Zacharias D.-Founder & Managing Director
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Experience
Founder & Managing Director
Liveloop GmbH
- Built and successfully established a qualitative online market research software platform (Software-as-a-Service) as a boutique provider, growing it into a top-5 provider in the D-A-CH region
- Product ownership and project management for the SaaS software platform in over 20 countries and, since 2017, for the mobile iOS and Android app
- Developed and delivered the product vision and roadmap, product and interface design, product backlog management and prioritization, and incorporated customer requirements and stakeholder input
- Advised corporate clients on structured user feedback and led user experience studies (in-home use tests, diary studies, user acceptance testing)
- Contributed to digital product development projects in corporate environments (apps & IoT applications) and facilitated workshops with D-level stakeholders in German and English
- Responsible for acquiring and managing corporate accounts in German-speaking countries and elsewhere in Europe
- Built and led the Professional Services team, both professionally and as a line manager, and developed expertise in data protection and GDPR
Marketing Consultant & Project Manager
Freelance
- Advised mid-sized companies on branding, positioning and sales promotion (focus areas: software, online research, manufacturing)
- Led branding relaunches, corporate websites, portal websites and sales events (trade fair stands, sales promotion events), and designed and delivered workshops at C- and D-level
- Wrote expert articles, blog posts, white papers, company and product brochures, and press releases
- Developed marketing controlling tools to continuously track results (metrics, KPI)
Head of Group Marketing
Globalpark AG
- Built an international Group Marketing function for D-A-CH, UK and USA
- Led marketing projects and managed budgets for corporate communications, corporate rebranding, and the development and launch of corporate websites, portal websites and sales events
- Established conversion-focused B2B marketing with online (online marketing, corporate websites) and offline lead generation (trade fair stands, sales promotion events, conferences, PR)
- Introduced marketing controlling tools and optimized marketing activities, doubling digitally generated leads and tripling new contacts at sales promotion events
- Built and led the Marketing Communications team, both professionally and as a line manager
- Led product management projects for Mobile Research and Customer Experience Management
- Globalpark AG was a mid-sized software company with its own SaaS software platform for online surveys and, according to the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, was one of Germany’s 50 fastest-growing technology companies (2006-2009); merged with QuestBack AS in 2011
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Experienced in Information Technology and Manufacturing.
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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, Research and Development, and Marketing.
Summary
Versatile manager with an agile mindset and many years of experience developing and marketing complex software platforms. Skilled project manager and product manager for digital products and projects (Software-as-a-Service, web & app).
Self-motivated team player with strong analytical skills and a hands-on attitude. Experienced in building teams and professionalizing structures. Strong communication and negotiation skills at C- and D-level. Skilled in leading and developing employees and teams, with experience working with service providers.
Many years of research expertise focused on Customer and User Experience (UX / UI), involving users and stakeholders in the agile development of digital products and services.
Skills
- Proficient With Office Applications (Ms Office, Apple Numbers, Pages & Keynote, Acrobat)
- Collaboration & Communication Tools (Slack, Asana, Jira, Confluence, Miro, Figma Etc.)
- Design Software (Canva, Affinity Suite, Photoshop, Indesign, Xd)
- Content Management Systems (Drupal, Wordpress)
- Sales Funnel & Crm Software (Pipedrive, Salesforce)
- Accounting Software (Monkey Office)
- Various Survey Software Solutions (Quantitative & Qualitative)
- Qualitative Analysis Software (Maxqda)
Languages
Education
Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln
Dipl.-Medienökonom, Management of Media Companies · Media Management · Cologne, Germany
Coventry Business School
Coventry, United Kingdom
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gymnasium
Abitur · Remscheid, Germany
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Experience
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Frequently asked questions
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Zacharias is based in Hürth, Germany.
Zacharias speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).
Zacharias has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Zacharias has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 6 years and 10 months. Note that Zacharias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Zacharias would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder & Managing Director, Marketing Consultant & Project Manager, Head of Group Marketing.
Zacharias's most recent position is Founder & Managing Director at Liveloop GmbH.
In recent years, Zacharias has worked for Liveloop GmbH.
Zacharias is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Manufacturing.
Zacharias is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Research and Development. Zacharias also has some experience in Marketing.
Zacharias has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.
Zacharias has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Research and Development.
Zacharias attended Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln for Media Management.
Zacharias has 2 certificates. These include: Professional Agile Leadership (PAL I) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I).
The availability of Zacharias needs to be confirmed.
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