Patrick Schaeffler

Patrick Schaeffler has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Patrick is currently the Head of Technology Partnerships (Global) at dotdigital since June 2021. Prior to this, they worked as the Senior Partner Manager (EMEA) at dotdigital from July 2019 to June 2021.

Before joining dotdigital, Patrick held the role of Digital Performance Director & Founder at Convert Commerce starting from February 2017. Patrick also worked as the Head of Agency Partnerships (EMEA) at Shopify Plus from October 2017 to July 2019.

Prior to their roles in e-commerce and digital performance, Patrick gained experience in strategic alliances and partner management. Patrick served as the Director Strategic Alliances (Global) at Inviqa Group from March 2015 to October 2017. Before that, they worked as a Senior Partner Manager (EMEA) at Microsoft from April 2013 to March 2015.

Patrick's earlier career includes roles at Atos and Siemens. At Atos, they held the position of Head of On-Site Services Partnerships (APAC, CEE, MEA) from October 2011 to March 2013 and Head of Cross Functional Services from February 2009 to November 2011. At Siemens, they had various roles including Head of Command & Control Center (APAC) from March 2007 to January 2009 and Data Centre and Network Engineer from June 2004 to March 2007.

Patrick Schaeffler attended the University of Liverpool from 2011 to 2013, where they pursued an MBA in Business Administration. In 2020, they also completed a short course in Digital Marketing at Econsultancy.