Dirk Brauner

Commercial Leader | Growth, Marketing & Strategy

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Business leader driving growth through pricing, marketing, and go-to-market strategy at global scale. Track record of building and scaling organizations and leading cross-functional teams across international markets, including at HelloFresh, Delivery Hero, Friday, and Babbel. Combines analytical rigor with pragmatic execution to translate data into sustainable business impact across customer acquisition, retention, and monetization.

Experience

  • HelloFresh (Full-time · 4 yrs 11 mos)
    • Vice President International Marketing - Core Growth Marketing Strategy
      Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Own marketing strategy for HelloFresh's largest international markets (€1.5B+ revenue). Drive customer acquisition and brand performance across a multi-market portfolio while leading two global centres of excellence: Pricing & Incentives (€50M+ annual profit uplift) and Marketing Analytics. Translate complex growth tradeoffs into clear strategic direction, aligning commercial, brand, and data functions at scale.

    • Vice President International Marketing - Startup Custer, Market Launches, Analytics
      Aug 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Built and led marketing for HelloFresh's international expansion cluster — launching 7 new markets from zero to €200M+ combined revenue and 3.5M+ customers. Developed a replicable GTM playbook adopted across all future launches. Led post-acquisition brand integration and rebuilt the central analytics function to drive measurable improvements in growth efficiency and retention. Also held accountability for HelloFresh Market and central performance channels.

  • FRIDAY Insurance (Full-time · 2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Managing Director & CMO
      Sep 2020 - Jun 2021 · 10 mos

      Appointed to broaden leadership scope as Managing Director while continuing to lead marketing.

    • Chief Marketing Officer
      Jun 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Led Marketing and UX (Performance, Brand, CRM, Aggregators, Product Design) to drive customer growth and retention. Launched new markets and product categories, achieving 60%+ portfolio growth through acquisition, cross-selling, and up-selling strategies.

  • Chief Marketing Officer (Delivery Hero Germany GmbH) at Delivery Hero SE
    Mar 2017 - May 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Led multi-brand marketing across Brand Strategy, Performance Marketing, CRM, Campaign Management, and Restaurant Marketing for platforms Lieferheld, Pizza.de, and Foodora. Turned around market share loss, driving sustained growth and contributing to €400M+ annual GMV.

  • Global Head of Offline Marketing at Babbel (Lesson Nine GmbH)
    Oct 2014 - Feb 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Led offline marketing across 15+ countries with an 8-digit budget. Drove 50%+ acquisition growth by rapidly testing and optimizing media buys in new markets. Built data-driven attribution and analytics frameworks to maximize ROI across market portfolio.

  • Mister Spex (Berlin Metropolitan Area)
    • TV Marketing Manager (In addition to core BI duties)
      Oct 2012 - Aug 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Led media buying, negotiated rates, and managed ATL campaigns to maximize impact and ROI. Developed and executed budget and media plans, optimizing ROI tracking for advertising spend.

    • Business Intelligence Analyst
      Jun 2012 - Aug 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Developed and implemented multi-channel attribution models. Conducted marketing mix and customer journey ROI analyses. Performed market research to refine brand positioning. Built tools to optimize marketing channels at the contribution margin level. Delivered customer segmentation and cohort analyses for CRM optimization.