Maximilian Bangen Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

We are working to empower farmers globally. My goal is to provide farmers with the most customer-centric and user-friendly farm management solution in the market.What I do every day:- Leading customer-centric product strategy and roadmap in collaboration with UX design, engineering,marketing, and market-leads- Championing product-led growth, voice of the customer and jobs-to-be-done methodologies- Co-leading initiatives and experimentation in AAARRR-funnel for user acquisition, monetisation, etc.- Leading team of in-house and outsourced frontend and backend developers- Leading go-to-market strategy for DACH-region contributing over 60% of ARR- Owner of tech stack, incl. Segment, Mixpanel, Intercom, Stripe, AppsFlyer

Oslo, Norway

Roles and responsibilities- Launched product email newsletter in three languages; avg. open rate 28%, avg. click rate 2.5%Grew user base in DACH region from 150 to 5000 users- Maintained 84% user satisfaction rating through customer-centric product improvements and customer communication- Grew ARR from DACH customer base by 400% in first year of monetization- Designed and implemented product data analytics strategy for mobile and web app- Led technical and operational implementation of Intercom as help center and chat for customer success

Oslo Area, Norway

Roles and responsibilities:- Conducted pilot for the minimal viable product of Farmable's mobile app- Planned and implemented initial go-to-market strategy in Germany, incl. awareness campaigns, user acquisition and customer success- Co-led user research in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Austria and United Kingdom- Led initial product marketing incl. social media activites, product newsletter and lifecycle messaging- Responsible for CRM (Hubspot)

Hamburg Area, Germany

Roles and responsibilities- Led assurance projects at German DAX30 and MDAX companies- Initiated development of new service solutions for circular business model innovation- Set-up events to further develop sales competencies for a community of 1100 members

Hamburg Area, Germany

Systain is an international CSR strategy consultancy. As an expert for global and complex value chains they find solutions to worldwide challenges related to environmental, working and manufacturing conditions for our clients.Roles and responsibilities- Developed initial strategy design process for Corporate Digital Responsibility strategies- Performed benchmarking analysis of sustainability practices in supply chains and circular business strategies

Oslo Area, Norway

Dream Broker's vision is to revolutionize communication in a fun, natural and productive way with videos.Its end-to-end cloud solution is designed to empower every employee to utilize video communication daily – in a secure enterprise environment. It is a truly company-wide solution for everyday communication with video, on desktop and on mobile.Achievements:- Best sales employee in Norway H1 2016- Lead a team of three, new to B2B and solution sales, to master B2B solution sellingRoles and responsibilities:- Leading a local sales team with three people in Norway & leading a Nordic virtual project team in a sales development project- Coaching and training of sales process for new employees- "Right hand" to country manager, supporting with business reporting, implementation of new initiatives and local processes- Interim country managing responsibilities reporting directly to VP Sales (Jan - May 2016)- Managing own sales budget and pipeline- Full responsibility for the B2B sales process targeting CXO and director-level decision makers (from prospecting, to first contact, client meetings, business case development and analysis, offering and closing)

Oslo Area, Norway

Dream Broker's vision is to revolutionize communication in a fun, natural and productive way with videos.Its end-to-end cloud solution is designed to empower every employee to utilize video communication daily – in a secure enterprise environment. It is a truly company-wide solution for everyday communication with video, on desktop and on mobile.Achievements:- Amongst "Top 10" sales employees 2016- Sales employee of the month: September 2015- Sold largest contract to date outside Finland (country of origin) in 2015Roles and responsibilities:- Managing own sales budget and pipeline- Full responsibility for the B2B sales process targeting CXO and director-level decision makers (from prospecting, to first contact, client meetings, business case development and analysis, offering and closing)- Developing existing customer through implementation plans and hands-on workshops- Coaching and training of new employees- Interim country managing responsibilities reporting directly to VP Sales (Jan - May 2016)

Oslo Area, Norway

Masterbloggen is a platform that has become a valuable source for knowledge-based public discourse in Norway since its inception in 2010. It takes a conscious and active attitude towards technology, democracy and knowledge distribution.It's vision is to show the value of knowledge created by master students and their research. Following the motto that knowledge should be activated, not archived!Roles and Responsibilities (pro-bono project work)- Strategic development and organisational restructuring- Organisation and co-ordination of internal development

Oslo Area, Norway

Emzingo is a people development company that through social impact: inspires responsible leadership; prepares individuals to address global challenges; and connects business to society.Emzingo uses social impact projects and a leadership development curriculum as vehicles to transform individuals. At the end of our programs, Emzingo Fellows have enhanced business and entrepreneurial skills, a deep understanding of the social sector, and have become more reflective and self-aware.Roles and Responsibility (project based)- impact analysis of leadership development progam- design of HR on-boarding strategy facilitating for structured inclusion and development opportunities for employees

Oslo Area, Norway

Emzingo is a people development company that through social impact: inspires responsible leadership; prepares individuals to address global challenges; and connects business to society.Emzingo uses social impact projects and a leadership development curriculum as vehicles to transform individuals. At the end of our programs, Emzingo Fellows have enhanced business and entrepreneurial skills, a deep understanding of the social sector, and have become more reflective and self-aware.Roles and Responsibility- Explorative research of Brazilian concept of leadership and Brazilian market for leadership development resulting in a recommendation for market entry opportunities- Design and implementation of impact evaluation methodology in order to measure the transformational impact on program participants- Project management: design of HR on-boarding strategy facilitating for structured inclusion and development opportunities for employees-Academic business development: client acquisition diversifying revenue streams

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Trompenaars Hampden-Turner is a research driven management consultancy that supports organizations to develop a shared understanding of business issues, independent from diverse value orientations, and to help organizations reconcile dilemmas by integrating them to a common purpose. Roles and Responsibilities- Exploring and analysing data in order to support consultants’ assignments- Representation of THT at universities and events presenting THT knowledge and expertise - Organisation of cross-cultural workshops and seminars

Roles and Responsibilities- Representation of class interests to the faculty management board- Representation of University of Applied Sciences Utrecht at external events for marketing purposes

Cambodia

In the course of a service learning program at GIZ I supported "Sorya Development Organization". Sorya is a locally run NGO that through a range of activities, works for social impact on rural development.Roles and Responsibilities- Organisation of educational training for local community yielding improved employability- Coordination of field trips/projects enabling local student to explore - Support for local staff during the start-up phase of a silk scarf manufactory resulting in employment opportunities especially for local women

Master Of Arts - Ma, Development Economics And International Development, Merit

Activities and Societies: Class Representative

Bachelor’S Degree, International Business For Emerging Markets (Bachelor Of Business Administration), Cum Laude Honours Degree

Business Administration And Management, General

Exchange program

Abitur, General Studies

Activities and Societies: President of Student Council, Tutor

Data Product Management

Completed Udacity Nanodegree “Data Product Manager”