul 2021 - Present

4 years 9 months

Berlin, Germany

Interim Management

2pm, Product & Project Management - Freelance and Consulting

Interim Management
Training and consulting
Case consulting
Agile methods in hardware and product development

Mar 2020 - Jun 2021

1 year 4 months

Berlin, Germany

Senior Product Manager Vehicle & Hardware; Team Lead Smart Vehicle Engineering (interim)

unu motors

Transitioning the e-scooter prototype into pre-series and mass production
Establishing and synchronizing agile methods in embedded vehicle engineering
Evaluating the similarities and differences between B2C and sharing scooters (B2B)
Establishing the hardware product manager role in a software-dominated environment
Managing the production quality of the Chinese manufacturing partner
Preparing and overseeing global support pre-release
Establishing product communication for marketing and sales
Managing the transition to a new manufacturing partner
Implementing hardware order fulfillment in the warehouse
Leading the cross-functional engineering team
Cross-department sprint and quarterly planning (ME, EE & SW)
Creating the technology and engineering roadmap
Implementing agile methods in mechanical engineering

Aug 2017 - Nov 2019

2 years 4 months

Berlin, Germany

Hardware Product Manager

Native Instruments

Evaluate ROI based on features
Align hardware to software UX and manage HW/SW integration
Create business cases for hardware development
Research customer bases and define personas
Develop brand onboarding, upsell, and cross-sell strategies
Explore hardware subscription models
Lead internal team of engineers and designers
Coordinate and align with the external development team of the ODM partner
Control and manage the development budget

Oct 2015 - Nov 2019

4 years 2 months

Berlin, Germany

Hardware Project Manager

Native Instruments

Consumer electronics project management
Manage the development of hardware products with external development partners (ODM & CM)
Create and maintain project plans, risk assessments, schedules, and resource allocation
Monitor and communicate development progress, budgets, and product maturity in the development cycle
Plan and oversee pre-series production in collaboration with contract manufacturers
Support manufacturing until stable mass production
Hardware maintenance of products in mass production
Build and establish development processes with external development partners (ODM Taiwan/China)
Transition traditional project management methods and processes into an agile company context
Projects/Products: Maschine JAM; MCU platform investigation project; Smart-Fusion platform development; EOL product closing

Nov 2014 - Sep 2015

11 months

Berlin, Germany

Project Planner / Controller & PMO

Bombardier Transportation

Electric traction motors / gearboxes
Define development lifecycle processes
Process-based gate planning for series development
Project planning and documentation
Project controlling and reporting
Develop a standard document list with phase assignments in coordination with design QA in the internal stage-gate process

Feb 2013 - Oct 2014

1 year 9 months

Mannheim, Germany

Technical Project Manager & Project Planner/Controller

Bombardier Transportation

Design of electrical power and traction converters
Lead a development team
Process-based qualification for series production
Project planning, documentation, as well as project controlling and reporting

Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

5 months

Mannheim, Germany

Documentation & Process Engineer, Primove Wayside

Bombardier Transportation

Manage homologation and documentation processes
Conduct stage-gate reviews
Project documentation; time, cost, and resource planning
Create project plans and resource estimates
Draft requirements and specifications
Software-based requirements management in DOORS

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Information Technology, Professional Services, and Automotive.

Manufacturing

Information Technology

Professional Services

Automotive

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Strategy, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Finance.

Product Development

Project Management

Strategy

Quality Assurance

Marketing

Finance

Skills

Proficient In All Ms Office Products, Especially Google Office
Ibm Doors (Requirements Management), Sap/4p
Atlassian, Confluence, Jira, Asana, Miro
Traktor, Maschine, Komplete, And Many Other Ni Software
Ableton Live, Logic Pro X, Adobe Photoshop
Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer
Car And Motorcycle Restoration

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

French

Elementary

Education

Oct 2001 - Jun 2006

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Diploma in Industrial Engineering - Mechanical Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Darmstadt, Germany

Oct 1991 - Jun 2000

Elisabethen Grammar School

General university entrance qualification · Mannheim, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10

Experience in Manufacturing 10.5 y

Avg length 2 y

Longest experience 4 y 8 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Start-up & Venture Consulting, Interim CPO/CTO Type 1 Audio-Haptics (Founding Member), Senior Director Hardware Engineering

Main industries Manufacturing, Information Technology, Professional Services

Main business areas Product Development, Project Management, Strategy

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Profile

Created

February 2025

Last Update

March 2026

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Where is Alexander based?

Alexander is based in Berlin, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Alexander speak?

Alexander speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Alexander have?

Alexander has at least 13 years of experience. During this time, Alexander has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Alexander may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Alexander be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Alexander would be well-suited for roles such as: Start-up & Venture Consulting, Interim CPO/CTO Type 1 Audio-Haptics (Founding Member), Senior Director Hardware Engineering.

What is Alexander's latest experience?

Alexander's most recent position is Start-up & Venture Consulting at immersive-people.com.

What companies has Alexander worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Alexander has worked for immersive-people.com, icon/incar, icongroup, 2pm, Product & Project Management - Freelance and Consulting, and unu motors.

Which industries is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Professional Services. Alexander also has some experience in Automotive.

Which business areas is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Strategy. Alexander also has some experience in Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Finance.

Which industries has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Manufacturing, and Information Technology.

Which business areas has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Strategy.

What is Alexander's education?

Alexander holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

What is the availability of Alexander?

Alexander will be available full-time from April 2026.

What is the rate of Alexander?

Alexander's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.