Technology Leader · Regensburg, Germany

Dr. Fabian Kaiser

Digital Transformation & Platform Leader  —  AI, Cloud & Analytics
Dr. Fabian Kaiser
About

Technology leader with a decade of experience driving digital transformation, cloud platform strategy, and analytics product delivery in the automotive and industrial sectors. Currently owns product vision, roadmap, and P&L-relevant decisions for AVL DiTEST's fleet-scale vehicle diagnostics analytics platform — aligning engineering, data science, sales, and operations behind a unified strategy.

I operate at the intersection of deep technical expertise and strategic product leadership — translating complex data and cloud systems into measurable business outcomes, with hands-on foundations across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Dr. rer. nat. — Theoretical & Mathematical Physics, Universität Regensburg
MSc Physics, grade 1.0 (top of cohort) — Elite Graduate Program, Elitenetzwerk Bayern
PhD Fellowship & Undergraduate Scholarship — Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Elite Graduate Scholar — Max Weber-Programm, Elitenetzwerk Bayern
Based in Regensburg. Selectively exploring opportunities that advance my leadership trajectory in AI, cloud analytics, and digital transformation — hybrid (Nürnberg / Munich corridor) or remote-first within Germany.
Areas of Expertise
Digital Transformation Product & Platform Strategy AI & Data Platforms Cross-Functional Leadership Stakeholder Management Cloud Architecture AWS · Azure · GCP Analytics & ML Industrial IoT OKRs & Roadmapping Platform Economics Agile Delivery
Experience
Product Owner Cloud Analytics
May 2023 – Present
AVL DiTEST  ·  Nürnberg (remote)
Own product vision, roadmap, and P&L-relevant strategy for a cloud analytics platform serving the global vehicle diagnostics market. Lead alignment across engineering, data science, sales, and senior stakeholders; drive AI/ML and data platform capabilities that translate fleet-scale diagnostic data into measurable business outcomes.
Senior Cloud Software Engineer
Jan 2022 – May 2023
AVL DiTEST  ·  Nürnberg (remote)
Shaped cloud platform strategy and governance; established self-service capabilities that reduced time-to-market and improved operational confidence across product teams.
Senior Software Developer — Cloud Industrial Applications
Mar 2021 – Dec 2021
SYSKRON  ·  Regensburg
End-to-end delivery of a multi-tenant industrial IoT condition monitoring product, from architecture to live customer deployment.
Big Data Development Specialist
Feb 2019 – Mar 2021
AVL Software and Functions GmbH  ·  Regensburg
Led customer-facing cloud analytics and applied ML projects as technical product consultant across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
Education
Dr. rer. nat. — Theoretical & Mathematical Physics
2015 – 2018
Universität Regensburg
Computational particle physics on European supercomputing infrastructure.
Master of Science — Physics (Grade 1.0 — top of cohort)
2010 – 2014
Universität Regensburg
Honours & Scholarships
PhD Fellowship — Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
2015 – 2018
Germany's most selective scholarship, awarded to ~0.5% of students nationally.
Elite Graduate Scholar — Max Weber-Programm, Elitenetzwerk Bayern
2012 – 2014
Bavarian state programme for the highest-ranked university entrants; fewer than 0.3% of applicants.
Undergraduate Scholarship — Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
2010 – 2014
Four-year full scholarship awarded on academic excellence and personal distinction.

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