Marcus Hauer

Marcus Hauer

Designing Business and Product, he/him

About

Leading Babbel Design. Nerdy sommelier. Liberal foodie. Assorted geek. Superstitious footballer. IDEO alumni.

Work Experience

2021 — Now
Berlin, Germany
  • Leading all of design and research across the company with a team size of roughly 50 people

  • Revamped org structure and installed new ways of working

  • Orchestrated a full rebrand across all touch points

  • Grew a design system team with design & engineering

  • Working closely with CEO and CPO

2016 — 2021
Design Director at Hauer Enterprises
Berlin, Germany

Helping companies envision the future through design.

2015 — 2016
Founder at Multiply
Berlin, Germany

Building Triangle, a new calendar experience.

2005 — 2015
San Francisco, CA

Helped building digital capabilities from designing products to designing businesses.

Side Projects

2018

A natural wine club subscription.

Education

2004 — 2005
PhD* at University of California
Santa Barbara, CA

Media Arts and Technology

1997 — 2001
Diploma at Academy of Media Arts
Cologne, Germany

Media Design

Volunteering

2020 — Now
Berlin, Germany

Coaching teams designing a better government service.

2013 — 2013
Mentor at Hubraum
Berlin, Germany

Mentoring startup teams.

2010 — 2012
Mentor at HackFwd
Mallorca, Spain

Mentoring and selecting incubated startup teams.

Speaking

2023
What is the future of Product Design at UXDG
Remote

Panel about the future of Product Design.

2022
Berlin, Germany

Many teams in tech struggle to find the right approaches to building good team culture. From simple rituals to new standards and processes, deliberate choices big and small can help teams be more collaborative and effective.

Awards

2002

Recognition for our software Minitasking.