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Nelly Oberherr

COO / Director of Operations (interim/fractional)

€1,100/day
Mönchengladbach, DE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Nelly

  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Mönchengladbach (up to 50km)

Experience

  • US Data & Marketing Startup (confidential)
    ADVISOR / INTERIM OPERATIONS CONSULTANT/
    February 2026 - Today (5 months)
    • ● Providing operational and strategic guidance to early-stage startup on structuring processes, prioritization, and building KPI systems
    • ● IMPACT: Transformation of an idea phase into a viable business case, incl. MVP roadmap
  • ZDF STUDIOS GROUP / NETWORK MOVIE GMBH
    CONSULTANT, International Distribution
    February 2024 - December 2025 (1 year and 10 months)
    • ● Development and management of the international B2C distribution strategy ○ Analysis of global markets to identify attractive target markets ○ Alignment of market potential with internal assets ○ Derivation of a clear market entry strategy ○ Operational management of initiatives via cross-functional teams
    • ● Implementation of central KPI and tracking systems
    • ● Advising management and stakeholders based on business cases
    • ● IMPACT: Developed the first structured international B2C distribution strategy and implemented it across ~ 15 global initiatives; replaced ad hoc growth with clear prioritization and decision-making logic
  • ZDF STUDIOS GROUP - STREAMWERKE GMBH
    MANAGING DIRECTOR
    September 2021 - December 2023 (2 years and 3 months)
    • ● Corporate management in the strategic mandate of ZDF Studios GmbH
    • ● Overall responsibility for operations, finance, strategy and growth
    • ● Implemented KPI-based reporting and controlling structures
    • ● Led and developed a cross-functional team
    • ● Operationally managed distribution-, data- and platform initiatives
    • ● Led the post-merger integration with a sister company
    • ● IMPACT: Operational turnaround (~€1.5–2 million in revenue) — EBITDA improved from -€230,000 to +€167,000 (+€400,000 swing); simultaneously, revenue grew by 50% and costs were reduced by ~33%

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Education

  • DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
    BERLIN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & LAW
    2008
    DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
  • Data Expert
    SQL, PowerBI, AI workflows
    Investing in hands-on data skills to close the gap between operational leadership and data-driven tooling

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