Manuel Zumkeller-El Manchi

Date 03.07.2020
Manuel Zumkeller-El Manchi

Manuel Zumkeller-El Manchi

Why I am available as a mentor for the MCI Mentoring Program

Having had a privileged career path to date myself, I'd like to pass on my own learning and knowledge and help under-graduates and graduates to achieve the next level in their professional life. In return, this exchange helps me in staying connected with academia, latest research, and also other industries in which students pursue their career.

My wisdom/my motto

Hard work pays off!

When I look back at my time at MCI...

I start to miss my days being a student myself, I reminisce about my exchange semester in India, I appreciate how dedicated and motivated some of our lecturers have been, and I am thankful for providing me with many foundational elements of my career.

Short Profile
  • Name: Manuel Zumkeller-El Manchi
  • Alumni of the study program: Nonprofit, Social & Health Care Management
  • Year of graduation: 2011
  • Expertise: Recruiting, employer branding & marketing, HR & recruiting technology, AI & ML applications in HR, Agile organizations, Agile project management (SCRUM), Data and Analytics Strategy development
  • Current employer: Roche
  • Current job title: Product Manager Data Strategy & Analytics
  • Working language with my Mentee: German and English
Word-Rap
  • My greatest hero/heroine is...
    My wife, resilient to the max, enabling us to be a dual-career couple, and mother to my awesome kids!
  • When I think of MCI, I automatically think of
    Fun, diversity, events, students-oriented and state-of-the-art educational institution, networking
  • My greatest achievement in my life so far has been...
    Career-wise, I've sparked the agile transformation in the team I've led, which then evolved into a transformation of our whole organization. In my life, to maintain a healthy balance and to have fun in whatever I am doing!
  • If I were to compare myself to an animal, I would be a...
    Cat
  • My biggest dream is...
    For now, to move my family and career closer to the seaside
  • The book I'm currently reading is entitled...
    Brain Rules by John Medina
  • My favorite vacation spot is...
    Sicily west coast
  • My favorite breakfast is...
    Brunch at Moustache/Innsbruck :)
  • My career aspirations as a 5-year-old...
    Helicopter pilot
  • My colleagues would describe me with the following three words...
    open-minded, diligent, driven