Tobias Kaiser

„Personalities over Principles. Action over Processes.“ Real impact comes from people who bring character, not just credentials—and from decisions driven by clarity, not complexity.

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • BMW Group (7 yrs 3 mos)
    • Customer, Brands & Sales IT | Head of Strategy, Architecture & Product- / Technology- Integration
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

      Crafting Strategy. Orchestrating Backlogs. Driving Implementation. Ensuring Stability & Efficiency. Repeat. Putting GenAI into practice to offer tailored solutions for customers & integrating our brands & products into the IT landscape to ensure the best customer journey.

    • Customer Support IT | Head of Service & Repairs
      Sep 2020 - Aug 2024 · 4 yrs

      Led global BizDevOps delivery for Customer Support and Aftersales IT, with a strong focus on service and repair processes across all BMW dealerships worldwide. My mission: to ensure the seamless fulfillment of the #RelaxWeCare promise through scalable, high-quality IT solutions that empower both customers and service teams. Key Achievements: • Co-created and rolled out a new BizDevOps vision in close partnership with business stakeholders. • Delivered agile IT operations for over 100 systems across 12 integrated IT products, ensuring continuous value delivery. • Launched BMW’s first GenAI solution for customer support, enhancing response quality and efficiency. • Implemented the Proactive Care approach — recognized with the Q Award 2023 — to anticipate and resolve customer issues before they arise. • Consolidated and replaced decentralized applications, reducing complexity and operational costs while improving service orientation. • Strengthened operational stability, directly improving dealership performance and customer satisfaction. • Oversaw budget planning, escalation management, and cross-functional coordination in a dynamic, high-stakes environment. Vision: Creating the best possible working environment with our talents, we develop and offer highest-quality services and derive insights from our data in order to make customer support legendary - for our dealers, third-parties and our customers. #RelaxWeCODE, #RelaxWeDELIVER, #RelaxWeOPERATE

    • Head IT Strategy & Product Portfolio
      May 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

      As a senior leader within BMW Group IT, I was responsible for driving enterprise-wide IT strategy, product portfolio governance, and global delivery coordination. My role combined strategic foresight with operational execution, positioning IT as a value-creating partner across the organization. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: • IT Strategy & Execution: Led the continuous development and implementation of BMW’s Group IT strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and digital transformation goals. • Organizational & Financial Leadership: Managed departmental budget and headcount planning, optimizing resource allocation and organizational scalability. • Product Portfolio Ownership: Oversaw the global IT product catalog, ensuring lifecycle governance, value-based prioritization, and alignment with business capabilities. • Global DevOps Coordination: Directed funnel management for BMW’s international DevOps hubs (“Werkebelegung”), balancing delivery capacity with strategic demand. • CIO Office & Executive Communication: Acted as a key interface to the CIO Office, shaping strategic narratives, executive reporting, and cross-functional alignment. • Strategic Initiatives & Agile Response: Delivered high-impact projects and responded to dynamic business needs with agility, resilience, and a solution-oriented mindset.

  • Director | IT Consulting & Delivery at Bosch
    Jun 2017 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Key Account Manager – Corporate IT Bosch Group | Bosch Building Technologies & B/S/H/ As the primary IT liaison for Bosch Building Technologies and B/S/H/, I was responsible for end-to-end IT consulting and delivery across both business units. My role spanned the full lifecycle of enterprise IT strategy — from initial definition and architectural alignment to implementation and operational oversight. This included: • Strategic IT Planning: Co-developed long-term IT roadmaps aligned with business goals and digital transformation initiatives. • Enterprise Architecture & Process Design: Ensured scalable, future-proof IT architectures and optimized cross-functional business processes. • Infrastructure & Service Delivery: Oversaw the delivery of robust IT infrastructure and services, ensuring operational excellence and business continuity. • IT Financial Management: Managed IT budgets and cost controlling, driving efficiency and transparency across projects and services. This position required close collaboration with senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and external partners to ensure that IT solutions delivered measurable business value.

  • Bosch Security Systems (6 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Manager Customer Interaction Management | IT & Organization
      Jun 2015 - May 2017 · 2 yrs

    • Senior Manager Workplace IT | IT, Consulting & Organization
      Apr 2013 - May 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Global Process Manager Indirect Procurement / SAP SRM | IT, Consulting & Organization
      Nov 2010 - Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Senior Consultant | Supply Chain Management, Purchasing & Logistics at Esprit Consulting
    Jul 2007 - Oct 2010 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Consultant | Supply Chain Management at BearingPoint
    Aug 2005 - Jun 2007 · 1 yr 11 mos