Experience

A high-level view of ten years in management consulting: scale, industries, results, roles and the path so far. Clients are not named.

At a glance

years in management consulting
10+
EBIT target in a transformation programme
€100m+
people in a delivery organisation I designed and set up
300+
countries in one IT carve-out
40+
founders supported in start-up consulting
700+
industries
6+

Industries and areas

Where each area of expertise has been applied in selected engagements.

Industries and areas
IndustriesCorporate TransformationAI & Digital ValueDelivery at Scale
Energy & Utilities
Financial Services & Payments
Insurance
Technology & AI
Retail & E-commerce
Industrial Manufacturing

Proven in selected engagementsNot in selected engagements

Selected results

Selected results
ResultEngagementClient
€100m+ EBIT targetTransformation of a regional grid operatorRole: Led a six-person consulting teamRegional grid operator
500+ systems separated, 99.9% uptime40+ countriesIT carve-out across 40+ countriesRole: Key account manager in the central PMOEnergy generation and trading company
Strong decrease in development time and cost300+ people in the delivery organisationDelivery organisation for a post-merger integrationRole: Designed and led the delivery modelGerman energy group, regional grid companies
Growth proposals worth billions of eurosBoard-level crisis response and recovery strategyRole: Team lead, working directly with the management boardDAX-listed group
Running from the first planning intervalDelivery set-up for a pan-European payments programmeRole: Agile office (LACE) and temporary roles such as Solution Train Engineer, working with the programme leadershipLeading European financial institution
Churn down 4 points, customer lifetime value up 10–15%Growth and retention in energy retailRole: Team lead and PMO leadEnergy retailer
New businesses set up in the UKDigital platforms and new ventures in the UKRole: Strategy lead and SAFe Program ConsultantEuropean energy group
A nine-figure business, planned to stand aloneCarve-out of a district-heating businessRole: Lead for separation planning and operating-model designGerman utility, within a tier-one consultancy team
15% cost-reduction targetPortfolio steering across a groupRole: Design lead and pilot leadGerman energy group

Roles held

Usually one of several senior seats in a larger programme or team.

  • Engagement and project lead
  • Lead of consulting teams (3–6 people)
  • Transformation office and PMO lead
  • Release and Solution Train Engineer (interim, with handover)
  • SAFe Program Consultant and trainer
  • Executive coach
  • Workstream lead

Selected engagements

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AI & Digital Value, Delivery at Scale: Leading European financial institution

Delivery set-up for a pan-European payments programme

Delivery organisation built from the programme’s first planning interval: how all agile release trains plan, deliver and steer together, with an agile office designed to grow into the value management office. Continuous improvement since then, bringing in AI as well as classic approaches.

Role: Agile office (LACE) and temporary roles such as Solution Train Engineer, working with the programme leadership

Running from the first planning interval

Corporate Transformation, AI & Digital Value: Regional grid operator

Transformation of a regional grid operator

Transformation plan and programme office for a programme combining digitalisation and AI, process optimisation, restructuring and growth. Handed over to client leaders with delivery on track.

Role: Led a six-person consulting team

€100m+ EBIT target

Corporate Transformation: German utility, within a tier-one consultancy team

Carve-out of a district-heating business

Separation plan and target operating model for a business that had to run on its own: people, assets and IT, within regulatory and labour-law limits.

Role: Lead for separation planning and operating-model design

Nine-figure revenue business

Corporate Transformation: Energy generation and trading company

IT carve-out across 40+ countries

Hundreds of systems separated without disrupting operations, steered through escalations and replanning from the central programme office.

Role: Key account manager in the central PMO

500+ systems and 800+ applications, 99.9% uptime

Corporate Transformation, Delivery at Scale: German energy group, regional grid companies

Delivery organisation for a post-merger integration

Scaled-agile delivery model for the merged grid businesses’ processes and IT, designed before launch, run with a team of consultants and Scrum Masters, and handed over to the client’s own leadership.

Role: Designed and led the delivery model

300+ people, strong decrease in development time and cost

Delivery at Scale: Leading European insurer, as part of an MBB team

Agile transformation at a leading insurer

Board members and executives coached on leading an agile organisation. Operating models, roles and management routines reshaped around it, with a steering model built on KPIs and feedback loops.

Role: Agile expert and executive coach

Coaching at board level

AI & Digital Value: European energy group

Digital platforms and new ventures in the UK

Digital platform strategy after a merger, platform and proposition for a new UK energy retailer, and a UK solar and battery business taken to board approval.

Role: Strategy lead and SAFe Program Consultant

New businesses set up in the UK

Delivery at Scale: German energy group

Portfolio steering across a group

Obeya-based steering for the group’s digital and IT portfolio, a new governance team, and pilots in two countries.

Role: Design lead and pilot lead

15% cost-reduction target

Corporate Transformation: DAX-listed group

Board-level crisis response and recovery strategy

A task force of senior leaders to assess risks and agree countermeasures, followed by growth initiatives for EU recovery funding.

Role: Team lead, working directly with the management board

Growth proposals worth billions of euros

Corporate Transformation, AI & Digital Value: Energy retailer

Growth and retention in energy retail

B2B strategy and B2C market entry taken to board approval; programme office set up for the retention strategy.

Role: Team lead and PMO lead

Churn down 4 points, customer lifetime value up 10–15%

Corporate Transformation: Founder-led company in Central Europe

Sale and integration of a founder-led company

Advice to the founders through the sale (decision, positioning with buyers, strategic fit), then through the integration into the new owner.

Role: Strategic adviser to the founders

Corporate Transformation: German mid-sized manufacturers, with PwC Management Consulting

Commercial due diligence on two manufacturers

Buy-side commercial due diligence for financial investors on a building-products manufacturer and an automotive supplier: market, competitive position and how plausible the business plan is.

Role: Member of the due diligence team

Corporate Transformation, AI & Digital Value, Delivery at Scale: AI startups, software companies, SMEs

Strategy and scaling for AI and tech companies

Business strategy, integration after acquisitions, and operating models that hold up as teams grow fast, including for AI-enabled products.

Role: Strategic adviser

Career

Select a stage for details.

2022–today

Independent management consultant and project lead

For leading European organisations, directly and as part of MBB and tier-one consulting teams.

  1. 2022–today

    Independent management consultant and project lead

    For leading European organisations, directly and as part of MBB and tier-one consulting teams.

  2. 2015–2022

    E.ON Inhouse Consulting

    The E.ON group’s internal management consultancy for its top management, and its talent pipeline for future leaders. Strategy, digital transformation and organisational change, including direct work with the E.ON SE Management Board. Led consulting teams, led the internal sourcing team and trained colleagues in agile methods and consulting fundamentals.

  3. 2012–2015

    Studies, PwC Management Consulting, Siemens Energy

    Industrial Engineering and Management at TU Berlin and Tongji University, Shanghai. First consulting work at PwC Management Consulting, project work at Siemens Energy.

  4. 2008–2012

    Co-founder, e-commerce company

    Built an e-commerce business with €1m+ revenue and 10+ staff, alongside studies.

Credentials

Certifications
  • Certified scaled-agile expert: SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC), first certified in 2019, and SAFe® Agilist
  • Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)
  • 8 freeCodeCamp developer certifications: Python, data analysis and visualisation, back-end and APIs, relational databases, information security, quality assurance, JavaScript
Education
  • M.Sc. Industrial Engineering and Management, TU Berlin
  • B.Sc. Industrial Engineering and Management, TU Berlin
  • Study abroad, Tongji University, Shanghai
Languages
  • German (native)
  • English (near-native)
  • Polish (fluent)
  • Spanish (intermediate)
  • French (basic)
Methods and tools
  • Transformation: Target operating models, Transformation office and PMO, Business cases and synergy planning, Separation and integration management, Board and steering-committee work
  • Delivery at scale: SAFe, PI planning, LACE and VMO, Lean portfolio management, Obeya, Scrum
  • Technology: Jira and Confluence, Python, JavaScript, Data analysis, AI workflow development

Working together

Mandates
Project and interim roles, usually a senior seat within a larger programme or team.
Start-up consulting
For founders, through Gründungspilot: business plans, market analysis, independent reviews and coaching.
Engaged
Directly, or through a consulting firm or agency.
Base
Berlin, working across Europe.
Languages
German, English and Polish.
Legal form
Ryter Unternehmensberatung, registered freelancer (Freiberufler) in Berlin. Details in the legal notice.
CV
A detailed CV is available on request.

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