PROJECTS & EXPERIENCE
Consulting & Leadership · 2025–presentMax Brandenburg

Developing AI and preparing teams to operate it.

I develop AI applications and automate workflows. Through workshops and training, I prepare teams to use and operate the solutions themselves.

Who I work with

My clients include IT service providers working with critical infrastructure, consulting and SAP specialists, end-to-end product providers, event and marketing agencies, and businesses in crypto and private equity.

Responsible implementation

I shape AI use around each organisation’s privacy, security and contractual requirements. This includes traceable data access, suitable operating models and assessing potential access risks from foreign authorities.

My contribution

400 unstructured interviews and professional conversations at conferences and industry events inform my work on AI transformation (as of October 2026). I build and test prototypes, applications and automations, simplify interfaces and systems, and support go-to-market communication. This includes relational knowledge structures that connect information and evolve with new insights. I work with teams to identify the skills needed and train the people taking over operations. Larger products receive additional team review before production.

Progress and value

In my work so far, I have seen less time spent on lower-priority routine tasks and more clarity around AI. My focus is long-term value: preparing people early, opening up new responsibilities and creating room for development.

AI product leadership at Actum

From July 2024 to March 2026, I led strategic and operational AI product development at Actum Consulting Products. The focus was a modular agent layer for sensitive financial and healthcare data, including monitoring and evaluating agent outputs, processes for continuously developing, deploying and maintaining AI models and data, and training departments and management.

Practice and professional exchange

I learn through building and through conversations at Hannover Messe, Devconnect and Devcon in Buenos Aires and Bangkok, TUM Blockchain Week, AI Builders events in Hamburg, Web Summit in Lisbon and annual visits to OMR.

How I support products and teams

I test ideas through prototypes, develop applications, simplify interfaces and systems, connect products with market needs, and prepare people to operate and improve them. PsyEdu is my own practical project for exploring new AI approaches and developing these skills. This is my adaptation inspired by Boris Cherny’s five product roles; the emphasis on training teams is my own interpretation.

Project Worlds AI Transformation