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Benjamin Ott

Interim & Sparring | Marketing/Sales Go-to-Mark

€1,500/day
München, DE
15+ years

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About Benjamin

Interim Manager & Business Sparring Partner for organizations and leadership teams in transition, growth, and transformation phases.


15 years of leadership responsibility in marketing, sales, and management – internationally, in complex matrix structures, with full P&L responsibility in the double-digit million range. Built and scaled markets from scratch three times. Self-employed as an interim manager and strategic sparring partner since 2023.

What I do

I take on leadership and results responsibility where decisions are stalled, responsibility is unclear, and implementation power is lacking. In interim roles, I work fully within the organization – not from the outside. In sparring, I act as a strategic thinking partner at eye level with management and leadership teams.

Typical situations where I am called upon

A leadership role is vacant or needs to be filled. Strategy is on paper but doesn't reach the system. Responsibility is formally distributed but not effectively carried. An area needs to be newly built or restructured without internal capacity.

Focus areas

Go-to-Market Strategy & Scaling, Marketing & Sales, Organizational Development, Role and Decision Clarification, Leadership in Transition Phases.

Previous Mandates (Selection)

Financial Services – Go-to-Market and Restructuring of Marketing/Sales.
Energy/Green Electricity – Interim assignment for realignment of leadership and structures.
Health-Tech – Executive Sparring to sharpen market, product, and pricing logic.
Consulting – Strategic Sparring to refine positioning, marketing, and growth logic.

Previously: Managing Director DACH/EU at WPP – Building and scaling the entire DACH region, member of the global leadership team.

Qualifications

Diploma in Media Economics. Systemic Coach (DCV certified). 15+ years of intercultural leadership experience.

Daily rate depends on mandate type, scope, and duration.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Basic

Can work on-site
München (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Benjamin Ott - Advisory & Coaching
    Self-employed
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    October 2025 - Today (10 months)
    München, Germany
    I take on responsibility in transition, growth, and transformation phases – both in building new businesses and markets, and in stabilizing, realigning, and further developing existing organizations.

    My focus is on combining strategic business development with operational implementation: I clarify decision-making and role logic, build sustainable structures, and ensure that organizations remain capable of action, grow, and achieve impact.

    My focus: I work where responsibility is unclear, decisions are stalled, and implementation power is lacking.
    Change and Transformation Management Corporate Strategy Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy Interim Management Systemic Coaching
  • Selected Advisory GmbH
    Interim Manager & Business Sparring Partner
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2023 - Today (3 years and 7 months)
    Munich, Germany
    • Sparring for management and leadership teams on strategic decision-making, market changes, and reorganizations.
    • Clarification of roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes in complex organizations.
    • Assumption of temporary leadership and results responsibility in interim mandates.
    • Translation of business models and strategies into concrete implementation architectures (organization, roles, processes, steering).
    • Clarification of responsibilities, decision paths, and priorities to ensure speed, focus, and stability simultaneously.
    • Moderation of critical leadership and conflict situations with a focus on decision-making and progress, not on process maintenance.

    Mandates (Selection)

    • Financial Services – Go-to-Market strategy and restructuring of marketing/sales, with role allocation and priorities to accelerate operational implementation.
    • Energy/Green Electricity – Interim assignment for realignment of leadership and structures, readjustment of roles and priorities, and stabilization of the organization during a transition phase.
    • Health-Tech – Executive Business Sparring to sharpen market, product, and pricing logic, as well as to clarify responsibilities and collaboration within management and the team.
    • Consulting – Strategic and operational sparring to refine positioning, marketing, and growth logic, as well as their operational translation.
    Interim Management Change and Transformation Management Sales Strategy Organizational Development Business Coaching
  • The Brand Power Company (WPP)
    Managing Director DACH/EU
    PRESS AND MEDIA
    January 2018 - October 2024 (6 years and 9 months)
    London, United Kingdom
    • Building and scaling the DACH region (New Market Rollout) including P&L responsibility (double-digit million revenue).
    • Leading interdisciplinary teams in an international matrix setup.
    • Member of the global leadership team with responsibility for transformation, governance, and leadership standards in Europe.
    • Development and implementation of market entry, organization, and rollout models for new markets.
    • Steering growth, structure, and performance in a dynamic corporate environment.
    Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy Corporate Strategy Sales Strategy Change and Transformation Management Team Management

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Education

  • Systemic Coach (DCV certified) Diploma
    Kompetenz Zentrum Coaching - Anja Mumm
    2024
    14 Monatige Ausbildung zum systemischen Coach
  • Diploma in Media Economics
    Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln
    2011
    4 Jähriger Diplom Studiengang mit Schwerpunkt internationales Marketing & Kommunikation

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