Karolina Najdek

Karolina Najdek currently serves as the Principal Associate Business Development Manager for Automotive & Manufacturing at Thoughtworks, focusing on international sales and new business development since July 2025. Prior to this role, Karolina held the position of Strategic Digital Transformation Sales Manager for EMEA at Proturity GmbH, where responsibilities included new business development and international strategic negotiations from July 2024 to July 2025. Earlier experience includes serving as VP of Strategic Digital Transformation & Innovation at DataArt from February 2022 to June 2024, and Territory Account Manager at Trend Micro from August 2019 to February 2022, both roles emphasizing team leadership and the establishment of strategic partnerships. Karolina's career began with a role as Senior Sales Operations at Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. from February 2019 to July 2019. Academically, Karolina obtained a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München between January 2013 and January 2017.