Florian G. Heiwig
Product Professional • Software Developer • Entrepreneur
# Executive Summary
Product-focused technical leader with 10+ years of experience owning complex software systems in regulated and high-growth environments. Known for quickly understanding new domains, structuring ambiguity, and leading teams through sound architectural and product decisions. Proven at delivering reliable, cost-efficient platforms through hands-on technical judgment and clear ownership.
# Experience
Head of Engineering
Berlin
Strategic technical lead responsible for delivery, architecture, and operational efficiency across a core legal platform and a new customer-facing GenAl product.
Co-Founder & CTO
Berlin
Co-founded and led the technical execution of a legal-tech startup from inception through acquisition.
Technical Product Manager
Berlin
Responsible for shaping the consent and authorization domain within Volkswagen Group's global identity platform.
Product Manager
Berlin
Digital mortgage platform cross-functional team of 11.
Tech Evangelist
Munich
Startup innovation initiative department scaling large-scale events.
# Education
M.S. Computer Science (Part-Time)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Online
Focus: Applied ML/Al and Intelligent Systems
B.S. Business Informatics
University of applied science
Hamburg
Bachelor thesis on microservice architectures.
Winner of university-wide algorithm optimization competition.