Ann-Katrin (Maier) Brockdorff-Freelance Digital Transformation & AI Strategy

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Experience
Digital Product Lead
Impacc
- B2B Platform & Team Building: building a digital platform and an international remote development team
- KPI System & Digitalization Impact: introducing data-driven metrics and responsible for automated real-time reporting
- Product & Process Workshops: enabling portfolio companies in digital product development and performance reporting
Digital Product Manager - Customer Experience Transformation
Mercedes-Benz AG
- Aftersales Digital Journey: transforming analog service processes into digital customer experiences for the VAN segment
- Product-Led Innovation: developing the VanWorkshopPortal from concept to a Mercedes-Benz USP with agile teams
- Stakeholder & Process Management: cross-functional coordination between IT, sales, and service for seamless digitalization
Master’s Thesis - Product Management - Mercedes-Benz Sales
Daimler AG
- Master’s thesis: "Opportunities and Risks of a Pricing Model Using Mercedes-Benz Original Parts as an Example"
- performance analyses in operational price management considering price elasticities
- price adjustments for optimizing contribution margin
Working Student in Service Van Product Management (MBVD)
Daimler AG
- preparation and evaluation of marketing measures for the original parts division
Intern in Production Control
Mercedes-Benz Ludwigsfelde GmbH
- contributing to the “Logistics - Industry 4.0” project for future production lines
Bachelor Student / Intern in Procurement for New Product Launches
Volkswagen AG
- Bachelor thesis on KPIs in service procurement for automotive development at the Volkswagen Group’s core brands
- Independently obtaining, comparing, and processing quotations
- Independently conducting price negotiations
Intern in Series Purchasing
Volkswagen Group Malaysia
- Independently planning and carrying out sourcing activities
- Conducting supplier negotiations independently
- Creating plausibility checks for quote prices
Intern in Pension Management
Metzler Asset Management GmbH
- Coordinating tests and preparing test documentation for the Metzler Pension Management order system
- Documenting and designing an order system
- Preparing a cost-benefit analysis for implementing a software solution, including evaluating different options
Intern in Production and Work Planning
Oerlikon
- Learning various manufacturing processes
- Creating technical drawings using CAD
- Conducting value stream analyses
Intern in the IT Department
Bankhaus Metzler
- Automating test cases and creating test documentation for a fund trading platform development
- Manually testing event management software
- Documenting an internal chat application
Industry experience
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Experienced in Automotive, Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.
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Experienced in Product Development, Customer Service, Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Marketing, and Procurement.
Summary
6+ years of experience in corporate and start-up environments.
Skills
Product & Delivery: Discovery, Backlog, Roadmap, Kpis, Stakeholder Management
Agile: Scrum, Kanban, Planning/Review/Retro, Facilitation
Compliance: Audit Readiness, It Governance, Risk Mitigation
Project & Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, Azure Boards, Notion, Miro, Lucidchart, Ms 365, Google Workspace
Data & Automation: Power Bi, Excel, Airtable, N8n, Zapier, Make
Ai & Prototyping: Google Ai Studio, Chatgpt, Claude, Perplexity, Lovable, Canva
Languages
Education
Shanghai University
Shanghai, China
Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin (formerly Technische Fachhochschule Berlin)
Master of Science · Industrial Engineering · Berlin, Germany
Chemnitz University of Technology
Bachelor of Science · Industrial Engineering · Chemnitz, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Leaders of AI
AI Product Management Certification
AI Product Academy
scrum.org
RESTful Web Services, Application Management
Daimler AG
scrum.org
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Experience
Global experience
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Ann-Katrin is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Ann-Katrin speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate), Chinese (Elementary).
Ann-Katrin has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Ann-Katrin has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Ann-Katrin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ann-Katrin would be well-suited for roles such as: Digital Product Lead, Digital Product Manager - Customer Experience Transformation, Master’s Thesis - Product Management - Mercedes-Benz Sales.
Ann-Katrin's most recent position is Digital Product Lead at Impacc.
In recent years, Ann-Katrin has worked for Impacc and Mercedes-Benz AG.
Ann-Katrin is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Information Technology, and Professional Services. Ann-Katrin also has some experience in Banking and Finance and Manufacturing.
Ann-Katrin is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology, and Customer Service. Ann-Katrin also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Marketing, and Procurement.
Ann-Katrin has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Information Technology, and Professional Services.
Ann-Katrin has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Customer Service, and Information Technology.
Ann-Katrin holds a Master in Industrial Engineering from Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin (formerly Technische Fachhochschule Berlin) and a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Chemnitz University of Technology.
Ann-Katrin has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: MBAI – Master Business with AI®, AI Product Management Certification, and Professional Scrum Product Owner I.
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