Mark Schröder
AI Lead at Needs. AI matching, B2B.
About Me
AI Lead at Needs (AI matching for B2B), based in Vienna. On the side I build around coordination mechanisms and AI governance, currently a multi agent simulator for stress testing governance mechanisms, plus smaller tools. Still finishing my Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen bachelor at RWTH Aachen, eventually. I value clear, direct communication and try to bring it into my work.
Experience
AI Lead | Needs, AI Matching
Needs, Vienna (Remote)
October 2025 to Present
- Building an AI matching platform for B2B.
- Leading AI and engineering work in a team of three.
Bachelor's Thesis | AI for Requirements Management
Audi AG, Ingolstadt
February 2025 to May 2025
- Developing a system to automate workflows in requirements management
- Building tools to generate test cases from requirements
Intern | AI Implementation in TE
Audi AG, Ingolstadt
October 2024 - February 2025
- Wrote code to optimize brake cooling parameters for ESC systems
- Worked with simulation data to improve realtime temperature simulations
- Worked with Matlab, Python, Carmaker and Synopsis Silver
Research Assistant
Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University
October 2023 to October 2025
- Revision and modernization of the EIP web platform (data collection)
- Programming in JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- Use of SQL Server-based database system
Founder & Developer | DirectionAI
Direction AI
August 2023 - February 2024
- Developed DirectionAI, a life planning tool using LLMs for personalization
- Built MVP on Bubble.io with AI integration
- Currently in MVP stage, further development and market launch planned
Education
RWTH Aachen University
Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering and Management (Mechanical Engineering)
October 2020 - Present
Portfolio
Blog
Don't Sleep on This: 2024 Edition
A powerful technological revolution is underway, don't just watch it happen.
Read the articleCould Our Greatest Invention Be Our Last?
Playing with Fire: The Trajectory of Technological Innovation
Read the articleProjects
Whisper to Claude AI Chrome Extension
A Chrome extension that transcribes audio on claude.ai using OpenAI's Whisper API.
View on GitHubClaude Memory System
Personal AI framework for maintaining context and coherence across conversations.
View on GitHubSkills and Languages
Technical
Mostly Python and LLM tooling, whatever the problem calls for.
Languages
- German (Native)
- English (Fluent, C1)
Additional Information +
Interests: In my free time, I love to go kitesurfing, reading, and diving among other things.
International Experience: Work and Travel in New Zealand (6 months, 2020)