Digital Workshop - The Digital Garage

TOEFL iBT          104 Points

Founder & Organizer

Chairman

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Management - Global Dimensions Programme

Master in Management (M.Sc.)

→ Drove efforts of an international team of 9 members which released features that reduced dial-up failure by 40%, and reduced churn by 29%. 
→ Implemented a new video and audio streaming, and screen sharing solution that resulted in a 35% increase in MRR and a 31% increase in CLTV
→ Redesigned the video chat in pursuance of a mobile first approach providing usability improvements
→ Spearheaded interactions with integration partners, such as Microsoft and Assfinet. Worked closely with the marketing and sales teams of flexperto, Assfinet and Microsoft to create two demos and two integration stories for the DKM (leading trade fair for the finance and insurance industry).

Product

→ Identified and presented several innovative technologies and mobile applications to senior management for user onboarding. Consequently, led development and implementation of the user onboarding, 
→ Participated in the introduction of an internal and external knowledge database.
→ Conceptualized an employer branding strategy and began with the implementation of the agreed measures.
→ Worked closely with the sales department to created new proposal paper

Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR)

As a founding member of Team Analytics at Pitch, I played a key role in hiring the Head of Analytics, 6 Data Analysts, and 4 Data Engineers. I facilitated the development of Pitch's data stack, leveraging tools like Segment, Snowplow, Fivetran, dbt, Snowflake, Metabase, and HighTouch.

Analytics Infrastructure:
→ Built foundational dbt logic for robust data insights (source, base, fact, dimension, reporting models).
→ Automated the weekly KPI report, saving half a working day for an analyst each week.
→ Created an automated ticketing system for analytics requests with Slack, Zapier, Google Sheets, and Linear.

Marketing Analytics:
→ Created a marketing dashboard, developed as a comprehensive tool for evaluating acquisition channels’ impact on user adoption and retention. 
→ Engineered data models to merge pre-signup and post-signup data, enabling a holistic view of user journey, from website visitor to paying customers.
→ Initiated and managed marketing channel redesign for precise cam

Senior Product Manager (Data)

Created the Template user acquisition strategy. This effort led to the establishment of a dedicated template development team with 4 FTEs, ultimately driving over 120k annual signups by the time I departed from Pitch.

Lead Developer of Template Strategy (User Acquisition):
→ Conducted market research, including SEO research, competitor analysis, and product usage analysis, to identify user acquisition opportunities.
→ Created a strategic roadmap for the development of 70+ templates.
→ Collaborated with SEO agencies, in-house UX writers, and visual designers to ensure templates achieved high visibility and top rankings on search engines.
→ Led the initial pilot, creating over 30 templates.

In this role, I reported directly to the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

Product Manager (Acquisition)

→ Collaborated directly with customers and the design team on various print advertisements.
→ Oversaw a print advertisement project from start to finish as project manager.
→ Developed the project plan for the "Der neue jeans up! Einfach mal was anderes fahren" TV campaign.
→ Utilized analytics from adzyklopaedie.com to conduct competitor analyses and gain insights.
→ Prepared presentations, briefings, and newsletter campaigns for both senior and junior management teams.

Internship | Strategic Planning & Consulting

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Business & Growth Associate

Senior Product Growth - Freelancer

As a Product Manager at Pitch, I helped improve the feature development process, educated teams on data, contributed to UI testing, and supported Pitch's Series B fundraising efforts.

Product Development & Strategy:
→ Collaborated with VP Strategy and Head of Growth to create and measure external growth loops for new customer acquisition via user presentations.
→ Partnered with the Head of Product to establish a hypothesis-driven feature development process.
→ Served as the lead product analyst, supporting with data for Pitch's Series B fundraising deck, which successfully raised $85 million.

Data Insights & Quality Assurance:
→ Guided the creation of event tracking for new features, managed the event taxonomy, and spearheaded educational efforts around Amplitude. This significantly increased Amplitude’s usage across the company, with over 50% of FTEs becoming active users.
→ Supported QA team by developing Cypress UI tests.

In this role, I reported directly to the Head of Product a

Product Manager (Activation & Engagement)

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Growth Intern

→ Taught four classes, each with 20 international students, on the fundamentals of corporate finance and investment.

Tutor | Finance & Investment

Senior Product Growth Manager

Product. Currently @deepnotehq. Previously 
@pitch. Learn with me: http://bilger.co

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Product. Currently @deepnotehq. Previously @pitch. Learn with me: http://bilger.co