Dirk Heider-Consultant, Interim Manager & Board Advisor
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Consultant, Interim Manager & Board Advisor
Freelance
- Delivering business-critical initiatives: define, plan, set up and steer critical projects
- Growing project organizations sustainably: professionalize, develop and enable growth
- Profitably adopting new technologies: identify, evaluate and deliver impactful innovation
COO, leading the Project Delivery Function
interone / TeamBBDO
- Steering of a large public sector project, project structure setup and leadership development
- Professionalization of project and capacity management functions
- Established an effective, diversified and flexible expert sourcing via nearshore partnerships
Head of Digital Transformation
Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner
- Expansion of the product and solution portfolio in cooperation with the management team
- Cross-functional sales in collaboration with industry units, pitched and sold data strategy
- Leadership and development of the digital transformation team
VP Operations / Delivery
intive group
- Accountable for revenue growth and profitable delivery of projects and services
- 21 m€ digital unit revenue in 2020 (83 m€ group total)
- 59% digital unit project margin in 2020 (53% group total)
- Customer satisfaction 2020 (NPS): 100% (Digital portfolio), 87.5% (group portfolio)
- 86 m€ revenue with a team of 75 project managers (intive group, 2019)
- Effectively managed customers and turned projects at risk / in escalation mode
- Alignment of group delivery functions across Germany, Poland, and Argentina
Managing Director
intive GmbH (formerly Kupferwerk GmbH)
- Managed growth from 8.6 to 20 m€ revenue, from 70 to 140 employees (2016–2019)
- Won and managed significant clients and projects like Adidas, ALDI, Bayer/Xarvio, BASF, Birkenstock, Deichmann, Deutsche Telekom, Esprit, Freeletics, Flughafen München, Heathrow Express, ProSiebenSat.1, Rossman, Thüga, Volkswagen, Vorwerk, and Zalando
- M&A support and post-merger integration (Kupferwerk acquisition by intive group in 2014)
COO
Kupferwerk
- Managed growth from 2.3 to 15.1 m€ revenue, from 35 to 102 employees
- Average annual growth 2013–2017: revenue +45% p.a., headcount +24% p.a.
- Improved staff allocation and utilization processes to increase operating margin
CTO
Kupferwerk
- Technical presales and professionalization of software development processes
- Pitched and won the Pro7Sat1 “7TV” agile implementation project, successfully launched 2014
- Professionalized the development process for iOS and Android native mobile apps
Head of Service Delivery
GreenCom Networks (now part of Enphase)
- Accountable for scoping and estimation, delivery for clients, partners, and third parties
- Supported the CEO in business development and presales, evaluating market and partnerships
- Implementation of the first product release showcased at IFA in Berlin
Startup
digital service for “personal financial and life planning”, cloud-based SaaS solution
Senior Manager Technology
Sapient (now Publicis Sapient)
- Won the Vodafone Global Intranet project, technical lead for a 100+ person offshore team
- Launched the Essent Energy (NL) Power Nomination System with zero defects in 2004
- Led the content migration and syndication for the T-Online 2002 redesign and relaunch
Senior Consultant
CSC Ploenzke (later DXC Technology)
- Digitalized and streamlined the account opening process during the pre-IPO phase (DAB)
- Implemented a user-friendly frontend to manage complex financial derivatives (BLB)
- Consolidated customer data, achieving significant savings and improved customer satisfaction (DAB)
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Metals and Mining, Banking and Finance, and Advertising.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Operations, Strategy, Sales, and Product Development.
Summary
I’m a software development and digitalization services executive, with strong customer focus, business acumen, social, intercultural and communication skills and 25+ years of experience delivering software-driven solutions to companies across industries.
Retail and consumer goods | media and telecommunications | automotive | financial services | energy services
Focusing on business-IT alignment, productivity improvement, and sustainable organizational scaling, leveraging extensive leadership background in IT project management, international service delivery, and executive responsibility for transformational and post-merger initiatives.
Skills
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Project / Program Management
- Agile & Lean Management
- Vendor Management
- Organizational Development
- Capacity & Growth
- Data Strategy
- Advisory
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Education
University of Passau
Diploma in Computer Science · Computer Science · Passau, Germany
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Dirk is based in Munich, Germany.
Dirk speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Dirk has at least 28 years of experience. During this time, Dirk has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 7 months. Note that Dirk may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Dirk would be well-suited for roles such as: Consultant, Interim Manager & Board Advisor, COO, leading the Project Delivery Function, Head of Digital Transformation.
Dirk's most recent position is Consultant, Interim Manager & Board Advisor at Freelance.
In recent years, Dirk has worked for Freelance, interone / TeamBBDO, Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner, and intive group.
Dirk is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Manufacturing. Dirk also has some experience in Metals and Mining, Banking and Finance, and Advertising.
Dirk is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Operations. Dirk also has some experience in Strategy, Sales, and Product Development.
Dirk has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Advertising.
Dirk has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Customer Service, and Operations.
Dirk holds a Master in Computer Science from University of Passau.
The availability of Dirk needs to be confirmed.
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