Michael Götz

Michael Götz is a TPM leader with 10+ years at Celonis, where he was one of the company’s first Product Managers, building out the team, and then moving into a strategic role of leading the CTO Office in a hypergrowth phase. He is leading and building the Technical Program Management function from scratch, scaling it to a global organization of 20+ TPMs across New York, Munich, and India. With a background in Aerospace Engineering, he treats program management as a systems engineering problem: optimize for velocity, clarity, and architectural alignment. He has led AI and Data Platform programs at scale, driving AI adoption with his teams, and served as the connective tissue between Product Strategy and Engineering Execution. He believes that everyone in Technology needs a Technical Program Management mindset. Michael co-hosts the TPM Ridge Podcast, writes TPM Breakdowns on Substack, and organizes TPM community events across New York, Munich, Madrid, or London.