Ajaz Shah

Co-Founder

Berlin, Berlin, Germany6 yrs 3 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Built data infrastructure for 1,500 fellows globally.
Led research influencing EU and US antitrust policy.
Co-founded a successful renewable energy publication.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data and Operations Leader with expertise in Non-Profit and Media sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data EngineeringData ArchitectureProject ManagementData ManagementProduct ManagementSolution ArchitectureDigital PublishingEntrepreneurshipOperations ManagementBusiness CoachingData PrivacyData AnalysisDigital MarketingWeb DevelopmentProject FinanceOperationsCredit Rating

Other Skills

Python (Programming Language)HubSpotGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Process AutomationCommunity DevelopmentData AnalyticsGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)AI AgentsGoogle WorkspaceREST APIsStakeholder ManagementScalabilityData IntegrationBusiness Process ImprovementCRM Databases

About

I build the infrastructure that organisations discover they needed all along. At beVisioneers, The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship, I've been here since before the fellowship launched. Four cohorts, six continents, 1,500 fellows. From a couple of Google Sheets to a data stack that actually works. What a time to be alive. Before that, twelve months at Ecosia. I looked at the ads users see when they search, and why some platforms showed different ads than others. The research ended up in a Politico Pro investigation, in EU policy debates around the Digital Markets Act, and in a major U.S. antitrust proceeding. Revenue went up 40%. I was looking at ads. Nine years running a one-person marketing consultancy in Berlin. Clients ranged from golf memberships to garbage disposal to a plastic surgeon. Co-founded energyload.eu, a renewable energy magazine that's still publishing twelve years later. Learned everything about marketing and nothing about delegation. Diplom-Kaufmann (FH), Berlin School of Economics. Born and raised in Berlin.

Experience

6 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 6 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Bevisioneers: the mercedes-benz fellowship

2 roles

Information Technology Solutions Architect

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Hybrid

Joined before the fellowship launched. beVisioneers: The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship went from pre-launch to 1,500+ fellows across 108 countries, backed by €100M from Mercedes-Benz.
Built the data infrastructure along the way. CRM, automated pipelines, an AI chatbot for fellow inquiries, identity verification across 108 jurisdictions, an economic benchmarking model on World Bank data and live exchange rates. The organisation's first fellowship contract, risk framework, and GDPR-compliant privacy policies — took care of those, someone had to.
Currently connecting CRM data to a community platform launching mid-2026. The goal is simple: make sure the right people actually find each other.

Python (Programming Language)HubSpotData ArchitectureGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Process AutomationCommunity Development+1

Operations Manager

Nov 2022 – May 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Hybrid

Project ManagementOperationsData ManagementOperations ManagementPython (Programming Language)Data Analytics+17

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Information Technology Solutions Architect

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Berlin, Germany · Hybrid

Product ManagementOffshore Project ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureGenerative AI for Learning and DevelopmentSolution Architecture

Kiz gmbh

Regional Co-Lead & Business Consultant

Mar 2022 – Oct 2022 · 7 mos · Berlin, Germany · Hybrid

Small business coaching in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg — the kind of work where you sit across from someone who needs the answer this week, not next quarter. Co-led the Berlin region, 30+ business coaches. Previously freelance with KIZ from 2017 to 2020.

OperationsOperations ManagementProcess AutomationFinancial ControllingBusiness CoachingStart-up Consulting+2

Ecosia

Advertisement Data Analyst & Data Privacy Officer

Mar 2021 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr · Berlin, Germany · Hybrid

Led key research project on advertising practices in syndication. My work directly resulted in key findings for policy makers in the EU and US and informed antitrust proceedings and provisions in the Digital Markets Act. The resulting policy changes contributed to a 40%+ revenue increase for Ecosia.
Also led company-wide GDPR compliance and drafted the privacy policy from scratch. Built Python tools for cross-platform ad performance analysis.

OperationsData ManagementProcess AutomationData AnalysisData PrivacyGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)+4

Crowdenerg.gy gmbh

Project Manager

Feb 2014 – Aug 2014 · 6 mos · Berlin · On-site

Projektmanagement, Projektakquise, Unterstützung bei Weiterentwicklung der IT-Plattform, Online Marketing.

OperationsOperations ManagementWeb DevelopmentFinancial ReportingInvestor RelationsCrowdfunding+3

Energyload

Co-Founder

Jul 2012 – Present · 13 yrs 10 mos · Berlin · Remote

Co-founded a renewable energy and e-mobility magazine. Still publishing twelve years later. Renewable energy project financing across three continents, including a 500 MW pipeline.

WordPressDigital PublishingPodcastingDigital Advertising SalesEntrepreneurship

Geton marketing

Online Marketer

Apr 2012 – Jan 2021 · 8 yrs 9 mos · Berlin · Remote

Nine years running a one-person digital marketing consultancy in Berlin. Clients ranged from golf memberships to garbage disposal to a plastic surgeon. Built it from zero, kept it running, learned everything about marketing and nothing about delegation.

WordPressProcess AutomationSEOGoogle AdwordsFacebook AdsContent Marketing+3