Stefan Voss

Commercial Marketing, Strategy & Transformation | Revenue Growth Management | e-Commerce | Retail Media

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

About

๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป PROFILE: Gain growth, competitiveness & value enhancement through commercial (re)alignment of marketing strategy and operations // Experienced leader in the implementation of growth strategies in marketing & sales // Strategic foresight and operational implementation expertise at the interface of digital strategy, technology/data, and operational excellence. TRACK RECORD: โ€ข Business Development extending GTM for new markets, clients & services, international integration at leading eCommerce service agency - Restructuring and go-to-market of an agency brand for commercial & retail media โ€ข Implementation of operating model for integrated business development and account management across 3 services (media, creation, tech/data), 6 markets and 20+ business entities โ€ข Market leadership & profitability digital news platform (P&L โ‚ฌ5+ million / ) โ€ข Program Lead BMW Customer Lifecycle Management (P&L โ‚ฌ10+ million / 30+ FTE) BACKGROUND With over 25 years of experience in driving digital value creation and spearheading commercial & marketing transformation, I offer a distinctive blend of strategic foresight and operational excellence. My journey has taken me from pioneering e-commerce initiatives at ๐—”๐— ๐—”๐—ญ๐—ข๐—ก to scaling digital ventures in the media industry with companies like ๐—”๐—ซ๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅand ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข7 ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง.1 as well as senior consulting positions at ๐—”๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜, ๐—–๐—ข๐—š๐—ก๐—œ๐—ญ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง, and ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ๐—จ. Today, I leverage my extensive expertise to help eCommerce clients at ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช to navigate complex challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the digital landscape. EXPERTISE โ€ข Industry Expertise: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Media/Entertainment, B2B โ€ข Functional Mastery: Brand Management, Marketing Technology, Data & Analytics, Media Planning, e-Commerce, Go-to-Market

Experience

  • VP Growth, EU at Front Row
    Dec 2025 - Present ยท 7 mos

  • The Digital Sherpa / Digital Marketing Strategy & Transformation Advisory (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Interim Manager & Executive Advisor / Digital Marketing & Commercial Strategy & Transformation
      Jun 2022 - Present ยท 4 yrs 1 mo

      Independent Management Consultant, Operating Partner, Interim-Manager, Board Advisor, University Lecturer & Author for digital strategy and transformation with focus on commercial excellence.

    • HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration, Guest Lecturer
      Sep 2024 - Present ยท 1 yr 10 mos

      Lecturer "Marketing Management" (Bachelor program)

    • HAVAS Media Network, Strategy Director (Interim)
      Mar 2025 - Sep 2025 ยท 7 mos

      Go-to-Market / Post Merger-Strategy HAVAS Market (Commercial & Retail Media Unit) - Market & Competitive Analysis - Product & Process Alignment (Post Merger Integration) - Commercial model & Business Development

  • dentsu international (1 yr 6 mos)
    • Chief Client Officer DACH / EMEA
      Jan 2021 - Jun 2022 ยท 1 yr 6 mos

      Global agency network providing media, creative & CXM services - Integrated client consulting & solutioning across services, brands and markets - EMEA transformation & integration lead for joint Go-to-Market, process management & quality assurance - Leadership of virtual organization across multiple teams / markets

    • Managing Director Germany
      Jan 2021 - Jun 2022 ยท 1 yr 6 mos

  • Director, Digital Sales and Solution Lead at Cognizant
    Aug 2019 - Dec 2020 ยท 1 yr 5 mos

    Management & Technology Consulting - Digital Marketing Services Lead DACH - Leadership of cross-functional teams from on-, near- and offshore - Expertise: Campaign, Content, Commerce, Digital Workspace

  • Accenture (Hamburg, Deutschland)
    • Senior Principal Marketing Services
      Jan 2019 - Jul 2019 ยท 7 mos

      Program & Go-to-Market Lead "Media Services"

    • Senior Manager Digital Transformation, Marketing & Technology Consulting
      Aug 2015 - Dec 2018 ยท 3 yrs 5 mos

      - Program Lead BMW "Customer Lifecycle Management" - Leadership of international, cross-functional project team - Capability Lead DACH โ€œCampaigning & Marketing Automationโ€