Managing Director | Consulting Leader | Digital Transformation
Sascha Theismann
Proven Founder, Managing Director and Consulting Leader with 20+ years' experience in scaling consulting and software businesses. Built and led teams of up to 200+ consultants across Europe, achieving multimillion-euro revenues and successful company exits.
20+Years Experience
400+Consultants Led
€100M+P&L Responsibility
Focus
Core Competencies
SAP Transformation
AI-Driven Innovation
Digital Transformation
Go-to-Market Strategy
M&A and Company Exits
Enterprise Technology
C-Level Stakeholder Mgmt.
Career
Professional Path
Since 2024
Associate Partner | DACH Lead CMT & High-Tech Lead Europe
Infosys Consulting GmbH · Munich, Germany
- Positioned Infosys as a strategic consulting partner to SAP in areas such as AI, Knowledge Management, M&A integration, BPI and BTP
- Positioned Infosys Consulting as preferred supplier for business consulting services at SAP for Germany, US and India
- Led engagements with Samsung, SAP, Telefonica, and Funke Media across telecommunications, software and high-tech
2022 – 2024
Managing Director & Co-Founder
bNear GmbH · Cologne, Germany
- Co-founded and scaled a software company to 13 employees
- Engaged clients such as 1&1, ERGO, REWE, and Allgeier Group
- Full P&L responsibility for strategy, sales and operations
- Achieved successful company exit in 2024
2021 – 2022
SAP BPI Offering Lead & Program Lead
Deloitte Consulting GmbH · Cologne, Germany
- Built and led an EMEIA team of 120+ consultants to support cloud transformation programs
- Led global migration of customer cloud landscapes
- Designed SAP and Non-SAP integrated solutions for a major retail company
- SAP Asset and Innovation Manager: Responsible for Business Process Intelligence, Process Mining and Process Analytics
2015 – 2021
Senior Manager & Focus Account Manager SAP
EY – Ernst & Young GmbH · Cologne, Germany
- Grew advisory business revenue from EUR 400K to EUR 4.5M annually in 3 years
- Managed global programs with teams of approx. 200 consultants across Germany, US and India
- Pioneered innovative CX solutions combining SAP Qualtrics with operational data
- Delivered large-scale RPA and cybersecurity programs
- Established cooperation with the future research institute 2bAhead
- Mentor in the EY Startup Challenge program
2010 – 2015
Various Leadership Roles (Boostpark, Questback, Globalpark)
Familie Graef Holding GmbH · Cologne, Germany
- Boostpark GmbH – Managing Director: Developed social business strategies for Microsoft, BOSCH, and DZ Group
- Questback AG – Innovation Manager: Developed and optimized the Social Insight Connect platform for General Mills, Wrigley and BOSCH
- Globalpark AG – Business Development Manager: Responsible for the Customer Feedback Solution recognized in Gartner's Magic Quadrant as Social CRM Solution
- Participated in building the startup incubator STARTPLATZ in Cologne
2002 – 2010
Founder & Managing Director
Smart-Research GmbH · Herford, Germany
- Founded and scaled a market research consultancy
- Served global clients including REWE Group, ZF Friedrichshafen, Moeller Group and Targo-Bank
- End-to-end responsibility for business development, client relations and delivery
- Achieved sustained profitability and long-term client retention
2008 – 2010
Founder & Managing Director
180kmh.de – Online Retailer for Food Supplements · Herford, Germany
- Set up an e-commerce business model with integration into Amazon and eBay
- Established premium partnerships with Nestle (PowerBar), Weider and Multipower
- Achieved monthly sales of nearly EUR 90,000 after approximately 2 years
Industries
Where I have worked
Software & High-Tech
SAP, Samsung, Cloud Transformation
Telecommunications
Telefonica, IT Transformation, Connected Commerce
Banking & Financial Services
E-Commerce, FinTech, Blockchain
Retail
RPA, S/4HANA Planning, Tax Solutions
Media
Funke Media, Content Strategies
Insurance
Voice of Customer, Customer Panel
Selected
Projects & Outcomes
AI-Driven Knowledge Management
Built a team of 12 with on-/offshore delivery. Migrated 50,000+ entries into ServiceNow KBAs and leveraged AI agents to guide end users.
Account Manager & Program Partner
Global Cloud Migration Program
Led a global team of 50 persons. Responsible for cloud migration of customer landscapes including run-book and playbook definition.
Program Lead
SAP Advisory Business: 400K to 4.5M
Managed 200 consultants across Germany, US and India. Built the advisory business from EUR 400K to EUR 4.5M annual revenue in 3 years.
Program Lead & Focus Account Manager
Global RPA Program
End-to-end responsibility for Robotic Process Automation. Implemented 100+ bots substituting approximately 500 FTE in the global shared service organization.
Project Management
IT Change & Compliance Transformation
Built onsite team of 20 with offshore delivery. M365 and Copilot rollout, DaaS, Intune, DEX Monitoring and AI enablement.
Program Partner & QA
FinTech Innovation & Blockchain
Implemented continuous FinTech innovation monitoring. Developed a unique Ripple-based money transfer use case presented at SAP TechEd and crypto conferences.
Project Lead
AI-First Operating Model
Developed a B2B AI-First Operating Model across the telco value chain: Sales, Delivery, Service, Commercial and Customer Success.
SAP Business Process Intelligence
Built a team of BPI experts. Incorporated BPI into the S/4 Transformation playbook. Maintained SAP partnership in the area of BPI and Process Automation.
Global Staffing Tool
End-to-end responsibility for a global staffing tool built on SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Cloud Platform for automatic resource matching.
Stack
Technologies & Skills
SAP Ecosystem
SAP S/4 HANA SAP Fieldglass SAP ARIBA SAP Intelligent RPA SAP Analytics Cloud SAP BTP SAP Qualtrics Signavio Process MiningSAP S/4 HANASAP FieldglassSAP ARIBASAP Intelligent RPASAP Analytics CloudSAP BTPSAP QualtricsSignavio Process Mining
Strategy & Innovation
Digital Business Transformation Digital Business Models Business Model Canvas Design Thinking Lean Startup SCRUM & KanbanDigital Business TransformationDigital Business ModelsBusiness Model CanvasDesign ThinkingLean StartupSCRUM & Kanban
Technology & Tools
E-Commerce Magento PHP & MySQL Web Design SEM & SEO MS Office SPSS Enterprise Feedback Mgmt.E-CommerceMagentoPHP & MySQLWeb DesignSEM & SEOMS OfficeSPSSEnterprise Feedback Mgmt.
Education
Background
University of Bielefeld
Diplom-Kaufmann (Business Administration)
Focus: Marketing and Corporate Management
1996 – 2001
Final Grade: 1.8 (German scale, 1.0 = best)