Matthias Bolz - Founder / Architect – AI Commerce...

Q: Where is Matthias based?

Matthias is based in Lenggries, Germany .

Q: What languages does Matthias speak?

Matthias speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Hungarian (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Matthias have?

Matthias has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 7 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 3 months . Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Matthias's latest experience?

Matthias's most recent position is Founder / Architect – AI Commerce Platform "Cadan" at AI & Digital Innovation .

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

In recent years, Matthias has worked for AI & Digital Innovation and Jochen Schweizer mydays Group .

Q: Which industries is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in industries like Tourism , Retail , and Fashion . Matthias also has some experience in Information Technology and Media and Entertainment .

Q: Which business areas is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Business Intelligence . Matthias also has some experience in Project Management and Operations .

Q: Which industries has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in industries like Tourism , Information Technology , and Retail .

Q: Which business areas has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Business Intelligence .

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Lenggries, Germany

Experience

Dec 2025 - Present

4 months

Founder / Architect – AI Commerce Platform "Cadan"

AI & Digital Innovation

Development of an AI-powered digital commerce concierge platform designed to integrate modern AI technologies with online commerce systems
Developed and implemented a SOA/microservices architecture to harmonize systems across multiple portals
AI-powered conversational commerce
Product catalog intelligence using RAG architectures
AI agents for product discovery and customer interaction
Integration with commerce platforms including Shopify
Microservices-based AI orchestration architecture
Large Language Models (LLM)
Vector databases
AI orchestration frameworks
Event-driven microservice architectures

Aug 2019 - Dec 2025

6 years 5 months

CTO/CPO

Jochen Schweizer mydays Group

Executive leadership of the company’s Technology and Product organization with more than 200 employees across product management, engineering, DevOps, BI and infrastructure
Leadership of 204 employees across product, engineering, BI, DevOps and infrastructure
Management of a double-digit million Euro technology budget
Transformation of the entire product organization and technology landscape
Integration of five companies following post-merger integration
Design and implementation of a microservices-based platform architecture
Establishment of cross-functional product teams and modern development processes
Carve out of one of our assets
Due diligence for potential acquisitions

Feb 2018 - Aug 2019

1 year 7 months

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

CTO

Al Tayer Group

Technology leadership for one of the leading retail groups in the Middle East
Responsible for the technology platform behind several international e-commerce brands
Leadership of 127 employees across development, DevOps and project management
Management of a multi-million AED technology budget
Reorganization of the digital organization towards agile structures
Introduction of squads, tribes and chapter models
Architecture design for an omnichannel commerce platform
Management of several e-commerce platforms including Ounass.com, Nisnass.com and GAP

Jan 2016 - Feb 2018

2 years 2 months

Director IT

mytheresa.com GmbH

Technology leadership for one of the world’s leading luxury fashion e-commerce platforms
Leadership of 62 employees across development, infrastructure and project management
Development of a holistic IT strategy
Modernization of the technology landscape
Rebuilding the online shop architecture towards service-oriented architecture (SOA)
Introduction of agile development methodologies across the organization

Jun 2014 - Dec 2015

1 year 7 months

CTO

SNM Style Net Media GmbH

Responsible for building the technology platform for the fashion price comparison portal stylelounge.de
Leadership of 24 employees across development, infrastructure and design
Development of the complete platform architecture
International expansion into France, Netherlands, Sweden and Australia
Development of a product matching algorithm for fashion products
Implementation of a service-oriented architecture for the platform infrastructure

Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

1 year 1 month

CTO

HQ-Patronen GmbH

Technology leadership for a fast-growing international e-commerce business with full professional and disciplinary management of the employees
Leadership of 34 employees
Modernization of shop and server infrastructure
Migration to service-oriented architecture
International expansion to France, Poland and Austria

Apr 2009 - Jun 2012

3 years 3 months

CTO

apnoti.com GmbH

Technology leadership for a large-scale product comparison platform
Architecture and operation of high-performance web platforms
Administration of large-scale server infrastructures
Development of integrations with platforms such as Amazon and Shopping.com
Development of large-scale ETL pipelines and database systems
Inventor of a patented technology for real-time data transmission of web pages to distributed servers

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Tourism, Retail, Information Technology, Fashion, and Media and Entertainment.

Tourism

Retail

Information Technology

Fashion

Media and Entertainment

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence, Project Management, and Operations.

Information Technology

Product Development

Business Intelligence

Project Management

Operations

Summary

CTO – Digital Commerce, Data & AI Transformation

Technology and operations executive with 22+ years of experience building and leading large technology organizations, scaling digital commerce platforms and driving company-wide transformation initiatives.

Strong background in e-commerce platforms, data-driven organizations, AI-powered products and enterprise architectures. Proven ability to align technology, product and operations to transform legacy systems into scalable, data-driven and AI-enabled business platforms.

Experienced in leading organizations with 200+ employees, managing multi-million technology budgets and executing complex transformation programs across global teams.

Expertise in digital commerce ecosystems, data platforms, AI-driven business systems and microservice architectures.

Skills

Leadership & Operations

Cto / Technology Strategy
Coo / Operational Leadership
Organizational Transformation
Scaling Technology Organizations (200+ Employees)
Cross-functional Leadership
Multi-million Technology Budgets

Digital Commerce

Shopify Ecosystems
Omnichannel Commerce Platforms
Marketplace Architectures
Commerce Platform Strategy
Customer Experience Platforms

Data & Ai Transformation

Data-driven Organizations
Data Platform Architecture
Ai-enabled Commerce Platforms
Conversational Commerce Systems
Llm Integrations In Business Applications
Retrieval Augmented Generation (Rag)

Architecture & Platforms

Microservices Architectures
Service-oriented Architectures (Soa)
Event-driven Systems
Api-driven Platform Ecosystems
Enterprise Platform Integration

Artificial Intelligence

Large Language Models (Llm)
Retrieval Augmented Generation (Rag)
Conversational Ai Systems
Ai Agents & Tool-calling Architectures
Vector Databases & Semantic Search
Ai-powered Product Discovery And Recommendation Systems

Data Platforms & Analytics

Data Warehousing
Etl / Elt Pipelines
Event-driven Data Pipelines
Product Catalog Data Processing
Data Platforms For E-commerce And Analytics

Commerce Platforms

Shopify Ecosystems
Marketplace Platforms
Omnichannel Commerce Architectures
Commerce Apis & Platform Integrations

Architecture

Microservices Architectures
Service-oriented Architectures (Soa)
Event-driven Systems
Api-driven Platform Ecosystems

Programming

Php
Java
Python
Node.js
React
C#

Databases

Postgresql
Mysql
Oracle
Mongodb
Redis

Enterprise Platforms

Sap
Oracle E-business Suite
Microsoft Dynamics Nav

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Hungarian

Intermediate

Education

Oct 1997 - Jun 2001

Academy of Business Administration

Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering · Computer Engineering · Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7

Experience in Tourism 6.5 y

Avg length 2 y 3 m

Longest experience 6 y 4 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (United Arab Emirates)

Primary country United Arab Emirates

Expertise

Recent roles Founder / Architect – AI Commerce Platform "Cadan", CTO/CPO, CTO

Main industries Tourism, Retail, Information Technology

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Profile

Created

March 2026

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Where is Matthias based?

Matthias is based in Lenggries, Germany.

What languages does Matthias speak?

Matthias speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Hungarian (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Matthias have?

Matthias has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 3 months. Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Matthias be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Matthias would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder / Architect – AI Commerce Platform "Cadan", CTO/CPO, CTO.

What is Matthias's latest experience?

Matthias's most recent position is Founder / Architect – AI Commerce Platform "Cadan" at AI & Digital Innovation.

What companies has Matthias worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Matthias has worked for AI & Digital Innovation and Jochen Schweizer mydays Group.

Which industries is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in industries like Tourism, Retail, and Fashion. Matthias also has some experience in Information Technology and Media and Entertainment.

Which business areas is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence. Matthias also has some experience in Project Management and Operations.

Which industries has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in industries like Tourism, Information Technology, and Retail.

Which business areas has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

What is Matthias's education?

Matthias holds a Bachelor in Computer Engineering from Academy of Business Administration.

What is the availability of Matthias?

Matthias will be available full-time from April 2026.

What is the rate of Matthias?

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