Matthias Ledendecker

Head of HEV Services @ Deutsche Bahn

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

About

I’m a senior project and people manager with a generalist mindset and a focus on structure, clarity, and delivery. I bring experience from corporates, strategy consulting and tech startups and have worked across various industries. What drives me is creating order where things are still unstructured, setting up routines and systems that work efficiently, and enabling others to do their best work. My strengths lie in getting up to speed quickly, seeing the bigger picture, staying calm when things get hectic, and managing projects with a steady hand and a clear head. I currently live in Frankfurt with my family. Having taken substantial time for parental leaves, I value environments where work and family go hand in hand.

Experience

  • Deutsche Bahn (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of HEV Services
      Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

      DB Regio AG

    • Senior Program Manager
      Jun 2024 - May 2026 · 2 yrs

      DB Regio AG

    • Senior Product Manager
      Jul 2020 - Jun 2024 · 4 yrs

      DB Fernverkehr AG

  • Head of Operations (Payroll/Accounting) at Zeitgold (acquired by Deel)
    Jan 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

    - Managing operations teams >10 employees in tech start-up - Responsible for improvement of processes and definition of KPIs for performance monitoring - Continuous digitization and automation of analog workflows

  • Strategy Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    Jun 2016 - Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • International Operations Specialist at Helpling
    Oct 2015 - Apr 2016 · 7 mos

  • Summer Intern at Lufthansa Cargo
    Jul 2015 - Sep 2015 · 3 mos