Lukas Klinser

Chief Product Officer, Hive

Lukas Klinser, Chief Product Officer at Hive

Lukas Klinser is the Chief Product Officer at Hive, a leading operations platform for independent commerce brands in Europe. He has been with the company since August 2020, initially as the Head of Product and currently in his role as VP Product.1

Prior to joining Hive, Klinser had a diverse career, including:

Managing Director at SUMO | SUMOmag.at in 20141
Co-founder of Bruncheria in 20161
Venture Development at Rocket Internet SE \u2022 InstaFreight in 20161
Consultant at Deloitte Digital from 2017 to 20181
Product Manager at N26 from 2018 to 2020, where he led product teams and focused on scaling payments and driving user activity1 4

Klinser has a strong educational background, having studied at Udacity and the University of Applied Sciences in St. Pölten, where he received a BA degree in Media- and Communications Consulting.1 He also obtained a Project Manager IPMA Level D certification from Project Management Austria in October 2015.1

What sets Lukas Klinser apart from many other Product Managers is his passion for technologies.4 He can look at features and functionalities from an engineering perspective, allowing him to make informed decisions and drive product development.4

Under Klinser's leadership as Chief Product Officer, Hive has developed proprietary Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transport Management System (TMS), which enable the company to achieve superior operational quality and offer a richer feature set.2 3 He has also been instrumental in the launch of Delivery Promise, a feature that lets brands increase their conversion rate up to 30% by providing consumers with accurate estimated delivery dates in their online shops.2 3

Klinser's expertise and contributions have been recognized by Hive's investors, with Earlybird Partner Tim Rehder stating, "Hive's growth, customer feedback, technological maturity, and company leadership are unmatched in Europe."3