Philipp Gérard - Tech & Product Consultant for FinTech

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Berlin, Germany

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Experience

Sep 2020 - Mar 2022

1 year 7 months

Head of Product; Member of the Board

Smart Insurtech AG

Large InsurTech provider

Jan 2020 - Present

6 years 8 months

Tech & Product Consultant

Consulting customers in the FinTech, InsurTech, and GreenTech space

Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

1 year 3 months

Managing Director

Brainwave Hub GmbH

Digital hub for a Swiss-based family office focused on HealthTech

Jun 2017 - Jul 2018

1 year 2 months

Chief Executive Officer

iamsmart GmbH

E.ON-backed smart home company

Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

5 months

Venture Partner

Mountain Fintech

Company builder for FinTech companies

Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

1 year 7 months

Head of Product

FinLeap GmbH

Largest FinTech company builder in Europe at the time

Nov 2014 - Aug 2016

1 year 10 months

Product Manager

Savedo GmbH

B2C FinTech focused on fixed-term deposit products

May 2014 - Nov 2014

7 months

Group Development Manager

HitFox Group (now IONIQ Group)

New FinTech arm

Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

8 months

Full-Stack Developer

kununu GmbH

Startup matching talent to companies

Jan 2001 - Mar 2009

8 years 3 months

Founder

Zeitdenken

Award-winning youth media platform ZEITDENKEN

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Media and Entertainment, Energy, Insurance, Information Technology, and Healthcare.

Banking and Finance

Media and Entertainment

Energy

Insurance

Information Technology

Healthcare

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Information Technology, Strategy, Operations, and Investments and M&A.

Product Development

Information Technology

Strategy

Operations

Investments and M&A

Skills

Programming: Php, Crystal, Javascript, Some Scala, Java, Ruby, Go
Frameworks: Laravel, Symfony, Zend, Rails, React Native, Etc.
Database Systems: Sql & Nosql (Postgres, Mysql, Mongodb, Redis, Etc.)
Infrastructure: Aws, Azure, Gce, Heroku, K8s, Bare Metal
Product Tools: Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Sketch, Figma, Framer, Bpmn, Etc.
Methodology: Agile, Less, Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, Scrumfall, Etc.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Spanish

Elementary

Chinese

Elementary

Education

Sep 2022 - Oct 2023

Technical University of Berlin

MBL in International & European Energy Law · International & European Energy Law · Berlin, Germany

Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

Sungkyunkwan University

Tri-Continental MBA program · Business Administration · Korea, Republic of · Dean’s List, Top Student

Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

NEOMA Business School

Tri-Continental MBA program · Business Administration · Rouen, France · Dean’s List, Top Student

...and 2 more

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10

Experience in Banking and Finance 9.5 y

Avg length 2 y 4 m

Longest experience 8 y 2 m

Expertise

Recent roles Head of Product; Member of the Board, Tech & Product Consultant, Managing Director

Main industries Banking and Finance, Media and Entertainment, Energy

Main business areas Product Development, Information Technology, Strategy

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Profile

Created

November 2023

Last Update

December 2024

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Philipp is based in Berlin, Germany.

Philipp speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate), Spanish (Elementary), Chinese (Elementary).

Philipp has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Philipp has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 1 month. Note that Philipp may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Philipp would be well-suited for roles such as: Head of Product; Member of the Board, Tech & Product Consultant, Managing Director.

Philipp's most recent position is Head of Product; Member of the Board at Smart Insurtech AG.

In recent years, Philipp has worked for Smart Insurtech AG and Tech & Product Consultant.

Philipp is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Media and Entertainment, and Energy. Philipp also has some experience in Insurance, Information Technology, and Healthcare.

Philipp is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology, and Strategy. Philipp also has some experience in Operations and Investments and M&A.

Philipp has recently worked in industries like Insurance, Energy, and Banking and Finance.

Philipp has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology, and Strategy.

Philipp holds a Master in International & European Energy Law from Technical University of Berlin, a Master in Business Administration from Sungkyunkwan University, a Master in Business Administration from NEOMA Business School, a Master in Business Administration from University of Victoria and a Bachelor in International Business Administration from Vienna University of Business and Economics.

Philipp is immediately available for suitable projects.

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