Gerrit Maess

Gerrit Maess is a skilled Product Owner at ChurchTools Innovations GmbH since February 2021, leading a team to enhance user experience for over 2,500 churches and supporting strategic decisions for product roadmaps. Prior experience includes roles as Product Manager, Project Manager in Trust and Safety at WhatsApp Inc., and Project Manager in Media Integrity at Facebook, where Gerrit developed detection systems and managed escalations. Earlier roles include Product Owner at BassKings, where Gerrit implemented go-to-market strategies, and business ownership at Bay Area Lifestyle, LLC, focusing on e-commerce. Gerrit holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management from California State University - East Bay and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.