Stefan Richter

As a fractional and interim CPO, Stefan Richter helps founders, CEOs, and product leaders from startups and scaleups build and scale leading consumer products in FinTech, eCommerce, and Marketplaces.

With 15+ years of experience, he has built products and teams from the ground up and transformed underperforming Product & Engineering orgs — operating in lean, fast-moving environments.

Currently, as CPO at finanzen.net zero, one of Germany’s leading neobrokers, Stefan is growing the product organization, shaping the product and AI strategy, and advancing the platform experience for traders.

Stefan enjoys mentoring and coaching first-time Head Of's & CPOs, helping them grow into confident, effective product leaders. Outside of work, he is a passionate road cyclist and enjoys trading stocks and crypto.

Industry Experience: Finance, Tech, Education, Health, Retail & Consumer, Consulting

Product Experience: B2B, B2C, B2B2C, Internal Products

Mentoring Languages: English, German

Fun Fact: When he’s not building products, Stefan is probably somewhere on his bike, climbing Mallorca’s mountain roads.