Max Fabian (Fabian) Uth-AI Product Director · AI Transformation Officer
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Experience
Co-Founder & Builder, medishift.de
Independent
AI-first workforce management platform for medical practices (scheduling, time tracking). Market insight: no modern SaaS solution for the sector. Product insight: only fully autonomous with AI agents.
- Vibe-coding with Claude Code — built the entire platform myself, including the AI agent "Kira" as autonomous scheduling support.
- Brand building (medishift) including SEO distribution; built onboarding and sales.
- Early-stage traction (May 2026): 7 paying practices plus 70+ practices and 500+ users on the free plan.
Senior AI Transformation Lead & Strategic Advisor
Independent
Mandate: enterprise-wide AI transformation and use-case delivery for a B2B wholesaler (€60M+ revenue).
- Analysed the as-is situation through on-site visits, C-level interviews and workshops; developed a 3-year digitalisation target picture with a prioritised AI use-case portfolio.
- Conceived and built a working prototype of an AI-First ERP system to validate the prioritised use cases.
- Outcome: Sold a €300k digitalisation project to modernise the IT platform; AI use cases concretely defined for the next 2 years.
Initiator & Host
Tinkerers AI
- Organized meetups for AI builders with over 300 attendees
Chief Operating Officer
Staffomatic
Bootstrapped B2B SaaS for workforce management — 1,500+ clients, 70,000 end users. Member of the leadership team; owner of marketing, product & customer success (10 FTE). Joined during a ~25% revenue contraction.
- Turned a shrinking business into sustained growth: +40% total revenue across the full Staffomatic tenure (Growth PL + COO).
- Built customer success from scratch: cut churn from 20% to 12%, lifted annual contract share from 20% to 55%; secured ~20% of business revenue through key-account negotiations (FC Bayern, Stuart, Enpal, MehrTheater).
- Designed and rolled out a new pricing strategy (40+ active plans consolidated): +15% revenue and +50% ARPA on new accounts. Also led negotiations on a strategic M&A approach (+20% on initial offer).
Growth Product Lead, Management Team
Staffomatic
- Took over and rebuilt the product and marketing team from scratch (5 direct reports: PM, UX, 3x marketing); established discovery processes, Scrum/OKRs and career frameworks. Result: time-to-market for new features cut from ~16 to ~4 weeks.
- Rebuilt the growth funnel end-to-end (marketing channels, user activation, performance measurement): 2x monthly leads, 4x new MRR, LTV:CAC from 1.3 to 4.5 within 1.5 years.
- Defined product positioning and a two-year roadmap grounded in user data and business cases.
Director Product Development, Management Team
Sapiens Germany GmbH
- Founded the product team and grew it to an interdisciplinary tribe of 23 full-time equivalents
- Defined product vision, business case, pricing, and product branding
- Led a team of 3 product managers and built a career development plan
- Negotiated budget planning with Sapiens headquarters
Key results:
- Grew product portfolio from €8 million to €20 million in revenue in 3 years
- Introduced recurring revenue model (from €0 to €0.5 million annual recurring revenue within 18 months)
- Won three B2B clients 18 months after launch of new sales platform
Product Manager, New Product Launch
Sapiens Germany GmbH
- Led the ideation and creation of a new B2B enterprise digital sales platform and delivered it on time for the first client
Product Manager, Core Insurance Platform
Sapiens Germany GmbH
- Transitioned an open source framework to a clear product proposition and reorganized over 100 full-time equivalents into a product and service-oriented organization
Senior Digital Consultant
Sapiens Germany GmbH
- Project lead for the incorporation of a corporate startup for a large German insurer, leading a cross-department project team of 25 full-time equivalents
Founder
EC-Anbieter Vergleich
- Launched the first price comparison platform for POS card terminals, generating over 100 leads per month and sold the business in 2019
Associate II
Arkwright Strategy Consulting
- Realized over 15 projects as project member or leader in financial services, including defining the mobile payment strategy of a large German bank, implementing a profit enhancement program, and conducting customer data analysis on the debit card portfolio
Associate I
Arkwright Strategy Consulting
Student Trainee, Technical Project Management
Airbus
Intern & Student Trainee, Management Consulting & M&A
HANSE Management Consulting
Intern & Student Trainee, Supply Chain Management
tesa SE
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Experienced in Information Technology, Insurance, Professional Services, Banking and Finance, Healthcare, and Retail.
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Experienced in Product Development, Strategy, Marketing, Project Management, Business Intelligence, and Information Technology.
Summary
Senior product and transformation leader with 10+ years at the intersection of strategy, AI and scaling. As COO, turned a shrinking B2B SaaS into sustained growth (+40% total revenue across the Staffomatic tenure, churn from 20% to 12%, annual contract share from 20% to 55%). Previously scaled an InsurTech product portfolio from €8M to €20M as founding PM through director. Strategy consulting roots at Arkwright; currently leading enterprise AI transformation for a €60M+ wholesaler and co-founder of an AI-first workforce SaaS for medical practices (medishift.de). Founder and host of AI Tinkerers Hamburg (500+ community).
Skills
Strategy Development
Product Management
Growth Strategies
Project Management
Leadership
Software & Saas
Hr Software
Insurance
Payment
Languages
Education
University of Hamburg
Master of Science, Strategic Mgmt. & Marketing · Strategic Mgmt. & Marketing · Hamburg, Germany · 1.7
University of Alicante
International Business Program · Alicante, Spain · 8.8/10
University of Hamburg
Bachelor of Science, Strategic Mgmt. · Strategic Mgmt. · Hamburg, Germany · 2.3
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Max Fabian is based in Hamburg, Germany.
Max Fabian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).
Max Fabian has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Max Fabian has worked in at least 15 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months. Note that Max Fabian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Max Fabian would be well-suited for roles such as: Co-Founder & Builder, medishift.de, Senior AI Transformation Lead & Strategic Advisor, Initiator & Host.
Max Fabian's most recent position is Co-Founder & Builder, medishift.de at Independent.
In recent years, Max Fabian has worked for Independent, Tinkerers AI, Staffomatic, and Sapiens Germany GmbH.
Max Fabian is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Insurance, and Professional Services. Max Fabian also has some experience in Banking and Finance, Aerospace and Defense, and Retail.
Max Fabian is most experienced in business areas like Strategy, Product Development, and Marketing. Max Fabian also has some experience in Project Management, Business Intelligence, and Operations.
Max Fabian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Insurance, and Retail.
Max Fabian has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Product Development, and Operations.
Max Fabian holds a Master in Strategic Mgmt. & Marketing from University of Hamburg and a Bachelor in Strategic Mgmt. from University of Hamburg.
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