Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos

Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 · 11 mos

• I help founders and CEOs tackle strategic and operational challenges with agility and impact. As a facilitator, collaborator, and trusted advisor, I support leaders in defining and operationalizing strategy while creating tailored frameworks for their organization’s culture and scale. My work covers defining org strategy (vision/mission/strategy/OKRs/initiatives),change management, company performance management (KPIs), org design, people processes (hiring to individual performance management, including 360º feedback processes and tooling), knowledge management (and optimizing core tool stacks), and project management (strategy & hands-on).
• References: IDnow, doinstruct, The DO, BeVisioneers, decarb.earth, Freibeuter 2010 e.V. (pro-bono).
• In addition to my fractional work, I also coach and mentor the next generation of ambitious women in roles in tech, be it CoS and/or operations.

Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos

Apr 2025 – Jun 2025 · 2 mos

Sep 2022 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Berlin, Germany

• Parloa is a leading European enterprise SaaS company that offers agentic AI solutions designed to transform customer service. Seed to Series B, 30 to 300 employees in less than 2 years.
• As CoS, I partnered with the Founders and COO/CFO to establish scalable processes and frameworks that facilitated our rapid growth and played a key role in strategic decision-making, driving operational excellence, and ensuring continuity.
• Operational design and foundations for people and operations functions (OKRs, KPIs, ways of working, recruiting, career progression framework, PMO)
• Leadership (facilitated strategy offsites, leadership meetings, ensured flow of information, established data-driven decision-making)
• Business Operations (led a team of 4 overseeing process optimisation, collaboration and ways of working, certification, AI strategy to enhance productivity and streamline workflows, procurement, grant funding)
• Internal communication (moderated our dynamic and engaging bi-weekly all-hands meetings, fireside chats with the founders, ensured consistent flow of communication to align the org on our strategy and goals)
• External communication (Board and investor relations, Series A project management)

Mar 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

Apr 2020 – Mar 2021 · 11 mos

• jovoto was aquired by Talenthouse in 2021.
• Executive management responsibility overseeing strategy, planning, and operations the following areas: marketing, sales/client/partnership management, production, finance, and people
• Developing, implementing and reviewing our operational policies and procedures, establishing collaboration tools (Asana, Slack, Pipedrive) to drive performance and accountability
• Overseeing and implementing special/strategic initiatives across the entire employee lifecycle
• Working with the CEO to implement values and mission operationally (goal-setting, OKRs)
• Leading a team of 15 (with direct reports in partnerships, sales, marketing, production, people, finance/controlling)
• Strategic internal and external presentations
• Achievements:
• Introduced a new sales controlling + rolled out a bonus system for the business
• Tackled existing leadership gaps proactively with the implementation of self-organized teams, doubling performance and engagement of key players
• Recruiting top candidates with the A-Candidate method - Recruited in-house 6 new additions to our tech team in 3 months - and also established a scalable setup which was the "most professional onboarding I've ever received"
• Managed an entire org pivot successfully due to the introduction of a tactical, basecamp-influenced approach to OKRs
• Increased employee satisfaction and drastically improved our company culture despite a tough 2020, with zero churn during an M&A (our current Glassdoor rating is 4.9*)
• Established new work policies, drastically improving distributed work setup
• #selfmanagedteams #distributedwork #agile #platformeconomy

Nov 2018 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · Berlin Area, Germany

• MotherHood is a maps-based social platform. On MotherHood, families can connect and engage with each other and with the local businesses who serve them.
• After participating in the Google For Startups Germany Programme, I have been a consultant to similar social businesses in their early stages about first hires, business strategy, and growth / marketing strategies.

Mar 2015 – Mar 2020 · 5 yrs

• As Head of Marketing & PR, I oversaw the following:
• Leading my team, managing our budget
• Brand & storytelling
• Content
• Strategic partnerships
• Setting up & managing events
• Email marketing
• Public relations
• Partnerships
• #crowdstorm #openinnovation #co-creation #crowdsourcing #futureofwork

Mar 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

• jovoto proudly works with nonprofits and IOs like Greenpeace, Transparency International, Unicef, WFP, WWF to solve some of the world's biggest challenges together with creatives from around the world. As the vertical manager, I was responsible for vertical growth (sales and partnerships) and strategy.

Jan 2015 – Feb 2015 · 1 mo

Oct 2013 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Cologne Area, Germany

• Skypak is a small e-commerce startup based in Cologne Germany, selling mobile upcycled furniture to consumers and businesses.
• As the sole support to the CEO when I first joined the team, I wore many hats. I was primarily responsible for online marketing & press, international business strategy & development, including sales & setting up strategic partnerships. Additionally, I supported in new product design, purchasing, maintaining our online shop, and hiring/managing our growing team.

Feb 2013 – Feb 2015 · 2 yrs · Cologne, Berlin

• Digital Marketing Strategy Consultant (Industries: D2C/CPG & Logistics)
• Copywriter: Content Creation and Translation, SEO
• Web Content & Design (Wordpress)
• Event Project Management

Jan 2011 – Sep 2011 · 8 mos

• Because travel is one of the best ways to learn about the world and the people who populate it!

Apr 2010 – Aug 2010 · 4 mos · Accra, ghana

• As executive assistant to the country manager I was involved in the following:
• Establishing the new country office, including onboarding of new teammates
• Donor relationship management
• Logistics & travel coordinator
• Grant / proposal writing
• PR & communications
• Policy analysis and strategic development

Oct 2008 – Jun 2009 · 8 mos · Accra, Ghana

• Policy analysis and strategic planning
• Grant and proposal writing
• Member relationship management and capacity building
• Event management and workshop organization

May 2008 – Sep 2008 · 4 mos · Winnipeg, Canada

• Web Content Management (HTML)
• Public Relations
• Event Planning & Management
• Fundraising (at events, and contacting funders individually)
• Newsletter Contributor

Jan 2004 – Jan 2008 · 4 yrs

• High-School/University Job in Retail