Thorsten Gutermuth - Head of Real Estate Products

Q: Where is Thorsten based?

Thorsten is based in Munich, Germany .

Q: What languages does Thorsten speak?

Thorsten speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Thorsten have?

Thorsten has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Thorsten has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 2 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 2 months . Note that Thorsten may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Thorsten's latest experience?

Thorsten's most recent position is Head of Real Estate Products | Technical Program Lead .

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

In recent years, Thorsten has worked for QAware GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Thorsten most experienced in?

Thorsten is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication , Information Technology , and Automotive . Thorsten also has some experience in Banking and Finance , Energy , and Real Estate .

Q: Which business areas is Thorsten most experienced in?

Thorsten is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Quality Assurance . Thorsten also has some experience in Product Development .

Q: Which industries has Thorsten worked in recently?

Thorsten has recently worked in industries like Automotive , Banking and Finance , and Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas has Thorsten worked in recently?

Thorsten has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Product Development .

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Apr 2024 - Present

2 years

Head of Real Estate Products | Technical Program Lead

Program lead for a multi-year strategic partnership (~€9M device volume), reporting to the CTO (later CEO) and acting as primary executive interface to partner leadership.
Owned cross-system delivery across firmware, hardware, cloud backend, manufacturing and partner engineering teams for two IoT products; improved system stability and observability to support reliable large-scale field operations (125k+ devices).
Negotiated program roadmap and scope with partner leadership, aligning delivery commitments across hardware, firmware and cloud.
Stabilized a strained executive partnership by restoring delivery reliability and establishing clear governance and scope boundaries.
Delivered telemetry analysis system (Python, AWS) required by partner contract to detect malfunctioning heating systems and operational issues across deployed devices.

Aug 2022 - Apr 2024

1 year 9 months

Technical Product Lead (Founder) – B2B 3D Customization Platform

Designed and built a browser-based real-time 3D customization platform, enabling interactive customization of consumer products directly in the browser.
Architected and operated the full SaaS system (frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, observability, integrations with e-commerce and billing systems).
Acquired and served a commercial customer who integrated the platform into their e-commerce workflow, with hundreds of real orders processed end-to-end through the system.

Apr 2017 - Jul 2022

5 years 4 months

Germany

Lead IT Project Manager

QAware GmbH

Delivered complex enterprise software systems and transformations across automotive, telecom, and financial services clients.
Allianz – Led a 14 FTE cloud migration team building reusable tooling and migration methodology that enabled application teams to move 150+ legacy Java applications to AWS/OpenShift.
BMW – Led transition of multiple applications from an external vendor to an internal team; built and led a 13 FTE engineering team and delivered a new AWS / Angular / JEE system; improved reliability of reporting workflows.
Syncier (Allianz Corporate Startup) – Operationalized two cross-company agile teams (6–7 FTE each) in an early-stage product environment; acted as primary counterpart to external consultants validating the business model and contributed to executive alignment.
Telekom – Embedded in a struggling 150-FTE SAFe program; maintained program-level delivery planning and improved transparency of scope status, defects, and delivery commitments across teams.
Moderated internal agile methodology working group with senior delivery leaders, refining delivery practices based on project experience.
Delivered internal training sessions for project managers on agile delivery.

Jun 2005 - Feb 2017

11 years 9 months

Senior Principal

Accenture

Promotions: Senior Principal (2015), Manager (2010), Consultant (2007).
Provided technical and disciplinary leadership of employees, conducted hiring interviews, and served as member of the 20-person Employee Advisory Forum of Accenture DACH Senior Leadership.
Vodafone – Member of a 3-person turnaround team; led BA and testing streams (13–28 FTE), reduced blockers by 60%, doubled BA output, and restored collaboration in a highly conflicted environment.
Unitymedia – Co-led business deployment for launch of a flagship product (10+ FTE); established integrated operational visibility post-launch, enabling executive steering and becoming the daily reporting lead to four VPs.
NSN – Led implementation and customization of a ClickSoftware field-service platform, coordinating a distributed team across Germany and India and supporting production operations (Level 2/3).
Deutsche Telekom – Brought in as methodology lead to assess a project in crisis; delivered root-cause analysis and systemic recommendations across technology, process, and culture.
Performed business analysis, solution design, and product deployment work for billing and CRM systems.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Telecommunication, Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance, Energy, and Real Estate.

Telecommunication

Information Technology

Automotive

Banking and Finance

Energy

Real Estate

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Product Development.

Information Technology

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Product Development

Skills

Program & Project Management (Hands-on As Needed)
Agile Frameworks: Scrum, Safe, Less
Test & Quality Management
Business Process Modeling (Uml, Bpmn)
Clean Code & Tdd Mindset
Nonviolent Communication
Frontend / Backend: Javascript, Typescript, Vue, Node.js, Nestjs
Cloud & Data: Aws (E.g. Glue, Athena), Gcp, Firebase
Data & Analytics: Python, Sql, Pandas
Integration: Rest Apis, Kafka
Devops / Observability: Gitlab Ci, Grafana

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1998 - Jan 2005

Technical University of Darmstadt

Diploma in Mathematics, focus on Computer Science · Mathematics · Darmstadt, Germany · 1.0

Imperial College London

Study Abroad (1 year) · London, United Kingdom

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 4

Experience in Telecommunication 17 y

Avg length 5 y 2 m

Longest experience 11 y 8 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Head of Real Estate Products | Technical Program Lead, Technical Product Lead (Founder) – B2B 3D Customization Platform, Lead IT Project Manager

Main industries Telecommunication, Information Technology, Automotive

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Profile

Created

March 2026

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Where is Thorsten based?

Thorsten is based in Munich, Germany.

What languages does Thorsten speak?

Thorsten speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Thorsten have?

Thorsten has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Thorsten has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 2 months. Note that Thorsten may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Thorsten be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Thorsten would be well-suited for roles such as: Head of Real Estate Products | Technical Program Lead, Technical Product Lead (Founder) – B2B 3D Customization Platform, Lead IT Project Manager.

What is Thorsten's latest experience?

Thorsten's most recent position is Head of Real Estate Products | Technical Program Lead.

What companies has Thorsten worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Thorsten has worked for QAware GmbH.

Which industries is Thorsten most experienced in?

Thorsten is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication, Information Technology, and Automotive. Thorsten also has some experience in Banking and Finance, Energy, and Real Estate.

Which business areas is Thorsten most experienced in?

Thorsten is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance. Thorsten also has some experience in Product Development.

Which industries has Thorsten worked in recently?

Thorsten has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Banking and Finance, and Telecommunication.

Which business areas has Thorsten worked in recently?

Thorsten has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

What is Thorsten's education?

Thorsten attended Technical University of Darmstadt for Mathematics.

What is the availability of Thorsten?

Thorsten will be available full-time from April 2026.

What is the rate of Thorsten?

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