Roland C.-Interim AI Manager and AI Advisor for SMEs
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Experience
Founder, Agents in Everyday Business
CXO AI OS
CXO AI OS is an agent system made up of six building blocks. Instead of using AI as a chat window, it creates a system that knows a company's context, makes decisions according to its rules, and acts on its behalf.
- For SMEs: guided sprint followed by ongoing operation for a team, department or prioritized cluster, based on an AI assessment
- For self-employed people: program in which participants build their own agent system
- Sequence in the company: assessment, prioritization, sprint, operation
- Implementation in Claude Cowork or ChatGPT Work, without programming
- Architecture: Chief of Staff, Goals, Advisors, Agents, Context, Catalog
Founder, AI Advisor and Interim AI Manager
AI for Business
Advisory and temporary mandates for medium-sized companies: AI assessment and roadmap, process-based use case work, temporary AI responsibility with handover at the end. What has been delivered so far:
- Client mandate at the beginning of 2026 at a manufacturing company within a corporate group: AI assessment with an on-site analysis session, English assessment report with maturity classification, sample findings, strategic target visions and topic suggestions to choose from, lightweight governance recommendation, three-hour on-site focus workshop
- Own agent system, in daily operation since the beginning of 2026, steering the business from strategy to finance. As of 09/2026: 44 agents, 18 advisors, 7 recurring runs, 417 guided agent operations per month
- Set up agents and workflows independently, in Claude Cowork or ChatGPT Work, without programming
- Developed and delivered training and enablement formats independently
Digital Business Expert (Innovation & GenAI)
Miba Group
Go-to expert for generative AI and digital business innovation at an industrial supplier for manufacturing, automotive and energy with around 1.2 billion euros in revenue and over 7.500 employees.
My assignment was to move AI from experimentation into everyday work: integrate AI into workflows, find valuable use cases, develop a robust AI strategy and build an AI-first mindset.
RESULTS
- Project lead for the introduction and evaluation of Microsoft 365 Copilot (2023 to 2024): pilot with around 100 licenses across several departments, adoption strategy developed, evaluation successfully completed
- Initiator and Change Manager of the internal ChatGPT rollout
- Increased the use of generative AI by 10 percent per month over twelve months
- Designed and personally delivered GenAI workshops for over 300 employees across departments
- Use case discovery sessions in five departments
- Strategy and implementation of AI use cases with over 25 percent ROI per case
Innovation and Digital Strategy Manager
verlag moderne industrie GmbH
Built up innovation and digital work at a trade publisher, at the intersection of technology, design and business model.
FOCUS AREAS
- Set up and refined innovation processes: identify opportunities and risks early and turn them into actionable plans
- Built a monitoring system for internal innovation, competition and trends as a basis for product-market alignment
- Developed digital strategies and supported go-to-market from idea through implementation
- Assessed traditional business models and adapted them to the digital environment
Innovation, Digital Strategy and Transformation Management
Independent Consultant
Advisory work at the intersection of design, business, strategy and technology, for established companies and start-ups. Mandates as a contractor and as an employee.
FOCUS AREAS
- Understand complex starting points and derive innovation opportunities from them
- Identify new customer-centered offerings and introduce lean trend screenings
- Deepen customer understanding, sharpen product-market fit and position brands more clearly
- Connect innovation work with the people side so that initiatives do not fail because of the organization
Project and Product Manager
Independent Consultant
Project and product work at the intersection of technology and business, focusing on cloud, IoT, AI, AR, VR and blockchain. Mandates as a contractor and in permanent employment.
AREAS OF FOCUS
- Market research as a basis for strategic decisions rather than presentations
- Developed go-to-market strategies and supported their implementation through to completion
- Tested new design and technology concepts, bringing one to three new features per client to market
- Aligned platforms with brand identity
Head of Department (Automotive)
Creative Wave GmbH
Managed a specialist department with automotive projects ranging from local to global. Multi-project and change management, resource planning based on project requirements and competency profiles, responsibility for quality, budget and deadlines.
LEADERSHIP AND BUDGET
- Team of 14 employees plus up to 20 contractors
- Completed more than 25 projects on time and within budget, with up to five running in parallel
- Projects worth up to 1 million euros per individual contract
- Reduced cost overruns by 10 percent through personnel requirement forecasts
- Reduced overtime by 15 percent through clear rules, communication and workload measurement
WHAT REMAINS
- Introduced project charters, project documentation, post-evaluation reports and codes of conduct
- Built manuals, guides and a wiki as the basis for onboarding new team members
- Supported change processes: monitored acceptance and negotiated transition conflicts
Co-Founder
Zyncd
Zyncd was the smart CV for the gig economy: a platform that used AI to bring job postings and candidates together instead of making both sides search.
MY PART
- Product strategy with 14 AI functions, serving as a roadmap for the team: why, how and when a function would be introduced
- Led development of the AI tool, with clear goals and traceable progress
- Defined the technology strategy and aligned it with the business model and processes
- Improved matching accuracy between candidates and jobs by 25 percent
- Market positioning and building the customer base
Early AI product work, years before generative AI reached companies. Capacity Holdings LLC acquired Zyncd in July 2017.
Co-Founder
ImmoMatch
ImmoMatch was a matching platform for the real estate market: tenant and landlord profiles were matched using AI instead of searching through listings. At its core, a quality filter for both sides of the selection process.
MY PART
- Co-founder, built from scratch with a small team and little capital
- Designed an AI-powered matching tool
- Built processes and an interface that enabled both sides to reach their goal with little effort
- From planning and prioritization through corporate identity and conception to revenue model and business development
Supported by Wayra, Telefónica's accelerator.
Founder and Freelance Designer
ObeyaDesign Agency
Own design agency, founded and managed for five years.
- Founded and built the agency, developing the customer base independently
- Product and industrial design, corporate and brand identity
- Design thinking and design strategy in project work
- Approach: design sustainable products while aligning user needs with business goals
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Manufacturing, Automotive, Information Technology, Energy, and Real Estate.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Strategy, Product Development, Marketing, Project Management, Operations, and Information Technology.
Summary
AI is being used. What is missing is direction.
I bring AI into the day-to-day operations of medium-sized companies. Two roles, depending on what is missing, both with a built-in end: handover instead of dependency.
AS AN AI ADVISOR, when clarity and a sequence are missing
- AI assessment and roadmap for 3, 6 and 12 months: what starts now, what is prioritized, what is deliberately stopped
- Find, assess and bring use cases to implementation readiness with the specialist departments, based on concrete processes
- Sparring for managers who need to steer AI in their own area and put it into context for management and their team
AS AN INTERIM AI MANAGER, when someone needs to take responsibility
- Temporary AI responsibility: prioritize, set standards and governance, prepare decision papers for management, enable internal owners, hand over at the end
- Change management for the introduction of AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot): evaluation, adoption strategy, enablement of pilot areas
- Agents for companies: agent systems as a guided sprint and ongoing operation.
IN BOTH ROLES
I do not just manage, I get involved: set up use cases around the process, build agents, and deliver training myself.
EVIDENCE YOU CAN ASK FOR
At an industrial supplier with over 7.500 employees, I was responsible for the internal ChatGPT rollout from 2022 to 2024, led the introduction of Microsoft 365 Copilot as a pilot with around 100 licenses, and trained over 300 employees. I have been running my own business through an agent system that I built myself since the beginning of 2026.
MANDATES THAT FIT
- Interim and fractional mandates with AI responsibility, from two days a month to full-time
- Build-up, bridging and handover mandates where AI activity or initial pilots already exist, but clear responsibility, prioritization, governance, adoption or proof of value are missing
- On-site presence: in the Munich area up to four days a week on site, within a radius of around 200 kilometers up to three days, farther away mainly remote with around one day on site per week. This makes mandates possible throughout Germany
MY ROLE IN THE COMPANY
I work at the connection between management, specialist departments and implementation, not at the technical depth.
Skills
Ai Leadership And Management
- Interim Ai Manager
- Temporary Ai Leadership, Fractional Ai Management
- Ai Strategy And Ai Strategy
- Use Case Portfolio And Prioritization
- Ai Governance, Standards And Guardrails
- Decision Papers And Management Reporting
- Proof Of Value, Impact Review, Roi
Project And Product
- Project Leadership For Ai Projects And Ai Projects
- Project Management, Multi-Project Management
- Budget, Timelines, Risks
- Product Management, Product Strategy, Roadmap
Change Management And Adoption
- Change Management, Ai And Ai In Companies
- Chatgpt, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Adoption Strategy, Measuring And Increasing Adoption
- Enablement, Workshops, Training
- Use Case Discovery
- Knowledge Transfer To Internal Owners
Advisory And Sparring
- Sparring And Coaching, C Level And Department Management
- Digital Transformation And Transformation Management
- Innovation Strategy
- Go To Market
Implementation Without Programming
- Ai Agents And Workflows
- Claude Cowork, Chatgpt Work
- Generative Ai In The Work Process
- Prompt Engineering
Industries
- Industrial Suppliers, Manufacturing, Automotive, Energy
- Trade Publishing And Media
- Start-Ups And Company Building
Languages
Education
Ohio State University
Auslandssemester · Industrial Design · Columbus, United States
Fachhochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd
Diplom · Product Design
Certifications & licenses
AI Design Sprint Facilitator
AI for Business Leaders
Artificial Intelligence for Project Managers
Certified Member of the AI Class
Generative AI Business Strategy
Generative AI for Business Leaders
How to Research and Write Using Generative AI Tools
Introducing AI to Your Organization
Prompt Engineering
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
Frequently asked questions
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Roland is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Roland speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Roland has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Roland has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 9 months. Note that Roland may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Roland would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder, Agents in Everyday Business, Founder, AI Advisor and Interim AI Manager, Digital Business Expert (Innovation & GenAI).
Roland's most recent position is Founder, Agents in Everyday Business at CXO AI OS.
In recent years, Roland has worked for CXO AI OS, AI for Business, Miba Group, and verlag moderne industrie GmbH.
Roland is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Manufacturing, and Automotive. Roland also has some experience in Information Technology, Energy, and Real Estate.
Roland is most experienced in business areas like Strategy, Product Development, and Marketing. Roland also has some experience in Project Management, Operations, and Information Technology.
Roland has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Automotive, and Energy.
Roland has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Information Technology, and Operations.
Roland holds a Master in Product Design from Fachhochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd and a Bachelor in Industrial Design from Ohio State University.
Roland has 9 certificates. Among them, these include: AI Design Sprint Facilitator, AI for Business Leaders, and Artificial Intelligence for Project Managers.
Roland is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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