Paul Weißhaar - Associate Partner

Q: Where is Paul based?

Paul is based in Hamburg, Germany .

Q: What languages does Paul speak?

Paul speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced), Russian (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Paul have?

Paul has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Paul has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 9 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months . Note that Paul may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Paul's latest experience?

Paul's most recent position is Associate Partner at QRelation Management Team GmbH .

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

In recent years, Paul has worked for QRelation Management Team GmbH , Safetec GmbH , Premium AEROTEC , Airbus Operations GmbH , and Airbus Helicopters GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Paul most experienced in?

Paul is most experienced in industries like Aerospace and Defense , Professional Services , and Energy . Paul also has some experience in Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas is Paul most experienced in?

Paul is most experienced in business areas like Production , Operations , and Quality Assurance . Paul also has some experience in Project Management , Human Resources , and Strategy .

Q: Which industries has Paul worked in recently?

Paul has recently worked in industries like Professional Services , Aerospace and Defense , and Energy .

Q: Which business areas has Paul worked in recently?

Paul has recently worked in business areas like Project Management , Human Resources , and Strategy .

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Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Apr 2025 - Present

1 year

Jesteburg, Germany

Associate Partner

QRelation Management Team GmbH

Mar 2025 - Present

1 year 1 month

Heidelberg, Germany

Organisational Development - Change Management and Coaching

Safetec GmbH

Develop and implement change strategies for agile transformation
Analyze and optimize the organizational structure in software and hardware projects
Conduct team maturity assessments to evaluate team development stages
Create an incremental transformation roadmap with prioritized actions
Promote cross-functional collaboration and optimize communication
Provide agile coaching for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Product Managers to improve practice
Offer business and systemic coaching for leaders to strengthen leadership skills
Define and document clear role and responsibility profiles (RACI)
Perform value stream mapping to identify and eliminate process bottlenecks
Establish meeting governance to sustainably improve meeting culture
Facilitate workshops, retrospectives, and agile ceremonies to ensure goal achievement
Continuously optimize processes and organization to maintain competitiveness

Nov 2023 - Feb 2024

4 months

Varel, Germany

Change Consultant

Premium AEROTEC

Advise site leadership on plant-wide transformation
Conduct culture analysis with CONGRID® at the top management level
Carry out as-is analysis and provide recommendations for upper and middle management

Apr 2023 - Sep 2024

1 year 6 months

Buxtehude, Germany

Organisational Development – Change Management and Coaching

Airbus Operations GmbH

Provide change consulting and implement agile transformation with SAFe
Act as SAFe SPC for two Agile Release Trains with cross-functional software and hardware teams (Buxtehude, Toulouse, Portugal)
Temporarily assume the role of Release Train Engineer (RTE)
Conduct team maturity assessments and develop maturity roadmaps
Optimize cross-functional collaboration and drive continuous organizational development
Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, RTEs, and Product Managers
Define and document roles and responsibilities (RACI)
Perform value stream mapping to identify and eliminate process bottlenecks
Introduce Kanban to the maintenance team
Facilitate workshops, PI planning, retrospectives, sprint planning, and backlog grooming

Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

8 months

Donauworth, Germany

Organisational Development – Change Management and Coaching

Airbus Helicopters GmbH

Provide strategic SAFe consulting as a SAFe SPC at the solution level to support decision-making
Conduct stakeholder analysis and develop targeted communication strategies
Perform maturity assessments with roadmap design
Clarify roles and coach on responsibilities (RACI)
Introduce and scale Kanban in requirements management
Coordinate interdisciplinary processes (Engineering & Production)
Facilitate development workshops for organizational development
Offer 1:1 coaching for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Line Managers
Provide leadership coaching to strengthen agile leadership skills
Deliver agile team coaching to improve efficiency and collaboration

May 2022 - Jul 2023

1 year 3 months

Hamburg, Germany

Agile Coach

Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH

Advising executives on guiding agile transformation and enhancing leadership skills
Conducting team and organization maturity assessments and developing roadmaps
Strategic stakeholder management and optimizing governance structures
Managing team interdependencies in cross-functional environments
Introducing and scaling agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban), including maintenance teams
Promoting self-organization and an agile mindset through targeted coaching
Facilitating agile events: workshops, Scrum meetings, retrospectives, and PI planning
Conflict management to ensure productive team dynamics
Visual backlog and KPI management to increase transparency
One-on-one coaching for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and key roles
Handing over and mentoring internal Scrum Masters with sustainable knowledge transfer

Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

6 months

Hamburg, Germany

Organizational Development – Change Management and Coaching

Airbus Operations GmbH

Leading a large solution with 4 ARTs and 12 Scrum teams as a SAFe SPC
Strategic solution-level consulting for organizational optimization
Conducting AS-IS analysis after 4 years of SAFe and deriving optimization measures
Updating roles and providing individual coaching for PM, RTE, and Scrum Masters
Forming agile teams and structuring new project teams
Facilitating kickoff workshops for project integration
Developing targeted stakeholder communication strategies
Implementing Kanban for ME teams with a focus on product goals
Coordinating interdisciplinary work between Airbus ME and a Silicon Valley startup (SAP automation)

Apr 2020 - Present

6 years

Freelance work

Apr 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 9 months

Germany

Business Coach

Weißhaar Consulting

Conducting individual Motivational Structure Analyses (MSA®) in leadership training and business coaching
Designing and developing tailored coaching and training programs for executives
Publishing the professional book The Chameleon Method

Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

1 year 3 months

Saint-Nazaire, France

Project Manager – Change

Airbus Operations GmbH

Strategic realignment and organizational development by integrating the German residual operations organization into French series production, coordinating across functions (engineering, production, QA, logistics, tool management, supply chain)
Promoting cross-functional teams through a shared vision and knowledge exchange while considering corporate politics
Implementing agile frameworks to increase efficiency, flexibility, and iterative project management
Developing transparent change strategies with active stakeholder engagement to ensure acceptance and commitment
Systematically identifying and mitigating risks, combined with feedback-based continuous improvement processes
Leadership development through targeted coaching to strengthen personal accountability and decision-making abilities

Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

1 year 1 month

Hamburg, Germany

Production Manager System Installation A350

Airbus Operations GmbH

Overall responsibility for optimizing production processes while maintaining the highest quality standards
Disciplinary leadership and team motivation to achieve targets
Promoting employee development through targeted training and career programs
Implementing KPIs for continuous process improvement
Ensuring occupational safety and environmental compliance
Driving organizational development by introducing agile, self-organized cross-functional teams
Establishing high-performance teams through innovative shopfloor practices
Reducing non-conformity lead time by breaking down traditional department silos and shortening decision paths through team empowerment
Implementing and optimizing lean principles to increase capacity and reduce waste

Feb 2017 - Dec 2017

11 months

Saint-Nazaire, France

Production Manager Final Assembly System Installation

Airbus Operations GmbH

Managing production processes and leading multifunctional teams to maximize productivity and quality
Implementing quality feedback loops for continuous process and product improvement
Responsible for supply chain management and supplier coordination to optimize material flow
Applying and optimizing lean principles to boost efficiency and reduce waste
Initiating continuous improvement projects and Kaizen workshops to optimize production and logistics
Establishing and promoting a safety culture to meet legal occupational safety standards
Developing and implementing technical training programs to enhance skills
Managing budgets and resources for cost control and ROI maximization

Sep 2012 - Jan 2017

4 years 5 months

Saint-Nazaire, France

Site Manager Final Structural Assembly

Premium AEROTEC GmbH

Acted as central interface to Airbus, managing strategic and operational site matters
Monitoring production processes with focus on compliance, cost, and schedule management
Providing disciplinary and technical leadership including targeted personnel development
Driving organizational development and process optimization to improve efficiency and quality
Establishing and optimizing logistics for missing and special components
Implementing quality management with a focus on Practical Problem Solving (PPS)
Planning and leading internal/external audits, particularly for aviation authority compliance
Initiating continuous improvement projects for capacity and resource optimization
Establishing and promoting a safety culture to the highest industry standards

Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

2 years 4 months

Nordenham, Germany

Manufacturing Engineer & Production Planner

Premium AEROTEC GmbH

Co-led sub-project for test article manufacturing in the A350 XWB program
Responsible for planning, completion, and on-time delivery of test shell MSN5065
Supporting the engineering team in creating manufacturing documentation
Defining and implementing the production concept
Designing and procuring necessary assembly and transport fixtures
Providing technical leadership to an interdisciplinary team
Planning and creating production schedules and developing tooling concepts for shell assembly of sections 13/14 of the A350 XWB
Pioneering work with carbon fiber composite (CFRP) in aviation
Planning series production and coordinating the on-time completion of production facilities
Designing the shell assembly station according to lean principles

Aug 2007 - Aug 2010

3 years 1 month

Nordenham, Germany

Aircraft Mechanic Structural Assembly

Premium AEROTEC GmbH

Assembling primary and secondary structural components in shell series production according to aviation standards
International assembly deployments in the A380 final assembly team for component integration and adaptation
Collaborating with engineering and quality teams to solve production issues and bottlenecks
Performing quality inspections to ensure aviation-specific certification requirements
Attending technical trainings to integrate current aviation technologies and regulations
Implementing lean principles to increase efficiency, optimize material flow, and shorten work paths through workstation design

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Aerospace and Defense, Professional Services, Information Technology, and Energy.

Aerospace and Defense

Professional Services

Information Technology

Energy

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Production, Operations, Quality Assurance, Project Management, Human Resources, and Strategy.

Production

Operations

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Human Resources

Strategy

Summary

Paul Weißhaar is a certified Business Coach and Senior Management Consultant specializing in leadership and change management, especially in agile organizational development. He stands out for his ability to communicate professionally and effectively at all levels – from the shop floor to the top floor. With 20 years of experience in the aviation industry, including over a decade leading cross-functional international teams, he is an expert in transformation projects. He uses his deep knowledge of motivational psychology to achieve measurable results and lead teams effectively. In 2021, he published the book The Chameleon Method: Leading with Adaptability, Staying Authentic, which reflects his insights into authentic leadership in dynamic environments.

Skills

Leadership
Team Development
Organisational Development Production / Assembly
Change Management Aerospace
Agile Framework It Industry
Project Management Energy Industry
Agile Coach
Organisational Development
Change Management
Team Development
Mechanical Engineering
Aviation
It Software & Hardware
Kanban: Scrum: Safe: Pm
Lean
Coaching Skills
Servant Leadership
Situational Leadership
Conflict Management
Motivational Psychology
Facilitation

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Advanced

Russian

Advanced

Education

Jan 2022 - Present

Euro-FH

Master of Arts in Business Coaching & Change Management, specialization in Business Coaching · Business Coaching & Change Management · Hamburg, Germany

Sep 2010 - Jun 2015

Wilhelm-Büchner-Hochschule

Bachelor of Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Darmstadt, Germany

Aug 2004 - Jul 2007

Airbus GmbH

Aircraft Mechanic · Nordenham, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Business Coach

Certified SaFe 6 Practice Consultant

Certified ScrumMaster

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 15

Experience in Aerospace and Defense 15 y

Avg length 1 y 9 m

Longest experience 5 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, France)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Associate Partner, Organisational Development - Change Management and Coaching, Change Consultant

Main industries Aerospace and Defense, Professional Services, Information Technology

Main business areas Production, Operations, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 3

Profile

Created

August 2024

Last Update

May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Paul based?

Paul is based in Hamburg, Germany.

What languages does Paul speak?

Paul speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced), Russian (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Paul have?

Paul has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Paul has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Paul may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Paul be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Paul would be well-suited for roles such as: Associate Partner, Organisational Development - Change Management and Coaching, Change Consultant.

What is Paul's latest experience?

Paul's most recent position is Associate Partner at QRelation Management Team GmbH.

What companies has Paul worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Paul has worked for QRelation Management Team GmbH, Safetec GmbH, Premium AEROTEC, Airbus Operations GmbH, and Airbus Helicopters GmbH.

Which industries is Paul most experienced in?

Paul is most experienced in industries like Aerospace and Defense, Professional Services, and Energy. Paul also has some experience in Information Technology.

Which business areas is Paul most experienced in?

Paul is most experienced in business areas like Production, Operations, and Quality Assurance. Paul also has some experience in Project Management, Human Resources, and Strategy.

Which industries has Paul worked in recently?

Paul has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Aerospace and Defense, and Energy.

Which business areas has Paul worked in recently?

Paul has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Human Resources, and Strategy.

What is Paul's education?

Paul holds a Master in Business Coaching & Change Management from Euro-FH and a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from Wilhelm-Büchner-Hochschule.

Does Paul have any certificates?

Paul has 3 certificates. These include: Business Coach, Certified SaFe 6 Practice Consultant, and Certified ScrumMaster.

What is the availability of Paul?

Paul is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Paul?

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