Matthias Kranz

Senior Director, Enterprise Sales Germany

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced leader and curious learner, passionate about people and technology. I work at Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. I was leading different Solution Architect teams from local to EMEA-wide for nearly 20 years, developing and presenting solutions to global enterprise customers and alliance partners. Now I am responsible for Sales to our global and strategic Enterprise customers in Germany. For the past 20 years, Red Hat's open source software development model has produced high-performing, cost-effective solutions. Our model mirrors the highly interconnected world we live in—where ideas and information can be shared worldwide in seconds. Today, more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies rely on Red Hat. We offer the only fully open technology stack, from operating system to middleware, cloud and virtualization solutions to open AI. We also provide a variety of services, including award-winning support, consulting, and training. Characteristics: - Strong business and sales acumen - Strategic leadership skills - Highly motivated and energized building and leading high performing sales and presales teams - Visionary thinker, translating vision into meaningful goals, objectives and actions

Experience

  • Red Hat (20 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Director, Enterprise Sales Germany
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Senior Director, Tech Sales Germany
      Jan 2022 - May 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Heading the team of Solution Architects and Technology Sellers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

    • Director, Solution Architects Germany
      Mar 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      I am heading the Solution Architect organization in Germany.

  • ASDIS Software AG (Berlin Metropolitan Area)
    • Director Product Strategy
      Aug 2005 - Jun 2006 · 11 mos

      Defining the product strategy for a heterogenous software management and inventory solution for large-scale enterprise networks.

    • Presales Manager
      Jul 2004 - Jul 2005 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Building and leading a Presales organization for an enterprise software management and inventory solution for heterogenous networks.

    • Senior Presales Consultant
      Jan 2002 - Jun 2004 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Presales consulting and sales engineering for large enterprise customer across Central Europe.

  • Software Architect at Linux Information Systems AG
    Sep 2000 - Jan 2002 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Student at GMD Fokus
    Jan 1998 - Jun 2000 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Freelancer at Fraunhofer Fokus
    1998 - 2000 · 2 yrs