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Expert profile

Katja Busch

Since 2015, Katja has been working as a freelance coach to help clients navigate challenges, as a consultant to analyze and optimize processes, and as a trainer to inspire innovation in digital product design and human-centered organizational development. With over 25 years of hands-on experience in experience-related disciplines on both the service provider and corporate sides, as well as serving as a lecturer at various universities, she cuts through the jungle of digital buzzwords.
Katja Busch is regarded as a reliable expedition leader in Digitalia.
She is the author of the book “Experience Management as a Future Skill,” published in 2026.

training focus

  • Digital Transformation & Change Management

Professional experience

  • Division management (2010 – 2014)
    • Department: Other
    • Industry: Mechanical engineering
    • Company size: 1,000 or more employees
    • Description: Head of Digital Marketing & UX for an international mechanical engineering company
  • team leader (2006 - 2010)
    • Department: Other
    • Industry: Consulting
    • Company size: 1,000 or more employees
    • Description: Head of User Experience Consulting & Design for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland at an international consulting firm
  • Specialist / Expert (1999 – 2005)
    • Department: Other
    • Industry: Consulting
    • Company size: 50 to 249 employees
    • Description: Senior Consultant and Information Architect for Digital Business at a consulting firm

Qualifications

  • AI in Training  (managerSeminare, 2023)
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) & Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)  (Agile Academy, 2022)
  • Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner  (IBM, 2022)
  • Organizational Design  (Intrinsify, 2023)
  • UX Achievement Award  (German UPA, 2025)
  • For a list of additional qualifications and professional development opportunities, see my LinkedIn profile  (LinkedIn, 2000)

Working languages

  • German
  • English

Publications

  • Experience Management as a Future Skill: How UX and CX Are Transforming Businesses Together (2026)

Industry knowledge

  • Automotive industry
  • Banks
  • Consulting
  • Education
  • Services
  • Trade
  • Industry
  • IT
  • Communication
  • Marketing
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Media
  • Insurances

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