Paul Friedrich

Co-Founder at UPPER - We are hiring!

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Hi there 👋 I am Paul Co-Founder of UPPER. With UPPER we bring Software Delivery to the Cloud. We believe that: - Freelance work will be the norm in the coming years, as alternatives to employment benefits become more and more accessible - Remote first work is here to stay - 9 to 5 is slowly becoming obsolete as an outdated time-based work system not designed for delivery-oriented work done by tech professionals - We are missing much of the backbone to support this future of work (e.g. knowledge, culture, tools, processes, etc) - Companies that don’t adapt will have a hard time hiring top talent as the "War for talents" continues During the last years, we have grown UPPER to: - 50+ employees - 250+ happy customers - 2k+ top vetted tech freelancers - 4 investors supporting our mission - 8-digit yearly turnover

Experience

  • Co-Founder at UPPER
    Feb 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

    UPPER is a managed, closed-door freelancer platform that matches top vetted Developers, Designers & Product Managers from the EU to companies in need. The Vision: Being the world’s digital department of the future.

  • Member at SalesMaster Network
    Apr 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

    The SalesMaster Network is a peer-exchange, invitation-only community for forward thinking executives who are committed to building modern sales organizations.

  • Advisor at Re.medium UG
    Mar 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 5 mos

    Consulting focused on Growth & Operations for European & US Tech companies

  • Director - Operations & Strategy EMEA at Applause
    Jan 2016 - Mar 2020 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Created an operations department from the ground-up – consisting of 20+ employees. My organization's main responsibilities include: *Strategy & Operations - Development & implementation of strategic initiatives, systems, and programs to grow business in EMEA - Execution of process improvements & innovation to increase efficiency within & across departments - Management of EMEA operating rhythm *Business Intelligence - Ownership of reporting for EMEA, including market metrics, customer metrics, and internal performance metrics - Development and implementation of sales performance monitoring and KPI setting - Responsible for forecasting and achievement calculations *Sales & Business Development - Responsible for evaluation, rollout, and monitoring of new sales initiatives - Single point of contact for sales territory planning and decision-maker of the management of sales representatives account portfolios - Responsible for CRM for EMEA as well as for evaluation and roll-out of new software *Hiring and Employee development - Delivery of training on topics like project management, goal setting and internal consultancy on project management best practices - Hiring of over 40 employees, including hires in EMEA top management and stakeholder in HR decisions - Ownership of sales onboarding, offboarding and employee evaluations

  • Pre-Sales at Software AG
    Nov 2012 - Oct 2015 · 3 yrs