Hire Lena

I’m always interested in getting to know new people and environments and learning about new opportunities. I live in Berlin and enjoy being part of remote teams. If you’re interested in working with me or talking about a project, please contact me on Twitter, LinkedIn, or email post / thisdomain / com.

Photo: Julie Broadfoot

My core skills

• Building, growing and leading Software Development teams
• Facilitating supportive environments in which people can thrive
• Organisational management
• Project management
• Community building and management
• Interdisciplinary thinking and execution
• Public speaking
• Copywriting
• Photography
• I speak German (native speaker), English (business fluent), as well as French and Spanish (basic)

Emerging skills

• Marketing and Communications
• Event planning and organisation

I’d love to learn…

• JavaScript
• Node.js

Roles I’d be interested in

• Roles with focus on helping humans do great work
• Meta-management roles, possibly also C-Level roles
• Community-focused or advocacy roles
• Project management for interesting projects
• Roles around improving diversity and inclusion in organisations

I do short-term work for

nothing at the moment.

• Copywriting and editing
• Photography (portraits, events & conferences, product photography)
• Event planning and organisation
• Diversity consulting

Beliefs and values that guide my work

• People matter.
• Feminism matters.
• Only diverse teams in inclusive organisations can build appropriate solutions to the problems that humanity is facing.
• Strong structures and processes are important for achieving great things. (But when in doubt, see #1.)
• Company culture matters.

What I really don’t want to do

• Online Marketing