About
Dr. Wachenfeld is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in product development, AI, data-driven business models, and digital transformation. Currently he is Chief Product Owner at Dentsply Sirona of their Digital Impression Software for intraoral 3D scans. Previously, he was Chief Product Officer at the Swiss MedTech Helmedica AG, where he was responsible for the product strategy and further development of a SaaS platform for integrated care, as well as their PIS and patient app. Before that, he was Head of Data & AI at Hypoport SE, one of the first German FinTechs and now an SDAX-listed company, where he led the digitalization, data strategy and data-enabled products in the real estate sector, founded Ampr Software GmbH, and was interim Chief Data Officer/“Leadlink Data” of the subsidiary Europace AG. His entrepreneurial career includes founding and scaling several companies, always with product responsibility, including Savedo (FinTech B2C platform, later sold to Deposit So…
Experience
Chief Product Officer (Cpo), GeschäFtsleitung
helmedica AG · Winterthur, Zürich, Schweiz
Management and product responsibility for SaaS platform and patient app (MDR). Introduction of e-prescriptions, ePA, care management, PROMS, AI-supported health checks
Strategic Advisor / Erweiterte GeschäFtsleitung
helmedica AG · Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland
Management, product strategy, and preparation for market entry in Germany
Advisory Board Member
Neuraum Ventures GmbH · Berlin Area, Germany
Strategy and Product, especially for fertighaus.de and massivhaus.de, exit to AVIV-group (immowelt.de)
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Ampr Gmbh
Hypoport SE · Berlin, Germany
Management, responsible for business model, product vision, compliance, business development, and partnerships
@Europace Ag: Chief Data Officer / Leadlink Data (Interim)
Hypoport SE · Berlin Area, Germany
Business strategy, establishment of a decentralized data organization (data mesh), management of ML/AI teams, development of data strategy, data enabled products
Head of Data and Artificial Intelligence @ Step Innovation Hub
Hypoport SE · Berlin Area, Germany
Established the Step Innovation Hub, AI, cloud computing, design thinking and data enabled products within the Hypoport Group
Senior Advisor
Moonfare · Berlin Area, Germany
PE-platform strategy, product & operations, digitalization of investment processes
Associate Professor for Artificial Intelligence
The German University in Cairo · Berlin Area, Germany
The German University in Cairo (GUC) is considered the best University of Egypt. GUC has a campus in Berlin, where Steffen was teaching "Artificial Intelligence". Highlight: Built Starcraft AI agents
Head of Product
H&M · Berlin Area, Germany
Product responsibility for multi-brand fashion app with AI features for outfit/style search
Advisory Board Member
Habitalix - digital property manager · Berlin Area, Germany
Strategy and product for digital real estate management
Chief Product Officer
WeQ Global · Berlin Area, Germany
Management, product strategy, real-time bidding media buying platform for mobile advertising with machine learning and inhouse campaign management software
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Savedo Gmbh (Acquired By Zinspilot / Raisin)
finleap · Berlin Area, Germany
Management, product and engineering responsibility, establishing and scaling to >50 employees and >EUR 250 million in customer deposits. Sold to Deposit Solutions/Raisin
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Post-doc, Medical Data and Image Analysis
University of Münster
Ph.D. in Computer Science/AI/ML, Diplom Informatik/MScCS, Diplom Wirtschaftsinformatik/MScIS, BScIS
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