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Marc Rössler-Co-Founder

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Cologne, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2023 - Present

Co-Founder

Proscaler GmbH

Position Summary
Co-Founder at Proscaler GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
Strategy
  • IT management consulting
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

CTO

Unicepta GmbH & Ubermetrics Technologies GmbH

Position Summary
CTO at Unicepta GmbH & Ubermetrics Technologies GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Strategy
  • Led ~50 IT professionals through a post-merger integration
  • Updated and implemented the technical strategy focusing on AI-based automation
Feb 2017 - Mar 2022

Managing Director | Head of IT

Unicepta GmbH

Position Summary
Managing Director | Head of IT at Unicepta GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Defined and executed the tech strategy in close alignment with management and investors
  • Expanded the team from 10 to 30 developers
Jan 2012 - Jan 2017

Director Engineering

Recommind GmbH

Position Summary
Director Engineering at Recommind GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
Product Development
  • Managed development, implementation, and support teams (35 FTEs)
  • Migrated to the cloud and made development processes more agile
Aug 2008 - Dec 2011

Engineering Manager

Recommind GmbH

Position Summary
Engineering Manager at Recommind GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Built the engineering organization and support processes to back the US go-to-market of an early AI legal-tech product
Jan 2008 - Jul 2008

Consultant

Recommind GmbH

Position Summary
Consultant at Recommind GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
Oct 2000 - Dec 2007

Research Associate and Lecturer

University of Duisburg-Essen

Position Summary
Research Associate and Lecturer at University of Duisburg-Essen
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Project Management
Research and Development
  • Design, execution and coordination of a publicly funded research project (BMBF) on AI-based text annotations
  • PhD "summa cum laude" in computational linguistics, dissertation on "corpus-adaptive named entity recognition".

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Education, and Professional Services.

Information Technology
Education
Professional Services
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Business Area Experience

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

Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
Research and Development
Operations
Strategy
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Skills

  • Strategy & Management

  • Organizational & Process Optimization

  • Digital Transformation & Automation

  • Leading And Transforming Programs, Projects, It Teams, And Service Providers

  • Decision-Making Processes, Conflicts, And Transformations At The Executive And Leadership Level

  • Post-Merger Integration And Consolidation Of Software Departments

  • Cost Optimization, Efficiency And Productivity Programs

  • Optimization Of Development, Requirements, And Product Management Processes

  • Leading By Delivery/Engineering Kpis, Okrs, Portfolio Management And Prioritization Methods

  • Planning, Implementation & Change Management Of Digitalization Projects

  • Agile Transformations (Kanban / Scrum)

  • Ai-Based Workflow Automation

  • Leading And Scaling It Organizations As Cto, Head Of It Or Director Of Engineering

  • Project And Program Management (Agile, Traditional, Hybrid)

  • Designing And Managing Efficient It Departments On Organizational, Process, And Technical Levels

  • Optimizing Development, Requirements, And Portfolio Management Processes

  • Facilitating And Managing Conflicts, Decision-Making Processes, And Strategy Workshops

  • Mentoring And Coaching For Executives And Decision Makers

  • Sourcing It Specialists, Nearshoring

  • Generative Ai, Analytical Ai And Machine Learning

  • Designing, Reviewing, And Implementing Tech Strategies

  • It Controlling, Cost Management, Capex/Opex Optimization

  • Industry Knowledge In It & Software Development, Ecommerce, Media Analytics And Legaltech

  • Analytical-Strategic Thinking With A Strong Focus On Execution

  • Pragmatic And Solution-Oriented Working Style

  • Strong Communication And Leadership Skills At All Levels, Tailored To The Audience

  • Assertive And Confident In Internal And External Negotiations

  • Responsible And Reliable – Even With Sensitive Topics And Decisions

Languages

German
Advanced
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2000 - Dec 2007

University of Duisburg-Essen

PhD · Computational Linguistics · Essen, Germany · summa cum laude

Certifications & licenses

ITIL Foundation

APM Group

Kanban Mgmt Professional

Kanban University

Mastering Design Thinking In Organizations

HPI

Mastering OKR

Coursera

PMI-ACP

Project Management Institute

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I)

Scrum.org

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7
Experience in Information Technology 18.5 y
Avg length 3 y 7 m
Longest experience 7 y 2 m

Expertise

Recent roles Co-Founder, CTO, Managing Director | Head of IT
Main industries Information Technology, Education, Professional Services
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate
Certifications earned 6

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Marc is based in Cologne, Germany.
Marc speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate).
Marc has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Marc has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 8 months. Note that Marc may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Marc would be well-suited for roles such as: Co-Founder, CTO, Managing Director | Head of IT.
Marc's most recent position is Co-Founder at Proscaler GmbH.
In recent years, Marc has worked for Proscaler GmbH, Unicepta GmbH & Ubermetrics Technologies GmbH, and Unicepta GmbH.
Marc is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Education, and Professional Services.
Marc is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. Marc also has some experience in Research and Development, Operations, and Strategy.
Marc has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.
Marc has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Strategy.
Marc holds a Doctorate in Computational Linguistics from University of Duisburg-Essen.
Marc has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: ITIL Foundation, Kanban Mgmt Professional, and Mastering Design Thinking In Organizations.
Marc is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
Marc's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
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