Ruben Simon
Head of Product Management @BMW Group
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Product Management @BMW Group
Munich, DE
Lead BMW’s AWS-based cloud data platform with 15 direct reports and 70+ engineers across 8 global DevOps teams- Defined vision for agentic AI adoption; aligned roadmap with BMW CIO to drive data-driven automation- Doubled platform adoption to thousands of users by launching business self-service tools and AWS QuickSight integration- Shipped a GenAI assistant used by thousands of users daily for SQL, dataset discovery, and documentation—delivering significant metadata quality improvements- Migrated to a Snowflake + Apache Iceberg lakehouse, saving millions in cloud costs; featured in Snowflake’s official blog
EDUCATION
FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management
Master of Science, Finance & Accounting
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Consulting & Controlling
ABOUT RUBEN SIMON
I’m a product leader with 12+ years of experience building and scaling cloud-native data platforms across global organizations. I bring a unique perspective from my transition from finance to product leadership—bridging business needs with technical solutions that deliver measurable impact.Some recent highlights: Scaled BMW’s cloud data platform to thousands of users, enabling multi-billion business value Expanded platform to China, onboarding a significant number of users and increasing development capacity by 50% Built a 60+ person product and engineering organization in India, scaling delivery across time zones Migrated to a Snowflake + Iceberg lakehouse, cutting millions in cloud costs Launched a GenAI assistant adopted by thousands of users daily to automate metadata and improve data discoveryI focus on strategy, adoption, and global scale for platforms that enable analytics and AI across the enterprise. Speaker at AWS re:Invent, contributor to the Snowflake ecosystem, and passionate about building high-impact, user-centric platforms.Disclaimer: My posts and comments on LinkedIn reflect my personal views and experiences and are not related to or endorsed by my employer.
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