Benedikt Müller-Stewens

Finance at Hilti | Lecturer at HSG

Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Hilti Group (Full-time · 2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Head of Finance After Market Sevices
      May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Global Solution Product Manager
      Mar 2024 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Universität St.Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften (St. Gallen)
    • Lecturer
      Sep 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 10 mos

      Teaching assignments in the bachelor's and master's programs of the business major and the Master in Accounting and Finance respectively; supervising master theses

    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      Apr 2017 - Dec 2017 · 9 mos

      Research at the Institute of Accounting, Control, and Auditing (ACA-HSG) on effective management control practices of innovative endeavors, with specific focus on corporate innovation initiatives such as corporate venture capital investments.

    • Research Associate
      Sep 2013 - Oct 2016 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Research Associate at the Chair of Controlling / Performance Management and the Hilti.Lab for Integrated Performance Management. Academic research on effective management controls in innovative contexts. Publications in academic and practitioner journals, as well as conference proceedings. Transfer projects with multiple leading MNEs on effective management control practices.

  • Hilti Deutschland AG (Full-time · 3 yrs 2 mos)
    • Product Manager Solution Marketing
      Jan 2022 - Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Sales Representative
      Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr

  • Hilti Group (Schaan)
    • Controlling BP, Business Area: Electronic Tools & Accessories
      Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs

      Bridging the views of four Business Units and three functional divisions to run according to Business Area strategy, ensuring financial sustainability. Steering of operational and capital expenditures, as well as budget developments, facilitating financial flexibility. Analysis of Business Area performance for top management and board of directors. Comprehensive business case development and global roll out of major product launch. Steering of collaboration with technology startup. Competition Intelligence with focus on strategic moves and performance results of major competitors. Diverse projects focusing on improving performance throughout the Business Area P&L and Balance Sheet.

    • Controlling BP, Corporate Research & Technology
      Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr

      As member of the Corporate Research & Technology Management Team, drive and challenge the roadmap and investments of the organization to develop new technologies for highly innovative products. Steering the innovation management process and further developing steering tools.

  • Project Manager Corporate Research and Technology at Hilti Group
    Nov 2016 - Feb 2017 · 4 mos

    Developing and implementing a steering concept to harmonize interfaces between research and development departments