Andreas Urban

Angestellt, Chief Operating Officer, Speexx

München, Deutschland

Über mich

With entrepreneurial spirit, curiosity and the ability to think outside the box I find the best solution for the business. Driven customer success and delivery operations professional with +10 years experience in building up and leading global B2B professional/customer service teams. Proven track-record of identifying strategic business opportunities and defining business models for the SaaS industry. Strong background in working with cross-functional teams and internal stakeholders to identify, evaluate and push innovative product ideations as well as building strategic technology partnerships. Expertise in the AI, corporate SaaS and education technology industry both from the provider perspective, and the challenges organizations have with digital transformation programs, technical integrations and business process workflow optimization, as well as change management.

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Strategic Sourcing
Business Strategy
E-learning
Social Learning
Customer Service
Learning Technology
Collaboration
Implementation and Rollout of Global Blended Learn
Web-based Training
Virtual Teams
Leadership
Global Project Management
Fluent English
International Work Experience
Marketing
Communication
Customer Orientation
Product Development
Customer Success Management
Organisation (Verband)
Sprache
Projekte
Vertrieb
Management
Technologie
Operations Management

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Andreas Urban

  • Bis heute 1 Jahr und 5 Monate, seit Jan. 2023

    Chief Operating Officer

    Speexx

    Making things happen at Speexx

  • Bis heute 8 Jahre und 8 Monate, seit Okt. 2015

    Director Global Services and Customer Success

    Speexx

    Leading operations strategy, customer relationships/retention/satisfaction with teams in 7 locations: P&L/budgeting responsibility for customer success and delivery operations Setting up pre-sales consulting team contributing to >50% win rate Building up technology partnerships with HCM providers (SAP, Oracle, etc) Leading all external certification, audit and compliance programs (ISO, AZAV, TISAX, CSR, GDPR) Spearheading development and introduction of a Learning as a Service (LaaS) business model

  • 3 Jahre und 9 Monate, Jan. 2012 - Sep. 2015

    Head of Project Management

    Speexx

    Building up and leading a global team of project managers, language coaches and support specialists delivering language learning technology solutions and rollout/LMS/TMS/Recruiting System integrations. Strategic sourcing and development of service components, tools and workforce. Responsible for various organizational development projects: social collaboration and training tool for employees and partners, help desk system (Zendesk), HRMS (BambooHR, CSOD), Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

  • 5 Jahre und 7 Monate, Juni 2006 - Dez. 2011

    Head of Project Management GAS

    digital publishing AG

    Leading the Munich-based team of Project Managers responsible for blended learning projects across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

  • 1 Jahr und 8 Monate, Okt. 2004 - Mai 2006

    Project Manager

    digital publishing AG

    Managing corporate accounts and blended learning projects. Developing and implementing online learning solutions for large organizations in the DACH region. Responsible for roll-out, budget control, stakeholder management and project success.

  • 1 Jahr, Jan. 2003 - Dez. 2003

    Visits Officer

    The Trident Trust

    Voluntary work for non-profit organization.

Ausbildung von Andreas Urban

  • Ciencias empresariales

    Universidad Alcalá de Henares (Spanien)

  • Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Wirtschaftssinformatik

    Universität Regensburg (Deutschland)

    Wirtschaftsinformatik Finanzierung Marketing

Sprachen

  • Deutsch

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  • Englisch

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  • Spanisch

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