Isabella Thissen

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Angestellt, Managing Director Digital | RTL News, RTL Deutschland
Köln, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Management
Strategie und Konzeption
Business Development
Coaching
Produktmanagement
Innovationsmanagement
User Experience
Agile Methoden

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Isabella Thissen

  • Current 2 years and 4 months, since Mar 2024

    Managing Director Digital | RTL News

    RTL Deutschland

    Responsible for the portfolio strategy and business results of our digital publishing products and the digital transformation of our core brands at RTL News. Leading Product Management, Business Development, UX Design, Tech, Data and Innovation teams who are working in cross-functional teams throughout our organization and with excellent partners. Part of the Management Board. Reporting to the CEO of RTL News GmbH.

  • 1 year and 9 months, Jun 2022 - Feb 2024

    Chief Operating Officer

    Ad Alliance GmbH

    Responsible for the day-to-day business operations at Ad Alliance, the media sales house of RTL Germany. Leading Product Management, Pricing, Ad Tech, Data and Client Services teams who are working in cross-functional teams throughout our organization and with excellent partners. Member of the executive board of Ad Alliance. Reporting to the CEO of Ad Alliance GmbH.

  • 1 year and 2 months, Apr 2021 - May 2022

    Senior Vice President (SVP); Editorial Products & Innovation

    RTL Deutschland

    Responsible for the portfolio strategy, user experience & commercial success of our publishing products n-tv.de, RTL.de, VIP.de, wetter.de, sport.de, kochbar.de, VOX.de, Games and TV Sites on all digital channels. People lead of the product management, business development, product design & product innovation teams. Reporting to the CEO of RTL Deutschland.

  • 3 years and 4 months, Apr 2018 - Jul 2021

    Dozentin – Digital Business Models

    Popakademie Baden-Württemberg

    Teaching how to build successful, user-centered business models based on methods like the Value Proposition Canvas (VPC) and the Business Model Canvas (BMC). www.popakademie.de

  • 2 years and 6 months, Oct 2018 - Mar 2021

    Head of Product & Design – Editorial Sites & Verticals

    RTL Deutschland

    Responsible for the news sites, tv sites and digital verticals portfolio of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. People lead of the Product Management & Design team. Reporting to the CPO of RTL interactive. Products: rtl.de | n-tv.de | wetter.de | vip.de | kochbar.de | sport.de | vox.de | Mobile Apps Corporate Website: mediengruppe-rtl.de

  • 1 year and 3 months, Jul 2017 - Sep 2018

    Head of Product B2C

    StepStone GmbH

    Responsible for the B2C product portfolio in Continental Europe (Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Netherlands) and South Africa. People lead of the B2C product team and SEO team. Reporting to the Product Director of StepStone Continental Europe. Products: www.stepstone.de | .at | .be | .fr | .nl // www.pnet.co.za

  • 1 year and 4 months, Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

    Product Owner

    StepStone GmbH

    Lead Product Owner for the StepStone B2C user experience in Continental Europe and South Africa. Project Lead for the transition from a separate desktop, mobile web and native app experience to a responsive multichannel experience. Products: www.stepstone.de | .at | .be | .fr | .nl // www.pnet.co.za

  • 1 year and 2 months, Jan 2015 - Feb 2016

    Senior Product Manager, Team Lead

    TalentsConnect AG

    Lead Product Owner for the Talents Connect product portfolio, including the core platform and individual SaaS solutions for key accounts. People lead for the product team. Reporting to the COO of 22CONNECT. Core Product: www.talentsconnect.com

  • 1 year and 9 months, Apr 2013 - Dec 2014

    Manager Concept & Strategy

    TalentsConnect AG

    Product Owner for the Talents Connect platform and Concept Lead, creating the platform's user experience from scratch. Contributing the cultural matching algorithm with my bachelor thesis. Core Product: www.talentsconnect.com

  • 1 year, Dec 2011 - Nov 2012

    Executive Search Consultant

    Kienbaum Executive Consultants International GmbH

    End-to-end recruiting for senior management and executive-level positions.

  • 1 year and 3 months, Sep 2010 - Nov 2011

    Consultant

    Selbstständig

    Consultant for recruiting key players, training employees in soft skills and coaching young high potentials (i.a. 22talents, ZAMCOM).

Ausbildung von Isabella Thissen

  • 1 year and 11 months, Sep 2015 - Jul 2017

    Digital Business Management

    Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln

    Schwerpunkt: Digital Entrepreneurship - Digitale Strategien & Geschäftsmodelle, Innovationsmanagement, Informationstechnologien (Abschlussnote: 1,3), Thesis: "Transformation zum agilen Unternehmen – Chancen und Herausforderungen am Beispiel der StepStone Continental Europe GmbH"

  • 3 years and 5 months, Mar 2011 - Jul 2014

    Business, Occupational, and Organisational Psychology

    Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln

    Schwerpunkt: Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie (Abschlussnote: 1,1), Thesis: "Persönlichkeit als Prädiktor für beruflichen Erfolg – Entwicklung eines berufsbezogenen Wertemodells für die Karriere-Plattform Talents Connect"

Sprachen

  • German

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • English

    C1 (Fließend)

  • Spanish

    A1-A2 (Grundkenntnisse)

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