Leo Benz
Product Manager at Mercedes-Benz AG
Stuttgart Region Germany
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Top SchoolLeo Benz is a Product Manager and former lead software engineer with nine years of experience shaping automotive infotainment and UI software at Mercedes‑Benz in the Stuttgart region. He defines UX foundation vision and roadmaps for MBUX-class systems in a SAFe environment, having previously led an SDK team and contributed core UI features for the new S‑Class. Comfortable switching between hands-on coding, architecture, and cross-team coordination, he blends product ownership with technical leadership and Scrum mastery. His work includes international collaboration and a niche focus on handwriting visualization for Asian calligraphy, reflecting a strong sensitivity to global user experiences.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE IT-Automotive, Bachelor of Engineering - BE IT-Automotive at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)Master of Science - MS Mobility System Engineering & Management, Master of Science - MS Mobility System Engineering & Management at HECTOR School of Engineering & Management
German, English
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Github Skills (19)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
leo-benz/budgetbudget-native
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
An implementation of BudgetBudget using the native Apple technology stack
Contributions:10 reviews, 63 commits, 35 PRs in 5 months
swifttechnology-stackapple
leo-benz/budgetbudget
Feb 2021 - Nov 2021
🧮 make financial decisions with confidence
Contributions:2 PRs, 7 pushes, 5 branches in 9 months
financeconfidencedecisionsfinancial
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