Jan Pautsch

Committed to using innovative and data-driven methods to improve recruitment, I currently lead the expert search practice at Kooku Recruiting Partners Berlin - a Recruiting Startup with a focus on HR consulting, interim recruiting and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO). I combine network-based headhunting with data-driven recruiting and holistic process consulting - supporting Kooku's vision: To help companies achieve healthy growth.

Management of Cogs Berlin. Cogs is a global specialist talent consultancy in the product, design and transformation space with offices in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shenzhen, Tokyo and Berlin. P&L responsibility, Senior/Executive Searches, BD & Operations, mentored a team with 4 direct reports. Acquired global clients incl: 2 of Top 3 global Management Consultancies, Innovation Labs, Top 3 German Brand Design Consultancies, Digital Agencies, SMEs, MNCs.

Driving Cogs Berlin‘s change from a Digital Recruiting Agency to a Transformational Talent Consultancy. Key responsibilities: Lean Leadership, Talent Strategy, Senior/Executive Searches, BD, P&L Collectively managing a team of 7 consultants across three desks. Leading the design practice for Cogs / global knowledge transfer between studios. Leading the office on a stable growth path from 4 to 9 staff. Double of revenue within 3 years.

I have managed and built a strong and successful design desk with a focus on global Senior-, Lead-, Director- and Executive searches in the fields of Strategic-, Business- and Experience-Design. Examples of placements I have made: Business Design Director, Executive Creative Director, Head of UX, Senior Product Designer, Senior Strategic Designer. Building and mentoring a team of talent-consultants.

Freelance Experience Design Strategy and Creative Direction. Agencies/Clients e.g.: GUD.berlin: BVG, TLGG, Code Week Award.

Member of the Board. Responsible for Aperto Berlin's design expertise. Clients/Brands: Migros, Volkswagen AG, MAN. Responsibility for 35+ Staff of UX/UI Designers. Responsibilities: New Biz. Leading Product Design Teams responsible for end-to-end Product Delivery. Design Direction/Implementation. Team Building/Knowledge Management. Design Lead: Pitch for Volkswagens CIM Catalogue. Successful Pitch/Development for the Volkswagen Corporate Platform. Relaunch of the Migros Web Estate.

CD / Unit Lead. Clients/Brands: Abu Dhabi Media, Alphabet, Continental, MAN, TUI, Volkswagen. Responsibility for 15+ Staff. Digital Creative Lead supporting GREENKERN in their Pitch to be Lead Agency for Volkswagen's WRC Campaign, responsible for the Development of the Digital Platform. Led the successful Pitch for MAN's Global Digital Lead Agency. Creative Lead supporting Aperto ME to acquire Abu Dhabi Media as a new Account. Responsible for the new Volkswagen Corporate Digital Styleguide.

Member Management Board, Business Unit Lead. Creative Direction for Integrated Campaigns. Clients/Brands: Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks {German Confederation of Skilled Crafts} / STIHL / Media-Saturn Group: Saturn / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. With Managerial Responsibility for 25 Staff. Contribution to the successful Pitch for Saturn's Multichannel Strategy 2012.

Member Creative Board. CD for Digital Branding/Campaigns: Allianz / Beiersdorf / Coca-Cola / Deutsche Bahn / GROHE / Pernod Ricard / P&G / Berlin Philharmonics / Volkswagen. Managerial Responsibility: 12+ Staff. Responsible for the Global Digital Design Framework for Volkswagen {Design 4.0}. Successful Pitches: GROHE, La Prairie, VW IAA, Allianz Group, VW Global Design Framework, Global Coca-Cola World Cup Campaign, Rolling Stone Germany.

Lecturer Media Design at Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin, University of Applied Sciences. Seminars on Webtrends and global Multi-Channel Campaigns. Lectures at Mediadesign University {Berlin} and Stuttgart Media University.

I am a regular Member of international Digital Juries, including D&AD, LIA Awards, TheCup, Golden Drum, The Lovie Awards, The Webby Awards and The Singapore CCA.

Business Coaching Fundament, Leadership and Self-Awareness, Tools and Techniques to initiate Change, Group Coaching Approaches.