Hendrik Scheider

Responsible for the delivery of the company’s software products and deploying both to own and client-owned cloud. Guiding the engineering team towards autonomy in all technical decisions spanning the practices Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Data Modelling, System Administration. Successfully scaling the team from 12 to 24 and introducing product teams.

Heading the Project Management Office and being responsible for IT security.

Dedicated to a smooth integration of the company’s B2B service into retailers' IT systems, from account setup until regular operation, conceiving reports supporting customer success, as well as managing client requirements vis à vis the fast-paced development at SO1 while guaranteeing a solid roadmap and flawless operation of the service.

Driving SaaS integrations in retail to success and keeping cooperations successful. Our revolutionary So1 engine individualises prices and tailors product offers to individual consumers like no other. The Customer Success division makes sure that integrations of the engine with retailer store IT succeeds and that So1's clients keep making the most out of this new big data-driven way of running promotion campaigns.

Leading a team of developers and system engineers building a highly available business service calculating personalised promotions for retail industry. Our service interfaces online will the tills in the markets we serve. We have data scientists and machine learning experts on the team to develop the models which we then implement for scale. Negotiating and overseeing the B2B integration with tier 1 and tier 2 German and European retailers and POS software suppliers.

(glossing over ten diverse years) Process analysis (brick&mortar retail), solution consulting at tier-1 international retailers and technical project management (PMI based) during integration projects with multiple suppliers. Optimizing the SW development process and its supporting IT for manageability and measurability. Introducing scrum into a 200-person software development unit, consulting in internal auditing and improvement projects for CMMI maturity. Member of the corporate architecture board.

Mitglieder eines auf ein halbes Jahr gewählten Gremiums bilden einen Teil der Kundenvertretung und gestalten aktiv die Kommunikation zwischen dem Hersteller und Spielern der weltweit einzigartigen Mehrspieler-Wirtschaftssimulation EVE Online.

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