Timo Völkl

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Chief Technology Officer at Munich Electrification

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Overview

Timo Völkl is the Chief Technology Officer at Munich Electrification, specializing in battery software for electric vehicles. His career has progressed through engineering leadership roles, including Technical Director at Roborace and Vehicle Science Engineer at BMW Group. He earned his Dr. -Ing. from the Technische Universität Darmstadt, focusing on vehicle performance in racecars.

Fueled by a deep interest in high-performance automotive technology, Timo has extensive experience in motorsport engineering, including Formula E, DTM, and pioneering work in autonomous racing series. This background in cutting-edge, high-stakes environments informs his approach to innovation and team leadership in the electric vehicle space.

Unique fact: Timo was the Technical Director for Roborace, the worlds first racing series for autonomously driving, electrically powered vehicles.

Personality Overview

Curious

Example Seeker

Assertive

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Topics They Care About

EV Battery Software
As CTO, he leads the development of software for electric car batteries and actively recruits C/C++ developers for battery algorithm and embedded driver projects.
Autonomous Racing
Served as Technical Director for Roborace, where he was responsible for the hardware and software development of the autonomous racing platform.
Motorsport Engineering
His background includes performance engineering for Formula E and DTM cars at BMW, and his doctoral research focused on optimizing racecar performance.

Media Appearances

Timo has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Chief Technology Officer at Munich Electrification
2-2024 - 4-2025
Chief Engineering Officer at Munich Electrification
7-2020 - 2-2024
Head of Software at Munich Electrification
1-2018 - 2-2020
Technical Director at Roborace
1-2016 - 1-2018
Vehicle Science Engineer at BMW Group

Education

2009 - 2012
Dr.-Ing from Technische Universität Darmstadt
2003 - 2009
Dipl.-Ing. from Technical University of Munich

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Exp : 18 Location : Munich, Bavaria, Germany Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Technology Officer at Munich Electrification
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Insights For Selling To Timo

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Timo is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Timo

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Timo move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Timo take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Timo

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