About Maren
Fractional CxO I Communication Expert | Change Manager
- 15 years of change experience – in corporations and medium-sized businesses at leading industrial companies
- Certified in Change Management & Organizational Development
- 10 years of leadership responsibility for teams and projects – nationally and internationally
- Specializing in critical company phases: Building and restructuring teams & structures, scaling, leadership change, AI implementation
- Industries include: Telecommunications, Lighting Solutions, Automotive, TechSecurity
Competency Profile
- Project responsibility instrategic & digital transformation, communication and brand – at companies like SIEMENS, OSRAM, Giesecke+Devrient, and BMW/MINI.
- Strong communication skills at C-level – with experience inmatrix organizations, project management, and cross-departmental coordination
- Development and implementation ofchange architectures– especially during technological upheavals, such as the introduction of AI & cloud solutions.
- Design and moderation of effectiveworkshops, leadership dialogues, and dialogue formats– for activation, participation, and sustainable anchoring.
- Management of complexstakeholder interests– with a clear focus on communication, acceptance, and organizational dynamics.
- Leadership of project teams & interdisciplinary units – ingrowth and change situations.
- Support formarket entry & scaling of new business areas– with a focus on customer perspective, communication strategy & structural development.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Conversational
Spanish
Basic
Experience
- MÜNSTERMANN COM4CHANGEChief Executive Officer and FounderApril 2016 - Today (10 years and 2 months)Herrsching am Ammersee, BY, Germany
CxO I Change Manager I Communication
Experiencedleader, communication expert, and change managerspecializing in strategic realignment and technological transformation. Provides strategic guidance and active support for successfully managing change and effectively anchoring key technologies like AI. - Giesecke+Devrient GmbH,Strategic Consultant for Marketing & Communication, Interim ManagementTECHJanuary 2020 - April 2024 (4 years and 3 months)München, Germany
Interim - Change Manager & Strategic Communication Consultant
- Strategically and operationally supported AI implementation (target vision development/AI vision, readiness check, upskilling, use cases).
- Designed and scaled knowledge formats for different target groups and needs (protected learning spaces for C-level, scaling and digitalization of formats, and global rollout).
- Developed cross-channel communication strategy for CTO for AI, Cloud, Quantum.
- Sharpened CTO's vision, mission, and value proposition, strengthened G+D's external perception as a technology leader.
- Engaged stakeholders with a focus on involvement and readiness for change – supported through discussions, dialogue formats, and targeted communication.
- Mobile Security GmbH,Strategic Content Marketing Manager, Interim ManagementTECHOctober 2017 - July 2019 (1 year and 9 months)München, Germany
Interim - Strategic Communication & Change Consultant
- Prepared pain points & USPs forbenefit-oriented communication
- Developedkey messages and storylines, aligned them with personas and expectations, and communicated them across channels.
- Developedpersonasand increasedlead generationby using needs-oriented marketing activities in the desired target groups.
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Education
- Master's degree in Communication Studies, PsychologyLudwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich2002Magister in Kommunikationswissenschaften, Psychologie
- General higher education entrance qualification (2nd educational path)Berufsoberschule Wirtschaft, Munich1996Allgemeine Hochschulreife - Schwerpunkte: Mathematik, BWL, Französisch, Englisch,Deutsch, (2. Bildungsweg)
Certifications
- Change Management & Organizational DevelopmentICO - Institute for Coaching and Organizational Consulting2025