Robert A.-Chief Product & Technology Officer | Enterprise Transformation Leader
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Experience
Chief Product & Technology Officer (CTPO)
Facelift
- Lead Facelift's technology and product-engineering agenda, including product strategy, roadmap governance, architecture and delivery effectiveness.
- Represent Facelift in Entirely CTO, portfolio-review and combined-solutions forums, helping shape cross-hub priorities, investment choices and shared capabilities.
- Drive AI-enabled product development, analytics and data initiatives, platform modernisation and partner integrations across the product estate.
- Partner across Facelift's C-team, sales, customer success, finance, people and legal stakeholders on product investment, major customer issues, operating priorities and risk.
Director of Engineering, Technology & Strategy
Blacklane
- Owned technology strategy and operating-model transformation for a 150-person product-engineering organisation.
- Managed a €20M budget, improved resource allocation and reduced operating costs by 15%.
- Built and mentored the leadership team, improving productivity and engagement by 20%; led talent strategy that grew the organisation by 30%.
- Led legacy-platform migration to Go microservices on AWS and strengthened DevOps, security and operational efficiency.
- Supported due diligence for the PIF investment process, alongside legal, tax and audit reviews; partnered with senior leadership on ERP planning and IPO readiness.
Chief of Staff to CTO
Flink
- Directed engineering strategy for a 120-person organisation and managed a €35M engineering budget.
- Aligned investment with business priorities, resolved ERP integration blockers and introduced organisational processes.
- Co-planned and ran a major downsizing process affecting more than 100 staff, coordinating decisions and execution with people and legal stakeholders.
- Advised and mentored senior engineering leaders, improving operational discipline and time to market.
Engagement Manager
Equal Experts
- Led enterprise technology-transformation engagements across e-commerce, fintech and logistics SaaS, contributing €20M in annual revenue.
- Advised client executives on technology strategy, legacy-platform migration and scalable operating models.
- Built and led cross-functional consulting, product and engineering teams delivering payments, omnichannel and logistics platforms.
- Worked across finance, sales, marketing, operations and legal to integrate ERP systems and deliver fit-for-purpose outcomes.
Venture Coach
Finleap
Advised fintech ventures on product vision, roadmaps, OKRs, growth and leadership-team effectiveness.
Technology Director
King
- Led technology strategy for a Candy Crush studio, managing 40 engineers with 10 direct reports.
- Designed scalable architecture supporting millions of users worldwide.
- Led talent acquisition, organisation design and process improvement against global objectives.
Consultant & Engagement Manager
Lean IT Consultancy
Led enterprise transformation and ERP integration programmes for teams of up to 80.
Senior Product Manager
Skype
Owned product vision, roadmap, KPIs, data and delivery alignment.
Senior Engineering Manager
Cisco
Led 40 people across three countries and delivered a machine-learning cybersecurity product for global customers.
Senior Engineering Manager
Barclays Investment Bank
Led a 20-person international engineering team across the Czech Republic, Singapore and the UK.
Chief Technology Officer
CityFibre
- Set technology strategy, roadmap, operating processes and tooling for a growing telecoms business.
- Designed, built and operated the end-to-end customer order and provisioning service using AWS, Salesforce, Mule and Xero.
- Led the customer provisioning process, connecting technology delivery directly to operational and customer outcomes.
Consultant & Agile Coach
IndigoBlue, Workplace Systems & DHL
Led technology transformations, CRM/ERP migrations and global Lean/Kanban communities.
Senior Systems Engineer
Convergys, Watchmark & General Dynamics
Built and supported enterprise telecoms platforms and led engineering teams of up to 20.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation, Banking and Finance, Retail, and Media and Entertainment.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management, Strategy, Human Resources, and Business Intelligence.
Summary
CTPO and enterprise transformation leader with 25+ years of experience building and reshaping product, engineering and technology organisations across SaaS, e-commerce, fintech, telecoms and professional services. Combines strategy with operating discipline: budgets up to €35M, organisations up to 150 people, enterprise customer delivery and complex platform modernisation.
Currently CTPO of Facelift, representing the business in Entirely technology, portfolio and combined-solutions forums. Brings prior C-suite experience, strong people leadership and a track record of aligning product and technology investment with growth, cost, customer and organisational outcomes.
- Financial stewardship: Managed €20M and €35M budgets; reduced operating costs by 15%.
- Organisational scale: Led 150-, 120- and 40-person organisations; built and mentored leadership teams.
- Growth and customers: Led enterprise engagements contributing €20M annual revenue and delivered platforms for global customers.
- Transformation: Led operating-model change, ERP and IPO-readiness planning, cloud migration and product-engineering modernisation.
- Governance and people: Since CityFibre, owned budgets and contributed to legal, tax and audit reviews while directly managing hiring, performance and employee exits.
Skills
- Strategy & Operating Models
- Product And Technology Leadership
- Budget And Investment Management
- Enterprise Customers
- Organisation Design And Talent
- Investment Due Diligence
- Erp And Business Systems
- Legal, Tax And Audit Review
- Workforce Restructuring
- Security, Privacy And Compliance
- Ai Strategy And Adoption
Languages
Education
Coventry University
BSc · Computer Science · Coventry, United Kingdom
Certifications & licenses
Co-Active Coaching
Co-Active Training Institute
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Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Frequently asked questions
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Robert is based in Hamburg, Germany.
Robert speaks the following languages: English (Advanced).
Robert has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Robert has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 13 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 4 months. Note that Robert may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Robert would be well-suited for roles such as: Chief Product & Technology Officer (CTPO), Director of Engineering, Technology & Strategy, Chief of Staff to CTO.
Robert's most recent position is Chief Product & Technology Officer (CTPO) at Facelift.
In recent years, Robert has worked for Facelift, Blacklane, Flink, and Equal Experts.
Robert is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Transportation. Robert also has some experience in Banking and Finance, Retail, and Media and Entertainment.
Robert is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. Robert also has some experience in Strategy, Human Resources, and Business Intelligence.
Robert has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Retail, and Banking and Finance.
Robert has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.
Robert holds a Bachelor in Computer Science from Coventry University.
Robert has 1 certificate: Co-Active Coaching.
The availability of Robert needs to be confirmed.
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