Summary
Max Willert is a founder and operator with 12 years of experience building growth-stage businesses and talent marketplaces from Berlin, currently leading HYRE — a platform matching top European junior sales and tech talent with flexible, on-demand roles. He combines hands-on startup scaling (revenue growth, KPI frameworks, and talent operations) with financial rigor developed in venture and investment roles, including creating a SaaS cash-flow model that secured a €1.5m credit line. His background spans strategy, growth, and finance across startups and VC, and he has repeatedly translated analytic frameworks into operational processes that lift revenue and reporting quality. Academically strong with international study experience, he blends entrepreneurial grit with a knack for designing matching algorithms and operational systems that make flexible talent markets work.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master in Management, Specializations in entrepreneurship, business strategy, marketing, and economics, GPA 1.2 (German grade scale), Master in Management, Specializations in entrepreneurship, business strategy, marketing, and economics, GPA 1.2 (German grade scale) at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Semester Abroad, Economics, portfolio management, marketing, spain in the 20th Century,, GPA 1.6 (German grade scale), Semester Abroad, Economics, portfolio management, marketing, spain in the 20th Century,, GPA 1.6 (German grade scale) at EBS - European Business School Madrid
International Business Management B.A., Economics, banking and finance, business strategy, and marketing, GPA 1.6 (German grade scale), International Business Management B.A., Economics, banking and finance, business strategy, and marketing, GPA 1.6 (German grade scale) at EBC Hochschule Berlin
IB Diploma, IB Diploma at Nelson Mandela International School Berlin
Global Leader Programm - semester abroad, MBA courses, GPA 1.00 (German Grade Scale), Global Leader Programm - semester abroad, MBA courses, GPA 1.00 (German Grade Scale) at Nagoya University of Commerce & Business
German, English, Spanish, French