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Holger Glutsch

Senior Vice President Engineering | Head of Engineering | SaaS- & Platform-Transformation |

About Me

Technology executive with 20+ years of experience leading global engineering organizations and driving large-scale SaaS and platform transformations in enterprise environments. Strong background in cloud-native and multi-tenant architectures, enterprise integration (ERP, CRM and commerce platforms) and modern engineering operating models. Experienced in defining cloud strategy and operating scalable cloud-native platforms for enterprise SaaS environments. Strong experience with AWS, Kubernetes, event-driven architectures and Generative AI (RAG, AI-enabled product capabilities). Proven track record in scaling international engineering teams (100+ engineers), leading M&A integrations, platform consolidation and building secure, compliant and cost-efficient cloud platforms.

Jurisdiction

Germany

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Senior Vice President of EngineeringBrandMaker, an Uptempo company
2022 - Present

• Enterprise SaaS platform for marketing operations with global B2B customers. • Responsible for Development, Architecture, QA, BI, AI and Cloud Operations across a global engineering organization of 150+ engineers in 21 teams across 6 countries. • Led the transformation from legacy single-tenant architecture to a cloud-native multi-tenant SaaS platform using AWS, Kubernetes and event-driven architectures. • Established engineering operating models, architecture governance and DevOps practices across multiple international teams. • Introduced Generative AI capabilities (Azure OpenAI, RAG) to enable AI-driven product features and secure enterprise data access. • Responsible for cloud infrastructure strategy, security and compliance (ISO 27001, SOC1/2) and cloud cost optimization (FinOps). • Led enterprise integrations with ERP, CRM and commerce systems for global customers.

VP EngineeringBrandMaker, an Uptempo company
2017 - 2022

• Enterprise marketing operations platform serving global B2B customers. • Led Development, Architecture, QA, BI and Cloud Operations across an international engineering organization of 110+ engineers in 14 teams across 4 countries. • Drove the evolution of the platform architecture, preparing the transition from a legacy single-tenant system toward scalable SaaS and multi-tenant services. • Established DevOps practices, deployment automation and cloud operations to improve delivery speed and operational reliability. • Strengthened enterprise integrations with ERP, CRM and commerce systems for large international customers. • Introduced structured architecture governance and cross-team collaboration models between engineering, product management and customer teams. Position associated skills

Director Development, System Integration, QA, Architecture and ITOBrandMaker, an Uptempo company
2014 - 2017

• Enterprise marketing platform with extensive enterprise integrations for global B2B customers. • Led Development, Architecture, QA, BI and Cloud Operations across an international engineering organization of 110+ engineers in multiple countries. • Built and led the System Integration organization, delivering enterprise integrations with ERP, CRM, commerce and financial systems for global customers. • Designed scalable integration architectures using APIs, workflow engines and service-based architectures. • Introduced architecture review processes and technical governance to ensure platform scalability and compliance. • Strengthened collaboration between product management, engineering and customer implementation teams for large enterprise projects.

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Languages

English