Isabella Thissen

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Angestellt, Managing Director Digital | RTL News, RTL Deutschland

Köln, Deutschland

Über mich

Product enthusiast with more than ten years' experience in agile leadership from start-ups to international corporates, empowering product & tech teams to deliver outstanding results. Responsible for the portfolio strategy and business results of our digital publishing products and the digital transformation of our core brands at RTL News. Leading Product Management, Business Development, UX Design, Tech, Data and Innovation teams who are working in cross-functional teams throughout our organization and with excellent partners. Passionate about driving the change to a more digital, agile and creative workplace every day and sharing experiences along the way with the community to keep learning from each other and maintaining a strong growth mindset. Educational background in Organizational Psychology and Digital Business Management & Entrepreneurship.

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Management
Strategie und Konzeption
Business Development
Coaching
Produktmanagement
Innovationsmanagement
User Experience
Agile Methoden

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Isabella Thissen

  • Bis heute 4 Monate, seit März 2024

    Managing Director Digital | RTL News

    RTL Deutschland

    Responsible for the portfolio strategy and business results of our digital publishing products and the digital transformation of our core brands at RTL News. Leading Product Management, Business Development, UX Design, Tech, Data and Innovation teams who are working in cross-functional teams throughout our organization and with excellent partners. Part of the Management Board. Reporting to the CEO of RTL News GmbH.

  • 1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Juni 2022 - Feb. 2024

    Chief Operating Officer

    Ad Alliance GmbH

    Responsible for the day-to-day business operations at Ad Alliance, the media sales house of RTL Germany. Leading Product Management, Pricing, Ad Tech, Data and Client Services teams who are working in cross-functional teams throughout our organization and with excellent partners. Member of the executive board of Ad Alliance. Reporting to the CEO of Ad Alliance GmbH.

  • 1 Jahr und 2 Monate, Apr. 2021 - Mai 2022

    Senior Vice President (SVP); Editorial Products & Innovation

    RTL Deutschland

    Responsible for the portfolio strategy, user experience & commercial success of our publishing products n-tv.de, RTL.de, VIP.de, wetter.de, sport.de, kochbar.de, VOX.de, Games and TV Sites on all digital channels. People lead of the product management, business development, product design & product innovation teams. Reporting to the CEO of RTL Deutschland.

  • 3 Jahre und 4 Monate, Apr. 2018 - Juli 2021

    Dozentin – Digital Business Models

    Popakademie Baden-Württemberg

    Teaching how to build successful, user-centered business models based on methods like the Value Proposition Canvas (VPC) and the Business Model Canvas (BMC). www.popakademie.de

  • 2 Jahre und 6 Monate, Okt. 2018 - März 2021

    Head of Product & Design – Editorial Sites & Verticals

    RTL Deutschland

    Responsible for the news sites, tv sites and digital verticals portfolio of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. People lead of the Product Management & Design team. Reporting to the CPO of RTL interactive. Products: rtl.de | n-tv.de | wetter.de | vip.de | kochbar.de | sport.de | vox.de | Mobile Apps Corporate Website: mediengruppe-rtl.de

  • 1 Jahr und 3 Monate, Juli 2017 - Sep. 2018

    Head of Product B2C

    StepStone GmbH

    Responsible for the B2C product portfolio in Continental Europe (Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Netherlands) and South Africa. People lead of the B2C product team and SEO team. Reporting to the Product Director of StepStone Continental Europe. Products: www.stepstone.de | .at | .be | .fr | .nl // www.pnet.co.za

  • 1 Jahr und 4 Monate, März 2016 - Juni 2017

    Product Owner

    StepStone GmbH

    Lead Product Owner for the StepStone B2C user experience in Continental Europe and South Africa. Project Lead for the transition from a separate desktop, mobile web and native app experience to a responsive multichannel experience. Products: www.stepstone.de | .at | .be | .fr | .nl // www.pnet.co.za

  • 1 Jahr und 2 Monate, Jan. 2015 - Feb. 2016

    Senior Product Manager, Team Lead

    TalentsConnect AG

    Lead Product Owner for the Talents Connect product portfolio, including the core platform and individual SaaS solutions for key accounts. People lead for the product team. Reporting to the COO of 22CONNECT. Core Product: www.talentsconnect.com

  • 1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Apr. 2013 - Dez. 2014

    Manager Concept & Strategy

    TalentsConnect AG

    Product Owner for the Talents Connect platform and Concept Lead, creating the platform's user experience from scratch. Contributing the cultural matching algorithm with my bachelor thesis. Core Product: www.talentsconnect.com

  • 1 Jahr, Dez. 2011 - Nov. 2012

    Executive Search Consultant

    Kienbaum Executive Consultants International GmbH

    End-to-end recruiting for senior management and executive-level positions.

  • 1 Jahr und 3 Monate, Sep. 2010 - Nov. 2011

    Consultant

    Selbstständig

    Consultant for recruiting key players, training employees in soft skills and coaching young high potentials (i.a. 22talents, ZAMCOM).

Ausbildung von Isabella Thissen

  • 1 Jahr und 11 Monate, Sep. 2015 - Juli 2017

    Digital Business Management

    Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln

    Schwerpunkt: Digital Entrepreneurship - Digitale Strategien & Geschäftsmodelle, Innovationsmanagement, Informationstechnologien (Abschlussnote: 1,3), Thesis: "Transformation zum agilen Unternehmen – Chancen und Herausforderungen am Beispiel der StepStone Continental Europe GmbH"

  • 3 Jahre und 5 Monate, März 2011 - Juli 2014

    Business, Occupational, and Organisational Psychology

    Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln

    Schwerpunkt: Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie (Abschlussnote: 1,1), Thesis: "Persönlichkeit als Prädiktor für beruflichen Erfolg – Entwicklung eines berufsbezogenen Wertemodells für die Karriere-Plattform Talents Connect"

Sprachen

  • Deutsch

    Muttersprache

  • Englisch

    Fließend

  • Spanisch

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