Laura Braun

Experience

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  Marzi InterMedia

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2010

  Intern

  Marketing, PR, Design Department

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  State Parliament Rhineland-Palatinate

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2012

  PR Intern

  Administration & Public Relations Department

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  Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2014

  Intern

  Marketing & Sales Department

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  Hochschule Pforzheim - Gestaltung, Technik, Wirtschaft und Recht

  Sept 2015 - Feb 2016

  Tutor

  Giving Statistic Classes

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  Hochschule Pforzheim - Gestaltung, Technik, Wirtschaft und Recht

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2016

  Student Research Assistant

  Business Department: Media Management and Advertising Psychology

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  Daimler AG

  Aug 2016 - Jan 2017

  Student Intern

  Topic Management - Communication Strategy

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  Jakobsberg Hotel & Resort

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Student Intern

  (Online) Marketing & Sales Department

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  Hochschule Pforzheim - Gestaltung, Technik, Wirtschaft und Recht

  Sept 2017 - Oct 2017

  Student Research Assistant

  Quantitative Study for Ford Germany

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  Daimler AG

  Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

  Working Student

  Project Manager „Me@Work“

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  Steinbeis Innovation Center Pforzheim

  Apr 2018 - Sept 2018

  Thesis Worker

  Writing Bachelor Thesis about Chatbots in Customer Care

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  FrieslandCampina

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  Graduate Student Researcher

  Writing my master thesis about the buildup of the food & beverage blockchain “In Food We Trust”.

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  Unilever

  Sept 2019 - now

  Global Data & Analytics Product Owner: Owning the vision, strategy & roadmap of the global reporting tool “Helix’’, which serves both our sales colleagues in the US and external US customers, I’m currentlyexpanding its data coverage & scope (via APIs and data ingestion) allowing a wider adoption in the business.Personal Care Domain Lead: Parallelly I’m setting up a new vision, mission & strategic partnership between the Personal Care (PC) Business Group and UniOps. Being responsible for the performancemanagement, I’m leading two cross functional teams to connect financial processes with data and automate visualizations as a foundation for AI based insights & recommendations. Show less After managing a range of IT projects and products, I navigated through complex stakeholder management, by leading the biggest digital transformation program of EU. Overseeing 12 products,100+ people & process transfers to partners across 30+ Business Units. With the complexity of this ecosystem comes the need for simplification, structure, and problem-solving which I brought toglobal and local teams on different seniority levels. Driving several strategic, as well as tactical & operational streams we improved the efficiency of our teams for the short & long term. Show less Operations Tech Market Activation Lead: Firstly I untangled the full technical landscape & architecture of the interrelated iOps transformation program, I simplified & aligned the needs of various tech teams & European markets to 1) bring focus, 2) enhance developments and 3) increase adoption.Supply Chain Transformation Product Owner: Secondly, I became a product owner prioritizing & delivering the EU roadmap of the “Customer Portal’’ (WebApp, PEGA Platform). I transformed the way my team of 20 operated by fostering strong relationships and implementing a structured operating model. This approach enabled us to secure additional budget and drive impactful adoption. Show less I was part of the Unilever Future Leaders Program (UFLP), a dynamic and fast-track management program designed to develop future leaders at Unilever. Over the course of three years, I gained hands-on experience through rotational assignments across various Data & Analytics and Technology functions, partnering marketing, finance, supply chain, business operations and customer development. This program offered a unique blend of formal training, mentorship, and independent project management, enabling me to build a strong foundation in leadership and business management. As a UFLP, I gained a solid foundation to understand, manage & persuade stakeholders within a large multinational and complex environment. Show less

  • Product Owner Global D&A

    Feb 2024 - now

  • iOps Program Manager EU

    Apr 2023 - Feb 2024

  • iOps Technology - EU Lead

    Jul 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Focused Improvement Specialist: Data & Digital Factory Ben & Jerry's

    Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Digital & Technology Management Trainee (UFLP)

    Sept 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Product Manager - Integrated Operations (iOPS) EU

    Oct 2021 - May 2022

  • Product/ Change Management Data & Analytics EU

    Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Data Driven Marketing & Measurement Analyst

    Sept 2019 - Dec 2020