Simon Inderbitzin

Hands-on experienced leader, innovator, curious and results-oriented in the field of Software Development, with over a decade of experience in leading agile scrum/safe teams through servant leadership in a medical and telecom industry.

Bridging gaps between functions, developing and implementing business strategies and innovative concepts in teams with up to 50 direct reports.

Recently back from travelling the US, Canada, Australia and Asia. I am open to new opportunities on- and off site.

CTO Startup () (Peitho.ai) & Sabbatical (digital nomad), 2023-2024

Exploring “AI driven communication coach” (my master thesis) as a viable startup in the field of Artificial Intelligence combined with Communication coaching. (, no more active involvement in startup)

Finding product market fit, creative and design thinking, and applied lean and entrepreneur mindset.

Recently back from travelling the US, Canada, Australia and Asia.

Senior Manager Dev at Roche (Rotkreuz, CH), <2019 - 2023

Managed up to 50 direct reports in an agile (SAFe) environment, including Devs, Scrum Masters, Architects and Product Owners (around 30 Million CHF budget) in the field of research and diagnostics (PCR).

Strategic business enabler, advisor, promoter and coach during an organizational transformation and change management.

Skilled in grasping the big picture, conceptualizing, developing, implementing solutions & partnering closely with business leaders and stakeholders.

Hiring senior managers and empowering teams to hire team level employees.

Leading multiple software teams located in Accenture (Bangalore, India).

Exhibited leadership and managed on-site teams of 20+ direct reports in an agile (SAFe) environment in Rotkreuz (Switzerland).

Executive MBA at University of Zurich

Focused ExecMBA in Digital Transformation with thesis “Unlock verbal communication skills driven by an AI application”.

Alumni Award of “Most Innovative Master’s Thesis” (highest degree, 6.0).

Valedictorian (5.8), with best degree in cohort.

Project Management Professional at PMI in Lausanne, May 2019 – Aug 2019

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is an industry recognized credential for project managers. PMP demonstrates the experience, education, skill and competency required to lead and direct projects.

(Certification ID: 5502829)

Bachelor of Science at HSR (OST), 2004 – 2008

Software Engineering • Application Design • Cyber Security • Data Engineering and Machine Intelligence • Network and Cloud Infrastructures