Tanja Rueckert | AIoT Podcast | Bosch | Momenta

Solutions for a Connected Life

In this episode, Ken Forster talks to Dr. Tanja Rueckert, Chief Digital Officer of the Bosch Group. Headquartered in Gerlingen, Bosch is a German multinational engineering and technology company.

Tanja has over 25 years of experience as an executive in the software and building technology industry, holding various executive positions in Germany and the United States. She was appointed as Chief Digital Officer in July 2021 after serving as CEO of Bosch's Building Technologies Division. Prior, she headed the IoT and Digital Supply Chain Business Unit at SAP, crowning a 21-year tenure. She's a member of the supervisory boards of Capgemini, Bosch Rexroth, BSH Household Appliances, and the steering committee for the Digital Trust Forum. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and sits on the steering committee for Carnegie Bosch Institute and the University Council for the University of Applied Science in Karlsruhe, Germany, and the steering committee for Germany's Platform of AI and Learning Systems.

Discussion Points:

• What would you consider to be your 'Digital Thread'?
  
• You've had a long track record of executive leadership at SAP, from SVP Head of Production to EVP & COO of Development to President of IoT & Digital Supply Chain. This was a formative time for SAP as they expanded the very definition and reach of ERP. If you had to summarize this wonderful career and time into three insights, what would they be?
• You made a significant career move joining Bosch in 2018 as CEO of Building Technologies. What inspired you to make the move?
• You were appointed Chief Digital Officer of Bosch Group in July of 2021. Bosch is in the middle of one of the biggest transformations in the company's history from a traditional hardware manufacturer to a leading AIoT; think, AI or artificial intelligence plus IoT or Internet of Things company. What is your remit in driving this digital transformation?
• I've heard some of your peers describe AIoT as moving from things or products and services to data management or data first strategies and how important that is truly becoming. What would you say is your North Star for this transformation?
• What will it mean for Bosch to be a leading AIoT company?
• The first movers in digital industry like GE created central organizations, usually taking on the subtitle digital. Some of them were more successful than others. How are you organizing to approach this opportunity? To whom do you look for inspiration on your journey?
• How do you assess your teams and even business units' readiness for digital change? How are you building the leadership and infrastructure to support digital transformation?
• How do you leverage the innovation ecosystem both inside Bosch and outside your organization? Think outside-in-style innovation.