Jens-Gero Boehm

EMEA Ecosystem Director, Digital Sovereignty and Embedded

Cologne Bonn Region

About

- Highly accomplished and success driven sales manager with over 20 years experience in consistently delivering partner and customer satisfaction - Business development with emphasis on revenue growth and retention - Proven ability to build strong partner ecosystem across all levels and up till C-Level with various types of partners Job experiene: - IBM Global Services: UNIX, SAP R/3 and System Management; Consultant; Project Manager - Deutsche Bank: Teamleader for Deutsche bank internal project consulting, quality assurance and acceptance certification for software developments and introduction into the UNIX production area of Deutsche Bank. - SUSE LINUX: office manager for professional services - SUSE LINUX: Director Strategic Business Partner: Responsible for key alliances of SUSE Linux AG in EMEA like e.g. IBM, HP, EDS, Siemens Business Services, Accenture and more - SUSE/Novell: Director EMEA Alliances Retail: Business development for Novell's solutions in retail sector; Recruitment of retail partners in EMEA (ISVs, CSI, OEM partners) - SUSE/MicroFocus: Director Alliances Manager Central Europe: Manager for key alliances like IBM, Lenovo, IBM Channel partners and many other partners in Central Europe - SUSE: Director SUSE Partner, System Integrator & Service Provider Central Europe

Experience

  • SUSE (16 yrs 9 mos)
    • EMEA Ecosystem Director, Digital Sovereignty and Embedded
      Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    • Area Vice President Channel Sales DACH
      Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Director SUSE Channel Partner Central & East Europe
      Nov 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

  • Alliances Manager Central Europe at SUSE
    2007 - 2009 · 2 yrs

    Manager for key alliances like IBM, Lenovo, IBM Channel partners and many other partners in Central Europe

  • Director EMEA Alliances Retail at Novell
    2005 - Jan 2007 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Business development for Novell's solutions in retail sector; Recruitment of retail partners in EMEA (ISVs, CSI, OEM partners)

  • SUSE Linux AG (5 yrs 1 mo)
    • Director Strategic Business Partner
      2001 - 2004 · 3 yrs

      Responsible for key alliances of SUSE Linux AG in EMEA like e.g. IBM, HP, EDS, Siemens Business Services, Accenture and more

    • Office Manager
      1999 - 2001 · 2 yrs

      office manager for professional services and sales manager

  • Teamleader at Deutsche Bank AG
    1995 - 1999 · 4 yrs

    Teamleader for Deutsche bank internal project consulting, quality assurance and acceptance certification for software developments and introduction into the UNIX production area of Deutsche Bank.