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Felix Weber

AI | ML Strategy | Architecture | Analytics

€900/day
Essen, DE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Felix

Dr. Felix Weber is a recognized expert in the field of retail optimization and machine learning. He completed his doctorate on the application of machine learning for price and placement optimization in retail. As a former doctoral student at the Chair of Business Informatics and Integrated Information Systems, his research significantly contributed to advancing the understanding of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and their applications in price, promotion, and assortment management.

Building on a solid academic foundation, Dr. Weber was, among other roles, the head of the SAP University Innovation Lab. His dual role as a Senior Consultant for SAP systems in the retail sector at Consenso Consulting GmbH allowed him to seamlessly combine practical insights with scientific research.

With his passion for driving retail innovation through data-driven strategies, Dr. Weber took on the role of Head of Data Science and Platform at Panther Pricing, a startup specializing in price optimization. His leadership in developing the entire platform and its algorithms has propelled Panther Pricing to the forefront of the industry.

Most recently, as Head of ERP at NEWWORK, Dr. Weber shaped the future of enterprise software. His expertise in transformation management and his vision for leveraging AI to improve business processes are key to developing next-generation solutions that meet the evolving demands of the digital economy.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Essen (up to 50km)

Experience

  • NEWWORK Software
    Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
    Palo Alto, CA, USA
    Responsible for NEWWORK's global corporate strategy - with the goal of successfully positioning the first human-centered, AI-native ERP system worldwide.
    Leading strategic initiatives in Go-to-Market, Product Strategy, Marketing Strategy, and Competitive Intelligence. Developing market-oriented positioning and growth strategies in close coordination with Sales, Product, and Management.
    Building and leading a small, highly specialized team for the implementation of strategic programs and data-based decision-making foundations for new markets, industries, and product areas.
  • University of Duisburg-Essen
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    June 2023 - Today (3 years)
    Essen, NW, Germany
    Following my doctorate, I worked as a postdoc focusing on transformation management and the further development of AI-supported decision models for retail. In addition to research on ERP systems and Data-Driven Retail, I was responsible for application-oriented projects with industry partners and advanced the digitalization of academic teaching formats.
  • Center for Digital Business
    Lecturer
    January 2021 - Today (5 years and 5 months)
    Essen, NW, Germany
    Lectures about Retail, Marketing Mix, Price Optimization, Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence within the master's program "Digital Business Innovation and Transformation" at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

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Education

  • Doctorate
    University of Duisburg-Essen
    2024
    Ich forschte im Bereich Digitalisierung, KI und datengesteuertes Einzelhandelsmanagement (Preis, Promotion, Sortiment). In meiner Promotion entwickelte ich einen genetischen Algorithmus zur gleichzeitigen Preis- und Platzierungsoptimierung im Textileinzelhandel. Parallel dazu arbeitete ich als SAP-Berater und leitete das SAP University Innovation Lab, um Praxis und Forschung zu verbinden.

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