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Andreas Anding-Interim AI Lead & Digital Architect · AI operating models in regulated companies · Author

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Munich, Germany

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Apr 2026 - Present

AI Consultant & Digital Architect

TeamIntel

Position Summary
AI Consultant & Digital Architect at TeamIntel
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Governed multi-agent orchestration for regulated, EU-based companies – self-hostable, compliant with the EU AI Act and GDPR („by design“), BYOM (own models/GPU).
  • Two-gate governance: agent deliberation + mandatory human approval, full signed audit trail; graduated autonomy model („internal → autonomous per skill“).
  • Verified knowledge graph („Company Brain“) with source evidence for every answer; own orchestration framework (Virtual Team Framework).
  • Industry solutions for financial services: compliance monitoring, invoice and contract review; hands-on development with LLMs (including Anthropic/Claude), agentic workflows, RAG.
  • Building the governance-focused multi-agent platform TeamIntel (see AI reference projects).
Jan 2026 - Jun 2026

AI Strategy & Operating Model Redesign | Risk Assessment

Sachverständigen Zentrale für Unfallschaden Ermittlung GmbH

Position Summary
AI Strategy & Operating Model Redesign | Risk Assessment at Sachverständigen Zentrale für Unfallschaden Ermittlung GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Insurance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
Strategy

Redesign of an AI-native operating model across fragmented legacy systems (ERP, Outlook, Excel, PDFs); rework and SLA breaches as the main cost drivers. Assessment of AI potential, prioritization of use cases; guiding principle: „first the data lifecycle and gates, then automation, then AI“. Design of a multi-agent operating layer with human-in-the-loop under EU AI Act requirements; process optimization and automation. Communication and knowledge transfer at board / leadership level, DE/EN.

Jan 2022 - Aug 2025

Team Lead & IT Architect

OTTO

Position Summary
Team Lead & IT Architect at OTTO
Industries
Information Technology
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
Strategy
  • Consulting on AI strategy and content automation: automation of image sorting and product text generation; replacement of 200+ manual sorting rules with LLM and image recognition models.
  • AI-supported system architecture; up to 60% cost savings and significantly shorter processing times.
  • Also Team Lead: modernization of a data system (~50 million records/year; PHP, Java, Kotlin, Go) with ML-based automation.
Jul 2020 - Jul 2026

Software Development

Vaillant

Position Summary
Software Development at Vaillant
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Field management tooling; digitization of operational field service processes.
May 2018 - Present
Remote

AI Consultant | Author, The AI Operating System Remote Native GmbH

Remote Native GmbH

Position Summary
AI Consultant | Author, The AI Operating System Remote Native GmbH at Remote Native GmbH
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
Product Development
Strategy

Remote Native is The AI Operating Partner for mid-sized companies in the DACH region. We help companies with EUR 15–150 million in revenue turn AI activities into real operating leverage — starting with a 2-week discovery, then building and delivering working AI workflows in 6–13 weeks. Backed by a delivery network of 1,800 engineers for scaling.

Jul 2016 - Jan 2018

Head of Product and Technology Transformation

Häfele / doppler / Hoffmann

Position Summary
Head of Product and Technology Transformation at Häfele / doppler / Hoffmann
Industries
Manufacturing
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
Product Development
Project Management
  • PIM/DAM and e-commerce projects: BPMN target processes, RfI/RfP evaluations, 3D web configurator, international workshops.
Mar 2012 - May 2018

Business Development / Head of Digital

mds. Agenturgruppe GmbH

Position Summary
Business Development / Head of Digital at mds. Agenturgruppe GmbH
Industries
Advertising
Business Areas
Information Technology
Marketing
  • Building and leading the digital department (up to 15 employees); digital, online marketing, and 3D teams; sales digitalization (HubSpot).
Aug 2000 - Mar 2012

Founder & Managing Director

Freakworks Internetagentur

Position Summary
Founder & Managing Director at Freakworks Internetagentur
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
Project Management
  • Built an internet agency over 11.5 years; 600+ web projects; staff responsibility for up to 8 employees.

Liebherr Hausgeräte

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Marketing
Product Development
Sales
  • Digital signage/POS, intelligent product advisor based on a self-learning system, IFA presentation.

Product Owner

SHOOB Technologies SE

Position Summary
Product Owner at SHOOB Technologies SE
Industries
Automotive
Information Technology
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
  • agile new development of a digital eMobility product (MVP, prototype).

bhs tabletop / Alois Dallmayr

Position Summary
Industries
Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Marketing
Sales
  • digitalization of sales and marketing; international content management across 29 country markets.

Interim CTO & Product Owner

medik.de / cannvisa

Position Summary
Interim CTO & Product Owner at medik.de / cannvisa
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • digital marketplace + telemedicine (regulated, privacy-sensitive environment).

Team Lead

smartlab Innovationsgesellschaft

Position Summary
Team Lead at smartlab Innovationsgesellschaft
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • modernization of an eMobility load management system, monolith → microservices, cloud migration.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Advertising, Retail, and Banking and Finance.

Information Technology
Professional Services
Manufacturing
Advertising
Retail
Banking and Finance
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, Project Management, Product Development, Strategy, and Marketing.

Information Technology
Operations
Project Management
Product Development
Strategy
Marketing
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Summary

AI Advisor, Interim CPO/CTO and author with 20+ years of experience. My focus: the AI operating model – turning AI from scattered activity into real operational leverage, productive and governance-compliant (GenAI/LLM, multi-agent systems, EU AI Act/GDPR).

Author of the book series „Das KI-Betriebsmodell / The AI Operating System":

  • Das KI-Betriebsmodell
  • Leading When the Machine Decides
  • AI Governance – Who Is Liable References: TeamIntel (governed, self-hosted multi-agent platform, EU AI Act/GDPR compliant), Remote Native. OTTO (AI content automation, up to 60% cost savings), DACH specialty insurer SZU (AI operating model), Häfele.

Certificates: Data Protection Officer (DSB-TÜV), Certified Usability Engineer (Fraunhofer), Scrum Master & PO. Languages: DE (native), EN (business fluent).

Skills

  • Ai Enablement & C-Level Coaching

  • Use Case Identification & Implementation

  • Ai Governance, Eu Ai Act & Gdpr

  • Ai For Software Development & Testing

  • Multi-Agent Systems & Agentic Workflows

  • Ai Strategy & Roadmaps

  • Ai / Llm: Anthropic Claude (Including Claude Code), Openai Gpt, Google Gemini, Xai Grok, Langchain, Hugging Face, Rag, Vector Dbs (Pinecone, Weaviate), Multi-Agent / Agentic Frameworks

  • Ai For Sw Dev & Testing: Github Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Unit, Integration & E2e Test Automation, Tool Evaluation

  • Automation: N8n, Make, Zapier

  • Software Development: Python, Typescript/Javascript, Php, Java, Sql, Node.Js, Next.Js, Nestjs, Rest/Graphql

  • Cloud & Devops: Aws, Google Cloud (Vertex Ai), Azure (Ai Studio), Docker, Kubernetes, Github/Gitlab Ci, On-Premise / Self-Hosting

  • Governance: Eu Ai Act, Gdpr, Audit Trails, Human-In-The-Loop, Data Sovereignty

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Erasmus-Grasser-Gymnasium

High school diploma · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Data Protection Officer (DSB-TÜV)

TÜV Süd

Certified Usability Engineer

Fraunhofer Institute FIT

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 13
Experience in Information Technology 15.5 y
Avg length 2 y 11 m
Longest experience 11 y 7 m

Expertise

Recent roles AI Consultant & Digital Architect, AI Strategy & Operating Model Redesign | Risk Assessment, Team Lead & IT Architect
Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Main business areas Information Technology, Operations, Project Management

Qualifications

Certifications earned 2

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Andreas is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Andreas has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 3 months. Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Andreas would be well-suited for roles such as: AI Consultant & Digital Architect, AI Strategy & Operating Model Redesign | Risk Assessment, Team Lead & IT Architect.
Andreas's most recent position is AI Consultant & Digital Architect at TeamIntel.
In recent years, Andreas has worked for TeamIntel, Sachverständigen Zentrale für Unfallschaden Ermittlung GmbH, OTTO, Vaillant, and Remote Native GmbH.
Andreas is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Manufacturing. Andreas also has some experience in Advertising, Retail, and Automotive.
Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management. Andreas also has some experience in Product Development, Strategy, and Marketing.
Andreas has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Manufacturing, and Information Technology.
Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Operations.
Andreas attended Erasmus-Grasser-Gymnasium.
Andreas has 2 certificates. These include: Data Protection Officer (DSB-TÜV) and Certified Usability Engineer.
Andreas is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
Andreas's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
To hire Andreas, click the Meet button on the profile to request a meeting and discuss your project needs.

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