Jakob von der Haar

Hi, I’m Jakob! 👋

Here you will find an overview of my professional journey in the field of IT, as well as a detailed look at my experiences and achievements.

I am a passionate technology enthusiast and have co-founded a GovTech startup (Convaise) that focused on developing cutting-edge AI solutions using digital assistants, where I served as the Chief Product Officer. During my time there, I played a key role in building the product and driving the company's growth and success.

I studied at the Technical University of Munich, where I gained a solid foundation in computer science and engineering. Additionally, I have worked as a Process Mining and Data Science Trainer, helping businesses leverage data to optimize their operations and achieve their goals.

On this webpage, you will find my detailed CV, which showcases my professional experiences, education, and accomplishments. Thank you for visiting my page, and I hope you find it informative and engaging!

Spotlight: Convaise 💻

Convaise offers a no-code platform called Convaise Studio for organizations to make their customer/citizen interactions via digital assistants intuitive, effective and efficient. Our mission at Convaise is to provide the fastest and most convenient solution for any organisation to create seamless user interactions by prioritising users and harnessing the power of conversational AI.

Our assistants are used by cities, authorities, enterprises and startups spreading over sectors from finances to health care.

🤖 Digital Assistants

Digital assistants are AI-based systems that can intuitively support companies and administrations in a wide variety of situations via chat and voice. Assistants can advise users, provide information, replace forms and guide them through processes. Building good digital Assistants can be

💡 Intuitive

User-friendly communication via chat is widespread and accessible to all.

🏁 Guided

Assistants advise and accompany users, while you can also answer questions and clarify ambiguities.

🧱 Standardized

Standardize communication processes, collected data, and user experiences through a unified interface.

📉 Cost effective

Automation can free employees from redundant tasks.

Bio 📖

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Here is a short overview of what I do and did.

Work Experience

2018-2023

Co-Founder & CPO

Convaise

Our mission at Convaise is to provide the fastest and most convenient solution for any organisation to create seamless user interactions by prioritizing users and harnessing the power of conversational AI. Not only are we building a platform to easily create digital assistants without writing any code for authorities, cooperation or startups, but we also use our knowledge and experience to build services like the Corona-Navi or Vereinfache.es.

My focus as chief product officer was the management and development of our product(s) and services in combination with the customer integrations and projects.

2018-2019

Process Mining and Data Science Trainer

Celonis

Celonis is a German software company based in Munich. The company develops software that enables so-called process mining. In this process, business processes are digitally mapped and analyzed for hidden process knowledge so that process inefficiencies are eliminated and users are made aware of potential improvements.

I have led training for Celonis customers, partners and new employees. In the multi-day training workshops, I taught participants how to interpret and create process analytics and connect data from SAP Hana instances.

2017-2019

Student Consultant

Academy Consult

Academy Consult is the student consultancy of Munich universities. Students gather here to apply their theoretical knowledge in practice and give companies new impulses in external consulting projects. I have been part of the Academy Tech team, building internal apps/bots/smart mirrors and managing our tech infrastructure. In my last semester I led the IT-team.

2016-2021

https://studentambassadors.microsoft.com/

Microsoft Student Partner aka. Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador

Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors

Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors (previously Microsoft Student Partners) are on-campus student leaders with a passion for sharing technology insights. They gain leadership experiences, build career skills, and get exclusive access to the most innovative Microsoft people and technologies.

As Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) we found our self leading a hackathon, mentoring computer science students in workshops, or unlocking the next great idea with our team in hackathons.