Sven Müller

Critic
DISC Type : C

Head of Platform Engineering (Data & AI) at Schwarz Digits

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Overview

Sven Müller leads a 30-person platform engineering domain for Data & AI at Schwarz Digits, building a developer platform for over 1, 000 engineers. He champions a leadership philosophy of "Technical Sovereignty, " believing technical depth is crucial for innovation. He holds a Master of Science from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and is SnowPro Core Certified.

Based on his academic work, Sven has a demonstrated interest in applying modern data techniques to analyze historical documents and texts. He also uses his professional platform to actively support his network, promoting opportunities for friends and colleagues.

Unique fact: Sven co-authored a publication on a system called "HistorEx" for exploring historical text corpora using word and document embeddings.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Precise

Critic

They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Topics They Care About

Platform Engineering
Currently leads a team building an "Internal Developer Platform" to serve more than 1, 000 data and AI engineers at Schwarz Digits.
Technical Sovereignty
A core tenet of his leadership philosophy, which posits that technical depth is a prerequisite for leadership at every level.
Scaling Eng Orgs
His current mission involves scaling high-performing teams and fostering a product-led engineering culture to turn the platform into a strategic asset.

Media Appearances

Sven has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Head of Platform Engineering (Data & AI) at Schwarz Digits
3-2024 - 8-2024
Senior Cloud Platform Engineer at Schwarz Digits
11-2020 - 2-2024
Machine Learning Engineer at inovex GmbH
5-2019 - 2-2020
Student Assistant - Technical-Cognitive Assistance Systems at FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik
5-2018 - 8-2018
Freelancer - Data Science at SICK

Education

2017 - 2020
Master of Science - MS from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
2013 - 2017
Bachelor of Science - BS from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

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Exp : 6 Location : Munich, Bavaria, Germany Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Platform Engineering (Data & AI) at Schwarz Digits
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Insights For Selling To Sven

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sven is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sven

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sven move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Sven take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Sven

Personality Compatibility


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