AI Strategy & Governance
Define AI portfolios, risk classes, and compliant operating models that satisfy EU AI Act requirements while moving quickly.
- AI policy playbooks
- Audit readiness & documentation
- Stakeholder workshops
AI Governance • Product Leadership • Azure AI Delivery
Munich-based Sr. Technical AI Manager
I guide enterprises from AI concept to compliant production. Combining responsible AI, product strategy, and data-driven transformation, I build programmes that stakeholders trust.
- AI portfolio
- 30+ governed use cases
- Impact
- 35% ticket reduction
- Languages
- DE • EN • FA
Sr. Technical AI Manager
About
I specialise in responsible AI strategies that deliver measurable outcomes without compromising compliance. From ideation workshops to production launches, I align product, engineering, legal, and executive stakeholders around a shared operating model.
Strengths
- EU AI Act and GDPR implementation frameworks
- Cross-functional leadership and programme design
- Azure OpenAI, RAG architectures, and AI enablement
Snapshot
- Located in Munich, operating across the EU
- MSc Natural Resources Management, TH Köln
- Bootstrapped e-commerce brand to €1M revenue
Available for select advisory, interim leadership, and speaking engagements focused on AI governance, operating models, and change enablement.
Advisory Focus
Partnering with executive and product teams to unlock value responsibly. Typical engagements span due diligence, roadmap acceleration, and embedding AI governance in day-to-day delivery.
Product Delivery Leadership
Bridge business, engineering, and design to launch AI assistants, internal copilots, and data platforms with measurable outcomes.
- Roadmap & OKR facilitation
- RAG & Azure OpenAI architectures
- Change management
Enablement & Upskilling
Equip teams with playbooks, training, and communities of practice to sustain AI adoption beyond the pilot phase.
- Enterprise Copilot rollouts
- Capability academies
- KPI & telemetry design
Experience
A decade guiding AI adoption, scaling digital ventures, and shipping customer-facing products across regulated industries.
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DocuWare GmbH · AI Process Solutions Manager
Jan 2025 – PresentLead AI Process Solutions to deliver Azure OpenAI assistants and governance foundations aligned with EU AI Act requirements.
- Advised the executive team on GenAI investments, delivery roadmaps, and risk mitigation.
- Launched a support assistant with Azure OpenAI + RAG, reducing ticket volume by 35% and lifting first-contact resolution.
- Built CI/CD pipelines with automated bias and drift checks; managed a multidisciplinary squad across engineering and legal.
- Established cadence with internal and external legal counsel to track EU AI Act readiness.
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DocuWare GmbH · AI Process Solutions Lead & Program Manager
Aug 2024 – Dec 2024Created the operating model for enterprise AI governance and prioritised a 30-use-case portfolio across the organisation.
- Scored ROI and feasibility for AI initiatives, accelerating investment decisions.
- Prototyped reusable RAG services, telemetry, and evaluation pipelines on Azure AI Foundry, cutting time-to-MVP by 40%.
- Facilitated sprint reviews and go-live readiness assessments with engineering, legal, and revenue teams.
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DocuWare GmbH · AI Empowerment Specialist
Mar 2024 – Aug 2024Drove adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot through enablement programmes, telemetry, and change management.
- Piloted Copilot across 150+ employees with qualitative and quantitative feedback loops.
- Designed training assets and launched an internal community of practice that became the company’s AI knowledge hub.
- Facilitated executive workshops to accelerate adoption and cultural alignment.
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Munich Premium · Founder & Business Manager
Jan 2019 – Mar 2024Bootstrapped an Amazon EU private label brand from €10K to €1M revenue through analytics-driven product strategy and operations.
- Scaled a multi-country portfolio using cohort and A/B testing insights.
- Automated VAT, compliance, and packaging workflows across EU markets.
- Optimised supply chain performance through data-informed experimentation.
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Sage & Schreibe PR · Team Assistant & Media Analyst
Apr 2017 – Dec 2018Modernised reporting and stakeholder communications across agency accounts.
- Integrated CMS and media monitoring to streamline deliverables by 30%.
- Built dashboards supporting budgeting and contract compliance.
- Facilitated workshops to embed new processes and collaboration tools.
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Safir English Language Academy · Lecturer & Coach
Nov 2008 – Sep 2012Trained 30+ instructors and delivered advanced English programmes for adult learners.
Case Studies
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Azure OpenAI Support Assistant
Designed and launched a production RAG assistant with guardrails, cutting customer tickets by 35% and improving first-contact resolution.
- Azure OpenAI
- Responsible AI
- Change Mgmt
AI Governance Operating Model
Built an AI portfolio and governance model covering risk classification, ROI scoring, and release checklists for legal, product, and engineering.
- EU AI Act
- Operating Model
- Portfolio Mgmt
E-Commerce Growth Engine
Bootstrapped an Amazon EU private label brand, automating compliance and scaling analytics-driven product decisions to €1M revenue.
- Analytics
- Growth
- Automation
Latest Writing & Talks
Selected pieces on responsible AI, operating models, and change leadership. More on LinkedIn.
Perspective
Designing compliant AI assistants under the EU AI Act
How to pair legal requirements with product discovery to ship value fast.
Playbook
Building telemetry for enterprise Copilot rollouts
Telemetry, surveys, and enablement techniques to move from pilot to scale.
Talk
Operational guardrails for GenAI programmes
Key takeaways from workshops with AI, legal, and change leaders.
Let’s build something trusted
Whether you need a fractional AI leader, a governance playbook, or a workshop for executives, drop a note. I respond within two business days.