PastaHR

Co-Founder

Valora Group

Product Lead Autonomous Stores @ Valora Digital

Product Manager Autonomous Stores

Floq

UCL Institute of Education

Software Engineer

Earlybird Venture Capital

Investment Team

Google

Analytical Consultant

Kearney

Strategy Consultant

Institute of Technology Management, University of St.Gallen (ITEM-HSG)

Research Associate

START Global

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Founder & Head of EXPLORE Silicon Valley

ETH Entrepreneur Club

Manuel Buri ist Mitgründer von PastaHR. PastaHR vereinfacht die Rekrutierung qualifizierter Fachkräfte – mithilfe von Chat-Platformen wie WhatsApp oder Instagram. Die KI-unterstützte Softwarelösung hilft qualifizierte Fachkräfte zu erreichen, qualifizieren und einzustellen. Mit PastaHR steigern Unternehmen die Anzahl qualifizierter Bewerbungen um über 60 % und reduzieren die Time-to-Hire um mehr als zwei Wochen. 

Vor der Gründung war er Product Lead bei Valora Digital, wo er viel Erfahrung im Deskless Recruiting sammelte. 2021 gründete er Floq, sein erstes HR-Tech-Startup. Er arbeitete auch für Earlybird VC, Google und Kearney. Manuel hat einen Bachelor in Wirtschaftswissenschaften von der Universität St. Gallen und einen Master in Informatik vom University College London.

Manuel Buri

Archlet

Head of Finance

Growth Manager

Bühler Group

- Managing an improvement project in South Africa (locally and remotely) including appropriate 
stakeholder communication, process optimization, establishing management systems & routines, and improving warehouse practicability
- Process reengineering (methodologies: SIPOC & Makigami) to highlight improvement potentials
- Developing of a group-wide efficiency KPI (overall labour efficiency - OLE) in context of a business excellence framework (EFQM)
- Conducting of strategic analysis (PEST, Porter's 5 Forces, VRIO, Competency matrix), data analysis (OLE) and on-site observations (SIPOC, Makigami, Activity structure analysis)

Operational Excellence Manager

- Responsible for designing, analyzing and implementing an efficiency program for VN (600 million business)
- Support Group’s overall strategy for product management (M2M BEC CT PM) 
- Relaunching and initiating a PM Community (PM Knowledge Exchange Session & PM Online Community) 
- Supporting the mid-term strategy process for VN 2025 
- Co-creating the cultural change process for the management of VN due to the reorganization

International Management Trainee - Assistant to MD BA Value Nutrition

Loift.biz

- Development of a corporate guide for startup collaboration opportunities
- Startup scouting for a Swiss non-profit organization with more than 350 mCHF turnover
- Business model development / engineering for a Swiss company in the automotive industry
- Consulting for the establishment of an intrapreneurship program (internal idea generation)

Self Employed Consultant

Daimler AG

Recommendation regarding strategic key characteristics of product portfolio in 2030+ for Gen Z.

- Design thinking approach linked with market research, case studies & surveys to define future car key characteristics
- Design sketches of future car concepts
- Contextualizing mega trends such as sustainability, e-mobility, sharing economy in future market demand

Student Consultant - Mercedes-Benz Product Portfolio Strategy 2030+

Volocopter GmbH

- Assessing optimal roll-out routes and hubs in mega-cities
- Illustrating and presenting an optimal customer journey to the Managing Board
- Analyze + 100 competitors in the VTOL market to assess market readiness
- Battery value chain analysis with correspondent supplier analysis
- Set up contact form with IT team to be integrated on website to streamline requests
- Classify sales inquiries.

Working Student Business Development

- Supporting the Board of Directors in the process of partner assessments
- Led in-depth research on digitization to adapt EY's service solutions with Head of Solutions
- Market analyses for the automotive industry and insurance companies to advise companies in this areas
- Co-design of two proposals in the area of taxes for insurance companies
- Advised 10+ high net worth individuals on Swiss tax reports

FSO Advisory / AIBD

The student-run association for entrepreneurship at the University of St. Gallen was founded in 1996 and organizes annually START Summit, Europe's leading student-run entrepreneurship & technology conference with over 1500 participants and START Hack, the most entrepreneurial hackathon in Europe.

- Leading a team of 12 students working extracurricularly on START Summit (Content Management, Participants, Event Management) and additionally handled interfaces to staff positions (Marketing, Finance, IT, Corporate Partners) with over 10+ students
- Run fundraising campaigns at Corporate Partners to realize a budget of more than CHF 500'000.
- Orchestrating initiatives within the participants and marketing team to gather more than 2000 participants from over 86 nations (growth of 33% compared to previous year)
- Put together an unique content set over various formats (fireside chats, panel discussions, speeches, workshops and background sessions) on the topics of AI, Blockchain, IoT and Augmented/Virtual Reality. Main speakers like Tony Fadell, Aubrey de Grey, and Shai Wininger
- Achieving a more captivating event experience by gamifying START Summit with (tech) hands-on experiences, Poken competition and sport possibilities

Vice President | START Summit

Horváth & Partners Management Consultants

- Programmed existing German group income tax forms into web view (in HTML)
- Performing business tests on various consolidation systems based on SAP
- Conceptualized a risk and audit tool in a team of three people
- Development and editing of further education and topic-specific presentations
- Support in various areas of group tax

Summer Intern in Controlling & Finance

Baloise Group

- Working on life-evidences for life-annuities
- Support of the preparation for technical tests in a new IT administration system
- Conducting technical tests for an online life insurance system for Brokers

Intern Operations & IT

Driving the growth of startups by leveraging my expertise in finance, operations, and strategy to achieve success and shape the future of industries. With a passion for fostering innovation and a track record of enhancing operational efficiency, I thrive in dynamic environments where I can make a tangible impact. My comprehensive understanding of financial management, coupled with strategic insight, enables me to navigate challenges and seize opportunities that propel startups forward. Let's connect and explore how we can drive growth and success together.

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