Michael Bader - Product Analytics Consultant

Q: Where is Michael based?

Michael is based in Berlin, Germany .

Q: What languages does Michael speak?

Michael speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Michael have?

Michael has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 16 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months . Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Michael's latest experience?

Michael's most recent position is Product Analytics Consultant - Trust & Safety at Kleinanzeigen .

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

In recent years, Michael has worked for Kleinanzeigen , mobile.de GmbH , Gamebook Studio , eBay Kleinanzeigen , and TAMSCHICK MEDIA+SPACE .

Q: Which industries is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Banking and Finance , and Education . Michael also has some experience in Professional Services , Automotive , and Energy .

Q: Which business areas is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence , Product Development , and Marketing . Michael also has some experience in Operations , Production , and Customer Service .

Q: Which industries has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Professional Services , and Automotive .

Q: Which business areas has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence , Product Development , and Marketing .

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Aug 2023 - Apr 2024

9 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Analytics Consultant - Trust & Safety

Kleinanzeigen

Detecting fraud patterns by implementing aggressive anti-fraud rules while maintaining acceptable false positive rates, reducing fraud exposure to users by up to 80%
Supporting ideation and roll-out of new trust and safety features to block fraudulent activity and increase user awareness for fraud
Supporting Product, Development and Customer Support with BI reports and further guidance to identify and fight fraud and policy violations

May 2022 - Jun 2023

1 year 2 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Analytics Consultant

mobile.de GmbH

Supporting the roll-out of Germany's largest online vehicle marketplace new product Online-Kauf (Online Buying)
Setting up KPI framework and reports to measure customer success for both buyers and sellers, identifying pain points and keeping customer satisfaction high
Creating a sales funnel and analysing drop-offs to improve conversion rate

Dec 2021 - Present

4 years 4 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Analytics Consultant

Gamebook Studio

Conceptualising the data & analytics frameworks for Gamebook's various titles
Visualising the end-to-end player journey from install to engaged customer, identifying pain points and reducing player churn
Guiding marketers and game designers by enabling data-driven content creation and optimisation for game content and marketing campaigns

Sep 2021 - Apr 2022

8 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Analytics Consultant - Trust & Safety

eBay Kleinanzeigen

Supporting Germany's largest website for classifieds roll-out of phone number verification, reducing fraud and policy violations by 50%
Creating a phone number verification funnel to identify friction in the process and make the verification smooth and easy for users
Working closely with Product, Development and Customer Support to identify and fight fraud patterns

Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

7 months

Berlin, Germany

Data Consultant

TAMSCHICK MEDIA+SPACE

Supporting the data collection and data processing for the American Museum of Natural History exhibition "Invisible Worlds"
Collecting location data of Twitter feeds, taxi and bike routes on Earth Day 2020 and processing it for further visualisation

Mar 2021 - Nov 2021

9 months

Berlin, Germany

Tableau Consultant

Trendence Institut

Supporting the visualisation of high-quality studies, statistics and trends on labor markets
Building top-notch customer-facing Tableau dashboards

Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

4 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Analytics Consultant

Beelinguapp

Working directly with the company's founders on user lifecycle analytics
Increasing customer retention and reducing customer churn
Driving subscriptions by identifying valuable customer segments to be targeted by marketing campaigns

Jan 2020 - Sep 2021

1 year 9 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Analytics Consultant

idealo internet GmbH

Analysing customer lifecycle journey / lifecycle value data for one of the leading product and price comparison platforms in Europe
Generating insights from customer funnels and customer segmentation
Helping Product and Aftersales teams to improve customer experience by recommending product changes / features

Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

4 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Analytics Consultant

Small Improvements

Supporting management by creating a customer health scoring and building a customer churn prediction model
Driving customer retention and new sales
Setting up advanced revenue reporting

Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

4 months

Berlin, Germany

Marketing Analytics Consultant

mobile.de GmbH

Supporting marketing campaigns of Germany's largest online vehicle marketplace to boost traffic to their website
Implementing advanced lead tracking and generating a sales conversion funnel

Apr 2019 - Apr 2022

3 years 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Tableau Consultant

LBD-Beratungsgesellschaft mbH

Creating Tableau dashboards for top management to visualise sales success and identify business opportunities
Guiding and mentoring stakeholders to convert from Excel pivot tables to a proper BI tool

Feb 2019 - Oct 2019

9 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Analytics Consultant

Clue by Biowink

Supporting the growth of the #1 doctor-recommended period & cycle tracking app's user base
Building comprehensive customer lifecycle funnels in Amplitude to identify user churn and opportunities for marketing campaigns
Setting up and analysing A/B tests to enhance user experience

Aug 2016 - Apr 2018

1 year 9 months

Berlin, Germany

Senior Analyst - Customer Lifecycle

PayPal

Supporting design, setup and roll-out of a new segmentation for PayPal’s global consumer base
Creating datasets and self-service dashboards for consumer product penetration, segment migration, consumer lifecycle
Generating insights to help reduce consumer activation friction and increase Net New Actives

Jan 2013 - Jul 2016

3 years 7 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Analyst

PayPal

Supporting Product, Business and Marketing with product roll-outs such as eBay’s next generation checkout with deep PayPal integration
Supporting Product, Business and Marketing with free P2P payments in Germany
Supporting Product, Business and Marketing with 'Payment upon Invoice' - PayPal's invoice product in Germany
Supporting Product, Business and Marketing with 'PayPal Plus' - one-stop-shop solution for smaller merchants and revamp of consumer onboarding funnel
Setting up KPI framework and A/B testing to enhance user experience

Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

4 months

London, United Kingdom

Product Analytics Intern

PayPal

Master’s thesis analysing the impact of pricing changes on PayPal’s top customers

Feb 2011 - Jul 2011

6 months

Hamburg, Germany

Consultancy Intern

PwC Advisory

Built a comprehensive offshore windfarm database
Assisted the writing of a case study for the Federation of German Industry
Conducted market analysis for offshore wind energy

Aug 2010 - Feb 2011

7 months

Hamburg, Germany

Controlling Intern

Nordex

Assisted budget planning for the financial year 2011
Assisted investment planning and HR controlling
Conducted competition analysis

Nov 2009 - May 2010

7 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Management Intern

SponsorPay (now Fyber)

Supported feature development with data analysis
Created KPI-reports for management decisions
Designed a quality assurance process

Jan 2007 - Dec 2009

3 years

Mannheim, Germany

Tutor in calculus and production management

Mannheim University

Taught fundamentals and application of calculus in business and economics, theory of production and cost theory, optimal production plans and efficient production management

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Education, Professional Services, Automotive, and Energy.

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Education

Professional Services

Automotive

Energy

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Product Development, Marketing, Operations, Production, and Customer Service.

Business Intelligence

Product Development

Marketing

Operations

Production

Customer Service

Summary

Experienced Product Analytics Expert with a focus on fintech, e-commerce and gaming.

Analysing key customer data and guiding senior stakeholders in business, product, marketing and operations to make data-driven decisions
Visualising customer lifecycle journeys and identifying customer pain points - thereby increasing customer retention and reducing customer churn
Creating various funnel analyses to improve user experience - including account creation, checkout, password recovery, phone number verification, etc.
Setting up A/B tests and using their results to drive product and marketing decisions
Being a sparring partner for various business stakeholders to discuss, test and guide on analytics topics
Translating technical analytics and statistics details into non-technical action points for business stakeholders to execute on

Skills

Sql (In Various Dialects)
Tableau
Looker
Amplitude
Python (Including Analytics Libraries Like Numpy, Pandas, Skikit-learn, Etc.)
Qlikview
Microstrategy
Dbt

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

Education

Oct 2011 - Jun 2012

London School of Economics and Political Science

Master of Science, Management Science - Operational Research · Management Science - Operational Research · London, United Kingdom

Jul 2008 - Nov 2008

UNSW

Study Abroad, Business · Business · Sydney, Australia

Oct 2006 - Jun 2009

University of Mannheim

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration · Business Administration · Mannheim, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization

Machine Learning

Neural Networks and Deep Learning

Sequence Models

Structuring Machine Learning Projects

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 19

Experience in Information Technology 7 y

Avg length 1 y 3 m

Longest experience 4 y 3 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, United Kingdom)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Product Analytics Consultant - Trust & Safety, Product Analytics Consultant, Data Consultant

Main industries Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Education

Main business areas Business Intelligence, Product Development, Marketing

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 5

Profile

Created

March 2024

Last Update

September 2025

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Where is Michael based?

Michael is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Michael speak?

Michael speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Michael have?

Michael has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 16 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months. Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Michael be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Michael would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Analytics Consultant - Trust & Safety, Product Analytics Consultant, Data Consultant.

What is Michael's latest experience?

Michael's most recent position is Product Analytics Consultant - Trust & Safety at Kleinanzeigen.

What companies has Michael worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Michael has worked for Kleinanzeigen, mobile.de GmbH, Gamebook Studio, eBay Kleinanzeigen, and TAMSCHICK MEDIA+SPACE.

Which industries is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Education. Michael also has some experience in Professional Services, Automotive, and Energy.

Which business areas is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Product Development, and Marketing. Michael also has some experience in Operations, Production, and Customer Service.

Which industries has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Automotive.

Which business areas has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Product Development, and Marketing.

What is Michael's education?

Michael holds a Master in Management Science - Operational Research from London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor in Business Administration from University of Mannheim.

Does Michael have any certificates?

Michael has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization, Machine Learning, and Neural Networks and Deep Learning.

What is the availability of Michael?

Michael is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Michael?

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