Nikolas Varenhold
Director Product Management at SCAYLE Commerce Engine
Hamburg, Germany
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Top SchoolNikolas Varenhold is a Director of Product Management in Hamburg with eight years of experience building commerce and platform products that prioritize developer and customer experience. Trained in media informatics and armed with an MBA, he blends technical fluency—started from self-taught full‑stack development—with strategic product leadership honed in consulting at Netlight and BCG Platinion. He has led cross-functional platform teams, global API initiatives, and storefront product strategy that shape millions of online shopping experiences within the SCAYLE ecosystem. Known for creating outcome‑oriented cultures and mentoring emerging leaders, he focuses on solving real customer problems through pragmatic product thinking and excellent developer experience. A practical generalist, he’s as comfortable mapping roadmaps and governance as he is digging into API and platform trade-offs.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General at Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Medieninformatik, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Medieninformatik at Universität zu LübeckThePowerMBA, Business Administration and Management, General, ThePowerMBA, Business Administration and Management, General at thePower
Github Skills (16)
ghost-blog10
ghost9
nodejs5
pdf-files4
pdf-generation4
parsing4
pdf-manipulation3
react2
pdf-parsing2
backend2
cms2
javascript2
apollo-server2
frontend2
graphql1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
nknickrehm/Ghostwriter
May 2021 - Mar 2022
Lightweight theme for Ghost 4. Elegant design optimized for personal blogs. Latest version available on the releases page 🔗
Contributions:1 release, 138 commits, 46 PRs in 10 months
ghostghost-blogghost-blog-themeghost-cmsghost-theme
nknickrehm/ghost-theme
May 2020 - Jan 2021
This is a theme for the Ghost blogging CMS intended for use on a personal website.
Contributions:1 release, 8 PRs, 16 pushes in 8 months
cmsghost
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