dR. Tobias Rüdiger Maier

Business Psychologist
Change Management cOACH

Certified Team Coach

About me

Qualifications

  • 2026 Training as a Systemic Team Coach (ICO Coaching Institute, Augsburg; QRC-certified)
    2023 Intensive course in Change Management (HAUFE Academy)
    2022 Master of Science in Business Psychology / Change Management (SRH Mobile University)
    2022 Scaled Agile Framework Release Train Engineer (RTE)
    2016 Scaled Agile Framework SAFe Programme Consultant (SPC)
    2013 IPMA Level C (Project Management Certification, expired)
    2013 intacs™ Provisional Assessor for AutomotiveSPICE® (process improvement)
    2013 iSQI® Certified Professional for Medical Software
    2007 PhD in Physics (Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
    2001 Diploma in Mineralogy (Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • From 2025: Lecturer in Business Psychology at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (part-time)
    From 2024: In-house team coach and change coach at Siemens Healthineers
    2021–2024: In-house change coach and RTE (SAFe Release Train Engineer) at FORVIA Hella
    From 2020: Part-time team coaching
    From 2019: In-house team coach at Methodpark
    From 2017: Consultant specialising in lean-agile organisations, transformations and organisational change
    2017–2024: Trainer for SAFe® seminars organised by Scaled Agile Incorporation
    2016–2018: Trainer for software project management (iSQI seminars)
    From 2011: Consultant specialising in processes and project management (automotive industry)
    2009–2016 Trainer for software architecture (iSAQB seminars)
    2007–2010 Software developer (medical technology)
    2001–2006 Research assistant at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU, Department of Physics)

Coaching philosophy: Development occurs when there is a balance between security and challenge. I take a systemic, strengths-based and practical approach – from retrospectives and workshops to leadership coaching.

A summary of my qualifications: PhD in Physics and Business Psychology, many years’ experience in research and industry as a trainer and consultant, and certified coaching training: I bridge the gap between analytical precision and human (organisational) behaviour.

Trained as a systemic team coach in accordance with QRC guidelines