Ben Franz

Ben Franz has diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Ben currently holds the position of Lead Product Manager at Algolia and Principal Product Manager at Search.io, an Algolia Company. Prior to that, they founded and served as the Product Lead for Kickoff. Ben has also worked as a Digital Advisor for Product Innovation at Microsoft and as a Managing Director at Accenture. Earlier in their career, they held the role of Director of Product Management at ZNET. Ben started their career as an Analyst at Roland Berger and worked as a Software Engineer at KPS. Overall, Ben has extensive experience in product management, strategy consulting, and software engineering.

Ben Franz has a diverse education history. Ben completed the Leading with Analytics & AI program at Kellogg Executive Education in 2021. In 2006, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in International Marketing from ESB Business School, Reutlingen University. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology & Software Systems from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, graduating in 2004. Additionally, Ben participated in an exchange program at Swinburne University of Technology, where they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Ben has also attended professional development programs, such as the Leadership program at Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth and the Fintech program at Wharton Executive Education.

In terms of certifications, Ben Franz has obtained several, including being a Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO) from Scrum Alliance. Ben has also completed certifications in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fundamentals, Google Cloud Infrastructure Foundation, Leadership in Digital Transformation from SAP, Certified Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist, Strategic Partnerships from the Project Management Institute, Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner from IBM, and Certified Communications Industry Generalist from Accenture.