Gerd Jan Tschoepe
Head of Corporate IT @idealo internet GmbH
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Corporate IT @idealo internet GmbH
Took over a critical IT department with high expectations from stakeholders and management• Established clarity in roles, team structures and priorities; developed and implemented a clear IT strategy• Migrated data center to the cloud and replaced legacy UCS infrastructure• Strengthened security through CIS 18 controls, disaster recovery strategy with Rubrik, incident playbooks, conditional access and password management• Piloted AI applications (MS Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, AI-driven Confluence search), generating valuable learnings for broader use cases• Managed multi-million € budgets for hardware, licenses and consulting, ensuring cost efficiency and transparencyResult: IT became a more trusted and strategic enabler – delivering higher security, innovation and stakeholder satisfaction
EDUCATION
Freie Universität Berlin
Diplom Organizational Psychology (equivalent to M.Sc.)
ABOUT GERD JAN TSCHOEPE
I specialize in leading departments and organizations through transformation – turning them into high-performing, visible and trusted units. My approach creates lasting impact by combining strategic clarity, stakeholder alignment and team empowerment.I bring together- Strategic clarity – aligning executives, stakeholders and teams around a common direction- Organizational development – creating structures and processes that enable focus and flow- IT & Product expertise – from infrastructure and security to AI and automation- Leadership in complexity – staying calm under pressure and guiding teams to deliverExamples from my career include- idealo – transforming IT into a strategic enabler with cloud migration, CIS 18 security, automation and AI introduction- Ada Health – leading organization-wide strategy, tactics and roadmap workshops with the CTO and teams, aligning management and staff into one coherent organization- German Foreign Office (via Tarent) – delivering a global event management system for all embassies worldwide, balancing complex protocol requirements with technical stabilityWhat drives me is seeing organizations and people regain energy, visibility and confidence – and turning departments at a turning point into showcases of value.
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